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Health and Fitness | Meditation Can Be Harmful
In the following viewpoint, Nathaniel Mead raises questions about the safety and efficacy of meditation. Mead, a health writer and frequent contributor to the bimonthly magazine Natural Health, suggests that meditation may actually cause physical and mental problems for some people who use it simply to reduce stress and promote health and well-being.
As you read, consider the following questions:
1. According to Mead, why is meditation sometimes "medically ill-advised"?
2. According to the author, how can an activity most people use to calm nerves increase...
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