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Which Works Best?
Schneider dismisses the idea that the original studies and the new analysis were biased in favor of the TM approach.
"This study showed what it showed, and it was evidence-based," Schneider says. "This is the first time that a particular meditation technique has been shown to reduce death rates from all causes and from cardiovascular disease."
But Harvard psychologist Ellen Langer, PhD, who has written three books on the "mindfulness" technique, says it is unlikely that one meditation conveys more health benefits than another.
"Rather than saying that something doesn't work, I would say that there are data out there to suggest that most of these techniques do work," she says. "There may be as many forms of meditation out there as there are flavors of ice cream. Whether one is better than the other depends on individual taste, but overall they are all basically going to give you some of the sweetness that you desire."
SOURCES: Schneider, R. The American Journal of Cardiology, May 1, 2005; vol 95: pp 1060-1064. Robert H. Schneider, MD, Institute for Natural Medicine and Prevention, Maharishi University, Maharishi Vedic City, Iowa. Ellen Langer, PhD, professor of psychology, Harvard University, Boston. Patricia Vroom, PhD, psychologist, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York.