Mainstream says it's good for you, at least in the sense of reducing stress, but obviously this forum is proof that much mainstream knowledge is untrue.
Many meditators I know actually transformed into authoritarian rule followers (left wing authoritarian as opposed to right wing authoritarian), and either lost spontaneity or exhibited a very fake "excitatory" spontaneity. I actually even read that meditation increases the size of the left temporal lobe, which estrogen also does, whereas progesterone I think increases the size of the right temporal lobe. But from a theoretical perspective, it makes sense -- reducing stress/cortisol should increase thyroid function. I remember that Dr. Peat himself once said "not really" or something along those lines in an interview when someone asked if he recommended meditation and said just being aware/not being in your head all the time is the extent of what he recommends.
So what are some hard facts on meditation? Any effect on temps/pulse/TSH?
Many meditators I know actually transformed into authoritarian rule followers (left wing authoritarian as opposed to right wing authoritarian), and either lost spontaneity or exhibited a very fake "excitatory" spontaneity. I actually even read that meditation increases the size of the left temporal lobe, which estrogen also does, whereas progesterone I think increases the size of the right temporal lobe. But from a theoretical perspective, it makes sense -- reducing stress/cortisol should increase thyroid function. I remember that Dr. Peat himself once said "not really" or something along those lines in an interview when someone asked if he recommended meditation and said just being aware/not being in your head all the time is the extent of what he recommends.
So what are some hard facts on meditation? Any effect on temps/pulse/TSH?