The Nishino Breathing Method and Ki-energy (life-energy): A challenge to traditional scientific thinking

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 191-200

  Ohnishi, S Tsuyoshi ^a   Ohnishi, Tomoko ^b  

^a Philadelphia Biomedical Research Institute   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological Uncertainty Principle; Cartesian dualism; Entropy; Five sense independent communication; Infrared radiation; Inhibition of cultured cancer cell division; Ki energy; Ki information; Nishino Breathing Method; Taiki practice

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; BREATHING; CANCER CELL; CELL DIVISION; EVALUATION; EXERCISE; HEALING; HUMAN; JAPAN; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NISHINO BREATHING METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 33745698160     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ecam/nel004     Document Type: Review

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