In these modern times, scientific research shows that daily meditation may dramatically slow the aging process. Meditation affects production of three important age-affecting hormones: DHEA, melatonin, and cortisol. Cortisol on the other hand can cause chronic inflammation in the body and produce symptoms that come with advanced age. One way to defy age is through daily meditation. Meditation is one of the most effective ways to allow the body to reach a state of consciousness and relaxation and allow for healing emotionally and physically. As a physician who has been meditating for over Fifty years, Dr. Raider has a strong interest in meditation and its relationship to health. He also was the medical director of five Connecticut health care facilities. Dr. Raider is a contributing author to the book “Meditation as Medication for the Soul” by Rajinder Singh. His chapter “Meditation: 25 Years Experience in Primary Care Medicine” chronicles meditation as it has moved from “being considered a fringe practice to now being called the secret to optimum health.”
Presenter: Matthew Raider received his M.D. degree with honors from the University of Michigan Medical School in 1979. He had a clinical practice for 42 years during which time he was the medical director of several health care facilities in central CT. Dr. Raider has been active in teaching geriatric medicine and has helped coordinate the geriatrics curriculum for medical residents at Middlesex Hospital in CT. He still is actively involved in teaching residents, medical students and nurse practitioners. Dr. Raider has had a long interest in meditation going back over 50 years. He is also a contributing author to “Meditation as Medication for the Soul” by Rajinder Singh. Dr. Raider has a particular interest for the health benefits of meditation and he has lectured extensively in hospitals and libraries in the U.S. and Canada as well as at the United Nations fairly recently.
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