Loving-kindness meditation's effects on nitric oxide and perceived well-being: a pilot study in experienced and inexperienced meditators.
Explore 2015 Kathi J Kemper, Daniel Powell, Christine Carlisle Helms et al.
Meditation is associated with lower blood pressure, but little is known about how loving-kindness meditation affects nitric oxide (NO) metabolism, a key mediator of cardiovascular physiology associated with vasodilation. We studied seven inexperienced and five experienced healthy meditators at one study visit, after they refrained from eating nitrate-rich foods for at least 12h. Participants...
DOI: 10.1016/j.explore.2014.10.002 (opens in new tab)
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Meditation
Compassion
Cardiovascular
Nitric oxide
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