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Abstract
KING and colleagues, Australian College of Maharishi Vedic Medicine, New South Wales, reviewed (50 references) research on the use of transcendental meditation (TM) for the treatment and prevention of heart disease.
Background
It is now widely accepted that stress plays an important role in the development and symptoms of coronary heart disease (CHD). Increasingly, stress reduction techniques – the most widely tested and used being TM – are being used to help prevent and treat CHD.
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References
King MS et al. Transcendental meditation, hypertension and heart disease. Australian Family Physician 31 (2): 164-8. Feb 2002.