Smith et al., 1989
Smith, D. E.; Glaser, J. L.; Schneider, R. H.; and Dillbeck, M. C. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and the Transcendental Meditation (TM) Program. Psychosomatic Medicine 51: 259, 1989. Findings also published in AGE 10(4): 160, 1987.
Also: Abstract of these findings also published in AGE 10(4): 160, 1987.
Participants in the Transcendental Meditation program showed lower blood sedimentation rates than controls, which is associated with good health and younger biological age.
- Year
- 1989
- Journal
- Psychosomatic Medicine
- Publication type
- Journal Abstract
- Paper type
- Empirical
- Collected Papers
- Vol. 5, pp. 3041–3041
- Section
- Health
Findings (1)
Health—Aging
Lower Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate Levels Indicating Less Serious Illness and Slower Aging
Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups
Authors
- D. Edwards Smith, MD
Maharishi International University, Fairfield, IA, USA
- Jay L. Glaser, MD
Maharishi International University, Fairfield, IA, USA
- Robert H. Schneider, MD
Maharishi International University, Fairfield, IA, USA
- Michael C. Dillbeck, PhD
Maharishi International University, Fairfield, IA, USA