#015 Buffering the Negative Effects of Chronic Stress with Meditation
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Brain Plasticity in the 50's Is a Sign of Youth
One study found that 50 year old individuals that have meditated for a pretty long time had brains that looked like 25 year olds. The Omega 3 fatty acid DHA isn't rich as we age our brains atrophy and we loseWe lose a lot of that gray matter still I'm a little skeptical of this study because let's face it you know a 50 year old brain that looks like a 24-5 year old brain is quite striking to say the least so you know what did convince me was a follow up study where people that have never meditated before were put through an eight-week mindful meditation program after 40 minutes of meditating a day for about eight weeks four different brain regions had
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