Treating & Preventing Cardiovascular Disease through Stress Reduction with Transcendental Meditation (IMAGE)

Maharishi International University

Treating & Preventing Cardiovascular Disease through Stress Reduction with Transcendental Meditation

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This model shows how regular practice of the Transcendental Meditation Program may reduce chronic stress, which in turn reduces CVD risk factors and improves stress reactivity, thereby decreasing cardiovascular disease, and consequential morbidity and mortality.

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Vernon A. Barnes

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