Meditation and Endocrine Health and Wellbeing.
endocrine
health
meditation
wellbeing
Journal
Trends in endocrinology and metabolism: TEM
ISSN: 1879-3061
Titre abrégé: Trends Endocrinol Metab
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9001516
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
07 2020
07 2020
Historique:
received:
19
09
2019
revised:
28
11
2019
accepted:
13
01
2020
pubmed:
11
2
2020
medline:
10
8
2021
entrez:
11
2
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Meditation is a popular practice for reducing stress and improving mental health and wellbeing. Its effects are mediated largely by the endocrine system, including the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis, and the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, and energy homeostasis. The limited evidence available indicates that changes associated with endocrine function following meditation correspond with improvements in mental health. However, this field of study is hampered by a lack of consensus as to definition and types of meditation and the mixed quality of reported studies. Moreover, the exact mechanisms by which meditation operates remain unclear and more robust studies are required to explore this by delineating the target populations, forms, dosages, and modes of delivery of meditation, comparison groups, and health experiences and outcomes used.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32037024
pii: S1043-2760(20)30023-0
doi: 10.1016/j.tem.2020.01.012
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
469-477Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020. Published by Elsevier Ltd.