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Harnessing Tai Chi's Quiet Strength for Health
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"I have students who say it's helped their blood pressure, their balance got better, they now get around better," he said. "For younger people, too, their energy level tends to be higher after Tai Chi. I always feel a lot better."
Need more convincing? A study published in the April issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society suggested that Tai Chi may help prevent the painful skin condition shingles.
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Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles found that older people who performed the slow, graceful movements of Tai Chi had a stronger immune system response against the virus that causes shingles than those who only received health education, the Associated Press reported.
More information
There's more on Tai Chi at the U.S. National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
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Last updated 4/22/2007
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SOURCES: Michael Irwin, M.D., Norman Cousins Professor of Psychiatry, Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles; Sean Vasaitis, Tai Chi instructor, Baltimore
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