Case Study 2
- Journal of American Geriatric Society investigate the health benefits. With regular practice people felt an improve way of dealing with depression, joint inflammation, also improved there balance and reduce falls.
- University of California @ Los Angeles directed a study; they recruited 115 people at the average age of 70 years old. They all had a bad case of chicken pox at an early age. As these people age they become vulnerable to the virus that is left behind by chickenpox that causes shingles Western medicine is starting to look at the practice of Taiji and the effect it has on the immune system.
- Bob Smith 78 years old from L.A., who participated in a local study found that Taiji was a new form of exercise, Smith had knee & hip replacement says he is ”faster at everything” the art calmed him and energized him.
- Stress is widely regarded as the underlying cause of many illnesses, The American Institute of Stress quoted in 1983 Time magazine article refers to stress as Americans # 1 health problem. (Increase blood pressure, heart rate, blood sugar), Taiji is designed to teach you to relax and reduce stress.