Reading the claims carefully with TM

It's been going on for thirty odd years; TM's claims of health benefits as if it is unique. I'm quite happy to believe that TM helps reduce stress. But we should note that TM has a history of investigating TM practitioners, quite understandably, but I don't so often see comparisons with other meditation techniques, and this is significan because ...

TM most likely improves heart failure by reducing sympathetic nervous system activation associated with stress that is known to contribute to the failing heart.

In other words the same kinds of benefits are likely to accrue from other regular meditative practices. What I'm annoyed about is the amount of money the TM empire makes by presenting this kind of claim selectively when people could find similar benefit from more 'generic' meditation techniques. Don't pay for the brand, folks.
ScienceDaily: Transcendental Meditation Can Help Combat Congestive Heart Failure: Filed in: meditation, medical, heart, stress, TM