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Reading on the web today

December 11, 2009

• Creating a baby the Chinese way - Canada Western Catholic Reporter

  Canada Western Catholic Reporter

  Creating a baby the Chinese way Canada Western Catholic Reporter She told her daughter about fertility treatment through acupuncture and taking Chinese herbs. Chris Hogan, a Catholic acupuncturist, treats couples with ...

• ASH: Acupressure Reduces Pain of Bone Marrow Procedures - MedPage Today

  ASH: Acupressure Reduces Pain of Bone Marrow Procedures MedPage Today NEW ORLEANS -- A variation of acupuncture significantly reduced the proportion of patients who reported ...

• Qi beauty - youth without surgery - Thread

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  Qi beauty - youth without surgery Thread Using the nutrients of gold, magnetic stimulation, and ancient acupuncture, the Qi beauty facial is quickly redefining the meaning of opposites attract. ...

• Wireless Devices to Read Words in the Brain
  A new device helps the speech-impaired talk through a computer.

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Doctors eliminate arthritis without surgery

December 8, 2009

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New research shows staying physically active may help those with osteoarthritis. Investigators from Tufts University School of Medicine recently found that patients over age 65 with knee osteoarthritis who engage in regular Tai Chi exercise improve physical function and experience less pain… read more of this item

Other Mind-Body-Spirit News:

• Acupuncture Blog Chicago: How To take Ginseng And Where To Find It - Gather.com

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  Acupuncture Blog Chicago: How To take Ginseng And Where To Find It Gather.com Last week, I described the three different varieties of ginseng. Today, I want to explain the available forms of ginseng and where to find them. ...

• Alternative Medicine Took a Beating in 2009
  Many alternatives to traditional medicine have failed to live up to their purported benefits.
• Humans Have Hidden Sensory System
  Scientists have discovered a new sensory system in our skin that could explain why some people feel pain while others don't.
• Germs May Be Good For You
  Research suggests that everyday germs may prevent diseases in adulthood.
• Doctors eliminate arthritis without surgery - News 8 Austin

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  Doctors eliminate arthritis without surgery News 8 Austin Investigators from Tufts University School of Medicine recently found that patients over age 65 with knee osteoarthritis who engage in regular Tai Chi ...

• Qigong: Some people find help in ancient Chinese exercise - OregonLive.com

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  Qigong: Some people find help in ancient Chinese exercise OregonLive.com So why is dayan qigong not better known? Even Regan, dean of NCNM, is not familiar with the form. And qigong itself isn't nearly as mainstream as tai chi or ...

• Med schools increasingly teach alternatives - Statesman Journal

  Med schools increasingly teach alternatives Statesman Journal Future doctors and nurses are learning about acupuncture and herbs along with anatomy and physiology at a ...

• Mind-Machine Breakthrough: People Type With Just Thoughts
  By focusing on images of letters, people with electrodes in their brains can type with their minds.
• Big ideas: Trending forward, but looking back - Vancouver Sun

  Big ideas: Trending forward, but looking back Vancouver Sun Many are turning to meditation and other ancient spiritual practices to calm their frayed nerves. Meditation, or "mindfulness," now has the blessing, ... and more »

• Intricate Japanese tea ceremony meditative, calming - Pittsburgh Post Gazette

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  Intricate Japanese tea ceremony meditative, calming Pittsburgh Post Gazette Now, she spends hours performing a leisurely -- almost meditative -- traditional Japanese tea ceremony. "I was like a spinning top. ...

• Garden Tips: Create a meditation garden to get away, nourish the soul - TCPalm

  Garden Tips: Create a meditation garden to get away, nourish the soul TCPalm Photo by Carol Cloud Bailey A meditation garden can be a separate area in your landscape or a corner separated by plants or structures. ... Taking a walk through the Atlanta Botanical GardenGSU Signal all 2 news articles »

• Herbal medicine: doctors criticised - The Press Association

  Herbal medicine: doctors criticised The Press Association While the College is in favour of regulating acupuncture, it believes doing so for herbal and traditional Chinese medicine risks giving them credibility. ... and more »

• Sound Body Equals Sound Mind, Study Finds
  A large study shows exercise may benefit the brain.
• Study Reveals the Angriest Americans
  Survey finds connection between anger and age, stressors and education level.
• Report: Roaring Improved after Electroacupuncture - TheHorse.com

  Report: Roaring Improved after Electroacupuncture TheHorse.com While traditional acupuncture has been used in equine clinics for reproductive disorders, foot lameness, and back pain, limited mechanistic data exists. ...

• Mesothelioma Survivor: Man Achieves Tumor Disappearance Through Traditional ... - Asbestos.com

  Mesothelioma Survivor: Man Achieves Tumor Disappearance Through Traditional ... Asbestos.com The patient confessed that he had self-administered a mushroom extract with alternative parasympathetic nerve stimulation therapy [a type of acupuncture] ... and more »

• How Serious Is Angina?
  Angina is a sign that someone is at increased risk of heart attack.
• Swine Flu Cases Down
  Finally, some good news about swine flu yesterday.

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Anti-Aging Benefits of Qigong

November 9, 2009

Kenneth Sancier Ph. D.

In the early 1980’s, scientists in China began to study the medical benefits claimed for qigong. Since then, research on hundreds of medical applications of qigong have been reported in the Chinese literature. Of special interest for the present article are clinical reports of the medical benefits of qigong that claim to retard or reverse some diseases associated with aging.

Most of the original research was reported in Chinese, but access in English to most of this material is possible by reference to the proceedings of international conferences of qigong. Since 1986, ten such proceedings contain about 840 abstracts of talks given at the conferences, more than half of which are in English. These abstracts, along with about 160 abstracts of articles in the scientific literature, have been organized as a computerized database. The database enables searches and development of bibliographies across this entire body of information by using any key word. The clinical outcomes reported in this article are partly based on material in the database and partly on the author’s person contacts with researchers.

Conclusions
This review deals with a small fraction of the large collection of clinical research on medical applications of qigong. The information presented is intended to illustrate the potential of qigong exercise for restoring normal body functions in people with chronic conditions, many of which accelerate the aging process. The main conclusion from many studies is that qigong exercise helps the body to heal itself. In this sense, qigong is a natural anti-aging medicine. Two studies indicate that qigong exercise is superior to some physical exercises.

Qigong can complement Western medicine in many ways to provide better healthcare. For example, qigong has special value for treating chronic conditions and as a preventive medicine, whereas Western medicine has special value for treating acute conditions. There are many medical applications of qigong that can complement Western medicine to improve health care. Some examples include chronic problems such as hypertension, cardiovascular disease, aging, asthma, allergies, neuromuscular problems, and cancer. These areas of public health deserve consideration by the Western medical establishment.

Read the complete paper at the Qigong Institute.

Keywords: Blood Pressure, Mortality, Stroke, hypertension, heart function, mircrocirculation, sex hormone, estrogen, estradiol, testosterone, Reversing symptoms of senility, Enhanced activity of anti-aging enzyme Superoxide dismutase (SOD), cardiovascular function, blood flow to brain, memory, dizziness, insomnia, tinnitus, numbness, limbs, vertigo, headache, cholesterol, cerebral arteriosclerosis, cancer, tumor, drug therapy

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Medical QiGong Improves Quality of Life With Cancer

November 6, 2009

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News for Tues Oct 20:: Meditations on a Goat :: Is Rachel the world’s olders tai chi student? :: First Measurement Tool To Evaluate Affordable Nutrition :: Mangosteen Juice Could Protect Health In The Obese :: Morgan Stanley Launches Program To Provide Immediate…

October 20, 2009

:: Meditations on a Goat – The Jewish Journal of greater…

:: Is Rachel the world’s olders tai chi student?

:: First Measurement Tool To Evaluate Affordable Nutrition

:: Mangosteen Juice Could Protect Health In The Obese

:: Morgan Stanley Launches Program To Provide Immediate…

:: and MORE from qigong OR chi-kung OR tai-chi OR taiji OR acupuncture OR taoism OR daoism OR taoist OR daoist :: meditation :: Google News :: Anxiety, Body Aches, and Nutrition News From Medical News Today :: News From Livescience.com

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Sunday Oct 18 :: Hard lessons in meditation :: Kelly: ‘Strictly’ helps me in bedroom’ :: Phuket’s Best Day at the Beach: Photo Special :: Alicia Silverstone On Living Your Best Life :: ‘Spaghetti’ scaffolding technology may help grow skin :: and MORE

October 18, 2009

News for Sunday Oct 17

:: Hard lessons in meditation

:: Kelly: ‘Strictly’ helps me in bedroom’

:: Phuket’s Best Day at the Beach: Photo Special

:: Alicia Silverstone On Living Your Best Life

:: ‘Spaghetti’ scaffolding technology may help grow skin

:: and MORE from qigong OR chi-kung OR tai-chi OR taiji OR acupuncture OR taoism OR daoism OR taoist OR daoist

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Fri Oct 16 :: Looking to achieve balance? Try slacklining :: TOURING ACHES & PAINS CRIPPLE MADONNA :: [WORDS TO THE WISE] Talking like a river :: Ear Acupuncture Curbs Back Pain in Pregnant Women :: 4 Treatments for Headaches – Oprah.com

October 16, 2009

:: Looking to achieve balance? Try slacklining

:: TOURING ACHES & PAINS CRIPPLE MADONNA

:: [WORDS TO THE WISE] Talking like a river

::  Ear Acupuncture Curbs Back Pain in Pregnant Women

::  4 Treatments for Headaches – Oprah.com

from qigong OR chi-kung OR tai-chi OR taiji OR acupuncture OR taoism OR daoism OR taoist OR daoist

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Some of today’s stories include:

September 23, 2009

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10 Important Concepts When Practicing *Tai Chi* :: Alternative Therapies for Fibromyalgia :: Why you can’t buy health care insurance across state line :: Learn Breathing *Meditation* In Just 5 Minutes! :: Mindfulness *meditation* hits the medical community…

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