Meditation done at an intense level may bring a significant boost to the inner workings of your immune system. Recently, research was conducted using a blood sample analysis that took pre- and post-meditation snapshots of genetic activity among more than 100 men and women.
That analysis suggested that meditation boosted the activity of hundreds of genes known to be directly involved in regulating immune response.
But the researchers stressed that their study involved 10-hour daily marathon meditation sessions conducted for eight straight days in total silence. In the real world, most people would be hard-pressed to replicate those methods.
Still, the findings "suggest that meditation could have an important role in treating various diseases associated with a weakened immune system," said study author Vijayendran Chandran.
(read more: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-12-meditation-immune.html )
That analysis suggested that meditation boosted the activity of hundreds of genes known to be directly involved in regulating immune response.
But the researchers stressed that their study involved 10-hour daily marathon meditation sessions conducted for eight straight days in total silence. In the real world, most people would be hard-pressed to replicate those methods.
Still, the findings "suggest that meditation could have an important role in treating various diseases associated with a weakened immune system," said study author Vijayendran Chandran.
(read more: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-12-meditation-immune.html )
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