Ask the Doctors, Specialists answer your questions about the Transcendental Meditation program and health

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Anxiety Disorders 
Internist Steele Belok, M.D. Harvard University Medical School faculty. “Very positive impact on mental and physical health”
Cholesterol 
Neurologist Gary Kaplan, M.D., Ph.D. New York University School of Medicine faculty. “Reduces components of metabolic syndrome”
Heart Health 
Cardiologist César Molina, M.D., F.A.C.C. Yale University School of Medicine-trained. “I recommend without reservation”
Mental Health 
Psychiatrist James Krag, M.D. President of the Psychiatric Society of Virginia. “More balanced, stable mood”
PAIN 
Psychiatrist Christopher Clark, M.D. Yale-trained physician. “REDUCES CHRONIC PAIN WITHOUT SIDE EFFECTS”
Women’s Health 
Integrative Medicine Specialist Nancy Lonsdorf, M.D. Johns Hopkins-trained physician. “Alleviates menopausal symptoms”
ADHD 
Clinical Neuropsychologist in Private Practice, William Stixrud, Ph.D. Children’s National Medical Center Adjunct Faculty. “Innoculates against anxiety”
Coronary Risk Factors 
NIH-Funded Medical Researcher Robert Schneider, M.D., F.A.C.C., F.A.B.M.R. Nationally known expert and author. “Decreases most risk factors”
Stress 
Cognitive Learning Researcher Sarina Grosswald, Ed.D. Nationally known medical education consultant. “Effective and safe”
Hypertension 
Medical Pediatric Researcher Vernon Barnes, Ph.D. Medical College of Georgia faculty. “Significant decreases in blood pressure”
Pre-Diabetes 
Endocrinologist Sandeep Chaudhary, M.D. Medical Director of Wellspring Endocrinology at Scripps Memorial Hospital. “LOWERS INSULIN RESISTANCE”
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Vernon Barnes, Ph.D.

Dr. Vernon Barnes is a physiologist and research scientist at the Georgia Prevention Institute of the Medical College of Georgia, where research grants from the American Heart Association and the National Institutes of Health have been received to study the effects of the Transcendental Meditation program on high-normal blood pressure. His scientific research has been published in several leading scientific journals, such as Psychosomatic Medicine, the Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine, the American Journal of Cardiology, and the American Journal of Hypertension. He is a recipient of the American Psychosomatic Society Scholar Award (1999), and a member of the American Psychosomatic Society, the International Society of Hypertension in Blacks, and the Society for Behavioral Medicine. Dr. Barnes has presented research papers at over a dozen scientific conferences. His ground-breaking research involving the evaluation of the Transcendental Meditation program in the treatment of elevated blood pressure and associated preclinical markers of cardiovascular disease in youth has been featured in hundreds of national and international news articles.

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