{"id":9084,"date":"2018-09-05T03:25:30","date_gmt":"2018-09-05T03:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.humnutrition.com\/blog\/?p=9084"},"modified":"2020-03-20T18:42:12","modified_gmt":"2020-03-20T18:42:12","slug":"meditation-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.humnutrition.com\/blog\/meditation-benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Meditation Benefits You Don&#8217;t Want to Miss Out On"},"content":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s time to take mediation off your &#8220;I should try that someday&#8230;&#8221; list and make it part of your daily routine! Science keeps finding more ways this very affordable (read: completely free) practice can change lives. Here are five of our favorite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humnutrition.com\/blog\/how-to-start-meditating\/\">meditation<\/a> benefits.\r\n<h2>5 Health Benefits of Meditation<\/h2>\r\n<h3>1. Better Mood<\/h3>\r\nLet&#8217;s start with the expected. We imagine most people start a meditation practice to live a less stressed and more zen lifestyle. According to science, they&#8217;re right to do so! Studies show meditation can help reduce a whole bunch of nasty feelings including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC5783379\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">stress<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/31021310\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">anxiety<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apa.org\/monitor\/2015\/03\/cover-mindfulness.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">depression<\/a>. In fact, some studies even report that a meditation practice can be as effective as medication in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apa.org\/monitor\/2015\/03\/cover-mindfulness.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">preventing depressive episodes and relapses<\/a>.\r\n<h3>2. Super Skin<\/h3>\r\nA stressed mind goes hand in hand with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humnutrition.com\/blog\/4-ways-stress-affects-beauty-skin-health\/\">stressed skin<\/a>. Psychophysiological skin conditions are those that have a physical cause but become exacerbated by stress. Examples include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humnutrition.com\/blog\/23-surprising-habits-linked-to-acne\/\">acne<\/a>, eczema, rosacea, psoriasis, and more. Studies show that stress reduction <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC3218765\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">can help improve your skin&#8217;s resiliency<\/a> to these stress-related skin conditions. In one especially intriguing study, those undergoing light therapy treatments for psoriasis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/9773769\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">healed much faster<\/a> when they paired their treatments with audio meditation.\r\n\r\n<img data-dominant-color=\"989767\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #989767;\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18401 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.humnutrition.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Meditation-Benefits-Man-The-Wellnest-by-HUM-Nutrition-.jpg\" alt=\"Man meditating outside in grass\" width=\"770\" height=\"514\" \/>\r\n<h3>3. Weight Loss<\/h3>\r\nAccording to research at Brown University,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/4079494\/mindfulness-weight-loss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">people who are less mindful<\/a> are 34% more likely to be obese. No, it&#8217;s not that you&#8217;ll torch as many calories meditating as you will in a spin class. However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC5319254\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">studies show meditation can be an effective means of improving weight loss<\/a>. It&#8217;s also helpful for keeping weight off. Why? Because a mindfulness practice can lead to more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/29211681\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">mindful eating and greater self-restraint<\/a>.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3>4. Productivity<\/h3>\r\nReminder: Even Don Draper hopped aboard the meditation train. Studies show meditation can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC5836057\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">improve team cooperation, productivity, and reduce burnout<\/a>\u00a0in the workplace. Additionally, one study in Japan found that employees who meditated had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4449168\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">enhanced job performance, work engagement, and satisfaction<\/a> compared to employees who didn&#8217;t meditate. Yet another study reports <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC3994657\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">increased creativity<\/a> after just one week of regular meditation.\r\n<h3>5. Stronger Relationships<\/h3>\r\nResearch at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/health\/archive\/2012\/10\/study-meditation-can-make-us-more-empathetic\/263307\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Emory University<\/a> found that after eight weeks of mindfulness training, study participants displayed increased activity in the areas of the brain related to empathy. Another study reported <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1080\/02687038.2016.1234582?scroll=top&amp;needAccess=true&amp;journalCode=paph20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">improved language skills<\/a> after four weeks of mindfulness training. The results find that meditation can not only make you more sensitive to those around you, but also be better able to communicate with them. Finally, in a <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.wixstatic.com\/ugd\/c8fe6e_65448e5da9754a6c8676f179d07067d1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">scientific analysis of 12 different studies<\/a>, researchers found that more mindful individuals have higher-quality relationships. 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Science keeps finding more ways this very affordable (read: completely free) practice can change lives. Here are five of our favorite meditation benefits. 5 Health Benefits of Meditation 1. 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