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Mindfulness meditation linked to better cardiovascular health by reducing sympathetic activity, cortisol, and inflammation.
Highlights the growing scientific interest in meditation and complementary therapies for psychological and physiological conditions.
Should not yet change practice; hypothesis-generating for mindfulness in CV care pending RCTs.
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Masoud Ghaffari (2019) conducted a review in Cardiovascular disease. Mindfulness meditation was evaluated. Mindfulness meditation appears to be a beneficial complementary therapy for improving cardiovascular health by reducing sympathetic activity, lowering cortisol levels, and decreasing inflammation.
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