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Qigong And Hypertension

Qigong can be an extremely beneficial martial art for those looking to improve their health. Through relaxation and stabilization of sympathetic nervous system activity, Qigong can help treat and protect against mild essential hypertension. Along with lower sympathetic nervous system activity comes a lower level of overall stress. With a lower level of stress comes a lower level of Cortisol, a hormone that regulates our metabolism of carbohydrates. High levels of Cortisol are known to cause weig

Medical Qigong

Qigong is being used as part of the Traditional Chinese Medication in preventive and therapeutic health care. Qi is seen as the vital energy in one’s body to maintain life. Qigong will train one to work on physical to control and exercise this energy for own good or if becomes an expert, one can even use qi for treatment.