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Spiritual practices like yoga and meditation are linked to reduced stress-induced adverse immune effects.
This narrative review highlights the detrimental effects of chronic stress on physical and mental health, including cardiovascular disease, and suggests that spiritual practices may offer an effective coping mechanism to improve overall well-being.
In today’s fast-paced technological world, life is offering many conveniences and luxuries which were not realistic a few decades ago. However, several pros come along with the cons, and one such con is “Stress”. In daily life chores, people are exposed to several factors which could be the causes of stress. On the one hand, age, life experiences make one more mature and wiser. On the other hand, due to age-related changes physically, one may become more fragile and susceptible to the impact of stress. As humans can’t control the aging process and the physical adaptability to handle stress, they try to increase the mental grip by finding a better stress-coping system. Therefore, in this modern world, even though people are more passionate about materialism and luxuries, they are also getting closer to spirituality and religion to find a peaceful mind and better mental strength. No doubt, spirituality, and religion are demonstrating a positive influence on mental, physical, and behavioral health and becoming a line of treatment in today’s healthcare system.
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Pranali M Wandile (2023) conducted a review in Psychological stress. Spiritual practices (yoga, meditation, mindfulness) was evaluated. Spiritual practices such as yoga and meditation act as effective coping mechanisms to mitigate the adverse effects of psychological stress on the immune system and overall health.
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