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What Are the Health Benefits of Eating Less?

For foodies, eating more is often easier than eating less at every meal. If you’re still doing that, you must read this article. Why is eating less good for your health? First of all, to be clear, eating less doesn’t mean not eating, such as in real life, many people who are overweight go on ...

Emma Lu

Passing food around the family dinner table.

A Strange Disease Caused by Karma

Karma is a Sanskrit term that directly translates into action. In Buddhism, karma means an intentional act that has future consequences. These intentions influence one’s rebirth in samsara, or the world as it is known according to their belief system. Buddhism is one of the three belief systems underpinning traditional Chinese culture.  According to Venerable ...

Helen London

A Gautama Buddha statue.

What Avian Flu Is and How to Limit Its Spread

On Jan. 14, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported that the Eurasian H5 strain of the highly pathogenic avian influenza — commonly called the avian flu — had infected a wild duck in South Carolina. That report marked the first detection of a highly pathogenic, or disease-causing, strain in the United States since 2015. Unfortunately, it would not be the ...

Troy Oakes

Chickens are prone to avian flu.

The ‘Terrain’ of Disease: Limitations of Germ Theory

In 1864, French chemist Louis Pasteur fathered the science of bacteriology and the germ theory of disease causation — one of the cornerstones of modern medicine. The process of Pasteurization is named after him. Yet after a lifetime of work with the germ theory, Pasteur himself, on his deathbed, is credited with having said: “I ...

Sofia Roma

Engraving of Louis Pasteur conducting an experiment on a rabbit while two colleagues stand by and watch.

9 Incredible Foods to Help Prevent Chronic Disease

Many diseases are caused by improper diet, especially at dinnertime, and eating the wrong foods may bring on chronic diseases. Therefore, it’s necessary to pay special attention to what you eat for dinner in order to prevent chronic diseases. Prevent chronic diseases by avoiding these 3 foods for dinner 1. Avoid foods high in fat ...

Raven Montmorency

An ambulance on a snowy road.

Zombie Raccoons Attack Youngstown, Ohio

The residents of Youngstown, Ohio, have been terrified by raccoons that seem to have infested the town, displaying zombie-like behavior. Many people have reported witnessing these zombie raccoons and have reported them to the police, being quite afraid of them. Why zombie raccoons? Well, the residents report that these nocturnal animals are seen out in ...

Armin Auctor

Zombie-like angry raccoon

Is Trigeminal Neuralgia the Most Painful Medical Condition Known?

While the pain of childbirth may be thought of as the most painful medical condition, trigeminal neuralgia is much worse. Suffers believe it is the worst pain ever inflicted on a human being, it’s incurable, and it’s so bad that the very rare neurological condition is nicknamed the. What is trigeminal neuralgia? Trigeminal neuralgia (TN ...

Troy Oakes

Managing Cancer with Chinese Medicine Principles

The Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon is an ancient Chinese medical text that is still referred to today. Cancer treatments were documented in ancient times and managing cancer was possible. The principles behind traditional Chinese medicine encompass both the traditional Chinese value of moderation when treating illnesses and the practice of coexistence. Dr. Zhou Lizhong, founder of ...

Emma Lu

Is Nicotine the Answer to Treating Chronic Lung Disease?

Researchers at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center have discovered the highly addictive drug in tobacco products, called nicotine, may help people with sarcoidosis, a chronic inflammatory lung disease. The main symptom of most lung diseases is shortness of breath, however, with sarcoidosis, its debilitating fatigue makes it frequently misdiagnosed. When left untreated, the ...

Troy Oakes

Nicotine