TIME magazine, March 13, 2000
Medical Mantra
While it’s no surprise that Transcendental Meditation reduces stress, researchers now show that using TM to reach a higher state of consciousness may help unclog arteries.

WebMD.com, March 2, 2000
Transcendental Meditation Can Help Ward Off Stroke—Researchers Take Hard Look at Mind-Body Technique

"This is the first time we have been able to show that a mind-body technique can reverse this disease," says Robert H. Schneider, M.D., director of the Center for Natural Medicine and Prevention at the College of Maharishi Vedic Medicine. "It is easy to do, it feels good, has major beneficial effects, and it is cost effective."

"This is one of the few proven stress management techniques that has been tested with our best science," says Noel Bairey-Merz, M.D., director of the Preventive Cardiology Center at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. "I would concur that it appears to have an effect on blood pressure and carotid artery thickness, and it has no adverse effects. I would say this is ready for prime time."

The Lancet (United Kingdom), March 13, 2000
Meditation May Reduce Heart Attack and Stroke Risk
"Some people say that all relaxation methods are equally effective, but we know from related studies that this is not true," notes Schneider.

The Des Moines Register, March 4, 2000
Meditation Clears Clogged Arteries.
"My guess would have been that they showed less progression of disease, but they actually showed regression, which is great," said cardiologist William Wickemeyer of the Iowa Heart Center in Des Moines.

The Express (United Kingdom), March 4, 2000
Relax Your Way to Health
…[this] new study has found it [TM] to be as effective as most drugs at preventing clogging of the arteries. It is time mainstream doctors woke up to what many people already know: that some alternative therapies really can work.

For more information on the College of Maharishi Vedic Medicin,e or on research being done on the TM technique, visit: www.mum.edu/CMVM/research_activities.html

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