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The eight essentials of Tai Chi. The eight essentials of Chi contain eight actions: ward off, roll back, press, push, pluck, lay, elbow, and lean sideways.
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Tai Chi has been shown to have many great health benefits. However, few research attempts have been made to explore the effects of practicing TCC on life span. This study provides direct evidence of Tai Chi's antiaging effects. We conducted a retrospective cross-sectional study to compare the rejuvenating and antiaging effects among Tai Chi group (...
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... 36 Another similar study reported that sustained one-year Tai chi practice showed significant elevation in peripheral CD34+ cell number in young adults. 37 In our previous study, we have reported an increase in angiogenesis markers, ie, Angiogenin and VEGF after 1 month of Common Yoga Protocol (CYP) intervention along with and elevation in HDL, as an extension of previous study we wanted to explore the effects of CYP practice for a longer time duration, ie, 3 months and also wanted to explore and correlate the effects of CYP through angiogenesis and stem cell mechanisms. 38 The risk factor for high disease frequency in females affecting their quality of life is the prevalence of sedentary lifestyle which is high worldwide and also in India. ...
... Yoga may influence this response by immediate induction of intermittent hypoxia through breathing techniques and thereby sympathetic response and increasing blood flow at the time of practice. 37,60 Consequently, in the present study, we found a significant increase in CD34+ cells, and VEGF and Angiogenin followed an increasing trend after CYP for 3 months which is consistent with our previous study. BDNF showed a significant decreasing trend which may be due to the inverse response of resting BDNF levels to the long term of practice. ...
... 36 Another similar study reported that sustained one-year Tai chi practice showed significant elevation in peripheral CD34+ cell number in young adults. 37 In our previous study, we have reported an increase in angiogenesis markers, ie, Angiogenin and VEGF after 1 month of Common Yoga Protocol (CYP) intervention along with and elevation in HDL, as an extension of previous study we wanted to explore the effects of CYP practice for a longer time duration, ie, 3 months and also wanted to explore and correlate the effects of CYP through angiogenesis and stem cell mechanisms. 38 The risk factor for high disease frequency in females affecting their quality of life is the prevalence of sedentary lifestyle which is high worldwide and also in India. ...
... Yoga may influence this response by immediate induction of intermittent hypoxia through breathing techniques and thereby sympathetic response and increasing blood flow at the time of practice. 37,60 Consequently, in the present study, we found a significant increase in CD34+ cells, and VEGF and Angiogenin followed an increasing trend after CYP for 3 months which is consistent with our previous study. BDNF showed a significant decreasing trend which may be due to the inverse response of resting BDNF levels to the long term of practice. ...
Purpose
Physical inactivity can be a cause of various lifestyle disorders including atherosclerosis, diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Lifestyle modification by the inclusion of Yoga and similar activities has shown beneficial effects on disease prevention and psychological management. However, the molecular mechanism at the cellular level is unknown. This study aims to identify the molecular response at systemic level generated after three months of Common Yoga Protocol (CYP) practice.
Methods
A total of 25 healthy adult females were recruited for this study (25 to 55 years). After the drop out of 6 participants at baseline and 2 participants after 1 month; blood samples of 17 participants were assessed. Blood samples were assessed for lipid profile, CD34+ cell enumeration and angiogenesis markers (ie, VEGF, Angiogenin and BDNF) at baseline (before intervention), after one month and after three months of Common Yoga Protocol (CYP) practice. The psychological health of the participants was assessed at baseline and after three months of CYP practice. The psychological tests used were General Health Questionnaire (GHQ), State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), Trail Making Test A & B, Digit symbol test, Digit symbol substitution test.
Results
After 3 months of intervention, blood samples of 17 participants were collected and following results were reported (1) percentage of CD34+ cells increased significantly after 3 months of CYP practice (from 18.18±7.32 cells/μL to 42.48±18.83 cells/μL) (effect size: W, 0.40; 95% CI, p = 0.001) (2) neurogenesis marker, ie, BDNF showed a significant change with time after 3 months of CYP intervention (effect size: W, 0.431, 95% CI; p = 0.002), (3) HDL showed an increasing trend (non-significant) after three months of CYP practice (53.017±1.28 mg/dl to 63.94±5.66 mg/dl) (effect size: W, 0.122; 95% CI; p = 0.126) (4) General Health score (10.64 ± 3.53 to 6.52 ± 3.12) (effect size: d, 0.98; 95% CI; p = 0.001) along with visual and executive function improved (69.94±26.21 to 61.88±28.55 (time taken in seconds)) (effect size: d, 0.582; 95% CI; p = 0.036), also stress and anxiety showed reduction (effect size: d, 0.91; 95% CI; p = 0.002) (5) a significant positive correlation was found between: HDL with VEGF (r = 0.547, p = 0.023) and BDNF (r = 0.538, p = 0.039) after 3 months of intervention; also, a significant positive correlation was found between VEGF with BDNF (r = 0.818, p ≤ 0.001) and Angiogenin (r = 0.946, p ≤ 0.001), also, BDNF was also positively correlated with Angiogenin (r = 0.725, p = 0.002) at both 1 month and 3 months after intervention. Also, VEGF and BDNF showed a significantly negative correlation with stress and anxiety questionnaire after the intervention.
Conclusion
The current study provides insights into the molecular response to CYP practice at systemic level. The results suggest that CYP practice indeed increased CD34+ cells in peripheral blood and BDNF also showed a significant change after the intervention. An overall improvement in general health and psychology of the participants was also observed.
... Tai chi and yoga are common MBIs with many beneficial effects, such as reducing cardiovascular risk factors, reducing inflammatory cytokine levels, improving T helper cell function, affecting virus-specific immune responses, and improving quality of life and psychological status [4][5][6][7][8] . After long-term Tai chi practice in young people, the blood proportion of CD34 þ cells, a surface marker of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), is increased 9 . HSCs are responsible for the lifetime maintenance of hematopoietic function 10 . ...
... CD34 þ is an indicator of aging 9,16 , and the number of CD34 þ cells in peripheral blood of mice is known to decrease with age 17 . The number of CD34 þ cells was slightly lower in the middle-aged than young group at 0 month (4.7 + 2.31 cells/ml vs 6.5 + 5.38 cells/ml in the DEE group, 4.4 + 2.92 cells/ml vs 6.6 + 2.98 cells/ml in the placebo group) ( Table 3). ...
... It has been reported that sympathetic nerves may regulate HSC trafficking [18][19][20] . Tai chi practice increases the number of CD34 þ cells in peripheral blood by reducing sympathetic nervous system activity and increasing blood flow 9 . Given that the content of our DEE practice includes some Tai chi movements, we speculated that the DEE may use similar mechanisms to increase the number of CD34 þ cells. ...
Mind–body interventions (MBIs) have many health benefits, such as reducing stress, modulating blood pressure, and improving sleep and life quality. The long-term practice of Tai chi, an MBI, also increases the number of CD34 ⁺ cells, which are surface markers of hematopoietic stem cells, so prolonged Tai chi practice may have antiaging effects. We developed the day easy exercise (DEE), an innovative MBI, that is easy to learn and requires only a small exercise area and a short practice time. The aim of this study was to explore whether DEE, like Tai chi, has antiaging effects after short-term practice. Total 44 individuals (25 to 62 years old) with or without 3-month DEE practice were divided into young- and middle-aged groups (≤30 and >30 years old) and peripheral blood was collected at 0, 1, 2, and 3 months for analysis of CD34 ⁺ cells. The number of CD34 ⁺ cells in peripheral blood remained unchanged in control young- and middle-aged groups. After DEE, the number of CD34 ⁺ cells in peripheral blood was increased over time in both young- and middle-aged groups. For young-aged adults, the cell number was markedly increased by threefold at 3 months after DEE, and for middle-aged adults, the increase was significant from the first month. DEE practice indeed increased the number of CD34 ⁺ cells in peripheral blood and the increase was more significant for older people in a shorter time. This is the first study to provide evidence that the DEE may have antiaging effects and could be beneficial for older people.
... Bei weiblichen Probanden konnten 6 verschiedene epigenetische CpG Di-Nukleotidveränderungen beschrieben werden[122]. Weniger Schäden an der DNS, wohl im Zusammenhang mit verlangsamter Methylierung, konnten bei Tai-Chi Probanden ebenfalls festgestellt werden[123,124]. Ein möglicher Anti-Aging Effekt von Tai-Chi könnte auf F12 die Wirkung auf epigenetische Veränderungen von Progenitor CD34-Zellen zurückzuführen sein[125].Ähnlich wie Tai-Chi handelt es sich bei Qigong um eine Bewegungsmeditation, welche zusätzlich noch eine Selbstmassage beinhaltet. ...
Abstrakt Die Quantenmedizin beruht auf Erkenntnissen fernöstlicher, insbesondere chinesischer und indisch-ayurvedischer Meditation-und Entspan-nungstechniken, sowie westlicher Technologien, die sich vorwiegend mit endogenen elektromag-netischen Feldern, Membrangradienten, Schwin-gungskohärenzen und Biophotonen befassen. Es ist sicher kein Geheimnis mehr, dass die nor-malen Zellprozesse und die Aufrechterhaltung der Gewebsarchitektur der Kontrolle von mehr als nur molekularen Mechanismen unterliegen. Schwache elektromagnetische Spannungen endogenen Ursprungs oder aus der Außenwelt das elektrische Feld des Organismus beeinflus-send, z. B. über Laserlicht Stimulation können das Schwingungsfeld und damit die Kohärenz intrazellulär oder zwischen den Zellen verändern. Sie können bioelektrische Effekte hervorrufen durch Veränderung des Spannungspotenzials der Zellmembranen. Quantenmedizin, beruhend auf bioelektromagnetischen Mechanismen hat die Welt, wie wir über Heilung denken, revolutioniert. Aber die Bedeutung bioelektromagnetsicher Fel-der und Membrangradienten zum Beispiel auf die genetische Expression und Biophotonenaktivi-tät zu kennen, ist weit entfernt vom Verständnis dieser Prozesse für den Gesamtorganismus, von den Wirkungsmechanismen im Quantenfeld spe-ziell für Diagnostik und Therapie von chronischen Krankheiten und Altern. Viele Methoden werden auf dem Markt angeboten, welche zumeist einer ernsthaften wissenschaftlichen Prüfung nicht bestehen. Damit wird den Patienten viel Unfug verkauft, dessen ethische Anwendung sehr frag-lich bleibt. In dieser Publikation (Teil 2) werden die therapeutischen Anwendungen kritisch diskutiert und mit wissenschaftlichen Daten abgeglichen. Dabei beschränkt sich die Untersuchung auf die Schwerpunkte Onkologie und Altersmedizin. Abstract Quantum medicine can be understood as the Nano-equivalent to ancient Chinese medicine and Ayurvedic meditation and relaxation techniques, as well as western medicine technology, which concerns itself with endogenous electromagnetic fields, membrane gradients, vibrational coherence and biophotons. It is no longer a matter of debate, that the processes , responsible for normal cellular function and tissue architecture are under the control of more than molecular mechanisms. Low voltage electromagnetic fields of endogenous or exogenous source, e.g. laser light stimulation, have the ability to alter the body's electromagnetic field and change the coherence intracellular or between cells. Quantum medicine has revolutionized the thinking, how we manage treatments in chronic diseases today. But knowing the importance of electromagnetic fields and biophoton activity is far away from understanding the mechanism of action of these processes, which can be used in diagnostics and therapy in chronic diseases and ageing. An abundance of medical equipment, which is offered to patients today cannot meet the requirements of scientific or evidence-based medicine. A lot of mischief is sold to the patients. Sometimes it becomes ethical questionable. In this publication the therapeutic methods will be discussed critically and compared with the scientific data behind them. This 2nd part of this publication [91] will focus on oncology and anti-ageing medicine. Wie in Teil 1 [91] wurden unter Benutzung von Schlüs-selwörtern die Literatur von Google Scholar, Cochrane library, Wikipedia, Medline und populärmedizinischer Literatur durchsucht. Es wurde auf zeitnahe Publika-tionen geachtet. Der Fokus ist hier auf quantenbio-logische Effekte, mögliche Behandlungsformen wie Meditation und andere Relaxationstechniken, sowie elektromagnetischer Beeinflussung quantenphysika-lischer Phänomene in der Zelle gerichtet.
... Studies have also shown that TCC can improve balance in the elderly [18][19][20][21]. In addition, another study that employed a molecular cellular approach showed that TCC has an antiaging effect [22]. ...
The quantitative and reproducible analysis of the standard body movement in Tai Chi Chuan (TCC) was performed in this study. We aimed to provide a reference of the upper extremities for standardizing TCC practice. Microsoft Kinect was used to record the motion during the practice of TCC. The preparation form and eight essential forms of TCC performed by an instructor and 101 practitioners were analyzed in this study. The instructor completed an entire TCC practice cycle and performed the cycle 12 times. An entire cycle of TCC was performed by practitioners and images were recorded for statistics analysis. The performance of the instructor showed high similarity (Pearson correlation coefficient (r)=0.71~0.84 ) to the first practice cycle. Among the 9 forms, lay form had the highest similarity (rmean=0.90) and push form had the lowest similarity (rmean=0.52) . For the practitioners, ward off form (rmean=0.51) and roll back form (rmean=0.45) had the highest similarity with moderate correlation. We used Microsoft Kinect to record the spatial coordinates of the upper extremity joints during the practice of TCC and the data to perform quantitative and qualitative analysis of the joint positions and elbow joint angle.
... According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there were about 350 million elderly people around the world in 1975 and this figure will reach more than 1.1 billion by 2025 [4]. A recent study has shown that around 80% of adults over 65 years of age have at least 1 chronic disease, and 50% have more than 2 chronic diseases [5]. A previous study demonstrated that chronic kidney disease is associated with elevated risk for dementia in elderly people with poor executive function, cognitive function, memory and language ability [6], suggesting associations between chronic diseases and cognitive impairment (CI). ...
Background
This study analyzed the risk factors of cognitive impairment (CI) in elderly patients with chronic diseases.
Material/Methods
In total of 385 elderly patients with chronic diseases were selected and assigned into CI and normal groups. The activities of daily living (ADL), global deterioration scale (GDS), Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Montreal Cognitive Assessment Scale (MoCA), patient-generated subjective global assessment (PG-SGA), and mini nutritional assessment (MNA) were performed to analyze the differences between the 2 groups. Logistic regression analysis was conducted for risk factors of CI in elderly patients with chronic diseases.
Results
There were differences in age, education level, type 2 diabetes mellitus, multifocal cerebral infarction, hearing, and eyesight between CI and normal groups. Patients in the CI group showed more CD4⁺ cells, more admission times, and higher GDS scores than the normal group. Also, MMSE and MoCA scores revealed differences in total score, directive force, attention and calculating ability, language, delayed memory, reading comprehension, writing, and visual-spatial ability between the 2 groups. The number of B and CD8⁺ cells, ADL, and MNA scores were protective factors, while cerebral infarction history, number of CD4+ cells, admission times, GDS score, and age were risk factors of CI in elderly patients with chronic diseases.
Conclusions
Our study provides evidence that cerebral infarction history, number of CD4+ cells, admission times, GDS score, and age are risk factors of CI in elderly patients with chronic diseases.
... A possible link between Tai Chi and antiaging effects might involve epigenetic regulation of progenitor cell proliferation. Notably, Tai Chi practitioners were observed to have an increase in the levels of CD34+ progenitors in peripheral blood that correlated with promotion of regenerative health [125]. ...
Since time immemorial humans have utilized natural products and therapies for their healing properties. Even now, in the age of genomics and on the cusp of regenerative medicine, the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) approaches represents a popular branch of health care. Furthermore, there is a trend towards a uni ed medical philosophy referred to as Integrative Medicine (IM) that represents the convergence of CAM and conventional medicine. e IM model not only considers the holistic perspective of the physiological components of the individual, but also includes psychological and mind-body aspects. Justi cation for and validation of such a whole-systems approach is in part dependent upon identi cation of the functional pathways governing healing, and new data is revealing relationships between therapies and biochemical e ects that have long de ed explanation. We review this data and propose a unifying theme: IM’s ability to a ect healing is due at least in part to epigenetic mechanisms. is hypothesis is based on a mounting body of evidence that demonstrates a correlation between the physical and mental e ects of IM and modulation of gene expression and epigenetic state. Emphasis on mapping, deciphering, and optimizing these e ects will facilitate therapeutic delivery and create further bene ts.
... Those include empirical studies, systematic reviews and metaanalyses on antiaging cells, anxiety, fear of falling and balance problems, physical fitness, osteoporosis, pain; Parkinson's and seated tai chi (Table 6). Antiaging cells: In a retrospective cross-sectional study, rejuvenating and anti-aging cells were studied in a tai chi versus a brisk walking versus a no exercise habit group [71]. The CD 34 rejuvenating cells were greater in the tai chi group than in the no exercise group, but there were no differences between the tai chi and the brisk walking groups. ...
... [15][16][17][18][19][20]23,24 Recent data on the effects of biological effects of martial arts have also been described. To this end, Ho et al 27 reported an increase in blood CD34+ progenitor cells in those engaged in the practice of Tai Chi suggesting its value as an antiaging therapy, while Chyu et al 28 reported an increase in serum insulin growth factor 1 levels, facilitating promotion and maintenance of muscle mass and neuronal function in overweight/obese premenopausal women who participated in a martial arts exercise intervention. 29,30 The application of martial arts intervention in cancer has also been described. ...
Background
Martial arts intervention in disease has been mostly limited to adult inflammatory, musculoskeletal, or motor diseases, where a mechanical intervention effects positive change. However, the application and benefit to pain management in childhood malignancy are not well described. Here, we assess the effects of defined martial arts intervention in children with cancer with respect to their pain perception and management.
Methods
Sixty-four children with childhood malignancies were enrolled in a martial arts program, which encompassed both meditation and movement modalities. Pain scores (0–10) were recorded pre- and post- 1-hour session intervention. Pain scores were crossed by total visits and tabulated by whether participant pain reduced at least 1 unit, stayed the same, or increased in intensity immediately after (post) participation session. Differences in pain scores were further compared by age and sex.
Results
Prepain and postpain scale data were measured for 64 participants, 43 males (67.2%) and 21 females (32.8%), ranging from 3 years to 19 years. Preintervention and postintervention data were obtained for 223 individual session visits. Mean number of patient participation visits was 1.8±1.6 (range one to nine visits). Of 116 individual measured sessions where the participants began with a pain score of at least 1, pain intensity reduced ≥1 unit in 85.3% (99/116) of visits, remained the same in 7.8% (9/116), and increased in 6.9% (8/116). For the majority (96.3%; 77/80) of sessions, participants began with a prepain intensity score of at least 5–10 with reduction in pain intensity following the session. The overall mean pain score presession visit was reduced bŷ40% (pre: 5.95±2.64 and post: 3.03±2.45 [95% CI: 2.34–3.50]; P≤0.001). Median pain intensity scores had greater reductions with increased age of participants (3–6 years [–1], 7–10 years [–2], 11–14 years [–3], and 15–19 years [–4]).
Conclusion
Martial arts intervention can provide a useful modality to decrease pain in childhood cancer, with greater effect achieved with higher baseline pain scores and patient age. Martial arts intervention may improve patient compliance with respect to medical and surgical management, thus reducing disease morbidity and health care costs.
