In an article http://www.one-tcn.com/6722/tai-chi-for-health-part-1-of-2/ about practicing tai chi for health benefits, particularly regarding tai chi and stress, author Richard Clears makes the point.
“I think this Tai Chi health benefit is simple. Generally, higher stress means higher blood pressure and less stress means lower blood pressure. There can be other causes and factors to consider but stress is known as a high killer of people for a reason.”
Tai chi has become popular in the West in recent years to combat the many negative effects stress has on health. More and more doctors are referring their patients to tai chi (some still a little reluctantly) to help improve, or in coping with, stress related illnesses.
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