Qigong – A Cure For the Health Care Crisis?

If you are reading this I assume you are already aware of qigong, and everyone knows about the coming health care crisis. Our health care system is top heavy, teetering, and ready to fall of its own weight. And now the Federal government is saying that a public option is the only answer. Now that is a political argument that I’m not going to get into in this short article. But I think it is safe to say that regardless of the outcome of that debate, it seems fairly obvious that the cost of health care will only continue to rise.

I feel that the real people who are caught in the middle of this crisis can only help themselves by looking into learning how to once and for all, take care of their own health choices. So how does the ancient Chinese science of qigong fit in with this coming health care crisis. I say that if more people could learn some of the various forms of qigong they can dramatically improve their own health. This would help them reduce their reliance on health care, public or private.

So, what is qigong? At its easiest definition, it means “breath work”. And even if it never went further than that, it would a boon to our populace. Truly, just making certain that you do a number of repetitions of deep breathing would go a long way in improving your health.

Of course, many of the qigong systems contain far more than just breathing. Another definition of qigong is “energy work”. Along with some gentle stretching (which will also seriously improve many health issues, by the way) many of these programs will strengthen and balance your body’s natural energy flow.

There is a famous medical qigong set called “Dragon and Tiger” that is used widely in The People’s Republic of China for treating a number of types of cancer, apparently to great success. This is based on an ancient text discovered at the legendary Shaolin Temple. It has been taught to literally thousands of cancer patients to help them with their illness. I will write a little more on this great treasure in a future article.

So you see, qigong may just be the perfect thing that individuals can uses for themselves in the upcoming heath care crisis.