Author Archives: Kevin Chen

From the Editor 编者的话 (07/12)

From the Editor 编者的话 Greetings from Yang-Sheng! Summer is here, and so is all the abundance that Mother Nature provides during the Fire Season. Looking through my window I see the forest thick with growth, birds zipping back and forth … Continue reading

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Mind Body Medicine Research Update

[Research Update] Mind Body Medicine Research Update Compiled by Kevin W Chen Meditative Therapies For Reducing Anxiety: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis Of Randomized Controlled Trials. Depression and Anxiety, June 14, 2012 pre-publication online. By Chen KW, Berger CC, Manheimer  … Continue reading

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Reviews on Studies of Nutritional Therapy and Health

[Research Update] Recent Reviews on Studies of Nutritional Therapy and Health Compiled by Kevin W Chen Policy Interventions To Promote Healthy Eating : A Review of What Works, What Does Not and What Is Promising. Food Nutrition Bulletin. 2011 Dec;32(4):365-75. … Continue reading

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A Comedy Moment (05/12)

[A Comedy Moment] Good humor is a philosophic state of mind; it seems to say to the Nature that we take her no more seriously than she takes us…. Compassion with an umbrella A Western Buddhist woman was in India, … Continue reading

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Mind-Body Medicine Research Update (05/2012)

[Mind-Body Research Update] Selected Publications in Mind-Body Medicine Research   “A Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Qigong Exercise in Cardiac Rehabilitation”; American  Journal of  Chinese Medicine. 2012;40(2):255-67. by Chan CL, Wang CW, Ho RT, Ho AH, Ziea ET, Taam … Continue reading

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A Comedy Moment (03/2012)

[Good humor is a philosophic state of mind; it seems to say to the Nature that we take her no more seriously than she takes us] Bholaji finds himself in dire trouble. His business has gone bust and he’s in … Continue reading

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Mind-Body Medicine Research Update (March 2012)

[Research Update] Tai chi and postural stability in patients with Parkinson’s disease. The New England Journal of Medicine.  2012 Feb 9;366(6):511-9. by Li F, Harmer P, Fitzgerald K, Eckstrom E, Stock R, Galver J, Maddalozzo G, Batya SS.  from Oregon … Continue reading

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Mind-Body Medicine Research Update

Research update Tai chi exercise for treatment of pain and disability in people with persistent low back pain: a randomized controlled trial. Arthritis Care Res. 2011 Nov;63(11):1576-83.; by Hall AM, Maher CG, Lam P, Ferreira M, Latimer J.from The George … Continue reading

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World Experts of Yang Sheng Meet in the “Heaven on Earth,” Hangzhou City

Featured Article by Kevin W Chen, Ph.D. MPH I was quite surprised when the organizers of the World Assembly of Yang Sheng informed me that they would like to extend an invitation to me, as one of the VIPs and … Continue reading

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Mind-Body Research Update

Mind-Body Medicine Research Update Compiled by Kevin Chen, Ph.D. Effects of Tai Chi on pre-landing muscle response latency during stepping down while performing a concurrent mental task in older adults. Eur. J Appl. Physiol. 2011 Nov 22. by Tsang WW, … Continue reading

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