Medical science and research is turning more towards natural approaches to prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has granted more than $24 million over the past 20 years to study the effects of the Transcendental Meditation (TM) and other related programs on cardiovascular disease. This is a brief summary of their findings which are indeed very impressive.
Atherosclerosis- Research on Transcendental meditation program has shown that it significantly reduces the risk of atherosclerosis. This is a disease of the arteries characterized by the deposition of plaques of fatty material on their inner walls. In the study, 57 adults with multiple risk factors to the disease were randomly assigned in three groups. After one year, the carotid intima media thickness (a measurement of the thickness of artery walls) significantly decreased in the TM group.
Reduced blood pressure in at-risk teens- A four year random study found that the adolescents and teens at-risk for heart disease, after practicing daily transcendental meditation, had reduced blood pressure.
Congestive heart failure- This disease kills 300,000 people a year in the United States alone. A research conducted in University of Pennsylvania has shown that along with conventional treatments, individuals who added 20 minutes of Transcendental meditation to their daily routine showed significant improvements in measures of heart failure.
Depression- In addition to improvements in physical capacity of heart functioning, TM has been clinically proven to significantly reduce depression and bring about overall physical and mental well being.
More information about safe and effective ways of improving heart health can be read in Dr. Robert Schneider’s book Total Heart Health. Dr. Schneider has been awarded more than $20 million in grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for his pioneering research on natural approaches to prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease.
source: wikipeers
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