The Veda Papers
Published Articles and Interviews on Vedic Medicine
by John C. Peterson, M.D. and Vicki Peterson
Peterson Articles
Beyond Boundaries:
Maharishi's Vedic Tchnology for World Peace - 2001

In 1974 sociologists discovered the "Maharishi Effect" through scientific studies which showed that when 1% of a city's population practiced the Transcendental Medication technique, the crime, hospitalization, and accident rates of that city dropped.
 
Investing in a Long and Blissful Life - 2000
Ayurvedic Daily Routine
A balanced life is a happy life. Without heatlh and happiness, life is just a dull grind that makes us sick.
Behavioral Rasayanas- 2000
Aurvedic Correct Behavior
Ancient Prescription for a Simpler Life
When in Doubt, Follow the Heart - 2000
Ayurvedic Pulse Diagnosis
The heart is more than just a mechanical pump for the circulatory system. It is also the seat of the emotions.
Vedic Astrology - 1999
The Ultimate Preventive Medicine
Predicting the Future

We cannot separate ouselves from the rest of the universe.
The Healing Winds of Vata - 1999
Vata Dosha
Life dances on the five "winds" of Vata... Extreme past experiences can twist these energies out of balance.
Rasayanas - 1999
Aurvedic Herbal Recommendations
The intelligence of herbs
The Transcendental Meditation® Technique - 1998
If the active mind is like waves on the surface of the ocean, then the Transcendental Meditation technique is like diving to the silent depths
Bringing Medicine Back to its Roots - 1998
Modern medicine is being corrupted by greed and fear of litigation.
Language of the Heart - 1998
Ayurvedic Pulse Diagnosis
This advice for practical life is as valid for a healer engaged in the battle against disease today as it was for an archer on an ancient battlefield.
What's Your Dosha? - 1997
Ayurvedic Body Typing
Developed in India more than 5,000 years ago, Ayur-Veda is now organizing lives in the United States.
Vedic Medicine - 1997
The same primordial vibrations that gave rise to creation exist in the very fabric of human physiology.
Veda, Sound and Healing - 1995
If one can introduce a sound or "thought form" at the most subtle level of thought, right at the junction point of pure consciousness and matter where the initial vibrations of creation begin to unfold, then that thought form will manifest.
Other Articles
From an article published in the July/August 1995 issue
Indiana Medicine - 1995
Local Physicial Dispels Notion that East and West Shall Never Meet - 1987
The Muncie Evening Press
Wednesday, February 4, 1987
Mixing the old with the new - 1988
The Indianapolis Star
Life/Style
Wednesday, August 10, 1988
Feeling Bad? Doshas Might Not Be Right - 1985
The Muncie Star
Sunday, December 1, 1985
Vedic Astrology - 1997
Joyotish illuminates the nature of creation 
An article by Elsa E. Kramer
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