Author Archives: Kevin Chen

Meditation Can Change Your Brain for Better & Longer…

[Research Update 科研 动态] Meditation Can Change Your Brain for Better and Longer…  Compiled by Kevin W Chen, Ph.D.    There has been an old saying, when Buddha was asked, “What have you gained from long meditation?”  Buddha replied, “Nothing!” … Continue reading

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Mind-Body Medicine Research Updates (Nov. 14)

[Research Update 科研 动态] Mind-Body Medicine Research Updates Compiled by Kevin W Chen, PhD Breathing-based meditation decreases post traumatic stress disorder symptoms in U.S. military veterans: a randomized controlled longitudinal study.  J Trauma Stress. 2014 Aug;27(4):397-405. By Seppälä EM, Nitschke … Continue reading

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Five Golden Points with Anti-Aging Effects

[[Longevity 长寿]  The Five Golden Points in Human Body with Anti-Aging Effects 人体五大黄金穴–常揉抗衰老 Compiled by Kevin W Chen  The golden ratio point (a.k.a. extreme and mean ratio, 0.61803398…) is a number often encountered when taking the ratios of distances in … Continue reading

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Research Updates on Nutrition & Dietary Therapy

[Research Update 科研动态] Research Updates on Nutrition & Dietary Therapy In Health and Healing Compiled by Kevin W Chen, Ph.D. Nutrition as Medical Therapy.  Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am. 2014 Jun;26(2):277-287.  By Yogaratnam D, Miller MA, Ross B, DiNapoli … Continue reading

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Recent Research on Happiness & Health

[Research Updates] Recent Research on Happiness and Health  Compiled by Kevin W Chen, Ph.D. Happiness intervention decreases pain and depression, boosts happiness among primary care patients.  Prim Health Care & Research Dev. 2014 Jan 22:1-13.  By  Lambert D’raven LT, Moliver … Continue reading

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Mind-Body Research Updates

[Research Update] Mind-Body Medicine Research Updates Compiled by Kevin W Chen, Ph.D. Meditation-based treatment yielding immediate relief for meditation-naïve migraineurs.  Pain Manag Nurs. 2014 Mar;15(1):36-40. By Tonelli ME, Wachholtz AB. Meditation is gaining popularity as an effective means of managing … Continue reading

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Mind-Body Research Updates

[Research Updates] Mind-Body Medicine Research Updates Compiled by Kevin W Chen, Ph.D.  Meditation Programs for Psychological Stress and Well-being: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JAMA Intern Med. 2014 Jan 6. By Goyal M, Singh S, Sibinga EM, et al . … Continue reading

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Call for your support to research

Has Taiji, qigong or meditation made a difference in your health? Have you wondered how meditation and qigong healing works? Are you considering making a tax-deductible contribution by year-end? Would you like more people to benefit from meditation and qigong … Continue reading

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Life Philosophies

[Cultivating the Mind 养心斋] Life Philosophies – Benefit Your Entire Life….  人生哲理 A gardener told me, Not all flowers are suitable for fertile soil. The desert is a paradise for cactus. Many successes or failures in life do not depend … Continue reading

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Mind-Body Medicine Research Updates

[Research Update] Mind-Body Medicine Research Updates Effects of qigong exercise on fatigue, anxiety, and depressive symptoms of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome-like illness: a randomized controlled trial.  Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2013; 2013:485341. Epub 2013 Jul 31. By Chan … Continue reading

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