... our state of tension and discomfort. Meditation and mindfulness promotes deep relaxation, a state which physically allows tissue to open up and release, enabling blood flow and healing to occur. The practice of meditation promotes the development of deep diaphragmatic breathing, which is the core of health and wellbeing. ... the exact opposite effect to the 'fight or flight' response, causing positive biochemical changes in the body, lowering levels of stress hormones and reducing blood pressure and heart rate, producing calm relaxation of body and mind, allowing the channels of commun...

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... it is an innate characteristic of men to be more aggressive than women. In his study, he found that while both sexes respond to aggressive stimuli with increased blood pressure, given the opportunity to retaliate physically, men's blood pressure will be greatly reduced while women's will be maintained. In the opposite circumstance, if both sexes are forced to accept conciliatory behaviour, women ... 's blood pressure reduces, while men's increases further. The findings suggest that it is in a man's disposition to seek relief from stimulation by succumbing to aggressive behaviour, while w...

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... measure and record different physical characteristics of the person who's being administered the test. The polygraph machine takes into consideration all of the physical attributes such as sweating, heart rate, blood pressure, and brain waves to significantly conclude if the person is lying or telling the truth. Interesting enough not all states apply the results of the test in the court ... the questions can provide bias results if the questions are asked in a certain format or out of context. Also, a person being prosecuted with a lie detector test will have an uncontrolled blood pres...

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