Can ancient Chinese medicine help with the modern problem of obesity? Not only can it help with weight loss, it can increase overall health as well.
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The latest news: it seems that coffee and exercise together can help fight cancer. In fact, the combination is over three times more effective than exercise alone (see article sources below). How can this be? Researchers don’t know why this … Continue reading
Doctors and psychologists see it all the time: people who have substantial debts are highly stressed and often in ill health. They can suffer from an inability to focus, lowered performance, depression, relationship problems, frequent colds, poor sleep, overeating, digestive … Continue reading
Ah, to be able to eat all manner of cakes, cookies, candy bars and other assorted sweets without having to pay the price of sugar overload! Such has been the dream of sugar addicts and diabetics—not to mention scientists and … Continue reading
A recent study indicates that a diet low in fat and very high in fruits and vegetables does not prevent breast cancer from returning. According to Chinese medicine, cancer is caused by a condition called “excessive dampness”. A diet appropriate … Continue reading
A recent study found that older Chinese women who eat a Western-style diet have a much greater risk of developing breast cancer than those who eat a typical Chinese diet (see sources below). According to Chinese medicine, cancer is caused … Continue reading
Experts are predicting that the increase in obesity will lead to an increase in the number of cases of Alzheimer’s disease (see sources below). According to Chinese medicine, obesity and Alzheimer’s disease have the same root: they are both caused … Continue reading
Researchers are predicting that the results of a large-scale Spanish study on the benefits of the Mediterranean diet will show that it can reduce heart problems, based on early results in groups of test subjects (see sources below). According to … Continue reading
New research shows how stress, combined with a fast-food diet, can cause obesity (see sources below). Researchers expect that drugs that promote or prevent fat accumulation in specific areas of the body will be available in the future. In the … Continue reading