Fewer Hospital Admissions for All Disease Categories
Psychosomatic Medicine 49 (1987): 493–507

Decreased Blood Pressure in Hypertensive Subjects
Hypertension 26 (1995): 820–827
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 57 (1989): 950–864
Psychosomatic Medicine 37 (1975): 86
Psychosomatic Medicine 45 (1983): 41–46
Harefuah [the Journal of the Israel Medical Association] 95(1)(1978): 1–2
Circulation 45 and 46 (1972): 516

Decreased Serum Cholesterol Levels
Journal of Human Stress 5(4)(1979): 24–27
Journal of Biomedicine 1 (1980): 73–88
Harefuah [the Journal of the Israel Medical Association] 95(1)(1978): 1–2

Decreased Smoking
International Journal of the Addictions 12 (1977): 729–754
The Bulletin of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors 2 (1983): 28–33
International Journal of the Addictions 26 (1991): 293–325
Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly11 (1994): 13–87

Decreased Alcohol Use
American Journal of Psychiatry 132 (1975): 942–945
International Journal of the Addictions 12 (1977): 729–754
International Journal of the Addictions 26 (1991): 293–325
The Bulletin of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors 2 (1983): 28–33
Journal of Counseling and Development 64 (1986): 212–215
Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly11 (1994): 13–87

Decreased Insomnia
The New Zealand Family Physician 9 (1982): 62–65
Journal of Counseling and Development 64 (1986): 212–215
Japanese Journal of Public Health 37 (1990): 729

Increased Longevity
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 57 (1979): 950–964

Healthier Response to Stress
Psychosomatic Medicine 35 (1973): 341–349
Journal of Counseling and Development 64 (1986): 212–215
Psychosomatic Medicine 49 (1987): 212–213
Journal of Psychosomatic Research 33 (1989): 29–33

Decreased Severity of Symptoms of Bronchial Asthma
Respiration 32 (1975): 74–80
Respiratory Therapy: The Journal of Inhalation Technology 3 (1973): 79–80
Clinical Research 49 (1973): 278

Better Health of Mother and Child during Pregnancy and Childbirth
Dissertation Abstracts International 50 (1979): 2203B

Conclusion

The deep rest and influence of orderliness provided by the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi programs allow the immune system and other self-healing processes of the body to restore normal, healthy physiological functioning, resulting in better general health and the prevention of disease.

Back to Related Charts:
Chart 1: Decreased Hospitalization and Doctor Visits
Chart 2: Decreased Health Care Expenditures