Meditation and mindfulness practices can have many health benefits and help people improve their quality of life. Recent studies have investigated whether meditation or mindfulness helps people manage anxiety, stress, depression, pain, or symptoms related to nicotine, alcohol, or opioid withdrawal.
Other studies have examined the effects of meditation or mindfulness on weight control or sleep quality.
However, much of the research on these topics is preliminary or lacks scientific rigor. Because studies have examined many different types of meditation and mindfulness practices and the effects of these practices are difficult to measure, study results have been difficult to analyze and may have been overly interpreted. optimistic.
