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Decreased blood pressure in borderline hypertensive subjects who practiced meditation

Benson, Herbert, Rosner, Bernard A., Marzetta, Barbara R., Klemchuk, Helen P.·1974·Journal of Chronic Diseases

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  • Benson showed that Transcendental Meditation and Mindfulness meditation result in physiological changes indicative of heightened parasympathetic activation and lowered sympathetic activity, including decreased oxygen consumption and carbon dioxide elimination, lowered heart and respiratory rates, and decreased arterial blood lactate concentration.

    “Benson showed that TM and Mindfulness meditation result in physiological changes indicative of a heightened activation of the parasympathetic nervous system and lowered sympathetic activity, such as decreased oxygen consumption and carbon dioxide elimination, lowering of heart and respiratory rates, and a marked decrease in arterial blood lactate concentration (e.g., [6, 7])”

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Authors
Benson, H., Rosner, B. A., Marzetta, B. R., & Klemchuk, H. P.
Affiliations
Harvard University (US)
Corresponding author
Benson, Herbert
Venue
Journal of Chronic Diseases
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
1974-03
Volume
27
Issue
3
Pages
163-169
ISSN
0021-9681 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1975242631
Cited by
137
References
18
Citations by year
2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 2 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 1
FWCI
10.95
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Chronic Diseases (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
Keywords
meditation, relaxation techniques, borderline hypertension, blood pressure reduction, sympathetic activity, placebo effect
MeSH terms
Adult, Attention, Attitude to Health, Blood Pressure, Female, Humans, Hypertension, Male, Prospective Studies, Psychophysiology, Relaxation, Sympathetic Nervous System, Thinking, Yoga

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