Selected Journal and Conference Presentations on Transcendental Meditation since November 1995:

• Lowers high blood pressure as effectively as drugs
• Is twice as effective as progressive muscle relaxation
• Reduces myocardial eschemia in coronary artery disease patients after 8 months
• Lowers serum lipid peroxide levels (oxidized blood fats) in the elderly
• Reduces blood pressure by reducing constriction of blood vessels, thus decreasing the risk of heart disease
• Lowers mortality from heart disease, cancer, and all diseases by 50% in high risk Causasian and African Americans
• Reduces blood pressure effectively in men and women in all five major risk-factor groups (obesity, psychological stress, high alcohol use, low exercise, and high salt intake)
• Lowers levels of blood cortisol, a biochemical marker that increases with chronic stress
• Balances metabolites of three neurotransmitters (serotonin, adrenaline, and noradrenaline), which are linked to stress and the effects of stress
• Improves diastolic functions, and significantly decreases left ventrical mass (LVM) in African Americans
• Significantly reduces ambulatory diastolic blood pressure
• Reduces hospitalizations by 92% for diseases of the heart and vessels compared to demographically matched controls
• Reduces incidence of all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality in the elderly
• Increases cerebral blood flow during the TM program that is highly correlated with a decrease in cerebrovascular resistance

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