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Tai chi improves mood, depression, quality of life, study says – latimes.com

Tai chi improves mood, quality of life for patients with systolic heart failure Excerpt from http://www.latimes.com/health/boostershots/la-heb-tai-chi-heart-failure-20110425,0,7868914.story: Researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital looked at 100 patients diagnosed with systolic heart failure. Half of them were placed in a 12-week tai chi exercise program, performing such moves as …

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clinical evidence: Tai Chi Eases Depression in Elderly

[via Embrace the Moon Taijiquan & Qigong] New York Times reports on results from a new study: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/18/tai-chi-eases-depression-in-elderly This study shows that Tai Chi is more effective in reducing depression in elderly than health education class, and both are much more effective than antidepressant.

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