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You've heard that the quiet practice of meditation can improve your stress and mental health, but there's an even longer list of benefits to this Indian mainstay. Studies show that meditation can improve cellular health and reduce blood pressure, pain response, and depression. "The relaxation response [from meditation] helps decrease metabolism, lowers blood pressure, and improves heart rate, breathing, and brain waves," said Herbert Benson, MD, who's well-known for three decades of research of the health effects of meditation.