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T'ai Chi Chih is recommended in the Mayo Clinic Health Letter.

"T'ai Chi Chih reduces stress, and if you can reduce your stress, it can work on all kinds of ailments. We know ulcers, chemical dependency, emotional neuroses, hypertension -- a lot of common 20th century ailments -- are stress-related."

-- Dr. David Walker, Los Angeles Times

Shingles immunity is greatly strengthened by regular T'ai Chi Chih practice: T'ai Chi Chih practitioners experienced up to a 50% increase in the immune system's memory T-cells, which are responsible for attacking the virus that causes shingles.

-- University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) study, reported in the Wall Street Journal

"The T'ai Chi Chih Center [of New Mexico] is recognized in the American Medical Association's Cultural Competence Compendium for its contributions to enhancing the cultural competence of physicians."

-- American Medical Association

"I sleep better; I'm more relaxed; I have more energy. I'm less depressed; friends and co-workers continually complement me on a "glow" that I have now, and I just feel better about life all around. I'm recommending TCC to everyone in my life."

-- TCC student, from Blooming the Flower, published by the New Mexico Tai Chi Chih Association

"T'ai Chi Keeps the Doctor Away, Research Says"

-- San Francisco Chronicle; Emory University study reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)

"T'ai Chi for Older People Reduces Falls, May Help Maintain Strength"

-- National Institutes of Health (NIH), News in Health

"At the Tufts-New England Medical Center, rheumatoid arthritis suffers with an average age of 50 who practiced T'ai Chi twice a week for 3 months had fewer tender joints than a control group."

-- "Tufts University Health & Nutrition Letter"