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Tag >> Cholesterol

Cholesterol 29 Apr 2008
The Transcendental Meditation Technique Lowers Cholesterol Levels by Dr. Schneider

Dr. Robert Schneider, M.D., F.A.C.C., F.A.B.M.R., is an NIH-funded medical researcher and author of Total Heart Health: How to Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease with the Maharishi Vedic Approach to Health (Basic Health Publications, 2006). Here he answers questions on cardiovascular disease and its risk factors.

Q: What about high cholesterol? Can the Transcendental Meditation program help reduce high levels of cholesterol?

Dr. Schneider: High cholesterol is another major risk factor for heart disease and many forms of stroke. Cardiologists now prescribe lipid-lowering or