Mindfulness Meditation Could Combat Loneliness In Elderly: Study

Loneliness among the elderly has been linked with a multitude of health problems -- including heart risks and even a higher risk of premature death. But a small new study is shedding some light on a tool that could hep combat loneliness among this age demographic: Mindfulness meditation.The study, published in the journal Brain, Behavior & Immunity, shows that eight weeks of training in mindfulness meditation is linked with decreased loneliness.

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