David Jirard

Several Countries Have Ended Their COVID Restrictions

It has been two years since the outbreak and rampage of the pandemic began. Now, several countries have ended their COVID restrictions in an effort to welcome tourists and resume normal lives. Some of the countries are still enforcing some manner of travel restrictions on foreign visitors, such as requiring a quarantine after arriving. However, ...

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A couple in a swimming pool at a resort with palm trees and tropical plants.

The Health Benefits of Nuts

Most people enjoy eating pistachios, pumpkin seeds, peanuts, cashews, sunflower seeds, and walnuts during the holidays. Not only are they delicious, but the health benefits of nuts are also considerable. However, even though nuts have high nutritional value, after they are seasoned, their calorie count and sodium content can rise to an unhealthy level. Some ...

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Bowl of different nuts on a table.

Longevity Increased by Having Healthy Intestines

The two most vulnerable organs in the human body are the small and large intestines. Healthy intestines will bring you better health and a longer life. The intestines are the largest organs in the human body, and they absorb nutrients and eradicate toxins from the body. 4 ways to have healthy intestines 1. Chew food ...

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Walking is an easy exercise for healthy intestines

6 Amazing Benefits of Onions

For many people, onions are an easy vegetable to incorporate into a variety of delicious meals, such as sautéed beef with onions or scrambled eggs with onions. Yet many people don’t know how much onions can benefit their health. Read on to discover the many health benefits of onions. Medicine and food share a common ...

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A pile of brown onions.

Avoid 4 Dietary Habits to Prevent Illness

Modern people have very stressful lives. In many cases, they work until it is late, eat carelessly during the day, and then eat a large dinner while ignoring the importance of dinner on their health. There are cases where your dietary habits can make you ill. Skipping dinner is the choice of many young people ...

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Friends eating together at the dinner table.

5 Health Benefits of Drinking Tea

Chinese people have been in the habit of drinking tea since ancient times. Tea contains a variety of health-improving substances, such as folic acid, vitamins, protein, and minerals. Drinking tea appropriately can be beneficial to your health. Drinking tea has 5 major health benefits 1. Contributes to anti-oxidation Tea polyphenols have antioxidant properties that act ...

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Steaming pot of tea sits next to a cup filled with tea on a wooden table.

Painting by Wu Daozi Comes to Life

Wu Daozi was a famous painter during the Tang Dynasty and was revered as the “sage of paintings.” His pictorial artwork has left many legendary stories that have been passed down through generations. The most notable painters in ancient China, including Wu Daozi, shared a similar characteristic in that their paintings were very lifelike. Behind ...

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The brushwork in Daozi Wu's 'Eighty-Seven Celestials' is the best of its genre in traditional Chinese painting.

The Secret to the Greatest Joy

The ancients left this saying to future generations: “The greatest joy is to do good.” The following story shows how those who do good will prosper, while those who act selfishly will fall. According to Qian Yong, the author of the Qing Dynasty’s The Garden of Daoism, doing good deeds is like accumulating wealth that ...

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The Taoists hold that doing good deeds accumulates wealth

How to Stay Healthy in Autumn

According to traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), you should nourish your yang nature in spring and summer and nourish your yin nature in autumn and winter. To stay healthy in autumn means you will have fewer health concerns in winter. How do you stay healthy in autumn? Follow these simple steps! Three things to do in ...

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Fruit and fruit dishes.

How a POW Used Chinese Wisdom

This is a true story that happened in a Japanese-run prisoner-of-war (POW) concentration camp during World War II that was located in China. Every day, the Allied POWs had to do 15 hours of hard labor. The quality of the food served to the prisoners was poor and the available amount of food was very ...

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American soldiers getting out of a truck at a Japanese prisoner of war camp during World War II.