A recent study published here, suggests that the stress hormone, epinephrine, may cause changes in prostate and breast cancer cells that makes them more resistant to cell death.
Stress reduction will not only improve your chances of recovering from cancer it will probably decrease your chances of getting it in the first place. Exercise, relaxation, and [...]
Posted in tai chi on April 14th, 2007 1 Comment »
Here is a short clip of Chen Man Ching practicing Tai Chi. Chen Man Ching was one of the great masters of the twentieth century. Many of the great teachers in North America now, are students of his students. See these posts for more information on Tai Chi.
Posted in Immune System, tai chi on April 9th, 2007 2 Comments »
A recent study shows that tai chi boosts immunity to shingles. Shingles is a nasty condition that causes pain, usually in the rib cage area. It is caused by the same virus that causes chicken pox. Anyone who has had chicken pox has the dormant virus in their body, and it could flare up into [...]
I found this in Andrew Weil’s Self Healing Newsletter, from February, 2001:
A recent study looked at 33 arthritic adults aged 49 to 81, who either did or did not take a three month tai chi program. Participants in the hour long, twice weekly class said they were better able to manage disease symptoms and enjoyed [...]
Back to talking about the cold damp weather, many people find their aches and pains are worse in the Winter. One of the statements of fact in Chinese Medicine is, “When qi (energy) is flowing, there is no pain. Where there is pain, qi is not flowing.” Cold damp weather tends to make the qi [...]