After three months, both TM and PMR significantly reduced systolic and diastolic blood pressure. Transcendental Meditation produced systolic blood pressure reductions averaging 10.9 points. Members of the TM group, many of whom had suffered from the disease for decades, spoke enthusiastically about the treatment. My blood pressure dropped 14 points and I can tell, I feel relaxed and healthy all the time. Reductions in blood pressure found with TM over three months were similar to those commonly found with antihypertensive drug treatments over several years.
Every doctor knows that non-pharmacological methods are preferable to the hazards of drug therapy.
We doctors should always consider Transcendental Meditation before reaching for the prescription pad. If your body is exposed to stress every day, it learns to create a high blood pressure. What we're doing is teaching the body to relax every day. The Natural Law Party would create a disease-free society by making the benefits of Maharishi's Vedic Approach to Health known to every medical practitioner and available to every citizen.