Decrease in blood pressure and improved psychological aspects through meditation training in hypertensive older adults: A randomized control study.
Geriatrics & gerontology international October 1, 2015 Márcia De Fátima Rosas Marchiori, Elisa Harumi Kozasa, Roberto Dischinger Miranda et al.
The present study aimed to evaluate the effects of Zen meditation on blood pressure (BP) and quality of life in elderly subjects. A total of 59 volunteers (21 men and 38 women), aged ≥60 years with systolic BP between 130 and 159 mmHg and diastolic BP between 85 and 99 mmHg, were randomly divided into a meditation group (MG), n = 28 and a control group (CG), n = 31. The MG meditated twice a day...