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Chilli - A cool approach to flu management

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October 3rd 2009
It was a foggy morning when we awoke in Xi'an; or perhaps it was a smoggy morning. Any mist for an Australian from Brisbane is fog! My partner and I walked to People's Square when at 5:30 am people were buzzing about doing whatever morning exercise came naturally. Qigong is our style so we commenced breathing in the (fresh?) morning air. It was not long into the stretching when I felt a slight ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more