Tai chi is found to augment the immune response to the varicella zoster virus.

Researchers at the University of California at Los Angeles studied the effects of tai chi on resting and vaccine-stimulated levels of cell-mediated immunity to the varicella zoster virus and on health functioning in older adults. 112 healthy adults over aged 59 to 86 were randomly assigned to receive 25 weeks of tai chi or [...]

Tai chi improves antibody response to influenza vaccine in older adults.

Researchers at the University of Illinois citing previous studies that suggest that tai chi improves immune function designed a study to examine whether 5 months of tai chi and qigong practice could improve the immune response to influenza vaccine in older adults. Subjects received the 2003-2004 influenza vaccine during the 1st week of intervention. [...]

Regular tai chi exercise improves T cell helper function in type 2 diabetics.

Researchers in Taiwan carried out a case-control study of 30 pairs of type 2 diabetics to investigate the effects of a 12-week course in tai chi exercise on T cell helper reaction in type 2 diabetics. After 12-weeks of tai chi the tai chi group had decrease HbA1c levels and increased T cell helper [...]

Functional mobility and regulatory T cell function enhanced after tai chi program.

Researchers at the Chang Gung Institute of Technology in Kaohsiung Taiwan investigated the effect of a 12-week tai chi program on functional mobility, self reported health benefits and immune regulation among 37 middle-aged adults volunteers from the community. Participants were tested before and after the tai chi program. There was a significant positive [...]

Regular moderate physical activity can prevent the neuroendocrine and detrimental immunological effects of stress.

Dr. Fleshner of the University of Colorado in Boulder writes in the May 2000 edition of the International Journal of Sports Medicine that “clearly, functional interactions exist between the neuroendocrine system and the immune system that operate during the generation of normal in vivo immune responses” and presents data that supports the hypothesis that regular, [...]

Next Page »