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[Method of Self Healing<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n

BIGU (Qigong Fasting) — The Most Powerful Way to<\/span><\/strong>
\n Activate Self-Healing Potential<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

(Special Training\u00a0 Information with Dr. Kevin W Chen)<\/span><\/strong>
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[March 27-30, 2020\u00a0 in Baltimore, MD]<\/p>\n

Background:<\/strong> \u00a0Energetic fasting, or Bigu (\u907f\u8c37), has long been a tradition for health\u00a0 and longevity in Daoist & Buddhist practice.\u00a0 There are many documented benefits from reduced calorie-intake and fasting, especially in terms of slowing down aging process, detoxifying body, cleansing digest system, and increasing bio-energy balance.\u00a0\u00a0A recent research reported that fasting for 2 days could promote cell regeneration of the immune system. The 2016 Nobel Prize for medicine,\u00a0 finding the mechanism of autophagy in cells, supports the health benefits of fasting.\u00a0\u00a0Autophagy is the process of utilizing and recycling unnecessary or dysfunctional cellular components\u2014the so-called cellular rubbish which accumulates in cells.\u00a0\u00a0Autophagy becomes especially intensive when an organism is under stress, e.g. when going through fasting. In this case a cell produces energy using its internal resources, that is, cellular rubbish, including pathogenic bacteria.\u00a0\u00a0The Nobel Prize winner\u2019s discovery indicates that abstaining from food and keeping fasts is wholesome\u2014the body truly cleans itself during fasting.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>A recent review of fasting studies in scientific literature (Longo & Mattson 2013, Cell Metabolism) came to the conclusion that “fasting has the potential to delay aging and help prevent and treat diseases while minimizing the side effects caused by chronic dietary interventions.”\u00a0 \u00a0 Scientists have shown a link between long-living calorie-restricted mice and the types of microbes residing in the guts of those mice. The finding, published in 2013\u00a0Nature Communications<\/em><\/a>, suggests a novel mechanism of living longer by establishing the right kind of microbes in our gut through a low-calorie diet.<\/p>\n

In June 2000, a national conference was hold in Penn State University to explore health benefits and scientific research of \u00a0Qigong Bigu with 500+ attendants. \u00a0With appropriate guidance and careful monitoring, Qigong fasting (with gulping qi and other qigong exercises) can be a safe and effective way for health and healing, and for boosting outcomes of Qigong practice.\u00a0 http:\/\/www.scribd.com\/doc\/40294944\/Bigu-Conference-Report-PennState-June-2000<\/a><\/p>\n

Some recent studies (Cheng et al. 2014<\/a>; Brandhorst et al. 2015) reported that fasting can regenerate the entire immune system, here is how:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Brandhorst et al (2015) claims that “A periodic diet that mimics fasting promotes multi-system regeneration, enhanced cognitive performance, and healthspan. In other word, fasting is probably the most powerful way to activate the body’s self-healing potential.\u00a0\u00a0http:\/\/www.cell.com\/cell-metabolism\/abstract\/S1550-4131(15)00224-7<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Fasting is also important part of Yang-Sheng practice in China, Dr. Martin Eisen wrote a nice article about energetic fasting for Yang Sheng a while ago. \u00a0Here is a link about his article: http:\/\/yang-sheng.com\/?p=3874<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Health Ambition web site summarizes the benefits of fasting in more details, it may be a good place to get you started: https:\/\/www.healthambition.com\/benefits-of-fasting\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Here is another article by Stephen H. Buhner\u00a0talking specially about the health benefits of water fasting.\u00a0\u00a0(That is what we are teaching and doing during Qigong fasting.)<\/p>\n

In summary, the research-supported health benefits of Bigu (fasting) include:<\/p>\n