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Tai chi training improves renal and cardiac function in kidney and heart disease patients – The Journal of Chinese Medicine, February 2015

by Heaton Acupuncture | Apr 23, 2015 | Cardiac, Heart Disease, Tai Chi Chuan

Tai chi training can improve renal and cardiac functions in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Chinese researchers randomly divided 21 patients with CKD and CVD into exercise and control groups. The exercise group performed...

Life satisfaction leads to a healthy heart – Journal of Chinese Medicine, Feb 2012

by Heaton Acupuncture | Mar 2, 2012 | Heart Disease, Heart Failure

A satisfying life is good for the health of the heart, shows the results from a large study of British civil servants. Coronary risk factors and satisfaction within seven life domains (love relationships, leisure activities, standard of living, job, family, sex, and...

Tea drinking cuts heart disease mortality – Journal of Chinese Medicine, Feb 2011

by Heaton Acupuncture | May 13, 2011 | Heart Disease, Tea

Drinking several cups of tea daily can cut your risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) by more than a third, according to Dutch researchers.  The investigators followed 40,000 healthy people for 13 years, finding that participants who drank between three and six cups of...

Tai chi leads to better heart disease prognosis – Journal of Chinese Medicine, Oct 2010

by Heaton Acupuncture | Mar 24, 2011 | Heart Disease, Tai Chi Chuan

Taking part in a six-month tai chi (TC) exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation program may lead to a better prognosis for cardiac events in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). Fifty-four Taiwanese patients were randomised to usual care or usual care plus TC...

Tai chi for heart failure – Journal of Chinese Medicine, Jun 2008

by Heaton Acupuncture | Mar 7, 2011 | Heart Disease, Tai Chi Chuan

Tai chi can enhance sleep stability in patients with chronic heart failure. Researchers analysed 24-hour continuous ECG data obtained in a clinical trial of tai chi in 18 patients with heart failure. At 12 weeks, those who participated in tai chi showed a significant...

Green tea – a miracle medicine? – Journal of Chinese Medicine, Feb 2008

by Heaton Acupuncture | Mar 7, 2011 | Cancer, Green Tea, Heart Disease

Evidence for the manifold benefits of green tea continues to mount. Recent studies have shown a significant preventive effect against colorectal and oral cancer in women who drank green tea regularly, and a 48% reduction in risk of developing advanced prostate cancer...
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Sandyford
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE2 1DJ

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