ReviewCureus2023
Meditation and Its Mental and Physical Health Benefits in 2023.
Review in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 17 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
The Effects of Mindfulness Practice With Tao Art (Love Peace Harmony Calligraphy and Song) on Well-being - Controlled Randomized Study
Effect of Tao Calligraphy Meditation and Energized Water on Depression Randomized Control Cross-over Study
Effect of Subtle Energy Transmission and Tao Calligraphy Mindfulness Practice on Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in Peripheral Blood Leukocytes
Who cites it
17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 41 citations in OpenAlex.
- Meditation for subjective cognitive decline, mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Spirituality-Based Intervention in Hypertension: EFfects on Blood PrEssure and EndotheliaL Function-FEEL Trial Results.Global heart · 2025Trial
- Leisure Activities are Associated with Physical and Mental Health.Current research in behavioral sciences · 2026Article
- Regulation of the gut microbiota through meditation and exercise: Potential for enhancing physical well-being across all ages in the twenty-first century.Sports medicine and health science · 2026Article
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- Trends in prevalence and associations of complementary and alternative medicine use in Norway 2012-2024: Insights from seven biennial cross-sectional studies.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2025Article
- Is the Rosary Still Relevant? Exploring its Impact on Mental Health and Well-Being: A Multinational Study.Journal of religion and health · 2025Article
- Effect of Mind Sound Resonance Technique (MSRT) on Cognitive and Psychophysiological Functions in College Students: A Randomised Controlled Study.Annals of neurosciences · 2025Article
- Consciousness, mindfulness, and introspection: integrating first- and second-person phenomenological inquiry with experimental and EEG data to study the mind.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Determining the depth of meditation through frontal alpha asymmetry.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2025Article
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- Designing, Validation, and Feasibility of Integrated Approach of Heartfulness Meditation and Yoga Protocol (IAHFNM & YP) for Hypertensive Participants.Cardiovascular therapeutics · 2024Article
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- Impact of Guided Meditation on Heart Rate Variability and Psychological Well-being in Critically Ill Obstetric Patients - A Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of yogaArticle
- Therapeutic Evaluation of Mind Sound Resonance Technique (A Guided Yogic Meditative Technique) on Human Psychophysiology - A Narrative Review.International journal of yogaArticle
- Reversing Aging and Improving Health Span in Glaucoma Patients: The Next Frontier?Journal of current glaucoma practiceArticle
Corrections and comments
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Authors and funding
10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
This article discusses the power of meditation and how beneficial it is for the body. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has shown many positive brain changes and improved several brain functions. Meditation has several benefits improving the immune system and inflammatory processes by decreasing cytokine; appropriate telomere shortening also has helped healthy aging. Regarding physical health, meditation has been beneficial in various multi-factorial diseases like diabetes, hypertension, and fibromyalgia. It has also helped bring down blood cholesterol levels and increase high-density lipoproteins (HDL) levels. Improvement was also seen in systolic and diastolic blood pressure. Mental health is another aspect influenced by meditation, as positive emotion brought about by meditation helps address various mental problems like social anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, and depression. Overall, it seems to have some impact in all health areas. However, the magnitude of its effect is not known. More diverse and detailed studies should yield more beneficial clinical outcomes.
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Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the Socratic graph.