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Tai Chi on the beach in Middletown. Frieda Squires photo.

Tai Chi is often described as meditation in motion, but it might also be called medication in motion, according to the Harvard Women's Health Watch, a newsletter published by Harvard Medical School.

Researchers at Harvard have found evidence that the ancient Chinese martial art is effective in treating and preventing health problems such as high blood pressure and heart disease.

"A growing body of carefully conducted research is building a compelling case for Tai Chi as an adjunct to standard medical treatment for the prevention and rehabilitation of many conditions commonly associated with age," said Peter M. Wayne, assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and director of the Tai Chi and Mind-Body Research Program at Harvard Medical School's Osher Research Center. An adjunct therapy is one that's used together with primary medical treatments, either to address a disease itself or its primary symptoms, or, more generally, to improve a patient's functioning and quality of life.

Among the health issue that Tai Chi helps to address are bone density, arthritis, recovery from stroke and breast cancer.

Take a look at the entire article here.

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