HTTP:: The Health Benefits of Transcendental Meditation
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At this point, Transcendental Meditation (TM) is not confined to the Eastern hemisphere, where it appeared, but it is making waves in the Western World as well. It has caught on very well in the United States, where people view it as a way of relaxing at least, or getting in touch with divine powers, at the most. A new study reveals that TM is successfully used by breast-cancer patients in their struggles to recuperate, and that the approach appears to be functioning to some extent, PhysOrg reports. The paper, which appears in the latest issue of the peer-reviewed, scientific journal Integrative Cancer Therapies, shows that TM reduces stress and improves the personal, overall wellbeing in women practicing it. Their mental health is also reportedly improving, the scientists behind the investigation note. The research is entitled “A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effects of Transcendental Meditation on Quality of Life in Older Breast Cancer Patients.†“It is wond!
erful that physicians now have a range of interventions to use, including Transcendental Meditation, to benefit their patients with cancer. I believe this approach should be appreciated and utilized more widely,†Saint Joseph Hospital Chief of Gerontology Rhoda Pomerantz, MD, who has also been a co-author of the pape...
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Again, the TM organizations are promoting a study on the internet as if it is the be all and end all. The study has methodological issues--the result could be placebo effect only.
ReplyDeleteThis is an encouraging sign for more approaches to reduce the number of ladies suffering from breast cancer. Let's see how the studies in this area develops, but TM has been shown in numerous studies to be beneficial to health.
ReplyDeleteStress is such a major complicating factor in the development and progress of this very serious disease, which is the most common form of cancer in women, and claims more than 1000 lives in the US and Canada each WEEK. I think that every approach that shows real promise in treating and preventing this disease should be welcomed. In general, my reading indicates that the research behind TM is solid. When I was in college I worked for the student newspaper and I did a story when a TM lecture was publicized on campus. I did my homework in preparing my report. I was impressed by the number of studies on TM that have been published in peer-reviewed journals. One of them found that TM, when done regularly, boosted immunity and reduced health care costs by an average of 50 percent. This was in a broad range of disease categories, including cancer. So I'm not surprised that they found in this latest study that it helps with recovery from breast cancer.
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