it might be uh a different type of a meditation um I was I've been doing one where TM being
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178 claims across 32 endpoints
Claims by endpoint
What Ben Greenfield claims Meditation does, and whether the research agrees.
| Endpoint | Stance | Research | Alignment | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sleep | Increase | 71 | With consensus | 38 |
| stress | Decrease | 115 | With consensus | 29 |
| sleep quality | Increase | 71 | With consensus | 23 |
| memory | Increase | 5 | With consensus | 14 |
| anxiety | Decrease | 87 | With consensus | 13 |
| insomnia | Decrease | 5 | With consensus | 8 |
| mindfulness | Increase | 31 | With consensus | 5 |
| performance | Increase | 11 | With consensus | 5 |
| recovery | Increase | 3 | With consensus | 5 |
| pain | Decrease | 124 | With consensus | 4 |
| sleep duration | Increase | 71 | With consensus | 4 |
| efficacy | Increase | 3 | With consensus | 3 |
| mood | Increase | 14 | With consensus | 2 |
| immune function | Increase | 11 | With consensus | 2 |
| burnout | Decrease | 6 | With consensus | 2 |
| cognition | Increase | 5 | With consensus | 2 |
| heart rate | Decrease | 4 | With consensus | 2 |
| cancer | Decrease | 3 | With consensus | 2 |
| tolerance | Increase | 3 | With consensus | 2 |
| low back pain | Decrease | 124 | With consensus | 1 |
| perceived stress | Decrease | 115 | With consensus | 1 |
| depression | Decrease | 78 | With consensus | 1 |
| sleep onset | Increase | 71 | With consensus | 1 |
| sleep efficiency | Increase | 71 | With consensus | 1 |
| quality of life | Increase | 53 | With consensus | 1 |
| sexual performance | Increase | 11 | With consensus | 1 |
| endothelial function | Increase | 11 | With consensus | 1 |
| balance | Increase | 5 | With consensus | 1 |
| insomnia severity | Decrease | 5 | With consensus | 1 |
| heart rate variability | Increase | 4 | Against | 1 |
| inflammation | Decrease | 3 | With consensus | 1 |
| safety | Increase | 3 | With consensus | 1 |
Notable
Claims that diverge from — or run ahead of — the research.
What they've said
Mentions of Meditation across Ben Greenfield's content.
was I've been doing one where TM being Transcendental Meditation which you introduced me to yeah yeah have you been