健康生活:深度冥想的神奇效用_BEC初级作文

健康生活:深度冥想的神奇效用

健康专家说，冥想不该被用来替代传统药物治疗，而应当作为补充疗法。隶属于美国国立卫生研究院(National Institutes of Health)的国家补充替代医学中心(National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)负责人约瑟芬•布里格斯(Josephine Briggs)说，“很明显，当你以一种非常缓慢、刻意的方式呼吸，这么做能暂时降低你的血压。”但这样的方法不该被当作治疗高血压和其他严重疾病的药物替代品。她还称，一般而言，冥想在并发症和综合症处理上是有所作用的，但它却无法治愈或治疗疾病。

Dr. Briggs said the agency is funding a number of studies looking at meditation and breathing techniques and their effect on numerous conditions, including hot flashes that occur during menopause. If meditation is found to be beneficial, it could help women avoid using hormone treatments, which can have detrimental side effects, she said.

布里格斯说，国家补充替代医学中心正在资助一系列针对冥想、呼吸方法及它们对诸多疾病影响的研究，包括女性在更年期出现的热潮红现象。如果冥想被发现对这些疾病有疗效的话，它有可能帮助女性避免使用激素治疗。后者会产生不良的副作用。

Martha O'Boyle, a 51-year-old in Fremont, Calif., has suffered from chronic pain in her arms, chest and elsewhere since suffering from a heart attack two years ago.