Meditation and Skin Disease

Research has shown that stress and negative thoughts are major factors in skin problems. As meditation can significantly reduce stress so meditation as well as visualization can help recover from skin disease. Several researches have shown that meditation can help recover from a range of skin diseases including psoriasis and dermatomyositis.

For example, in 1998, Jon Kabat-Zinn and others did a study with 37 psoriasis patients who underwent regular treatment. They were randomly divided into two groups: a group of individuals who practiced mindfulness meditation during treatment and a control group who received only regular treatment. Those who practiced mindfulness meditation recovered sooner than those who didn’t. Meditation increased the rate of clearing of psoriatic lesions.

In 2005, researchers Collins and Dunn did a study with patients suffering from dermatomyositis: a type of skin disease. They found that meditation and visulalization helped patients recover from dermatomyositis by boosting their immune system function.

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