Transcendental Meditation Reduces Stress And Benefits Breast Cancer Patients

by Aruna on  October 16, 2009 at 8:02 AM Women Health News
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"The Transcendental Meditation technique reduces stress and improves emotional well-being and mental health in older breast cancer patients. The women in the study found their meditation practice easy to do at home and reported significant benefits in their overall quality of life," Dr. Nidich said.

"Decades of research have shown that stress contributes to the cause and complications of cancer," said Robert Schneider, M.D., F.A.C.C., co-author and director of Institute for Natural Medicine and Prevention at Maharishi University of Management.

"The data from this well-designed clinical trial and related studies suggest that effective stress reduction with the Transcendental Meditation program may be useful in the prevention and treatment and of breast cancer and its deleterious consequences," the researcher added.

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10/21/2009

Thanks for this informative article. The onset and development of breast cancer is known to be stress-related, so its no surprise that TM would help. Other published research has shown strengthened immunity to disease as a result of TM practice, and I have personally found that my health has been much better since I started TM some years ago.



10/20/2009

Thanks for this wonderful article on the great effect on women with cancer. TM has been around a long time and this is one more in a series of research studies show it's effectiveness in reducing stress. I have been doing it for years and highly recommend it.



10/19/2009

This is impressive for several reasons. The research used "randomized control trial" as it's methodology which is thought to be one of the most reliable ways to approach this kind of research. In addition, there are not one but two independent research institutions involved in conducting the study. Bravo!




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