Qigong is an ancient practice in Chinese medicine that aims to cultivate life energy (Qi). It combines gentle and conscious movement, breathing, meditation and inner listening to improve the flow of energy in the body, calm the nervous system and strengthen the various body systems. It has been used in China for centuries both to maintain health and as part of the treatment of chronic and acute diseases.

According to Maimonides and Chinese medicine we are supposed to "eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a poor man" , but too often I meet patients who miss this important meal or drink coffee and a cookie and think that this will satisfy their body needs - to produce energy (Qi) that will allow them to do everything they need and want. A fascinating study compared a diet which is rich in the morning and poor in the evening to the opposite - poor in th