Taiji and/or Qi Gong Articles up dated March 6, 2009

Research Article:

Tai Chi and Chinese Medicine: A Historical Investigation
byMandana Hosseindoust DAOM, LAc

Research article/ Doctoral Thesis- Mandana wrote for the doctoral program that she recently completed. Very worth while article for all students, teachers and physicians. Excellent! I consider Mandona a personal friend and a little sister.

Health

Benefits of Taijiquan Strongly Supported by Science Includes effect of Taiji on bone mineral density in postmenopausal women

Staying calm helps prevent 'Dementia'.

People who are more laid back are less likely to develop dementia in old age, a study has suggested. BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7833707.stm

Tai Chi Exercises Aid a Host of Ills, Studies Say

...helping a variety of health conditions, including diabetes and blood sugar control and immune system support... from iVillage Total Health Special Edition: Diabetes

Tai Chi may help prevent shingles

The study by Michael R. Irwin, M.D. of the University of California at Los Angeles, and colleagues found that the Taiji improves immunity in older adults against the virus that causes shingles. Also more on other ailments. Well written.

Tone with Tai Chi

AOL Diet and Fitness by Kristy Martin

Study Finds Tai Chi an "Ideal Choice" for Improving Public Health

Acupuncture Today July, 2005, Volume 06, Issue 07

Tai Chi: Good for the Mind, Good for the Body

Acupuncture Today, July, 2004, Volume 05, Issue 07

Nutritional Deficiencies and Practicing Tai Chi

from Toni's Notes by Toni DeMoulin

http://www.naturalhealthweb.com/topics/subtopics/tai_chi.html

Burn Calories, Dump Stress, Boost Immune Function- without sweating?

by Bill Douglas, Founder of World Tai Chi & Qigong Day http://www.worldtaichiday.org

Share the gift of Tai Chi & Qigong knowledge. Below are Tai Chi articles you can share with those you love, or others who suffer from these health challenges.

Tai Chi & Cardiac Rehabilitation

Cardiac Rehabilitation & TAI CHI THERAPY

Great news for those rehabilitating from Cardiac related illness! And for everyone else! The BBC reported on a US study of 30 patients which found regular Tai Chi classes gave patients better movement and reduced BNP levels, a measure of heart failure. The British Heart Foundation said the study was "excellent news" and Tai Chi could be adopted into treatment programs in the UK in the future. In fact, another study in The Harvard Women’s Health Watch, reported, “studies support Tai Chi [use] for heart-attack and cardiac-bypass patients, to improve cardio-respiratory function and reduce blood pressure."
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Tai Chi & High Blood Pressure

High Blood Pressure and Tai Chi Therapy

Way back in 2003, the Journal of Alternative and Complimentary Medicine’s Oct. 9th issue reported a study finding that Tai Chi “could decrease blood pressure and results in favorable lipid profile changes and improve subjects' anxiety status. Therefore, Tai Chi could be used as an alternative modality in treating patients with mild hypertension, with a promising economic effect.” This study laid out a way to save our society, perhaps billions of dollars annually, and possibly save some patients with mild chronic hypertension the potential negative side effects of chronic lifelong medication. However, this largely hasn’t occurred.
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Tai Chi & Menopause / Bone Loss

Bone Loss, Osteoporosis, Depression, Menopause and Tai Chi Therapy

Emerging medical research indicates that an ancient health therapy may be the prescription for the future. Increasingly the menopausal problems of hormonal imbalance, often resulting in bone loss, are also affected by depression and stress. Change is stressful for all of us, even good changes, like changes of life. Maturity is a good thing, yet the stress of major life changes can result in stress and depression, which according to emerging research may further aggravate the uncomfortable symptoms of menopause. Is there any escape from this catch- 22? Yes, although this may seem overwhelming in its scope, there may be great news. An ancient Chinese natural health therapy, known as Tai Chi, may help alleviate many of the aggravating symptoms of menopause in profoundly healthful ways.
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About and/or by the Dong/Tung Family

Notes on Taiji Practice by Dong Ying Jie

I copied these notes which were posted to the neijia mailing list in October 1999. I recognize most of it as translations from Tung Ying Jie's "Red Book". I don't know who posted this or from where they got it. You can read more good Taiji stuff when you purchase the entire "Red Book" translated by Tung Ying Jie's great grandson, Master Alex Dong, Published in 2003. order Red Book

Tung Ying Jie Words of Experience

translated by Alex Dong in the Red Book given to me in a PDF file from Mandana Hosseindoust L.Ac. http://www.yangstyletaichichuan.com who probably got it from Tai Chi Magazine, June 2006 ?

Other

Qigong as a Portal to Presence: Cultivating the Inner Energy Body by Gunther M. Weil, Ph.D.

Oriental Medicine Journal, Spring 2003, Vol. II, Issue 2 I strongly recommend this article to all serious taiji students. Toni

Toni's Taiji Notes

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