Prevents and cures heart disease
Case in point: Albert Mehrabian. Dental surgeon by profession. Being a doctor himself, he was always aware of health. He used to walk for an hour every day, and always avoided excess oil and fat in his food. This person doesn’t have any high blood pressure, diabetes, or any other high cholesterol. Weight was also under control. Suddenly one day it was heard that he had a heart attack.
He is admitted to CCU. None of the relatives, neighbors, friends wanted to believe the news. How did he have a heart attack with such a moderate and regular life? After a few days, when he gradually started to recover, the doctor, while taking his case-history, realized that the cause of Armaan Saheb’s heart attack was mainly his mental stress. Suffering from some family turmoil, he was going through an unbearable condition for months. He was so broken that an unbearable stress was constantly eating away at him. One of the consequences of which is sudden heart attack.
Along with smoking, obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes, family history of heart disease, diet high in cholesterol etc., tension and stress are one of the main causes of heart disease. At the end of the last century, as a result of extensive research around the world, the link between stress and various deadly diseases, especially heart disease, is now clear.
Expert Dr. What does Meyer Friedman suggest about meditation?
Dr. famous cardiologist of the United States. Meyer Friedman and his colleague Rosenman produced a research report in the fifties. It is said that there is a direct correlation between heart disease and restlessness, hostile and competitive outlook, intense emotionality – i.e. negative outlook on life. And such personality-characteristics are seen among whom the researchers call them as Type A Personality. In 1974, they also wrote a book about it – ‘Type A Behavior and Your Heart’. The book was very popular then. Since then, the term Type A personality has gained widespread recognition in the medical mainstream.
How to enjoy a beautiful life?
From the above we can understand that for a healthy heart we need mental peace and the right outlook on life. And the role of meditation for peace of mind and stress-free life is now recognized worldwide. In this context, the pioneer of heart disease treatment in Bangladesh and the secretary general of the National Heart Foundation of Bangladesh, National Professor Brigadier (Retd.)
Dr. Abdul Malik wrote in his autobiography ‘Somethings about life’, ‘The influence of the mind on the body is immense. So it is very important to take care of the mind as well as the body. Therefore regular namaz, prayer and meditation should be done. The role of relaxation is very important for stress-free living, mental health and a healthy heart. So it is becoming popular day by day all over the world’. Meditation can lower these abnormally high cholesterol levels.
Many research results about meditation!
Dr. Physiologist of the Medical College of Georgia. Barnes conducted a study on 111 young volunteers. He said, the results that were obtained earlier by using cholesterol-lowering drugs, can be obtained through meditation. He presented this report at the annual conference of the American Psychosomatic Society in 2007. Also in 1979, two researchers, MJ Cooper and MM Eisen, conducted meditation on 12 of 23 high cholesterol patients. After the 11 months, when check-in the meditation group member’s cholesterol mostly dropped from 255 to 225. It’s really a great news.
What are the benefits of meditation?
Meditation lowers coronary artery blockage and blood pressure—that’s all scientists knew until now. But the most recent data on the psychophysical effects of meditation is what they are talking about now. A study of 201 African-American heart patients in the United States found that those who meditated regularly had a 47 percent lower risk of heart attack and stroke than those who did not. In this context, one of the researchers, Theodore Kachen, said, “People jump when they get medicine, but our research has proven that meditation is the most powerful and effective way to reduce the risk of stress-related diseases.” The findings appear in a health report on heart health published in Reader’s Digest. Not only that, but the fact of meditation’s role in preventing and curing heart disease is now included in the latest editions of major cardiology textbooks. Theodore Kachen, said, “People jump when they get medicine, but our research has proven that meditation is the most powerful and effective way to reduce the risk of stress-related diseases.” The findings appear in a health report on heart health published in Reader’s Digest. The fact of meditation’s role in preventing and curing heart disease.
What is said about meditation in different books?
Hurst’s: The Heart twelfth edition states that meditation brings order to life. The body becomes still, the mind becomes tranquil. This results in a healing resonance, which relieves the dreaded chest pain of heart disease and improves quality of life. It therefore has a role to play in changing the lifestyle of heart patients and causing atherosclerosis or the release of cholesterol that has accumulated in the coronary arteries.’
Braunwald’s book on Heart Disease, eighth edition, on page 1157 states – ‘… meditation, yoga exercises, deep breathing (pranayama) relieves pain – pain and anxiety. Studies have shown that this method reduces stress and improves healing. Meditation also regulates blood pressure and increases the effectiveness of insulin in the body.’
The body becomes still, the mind becomes tranquil. This results in a healing resonance, which relieves the dreaded chest pain of heart disease and improves quality of life. It therefore has a role to play in changing the lifestyle of heart patients and causing atherosclerosis or the release of cholesterol that has accumulated in the coronary arteries.
So stress free for heart health and live life. That is possible through regular meditation. At least 30 minutes of meditation a day will take you to a new bliss. Tranquility will be your constant companion. All unwanted suffering and negativity will flee far, far away from you. You will become healthy and beautiful. A new man.