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July 31, 2003

For More Information Contact: Rebecca Wilkowski, Phone: (800) 729-0941

Chinese Medicine Offers Solutions for Healthy Aging Month

As Healthy Aging Month approaches this September, we become reminded of how difficult it can be to maintain health as our bodies age. Though aging is never an easy process, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) offers many solutions to the physical and emotional strains of getting older.

The number of seniors in America has slowly been increasing, and that trend is projected to continue. While there were only 33.9 million people over the age of 65 in 1996, by 2030, that number is expected to reach 69.4 million.

With such a large portion of the population facing old age, Americans are increasingly looking for more holistic modalities to ease this process.

TCM encompasses a variety of preventative techniques that can all work to make the aging process easier and even slower. These include manual therapies, such as acupuncture and massage; exercises like tai chi and Qi gong, whose gentle movements and low physical impact are ideal for aging bodies; and herbal formulas.

All of these aspects of TCM are based on the same principal of health, which has been used effectively in Chinese medicine for approximately 5,000 years. According to TCM, there are 14 major pathways, called meridians, in the human body. Chinese medicine practitioners believe that these meridians conduct qi, or energy, between the surface of the body and internal organs. It is qi that regulates spiritual, emotional, mental and physical balance. When the flow of qi is disrupted through poor health habits, aging or other circumstances, pain and/or disease can result. Acupuncture, massage, tai chi, Qi gong and herbs help to keep the normal flow of this energy unblocked.

By treating every patient as an individual and working to balance qi, TCM can alleviate and prevent many of the health problems experienced by seniors, such as depression, arthritis, memory loss, pain, muscle and joint stiffness, heart problems, diabetes, osteoperosis, insomnia, bladder and kidney problems, impotence, and many more.

For more information on how TCM can ease the aging process, please call (800) 729-0941.

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