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Reversal of Aging
through the Transcendental Meditation Program

 PHYSIOLOGY Through
Aging
Through
TM
 Blood pressure—systolic
 Blood pressure—diastolic
 Cardiovascular efficiency
 Cerebral blood flow
 Vital capacity
 Temperature homeostasis
 EEG alpha power
 Visual evoked potentials —  P300 latency 
 Reflex latency (monosynaptic reflex)
 Reflex recovery time (paired H-reflex)
 Muscle contraction time  (fast and mixed muscles)
 Neuromuscular coordination
 Insomnia (time to fall asleep)
 Sleep disturbance (awakenings per night)
 Daytime sleep
 Susceptibility to stress
 Periodontal health
 Erythrocyte sedimentation rate
 BIOCHEMISTRY
 Serum cholesterol
 Serum DHEAS  (dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate)
 Efficiency of endrocine control  (pituitary-thyroid axis)
 Glucose tolerance 
 PERCEPTION AND
 MIND-BODY COORDINATION
 Visual acuity
 Auditory threshold
 Dichotic listening
 Field independence
 Perceptual flexibility
 Behavioral rigidity
 Perceptual-motor performance
 Reaction time—simple
 Reaction time—choice
 Complex sensory-motor performance 
 PSYCHOLOGY 
 Fluid intelligence 
 Creativity 
 Learning ability (paired associate learning)  
 Memory—verbal  
 Memory—visual  
 Organization of memory  
 Cognitive flexibility  
 Depression  
 Self-evaluation of health and well-being  
 REQUIREMENTS
 FOR MEDICAL CARE 
 Patient days in hospital (medical and surgical) 
 Outpatient visits (medical and surgical)
 Health care costs


Each of the factors listed above generally deteriorates due to aging. The opposite change on each factor — indicating a reversal of the aging process — has been measured in research studies on the Transcendental Meditation® and TM-Sidhi® programs.
Reference: Scientific Research on Maharishi's Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi Programme: Collected Papers, Volumes 1–6

This Association offers the scientifically validated Consciousness-BasedSM education program, founded by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. More than 40 years of experience and over 600 scientific research studies have shown this non-sectarian program to improve educational outcomes, reduce stress and antisocial behavior, increase creativity and intelligence, and unfold the inner happiness of students and teachers of all cultural and educational backgrounds.
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