Glaser et al., 1992
Glaser, J. L.; Brind, J. L.; Vogelman, J. H.; Eisner, M. J.; Dillbeck, M. C.; Wallace, R. K.; and Orentreich, N. Elevated serum dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate levels in practitioners of the Transcendental Meditation (TM) and TM-Sidhi program. Revised and updated version of paper that appeared in Journal of Behavioral Medicine 15: 327–341, 1992.
This study found that older persons who participate in the Transcendental Meditation program, and female participants at all age levels, show biochemical indications of greater youthfulness, as measured by higher levels of serum dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate.
- Year
- 1992
- Journal
- Journal of Behavioral Medicine
- Publication type
- Journal
- Paper type
- Empirical
- Collected Papers
- Vol. 6, pp. 3742–3750
- Section
- Metabolic, Biochemical, and Cardiovascular Changes
Findings (1)
Biochemical
Increased DHEA-S Levels in Female and Older Male Practitioners of the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi program
Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups
Authors
- Joel L. Brind, PhD
Baruch College, City University of New York, New York, NY, USA
- Jay L. Glaser, MD
Maharishi International University, Fairfield, IA, USA
- Michael J. Eisner, MD
Maharishi International University, Fairfield, IA, USA
- Michael C. Dillbeck, PhD
Maharishi International University, Fairfield, IA, USA
- R. Keith Wallace, PhD
Maharishi International University, Fairfield, IA, USA
- Joseph H. Vogelman, PhD
Orentreich Foundation for the Advancement of Science, Inc., Cold Spring-on-Hudson, NY, USA
- Norman Orentreich, MD
Orentreich Foundation for the Advancement of Science, Inc., Cold Spring-on-Hudson, NY, USA