Thoughts: Meditation & aging…

A woman takes in the sun just before sunset at the southern tip of Manhattan in New York's Battery Park, September 2, 2014. The temperature hit 92 degrees Fahrenheit (33 degree Celsius) in Central Park today for the first time in 2014. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
A woman takes in the sun just before sunset at the southern tip of Manhattan in New York’s Battery Park, September 2, 2014. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

You already knew that meditation helps the way you think, feel, and, well, everything….and now a study from UCLA points to  evidence that it may slow aging, as well. Here’s more, in a report from Samantha G with the International Business Times in Australia:

A new study highlighted that medication can delay the process of age-related loss of grey matter in the brain. The study was conducted by researchers from the University of California — Los Angeles.

Previous studies have established that life expectancy has risen since the 1970s, with people living 10 years longer. Unfortunately, now people’s brains have started to wither in their mid to late 20s. This has led to loss of a few functional abilities.

Here’s more;

http://www.onbeing.org/blog/meditation-and-mindfulness-all-us-six-questions-sharon-salzberg/2701

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