Metabolic and Mental Health

Here’s Why and How I Meditate Every Eight Hours for Decades.

I eat once but meditate three times to reap seven health and well-being benefits of meditation which is now mainstream.

Dr Mehmet Yildiz (Main)
EUPHORIA
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13 min readJun 23, 2022

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Why Western World Finally Embraced Meditation

Some people eat six times a day and meditate once or none.

I am just the opposite. I eat only once with no snacks to improve my health. However, I meditate three times a day and supplement with short sessions similar to snacking. Like eating, meditation also comes with side effects, especially for beginners, as it challenges the brain and the mind rigorously.

It might sound unusual to my new readers when I point out that I don’t believe in frequent eating, but I do believe in frequent meditation daily for my preference, even though it still challenges my brain for growth (BDNF). I explain the reasons in this article. This might not apply to everyone.

Meditation is not a new-age idea or practice anymore. Yet, while the eastern world reaped the benefits of mindfulness practices such as meditation for centuries, the western…

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Dr Mehmet Yildiz (Main)
EUPHORIA

Scientist, Technologist, Inventor, focusing on HEALTH and JOY. Founder of ILLUMINATION, curating key messages for society. Connection: https://digitalmehmet.com