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A new study shows that college students who are stressed can benefit from Transcendental Meditation that also lowered blood pressure among study participants. High blood pressure begins during younger years. College students at risk for high blood pressure were studied and compared to a control group. After three months, compared to a control group of college students placed on a wait list, students who practiced Transcendental Meditation lowered both their systolic and diastolic blood pressure readings by 6.3 points and 4.0 points respectively.  College student stressors include financial and academic achievement concerns, and uncertaintly about the future. The new study showed that after three months, Transcendental Meditation helped students cope, in turn lowering blood pressure that could lead to poor heart health as adults. Improving mental and physical health through an inexpensive and easily learned intervention such as Transcendental Meditation was shown to improve mental health. According to information from the study, published in the American Journal of Hypertension, antidepressant use has doubled in the last decade among college students, and depression rates have risen fifty percent. Meditation lowered stress levels, and reduced blood pressure, showing long-term health benefits.  |
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