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Posted By bowsnumba1 5 months, 3 weeks ago in Science & TechnologyScientists have long found an association between relaxation and health. Now, there is new evidence that meditation and other spiritual practices have a beneficial and measurable effect on the brain. In a new book, How God Changes Your Brain, Andrew Newberg reports that meditation improves memory and reduces stress, and that the kind of God you worship can affect the structure of your brain.
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