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Replacing "Qi" with "tiny magnetic fields associated with physiological activities in the body," is there any truth to this?

Why stop there? Replace it with "infrared radiation corresponding to a blackbody temperature of approximately 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit" and it's 100% supported by science.

I was super skeptical of/confused by this also, still am, but they appear to be referencing this research which, if anyone can find any evidence of independent replication, I would love to know about: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1353653/

Wow from 1992. The three more that cited it were each from "The Journal of Alternative Medicine and choice Buzz Words," but one was from a more respectable journal testing the effects of spiritual healing on cancer cell lines in 2005. In short, not significantly different from the control.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16136029/

I think it's a joke, it's probably the same as palm of person waiting for a high five.