(#46) Therapeutic Benefits of the Relaxation Response

“Taken together, the RR has been shown to be an appropriate and relevant therapeutic tool to counteract several stress-related disease processes and certain health restrictions, particularly in immunological, cardiovascular, and neurodegenerative diseases/mental disorders.”

- Esch et al. (2003)


A new Science 411 has just been released on the therapeutic use of the Relaxation Response (RR) for stress-related diseases.


It’s got lots of useful information, and the 1 Practical Application section gives you Dr. Benson’s instructions for eliciting the RR in your daily life (along with how I’ve been using it for several months now).


Have a great weekend!


In good breath,

Nick

New Science 411

What You’ll Learn:

Regularly eliciting the relaxation response can counter the adverse effects of stress and serve as a free therapeutic tool in many chronic diseases, especially immunological, cardiovascular, and neurodegenerative/mental disorders.