Research on the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi Programs

2 papers found

• 1999· Ethnicity & Disease· Research Review· Collected Papers Vol. 7
  Calderon, Raul, Jr.; Schneider, Robert H.; Alexander, Charles N.; Myers, Hector F.; Nidich, Sanford I.; and Haney, Chinelo. Stress, stress reduction, and hypercholesterolemia in African Americans: A review. Ethnicity & Disease 9: 451–462, 1999.

  The authors review studies indicating that the Transcendental Meditation technique reduces stress and reduces risk factors for coronary heart disease, including hypercholesterolemia.

  • Review Paper—Health: Research Review—Reduction of Stress and Coronary Heart Disease Risk Factors
• 2000· Stroke· Empirical· Collected Papers Vol. 7
  Castillo-Richmond, A.; Schneider, R. H.; Alexander, C. N.; Cook, R.; Myers, H.; Nidich, S.; Haney, C.; Rainforth, M.; and Salerno, J. Effects of stress reduction on carotid atherosclerosis in hypertensive African Americans. Stroke 31: 568–573, 2000.

  Hypertensive individuals randomly assigned to learn the Transcendental Meditation program, in contrast to a health education control group, displayed significant reduction of carotid intima-media thickness over a six to nine month period.

  • Health—Cardiovascular: Reduced Carotid Atherosclerosis