A researcher claims that children need nutrients that can only be found in animal source foods. According to Chinese medicine, our diet should consist of a mixture of Wood-element and Earth-element foods. Wood is provided by plant-based foods. Earth is … Continue reading
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A recent Swedish study shows that drinking a bit of wine a day can help improve heart rhythms in older women (Wine ‘can protect women’s hearts’). As mentioned previously (Alcohol improves brain function), a bit of alcohol helps improve circulation … Continue reading
A Swedish study suggests that there is a direct link between dementia and body weight in men. This can be explained in terms of Chinese medicine. It believes that dementia is caused by reduced circulation, so it’s classified as a … Continue reading
According to Chinese medicine, some foods have a cooling effect on the body. Eating such foods when the weather is cold is likely to lead to diarrhea or other stomach upsets in some people. If you like fish but have … Continue reading
Every year, there’s endless talk about flu shots, ranging from those advocating shots for everybody, regardless of age and health, to those who believe that flu shots are deadly. Just to add to the confusion, here are a few more … Continue reading
A number of newspapers and websites reported the case of Mr. Hung, a 42-year old resident of Hanoi, Vietnam, who is one of the very few people who survived the avian flu. Some articles mention that experts attribute Mr. Hung’s … Continue reading
Researchers have found that alcohol, in small doses, can increase memory and concentration in older women and are investigating whether this can help prevent dementia (Drink a day protects aging brain, women’s study shows). This link is well known in … Continue reading
It is well known that patients with rheumatoid arthritis often get better when they’re pregnant. Now researchers are trying to find the mechanism at work in order to mimic it — minus the pregnancy (Pregnancy may hold arthritis key). Chinese … Continue reading
According to a new study, stress within the family may help trigger diabetes in children, as well as increase the progression of the disease in children who already have diabetes (Family stress linked to diabetes in children). This link is … Continue reading
Looking at over 3000 skeletons dating from about 5300 BC to the 19th century AD, researchers have found much more evidence of tuberculosis, syphilis and leprosy than of cancer, but cancer is far more common today than those other diseases … Continue reading