Health

How Acupuncture Helps Alleviate Internet Addiction

Acupuncture is a traditional Chinese treatment that involves inserting needles into a person’s body at differing depths. The treatment is said to help relieve pain. In 2003, the WHO verified acupuncture as being helpful in dealing with a wide range of health conditions, like high/low blood pressure, tennis elbow, dysentery, peptic ulcer, and so on. ...

Emma Lu

A woman typing on a laptop.

Follow 3 Time Phases for Better Sleep Quality and Health

Following the clock to rest is the best way to help protect your heart and to allow your body to detoxify. This will not only improve your sleep quality, but also your health. Phase one sleep: 7 p.m.-9 p.m. According to traditional Chinese medical science, the 7 p.m.-9 p.m. period corresponds to the heart. Proper ...

Helen London

A woman sleeping at a table.

Foot Binding and Health Consequences

Foot binding was an ancient Chinese custom where women used to wrap their feet with the aim of modifying the shape of their feet. The tradition started off in the 10th century and existed well into the early 20th century. Women who had their feet bound ended up suffering numerous health complications, which many of them willingly ...

Emma Lu

Foot binding pphotos.

Foods That Nourish You in Autumn

According to the Chinese lunar calendar, August 7 marks the end of summer and the start of autumn this year. That means you should eat in accordance with the seasons to nourish your yin energy and replenish moisture. Dryness easily harms the lungs in autumn Lai Ruixin, Director of Han Ming Tang Clinic of Traditional ...

Emma Lu

Honey.

Eat Black Beans for Detoxification and Anti-Aging

Black beans are an often-overlooked treasure. In addition to their delicious flavor, black beans contain things such as polyphenols, unsaturated fatty acids, and fiber, all of which provide an array of health benefits. In order to gain some of these benefits, we have a couple of tasty recipes you can try, which will not only ...

Tatiana Denning

Dried black beans.

How Rubbing These Hand Reflexology Points Can Improve Your Health

According to traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), each of our five fingers corresponds to one of our five major organs. This concept is also known in other cultures in a slight variation of ways referred to as hand reflexology. The five major organs are also known as zang organs in traditional Chinese medicine. Collectively, they are ...

Helen London

Hand Reflexology

The Secret to Health Lies in Apples That Don’t Rot

We all know that the surface of an apple, when cut into pieces, will turn brown pretty quickly and then start to decay. However, the apples grown by an old Japanese farmer named Hidefumi will not turn brown when cut, and will not rot even after 2 years. They only shrink and dry out, emitting ...

Helen London

Three red apples sitting on a table.

Inexpensive, Visual Proof That Masks Block Droplets

Duke physician Eric Westman was one of the first champions of masking as a means to curtail the spread of COVID-19, working with a local non-profit to provide free masks to at-risk and under-served populations in the greater Durham community. But he needed to know whether the virus-blocking claims mask suppliers made were true, to assure he ...

Troy Oakes

A woman taking a photo wearing a face mask.

Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatments for Extremely High Blood Pressure

Bloodletting is used today in traditional Chinese medicine as a treatment for a sudden spike causing extremely high blood pressure. The practice of bloodletting began around 3,000 years ago with the Egyptians, then continued with the Greeks and Romans, the Arabs, and the Asians, and then spread through Europe during the Middle Ages and the ...

Helen London

A blood pressure monitor.

The Differences Between an Allergy and COVID-19

The symptoms of COVID-19 include a dry cough, sneezing, fatigue, etc. This is very similar to the symptoms of allergies. As such, people are finding it difficult to distinguish between the two. Here’s a quick rundown on how to gauge whether the symptoms you display are the result of an allergy or COVID-19. Allergies vs COVID-19 ...

Raven Montmorency

COVID-19 viruses.