Traditional Chinese Culture: ‘Male Left, Female Right’

In traditional Chinese culture, the custom to consider the left side of the body as male and the right side as female seems to have permeated all aspects of people’s daily lives. How did this custom come into being? According to legend, when Pangu, the ancestor of the Chinese people, became a deity, his body ...

Emma Lu

Pagoda at the edge of a lake in Asia.

The Decisive Factors Affecting Longevity

Good health and longevity have been the subjects of many human studies. Elizabeth Blackburn the 2009 Nobel Prize winner in physiology, concluded that it was a balanced mind that helps us live longer. To be able to live for 100 years, one has to maintain a reasonable diet (25 percent), a balanced mind (50 percent), ...

Michael Segarty

A family at the beach.

Reflections From Past Christmas Holidays

Ah, Christmas. It’s a time of joy and cheer, lights and festivities, family and friends. It is, as they say, the most wonderful time of the year. I grew up loving Christmas. My mom always went to great lengths to make the holiday season fun for us kids. Of course, it always seemed like Christmas ...

Tatiana Denning

A Christmas tree ornament.