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Studies Put Tai Chi on Top for Parkinson's Disease
A recent NIH-funded study, reported in the February 9, 2012 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, reported results that show...
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Jan 22, 20161 min read
Health Benefits of Taiji and Qigong
A June 23,2015 article by Dr. Denise Nagel in the Huffington Post describes her personal experience with the internal arts. The article...
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Jul 13, 20151 min read
Benefits of Tai Chi
Read about the benefits of this beautiful art in a recent Huffington Post article at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/08/why-this-...
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Jan 15, 20141 min read
Dr. Andrew Weil tells what tai chi can do for you
If strengthening your leg muscles, promoting flexibility and balance, and stimulating your mental and physical health is on your to-do...
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Dec 24, 20131 min read
Qigong May Help Prostate Cancer Survivors- UNC Chapel Hill
The flowing movements and meditative exercises of the mind-body activity Qigong may help survivors of prostate cancer to combat fatigue....
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Nov 2, 20131 min read
UNC Study Shows Taijiquan (Tai Chi) Relieves Arthritis
CHAPEL HILL, NC — In the largest study to date of the Arthritis Foundation’s Tai Chi program, participants showed improvement in pain,...
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Jun 8, 20131 min read
Qigong Improves Quality of Life for Breast Cancer Patients, Study Shows
Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have found qigong, an ancient mind-body practice, reduces depressive...
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Jan 31, 20133 min read
Tai Chi Benefits for Moderate Heart Failure
From the Newsletter of Johns Hopkins Medicine- If you have mild to moderate heart failure, the ancient Chinese exercise tai chi may help...
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Nov 6, 20121 min read
World Tai Chi and Qigong Day a Success
Events in Vienna, Virginia and Wynnewood, Pennsylvania on Saturday the 28th of April were lots of fun! Demonstrations, classes and...
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Apr 25, 20121 min read
Meditation Found to Reduce Pain
Participants in a study by the Wake Forest University School of Medicine found that meditation for 20 minutes reduced their perception of...
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Nov 26, 20111 min read
Study Shows Olive Oil Protection Against Strokes
A study in published in Neurology showed that people who used olive oil often in their salads and food were 41% less likely to...
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Aug 30, 20111 min read
Study Shows Benefit of Exercise to Diabetics
An article in the Journal of the American Medical Association described the benefits to type 2 diabetics of walking 30 to 40 minutes and...
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Jul 22, 20111 min read
Swedish Study Shows Coffee Reduces Stroke Risk
In a study of thirty-five thousand women from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm that was published in Stroke it was reported that...
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Jun 28, 20111 min read
Taijiquan (Tai Chi) Relieves Fibromyalgia
After 12 weeks of practicing the ancient Chinese art, fibromyalgia patients had less pain, fatigue and sleeplessness than patients who...
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Apr 23, 20111 min read
Meditation Found to Relieve Symptoms of Autoimmune Illnesses
A 2006 review in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine found that meditation helps to relieve symptoms of autoimmune...
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Apr 21, 20111 min read
Yoga Chosen as Perfect Exercise by Tony Horton
Yoga is recommended for its many benefits by fitness consultant and author Tony Horton of P90X fame.
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Dec 28, 20101 min read
90% of Americans will develop high blood pressure as they age
The American Journal of Public Health reports that 90% of Americans will develop high blood pressure as they age. This increases the risk for heart disease and stroke.
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Dec 27, 20101 min read
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