Decrease in hospitalisation

H18B-Decreased-Hospitaliz-v1A study analysed five years of medical insurance details of circa 2000 practitioners of Maharishi’s Transcendental Meditation technique. The study demonstrated a 50 to 70% decrease in hospitalisations, both for medical and surgical procedures, as compared to the average of all other insured. The study had a p-value of p<.0001 what is a p-value? The fact that the decrease is bigger for older patients indicates a healthier ageing process.Ref.Psychosomatic Medicine 49: 493–507, 1987