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The study reported a significant reduction in cortisol during TM among practitioners. Research on meditation also suggests that meditation-based interventions can help reduce fatigue, although researchers note that more studies need to examine how different types of meditation affect different forms of fatigue. Stress remains one of the main reasons people turn to meditation. Research on TM has examined its possible effects on stress, anxiety, sleep and other aspects of well-being. The official TM organisation cites hundreds of peer-reviewed studies conducted over several decades. One frequently cited study, published in Hormones and Behavior, examined cortisol, a hormone associated with the body’s stress response. However, you should not treat meditation as a replacement for medical or mental health care. The TM organisation itself states that the technique should not replace professional diagnosis or treatment.
