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How coffee and exercise can help fight cancer

Posted on July 31, 2007 by ArielJuly 5, 2013

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 →

Posted in Chinese medicine, Health | Tagged bitter foods, cancer, coffee, dampness, exercise, heart

Dark chocolate lowers blood pressure

Posted on July 4, 2007 by ArielJuly 10, 2013

A small, recent study suggests that just a little bit of dark chocolate is enough to lower blood pressure by a small but significant amount. According to Chinese medicine, one reason for high blood pressure is low heart energy. Since … Continue reading →

Posted in Chinese medicine, Health | Tagged bitter foods, blood pressure, chocolate, heart

Anger

Posted on May 12, 2006 by ArielJuly 5, 2013

A study by a pharmaceutical company found that a medication, normally used to treat epilepsy, may help reduce anger. According to Chinese medicine, anger is caused by excess liver energy. Liver energy can be reduced by humourous or sad books, … Continue reading →

Posted in Chinese medicine, Health | Tagged anger, anxiety, apathy, bitter foods, digestive system, emotions, heart, liver, music, spicy foods, worry

Coffee and the heart

Posted on March 16, 2006 by ArielJuly 4, 2013

A number of studies have tried to determine whether coffee increases the risk of heart attacks. There is no clear answer: some studies suggest that it does, others that it doesn’t. A recent study suggests that it may do either, … Continue reading →

Posted in Chinese medicine, Health | Tagged activity, bitter foods, cabbage, chocolate, coffee, heart, salty foods, smoked foods, weather

The benefits of kimchi

Posted on March 23, 2005 by ArielJuly 5, 2013

Kimchi, the fiery Korean condiment, may help cure bird flu. Chickens fed a kimchi extract recovered from avian flu and other diseases. Kimchi was also reported to have helped prevent SARS, but this has not been studied. According to Chinese … Continue reading →

Posted in Chinese medicine, Health | Tagged bird flu, bitter foods, cabbage, cold, dampness, kimchi (or kim chee), SARS, spicy foods, wind

Green tea and health

Posted on March 4, 2005 by ArielJuly 6, 2013

In recent years, green tea has been the subject of much research and has been found to be effective for a variety of illnesses. According to the Law of 5 elements, green tea belongs to the Wood element. It is … Continue reading →

Posted in Chinese medicine, Health | Tagged allergies, arthritis, bitter foods, dampness, green tea, heart, indigestion, yeast infections

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