Women and Aging

“Stress is a trigger for, and major contributor to, common menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes and sleep problems. The Transcendental Meditation® program has been shown to reduce anxiety twice as effectively as other relaxation and meditation techniques and is highly effective at reducing stress. Practice of the TM® technique for twenty minutes twice a day has been shown to lower cortisol (a stress hormone), improve sleep and lift mood. According to some researchers, curbing excess cortisol production might also support the body’s production of helpful reproductive hormones such as progesterone.

In addition, research on postmenopausal women has shown that the TM technique reduces heart attack risk as well as metabolic syndrome, a precursor to diabetes. This meditation has helped alleviate mood swings and menopausal symptoms in many of my patients in midlife, while helping smooth their emotional transition through a time that can be challenging in many ways. For all these reasons, I highly recommend Transcendental Meditation instruction as part of a comprehensive approach to managing menopausal symptoms.”

— Nancy Lonsdorf, M.D., a graduate of Stanford University and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, is a nationally renowned specialist in natural health and women’s health issues.

Published scientific research has shown that the profound benefits of the TM technique reverse the trends of aging. Reducing mental and physical stress and fatigue translates into a more youthful state of health and well-being. Results include (click benefit to see information on publication):

Slowing Aging

  1. Homeostasis 35 (1994): 243-26.
  2. Journal of Behavioral Medicine 15 (1992): 327-34.
  3. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 57 (1989): 950-96.
  4. International Journal of Neuroscience 16 (1982): 53-58.
  5. Journal of Behavioral Medicine (1986): 327-33.
  6. Journal of Clinical Psychology 42 (1986): 161-16.

Deep Relaxation

  1. American Psychologist 42 (1987): 879-88.
  2. L’Encephale [The Brain] 10 (1984): 139-144.
  3. American Journal of Physiology 221 (1971): 795-799.
  4. Science 167 (1970): 1751-175.

Reduction in Pain

  1. NeuroReport 17(12) (2006): 1359-6.
  2. Psychosomatic Medicine 43(2) (1981): 157-16.
  3. American Journal of Cardiology 77, 867-870.

Reduced Stress

  1. Journal of Social Behavior and Personality 17(1), 235-276, 2005.
  2. Annals of New York Academy of Sciences 1032 (2005):211-215.
  3. American Journal of Health Promotion 12 (1998): 297-299.
  4. Journal of the National Medical Association, 89 (1997): 464-476.
  5. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 746 (1994):381-38.
  6. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 16(3) (1992): 415-2.
  7. American Psychologist 42 (1987): 879-88.
  8. Journal of Biomedicine 1 (1980): 73-88.
  9. Experientia 34(5) (1978): 618-9.
  10. Hormones and Behavior 10(1) (1978): 54-60.
  11. Psychosomatic Medicine 35 (1973), 341-349.

Decreased Stress Hormone (Plasma Cortisol)

  1. Journal of Biomedicine 1 (1980): 73-88.
  2. Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology 7 (1980): 75-76.
  3. Hormones and Behavior 10(1)(1978): 54-60.
  4. Experientia 34 (1978): 618-619.

Decreased Insomnia

  1. LŠkartidningen 74(47) (1997): 4212-421.
  2. National Institutes of Health Technology Assessment Conference on Integration of Behavior and Relaxation Approaches into the Treatment of Chronic Pain and Insominia, Bethesda Maryland: National Institutes of Health (1995).
  3. Japanese Journal of Public Health 34 (1990):729.
  4. Journal of Counseling and Development 64 (1986): 212-215.
  5. The New Zealand Family Physician 9 (1982): 62-65.

Faster Recovery from Stress

  1. Journal of Psychosomatic Research 51 (2001), 597-605.
  2. International Journal of Neuroscience 46 (1989): 77-86.
  3. Journal of Counseling and Development 64 (1985): 212-215.
  4. Psychosomatic Medicine 35 (1973): 341-349.

Increased Longevity

  1. American Journal of Cardiology 95 (2005): 1060-106. [full article]
  2. Journal of Social Behavior and Personality 17(1) (2005): 201-216.
  3. Ethnicity and Disease 11 (2001): 159-60.
  4. Circulation, 93
  5. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 57 (1989): 950-96.

Decreased Depression

  1. Journal of Counseling and Development 64 (1986): 212-215.
  2. Verlag Geist und Psyche, 1979.
  3. Zeitschrift fur Klinische Psychologie 7 (1978):235-255.
  4. Journal of Humanistic Psychology 16(3) (1976): 51-60.
  5. Gedrag: Tijdschrift voor Psychologie [Behavior: Journal of Psychology] 4 (1976): 206-218.

Reduced Anxiety

  1. Stress, Anxiety and Coping, 6 (1993): 245-262.
  2. Journal of Clinical Psychology 45 (1989): 957-97.
  3. Journal of Clinical Psychology 33 (1977): 1076-1078.
  4. Hospital & Community Psychiatry 26 (1975): 156-159.

Improved Memory

  1. Memory and Cognition 10 (1982): 207-215.

Elderly individuals who practice TM, in comparison to controls, show faster response of the brain to visual stimuli indicating healthier aging. Psychophysiology 26: S29, 1989.

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