In this episode...
The guys dive into mental fitness, aka meditation. It's been shown that meditation can help:
Anxiety
Asthma
Cancer
Chronic Pain
Depression
Heart Disease
High Blood Pressure
Tension Headache
Seems like that little jerk of a stress hormone cortisol can sometimes get out of control and meditation can wrangle it back in a bit and help prevent a magnitude of issues. Whether it's mantra meditation (repetitive words or phrases) or mindful meditation (paying attention to the breath and being in the moment) there's a ton of benefits.
Mentioned:
2013 study on effect of meditation on cortisol levels)
2011 study on telomerase activity)
The Mind Illuminated by John Yates)
Headspace App)
