Lowering cortisol and CVD risk in postmenopausal women: a pilot study using the Transcendental Meditation program.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences December 2004 Kenneth G Walton, Jeremy Z Fields, Debra K Levitsky et al.
Unlike younger women, the risk of cardiovascular disease in older women matches or exceeds that of men. Excessive cortisol may play a role in this increased risk. Here we explore the possibility that the Transcendental Meditation (TM) program may reduce the cortisol response to a metabolic stressor as a way of reducing disease risk in older women. Data from 16 women who were long-term...