Effects of a Randomized Controlled Trial of Transcendental Meditation on Components of the Metabolic Syndrome in Subjects With Coronary Heart Disease.
A full approach to managing insulin resistance is three pronged–diet, exercise and stress reduction. In my lifestyle management class, the diet is actually the easiest part. Once people realize eating healthy doesn’t have to be painful, they quite nicely improve their diets. Stress management and exercise, on the other hand, require the most dedication to improve.
But, as this study finds, there are unquestionable benefits to the use of some form of stress reduction to improve health.