Health

Healthy Foods: Eating Dates During Pregnancy

Taking the right kinds of food during pregnancy is crucial in ensuring the health of the baby, as well as keeping the mother safe. Dates are an item that women should consider consuming when pregnant, as they offer numerous health benefits.   Benefits of dates Fiber present in dates helps in keeping the digestive system ...

Raven Montmorency

A baby.

Antibiotic Resistance: How We Can Fight Back Against Superbugs

When antibiotics were first discovered, it seemed as if we had found an easy and extremely effective way to deal with illnesses caused by infectious organisms. However, many organisms are now morphing into superbugs, developing properties that make antibiotic use ineffective. This is a serious health problem. If we do not find a way to ...

Raven Montmorency

Checking a petri dish for antibiotic resistence.

Healthcare Community Evolves as Chinese Medicine Gains Recognition

Earlier this year, the World Health Organization (WHO) included traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in its latest version of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) list. By doing so, the organization recognized traditional Chinese medicine as a viable treatment process that can be practiced in clinics across the world. However, the move has split the healthcare ...

Emma Lu

Traditional Chinese medicine remedies.

World Health Organization’s Global Vaccination Summit

The European Commission and the World Health Organization recently held a Global Vaccination Summit in Belgium. About 400 scientists, political leaders, health professionals, and other global influencers attended the meeting. The summit The aim of the summit was to prevent the spread of diseases for which a vaccine is already available and to advocate against ...

Jack Roberts

The WHO Global Vaccination Summit.

Wind and Its Impact in Traditional Chinese Medicine

In traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), the wind is believed to be a major cause of illness. Traditionally considered a yang form of evil, you can determine whether an affliction is caused by wind by looking at the symptoms associated with body movements — like spasms, twitching, and shaking. TCM classifies wind into external and internal. ...

Emma Lu

Traditional Chinese medicine.

Upper Body Movement While Walking Is the Key to Lower Blood Pressure

Most lifestyle-related diseases can be improved through exercise, especially walking. Conventional thinking says that walking 8,000-10,000 steps a day is good for health. One study pointed out that after three months of walking 30 minutes a day, blood pressure dropped by 15 mm Hg. While it is clear that blood pressure does drop when walking ...

Helen London

Walking as an exercise.

Understand Your Acne Through Face Mapping

Face mapping is a Chinese technique believed to be helpful in determining the health of a person by assessing the condition of their face. When the body is afflicted with illness, certain sections of the skin start showing acne. The location of these pimples can indicate the corresponding organs that need to be treated. However, ...

Raven Montmorency

Chinese face mapping.

‘The China Study’: Diet, Genes, and Diseases

In 2005, T. Colin Campbell, an American biochemist, published a book, The China Study. The book contains results from 20 years of nutrition research Campbell had conducted in China. Unlike other health research reports, The China Study was not published after observing a small group of people. Instead, the study covered 6,500 adults in 65 ...

Raven Montmorency

A Chinese family eating dinner.

Painful Walking After 50 May Be Due to Vascular Problems

Many people expect that they will experience weakening limbs and walking difficulties as they age and don’t pay attention if it happens to them. In fact, these symptoms can be closely related to vascular problems. Feeling pain when walking can be due to blood vessel blockages. A symptom closely related to arterial occlusion is the ...

Helen London

Older people out walking.

Watch for the Silent Symptoms of a Thrombus

Imbalanced blood circulation can lead to blood clots forming in veins. These clots can cause serious trouble. Clots in blood vessels are known as thrombi. A thrombus causes heart failure if it develops in cardiovascular vessels either by blocking the vessels or through ischemia; it is known as deep vein thrombosis if it develops in ...

Helen London

The formation of a thrombus.