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8 Top Places to Visit in Greenland

Greenland — the world’s largest island — holds a captivating blend of history, natural wonders, and the Arctic allure.  The Inuit people, also found in Alaska and Canada, migrated to Greenland in the 13th Century, and today, they make up about 90 percent of the inhabitants there. They are fascinating people with a distinct language ...

Nathan Machoka

Qaqortoq, Greenland.

3 Benefits of Eating Ginger in the Summer

Traditional Chinese medicine has a saying, “Eat radish in winter and ginger in summer.” Indeed, from the perspective of health preservation and disease prevention, eating ginger in summer has many benefits. But everything has two sides. How to choose good ginger When choosing ginger, it is essential to smell it carefully, look at the skin, ...

Hermann Rohr

A pile of ginger root.

8 Red Foods to Eat in Summer

Eating red foods in summer is very important. The summer heat tests your tolerance and temper, and you can get irritable and lose your head more easily. This can lead to a drop in your immunity, which can induce the onset of various diseases, especially cardiovascular disease. In traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), there is the ...

David Jirard

Eating red foods in summer help the heart (Image: Christopher Paquette via Flickr / CC BY 2.0 )

7 Soups in Summer? Yes, and the Ingredients Have so Many Health Benefits

In summer, your body loses a lot of water, so you need to rehydrate. The following seven soups in summer cool down and detoxify the body, and help lower blood lipid levels (fat build-up in arteries), among many other benefits mentioned below. 7 soups in summer for your health 1. Mung bean soup Drinking mung ...

Emma Lu

A bowl of Turkish mung bean soup.