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Article: Ancient Chinese tai chi may help the elderly get a good night's sleep
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- The Hindustan Times
- Article date:
- June 21, 2008
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Washington, June 21 -- Elderly tired of spending restless nights should learn Ancient Chinese martial arts tai chi chih for a good night's sleep, suggests a new study.
More than half of all older adults complain about having difficulties sleeping, however, researchers from University of California, Los Angeles have found that practicing tai chi chih, the Westernized version of a 2,000-year-old Chinese martial art can promotes sleep quality in older adults with moderate sleep complaints.
During the study, the team looked at 112 healthy adults between 59-86 years and randomly assigned to one of two groups for a 25-week ...