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Article: A SYSTEM OF SELF-HEALING (PART 1).
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- Paraplegia News
- Article date:
- January 1, 2000
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According to traditional Chinese medicine, a life-force energy called qi permeates all living things. Good health requires an ample and flowing supply of qi (also chi, pronounced "chee").
Depleted by the demands of daily living, qi is naturally replenished through breathing, eating, and closeness to nature; it is deliberately enhanced by meditation, qigong, tai chi, and other principles of traditional Chinese medicine, such as acupuncture (see "Acupuncture: An Alternative Therapy?" PN, September 1998). When qi is consistently diminished, out of balance, or polluted, sickness ensues; its absence means death.
Unfortunately, in people with physical ...