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Elissa Epel – Mind, Body, and Stress

Mind & Life

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The Effects of Meditation on Gene Expression

A study compared a meditation retreat to a vacation at the same retreat center. People who had never meditated and we randomized them to either staying at the resort, but they had to leave their computer behind. By the end of the week, when we looked at their blood, we found literally dramatic differences in what their cells were creating in the gene expression.

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