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"The data underscores the importance of the development of consciousness in positively affecting physiological states like serum lipid peroxide levels. The Transcendental Meditation program appears to trigger an innate mechanism which enlivens the bodyÕs inner intelligence to repair itself and prevent disease and aging," Dr. Schneider said.
Other co-authors of the study included: Hari M. Sharma, M.D., The Ohio State University College of Medicine; Charles E. Robinson, M.S., Hines V.A. Hospital in Chicago; Sanford I. Nidich, Ed.D., and Randi J. Nidich, Ed.D., Maharishi Vedic University in Asbury Park, NJ; and John W. Salerno, Ph.D., Center for Health and Aging Studies, and Charles N. Alexander, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, Maharishi University of Management, (M.U.M.).
NIH Awards $5 Million in Grants
During the past ten years, the National Institutes of Health has awarded over $5 million in grants to M.U.M.'s Center for Health & Aging Studies to investigate the long-term effects of the TM program on treating and preventing hypertension and cardiovascular disease.
In the last two years, the American Heart Association journal Hypertension published two studies reporting, among other findings, that the TM technique reduced high blood pressure as effectively as antihypertensive medications, but without negative side effects. In addition, a study published in The American Journal of Cardiology (April 1996) reported that the TM technique improved exercise tolerance and maximal workload in patients with coronary artery disease.
The Transcendental Meditation technique is a simple, natural, effortless procedure practiced for 20 minutes twice a day sitting comfortably in a chair with the eyes closed. The technique, which has its roots in the ancient Vedic tradition of India, was introduced by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi forty years ago. Today, nearly five million people have learned the TM technique and over 600 scientific studies conducted on the procedure indicate a wide range of benefits to the mind, health and behavior.
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