It's no secret to those of us involved with Chinese health practices such as Qigong, Tai Chi, and Kung Fu: our health is intimately connected with the seasons. But if you'd like modern scientific research to back up the thousand year-old tradition of The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine, here's the story from NPR News.
Among other "discoveries" outlined in the story--
Inflammation, which is caused by the immune system becoming overactive, says John Todd, a geneticist at the University of Cambridge who led the research, has long been associated with a lot of the health problems that spike in the winter.
No one knows how the seasons affect our genes. But there are some obvious possibilities, Todd thinks.
"As the seasons come on it gets colder, the days get shorter," he says. "So daylight and temperature could be factors."
Other researchers say the findings could have far-reaching implications.
Xie xie.
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