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The Effects of the Transcendental Meditation
technique on Aging
1. Decreased Mortality 2. Improved Quality of Life 3. Decreased Medical Expenses
United Nations. World Population Prospects: The 2010 Revision. Available at: http://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp.
More Older People than Children in the Population
2000 2050 2100 2150 2200 2250 2300
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs/Population Division. "World Population to 2300.".New York: United Nations, 2004..
Increased Life Expectancy Worldwide
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Life
expe
ctan
cy at
birt
h (y
ears
)
1950 2000 2050 2100 2150 2200 2250 2300
"Global Health and Aging.“ National Institute on Aging and World Heath Organization: National Institutes of Health. 2015.
Challenges of an Aging Population
• More people with dementia • More people with chronic diseases • More elders to take care of • More expenses with reduced tax revenues • Strain on Medicare
Meditation Practices that Involve Contemplation and/or Concentration, e.g., Visualization, Guided
Imagery, and Mindful Focusing, etc.
Active Mind
Tra
nsce
nd
ing
WakingState
Transcendental Consciousness
The Fountain of Youth
Transcendental Meditation
Deep Relaxation
RestfulAlertness
EEGCoherence
Increased Longevity and Improved Quality of Life
Virtually all of the 380 peer-reviewed studies on TM indicate changes in the opposite direction of aging.
Decreased Mortality
60
40
20
0
p < .04
Cum
ulat
ive %
Sur
vivin
g
100
80 TM technique
0 5 15 10 20
Combined controls
Years
American Journal of Cardiology 95, no. 9 (2005): 1060-1064
The biological age of people who had been practicing the Transcendental Meditation technique less than 5 years was 5 years younger than their chronological age. Those who had been practicing TM more than 5 years were 12 years younger.
International Journal of Neuroscience 16 (1982): 53-58
Decreased Mortality with Improved Quality of Life through the Transcendental Meditation technique
80
70
60
50
p < .00025
TM technique
Mindfulness
Relaxation Response
No Treatment
% A
live A
fter 3
Yea
rs 100
90
Other
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 57, no. 6 (1989): 950-64..
Increased Longevity with Improved Quality of Life Feeling Less Old
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4
3
2
p < .05
TM technique
Mindfulness
Relaxation Response
No Treatment
Feeli
ng O
ld R
atin
g Sca
le
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 57, no. 6 (1989): 950-64..
More Old
Less Old
Increased Longevity with Improved Quality of Life Improved Cognitive Flexibility
75
50
25
0
p < .001 TM technique
Mindfulness
Relaxation Response
No Treatment
% C
orre
ct at
Pos
ttest
*
100
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 57, no. 6 (1989): 950-64..
Increased Longevity with Improved Quality of Life Improved Memory
6
5
4
3
p < .05 TM technique
Mindfulness
Relaxation Response
No Treatment
Wec
hsler
Mem
ory S
cale
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 57, no. 6 (1989): 950-64..
Increased Longevity with Improved Quality of Life Decreased Systolic Blood Pressure
145
135
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115
p < .01
TM technique
Mindfulness
Relaxation Response
No Treatment
Systo
lic B
lood
Pre
ssur
e (m
m H
g)
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 57, no. 6 (1989): 950-64..
Psychosomatic Medicine. 1987;49:493-507
Improved General Health
0
500
1000
1500
0 to 18 19 to 39 40+ Age Category
Psychosomatic Medicine 49 (1987): 493-507.49 (1987): 493-507.
Hos
pita
l Day
s/10
00
Decreased Hospitalization and Doctor Visits by Age Category
through the Transcendental Meditation technique
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50
100
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250
0 to 18 19 to 39 40+ Age Category O
utpa
tien
t Vi
sits
/100
0
* Percent reduction compared to controls
Norm TM
TM especially reduces medical care needs in older people.
Journal of Social Behavior and Personality 17 (2005): 415-442
Decreased Medical Expenditures in the Elderly through the Transcendental Meditation technique
Medical expenditures for people over 65 decease 14% per year after learning TM, reaching a 70% reduction relative to non-TM controls after only five years.
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100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500
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1992
Can
adian
Dol
lars
TM NonTM
-70%, p < .001
TM Commenced
Years
Circulation. Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes 5, no. 6 (2012): 750-58.
Difference between groups = 48% after average of 5.4 years
p = .03
Transcendental Meditation
Controls
Summary The Effects of the Transcendental Meditation
Technique on the Elderly Category of Benefit
The Evidence
1. Reduced Mortality
• 48% reduction of heart attacks, strokes, and deaths.
2. Improved Quality of Life
• 70% reduction of hospitalization and doctor visits.
• Decreased blood pressure and anger, improved memory, cognitive flexibility,
• Feeling less old.
3. Decreased Medical Expenses
• 70% reduction in medical expenses in the elderly
Practice of the Transcendental Meditation Technique by the elderly can greatly improve their quality of life and reduce their medical expenses, greatly ameliorating, if not solving, the problems posed by the aging world population.
Conclusion