Luo Chao, after listening to the female doctor's personal experience, smiled slightly and nodded.

Then, Luo Chao said to everyone, "I think after hearing this lady's personal experience, I don't need to explain more. In fact, the benefits of practicing Tai Chi on the human body have long had scientific evidence."

This, of course, was directed at Nicholas Mirotic, who kept emphasizing science left and right.

"According to the development of physiology in recent years, especially the study of the central nervous system by many physiologists, we have further understood the important role of the central nervous system in the human body."

"We know that the nervous system, especially its advanced parts, is the hub for regulating and controlling the activities of all systems and organs. Human beings rely on the activities of the nervous system to adapt to the external environment and transform it."

Speaking of this, Luo Chao pointed to the spine of an obese elderly person on the hospital bed, "You see, this patient, because of his obesity, has had his spine under strain for years, leading to problems with the central nervous system on his spine!"

"People rely on the activities of the nervous system to unify the functional activities of various systems and organs in the body as needed. Therefore, any exercise method that can enhance the function of the central nervous system has significant health benefits for the whole body!"

"This is where Tai Chi excels. Practicing Tai Chi requires a calm mind, focused attention, and emphasizes intention, all of which have excellent training effects on brain activity."

"Moreover, from a movement perspective, it's the same. When practicing Tai Chi, the movements need to be complete and consistent, from gaze to upper limbs, torso, and lower limbs, coordinated without any disorder, continuous and unbroken. Also, because some parts of the movements are relatively complex, good coordination and balance abilities are required."

At this point, Luo Chao moved his finger upwards to the face of the obese elderly person on the bed, pointing to the distressing, frustrated, and depressed expression on his face. "This elderly man, due to his long-term sub-health state, always finds himself in a pathological mental state, easily angered, frustrated, and saddened, which ultimately shortens life!"

"And practicing Tai Chi can solve this problem. Tai Chi is a very interesting exercise. People who practice regularly all feel this: when practicing the forms, the whole body feels comfortable and refreshed; when practicing push hands, the whole body feels lively and responsive. These all prove that the practice of Tai Chi improves emotional wellbeing and interest."

"The improvement of emotions has significant physiological meaning. Improved emotions can activate various physiological mechanisms. Many experiments have shown that even before physical exertion in an exercise, just the mental impact can change the hemodynamic process and gas metabolism. For people suffering from certain chronic conditions, improving emotions is even more essential!"

"Therefore, practicing Tai Chi not only activates various physiological mechanisms but also helps patients break free from pathological mental states, which is crucial for therapeutic efficacy. These examples fully illustrate the beneficial effects of practicing Tai Chi on the central nervous system."

Saying this, Luo Chao pressed his palm down on the chest of the elderly man, saying, "This elderly man, his body is extremely obese, which has also overburdened his cardiovascular system! It has even led to stasis within the body! So, how to solve this? It's simple, practice Tai Chi!"

"The impact of practicing Tai Chi on the cardiovascular system occurs under the regulation of central nervous system activity. In terms of Tai Chi's movements' composition, it includes activities of various muscle groups and joints, as well as rhythmic breathing movements, particularly diaphragmatic exercises."

"Thus, it can enhance blood and lymph circulation, reduce stasis within the body, and is an excellent method to eliminate internal stasis! We doctors all know that the periodic contraction and relaxation of skeletal muscles throughout the body can enhance venous circulation. Muscle activities ensure venous pressure. Breathing exercises can also accelerate this process, which is very apparent during Tai Chi practice!"

"Tai Chi movements are relaxed, and the chest should not be tense. It requires conscious coordination of breathing with the movements, thus making breathing natural and enhancing its effects, further accelerating blood and lymph circulation."

"We often see that when a person's chest, shoulder, and elbow muscles are tense, due to the fixed chest structure, inhalation is restricted, resulting in impaired circulation, leading to flushed cheeks, and distended neck veins, which are absent during Tai Chi practice!"

"In Tai Chi, many movements and postures require the breath to sink downward, known as directing the breath to the Dantian. This is a type of diaphragmatic breathing, which is beneficial for health and treatment."

"The contraction and relaxation of abdominal and diaphragm muscles constantly change abdominal pressure. When abdominal pressure is high, veins in the abdominal cavity are pressed, pushing blood into the right atrium. Conversely, when abdominal pressure is low, blood flows into the abdominal cavity."

"This way, breathing exercises can improve blood circulation, strengthen myocardial nutrition, and diaphragmatic movement can also provide a regular massage effect on the liver, effectively eliminating hepatic stasis and improving liver function."

As Luo Chao was eloquently speaking, a discordant voice suddenly interrupted.

Nicholas Mirotic, with a cold expression, said, "Hah, I've listened to you boast about Tai Chi for so long. What evidence do you have? You're practically deifying Tai Chi. Remember, practice is the sole criterion for testing truth. You keep mentioning scientific research, and I'm in medical science, but I've never seen scientific research experiments concerning Tai Chi!"

Luo Chao, hearing this, was displeased and retorted, "Mr. Nicholas Mirotic, Tai Chi is an ancient martial art unique to Huaxia. It's normal for a Western doctor like you not to have seen relevant scientific research, but just because you haven't seen it doesn't mean we in Huaxia haven't conducted related experiments!"

"Let me tell you, investigations by the Sports Medicine Research Institute in our Huaxia Capital have confirmed that regular Tai Chi practice has beneficial effects on the cardiovascular system. They conducted functional experiments on two groups of elderly subjects!"

"They had the elderly perform a task of stepping up and down a 40-centimeter-high bench fifteen times within one minute. Results showed that the Tai Chi group had better cardiovascular functions. Among the 32 elderly, all but one were able to complete the quantitative load, and their blood pressure and pulse responses were normal."

"In contrast, in the control group, with increasing age, fewer could complete the load. More had poor functional test responses like trapezoidal ascending and asthenic types, and ECG checks confirmed this point as well."

"In the Tai Chi group, only 28.2% had abnormal ECG reactions, while generally, in the control group, 41.3% of the elderly showed such issues. These experimental results fully testify that regular Tai Chi practice ensures sufficient coronary blood supply, forceful heart contractions, and excellent hemodynamics!"

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