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Can Meditation Ease Pain And Anxiety?
ResumeA review of scientific literature on mindfulness meditation published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) found that the effects of meditation are limited.
Mediation can be a helpful adjunct treatment for pain and anxiety, but not as the single treatment.
Here & Now's Meghna Chakrabarti speaks with NPR's Allison Aubrey about results of the review.
Guest
- Allison Aubrey, food and health correspondent for NPR. She tweets @AubreyNPRFood.
This segment aired on January 7, 2014.