Tai Chi: Immune Function, Arthritis, Fibromyalgia, Diabetes, Chronic Pain
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AIDS: Tai Chi, qigong IMPROVED QUALITY LIFE
American AIDS Magazine
Tai Chi & Immune Function ... While more research is needed,
and, I believe, warranted, there is evidence that suggests a
variety of health benefits from practicing Tai Chi, many of
which may be of some importance to people living with
HIV/AIDS.
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A&U, American AIDS Magazine, 2016
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AIDS. Studies indicate regular T'ai Chi practice may boost one's T-cell count, while improving outlook, and providing a soothing gentle exercise. The relaxed forms effectively oxygenate the body while moving blood and lymph throughout.
Tai Chi increases T Cell Count in Study
A significant (p = 0.05) increase
in the ratio of T helper to suppressor cells (CD4:CD8) was
found, along with a significant (p = 0.015) increase in
CD4CD25 regulatory T cells.
-- British Journal of Sports
Medicine, Volume 40, Issue 3
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Research on psychoneuroimmunology: tai chi as a stress management approach for individuals with HIV disease ...
The
quantitative data in this study were corroborated by the
interview data for participants in the tai chi group, who
described physical, emotional, spiritual, and social benefits
of participating in the group. These findings indicate that
the tai chi intervention may account for clinically meaningful
improvements in psychosocial functioning. Ultimately, it may
be shown that tai chi moderates the progression of HIV disease
through enhanced quality of life and coping mechanisms.
--
NIH, 2006
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2211366/
British Journal of Sports Medicine - Improved Helper T-Cell Function
Tai Chi Chuan
Exercise Decreases A1C Levels Along With Increase of
Regulatory T-Cells and Decrease of Cytotoxic T-Cell Population
in Type 2 Diabetic Patients
Regular Tai Chi Chuan exercise
improves T cell helper function of patients with type 2
diabetes mellitus with an increase in T-bet transcription
factor and IL-12 production
Abstract Background:
Exercise has been shown to be beneficial in the treatment of
type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM); its benefit to immune function,
however, remains to be determined ...
Results: Fasting
glucose and HbA1c levels in the patients with type 2 DM were
significantly higher than in age-matched controls before
exercise. After TCC exercise, HbA1c levels in patients with
type 2 DM significantly decreased (7.59 (0.32)% vs 7.16
(0.22)%; p=0.047) and blood levels of IL-12 increased
significantly (5.96 (1.10) vs 12.96 (3.07); p=0.035) ...
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National Institutes of Health - PUBMed
A 12-week Tai Chi
Chuan (TCC) exercise programme decreases HbA1c levels along
with an increase in Th1 reaction. A combination of TCC with
medication may provide an even better improvement in both
metabolism and immunity of patients with type 2 DM.
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