© 1999 by Oxford University Press
Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 91, No. 12, 1000-1001,
June 16, 1999
© 1999 Oxford University Press
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Traditional Chinese Medicine Taps "Qi" for Health
More than a thousand people came from the United States to a suburb of Washington, D.C., recently to attend a lecture by a man whose presence for a few hours they believed would heal them, physically, mentally, or emotionally. The content of his speech was not as important as what he was said to be emitting: the life force energy the Chinese call "qi."
Yan Xin is a master of qi gong (pronounced "chi gung") medicine. Qi gong,
the predecessor to tai chi, is an exercise combining postures, flowing movement, controlled
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