Health

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

Treat Snoring Naturally

Many people believe that snoring happens when a person is overly tired, and take it as a sign of sleeping well. Snoring actually indicates the presence of a sleep disorder, most commonly Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), which is characterized by frequent pauses in breathing while asleep. Severe cases of OSA may induce hypertension, heart failure, ...

Audrey Wang

man under sheets sleeping dog also under sheets

15 Ways to Wear a Scarf Regardless of the Season (with Video)

A scarf is a very versatile accessory and fitting for various occasions. Especially in winter, a scarf offers welcomed protection for your neck and chest against the cold weather. There are many ways to wear a scarf both for fashion and for practical reasons. Scarves are among the most popular luxury decorations for ladies and young girls. ...

Hermann Rohr

lady with scarf around neck blowing in the air

Healing Cancer Without Medicine

“We found a malignant tumor” is the last thing anyone wants to hear their doctor say, as it is understood to be a terminal condition. Yet CNN has reported cases of people healing cancer through the use of positive thinking. David Seidler won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for The King’s Speech in ...

David Jirard

Man in meditation at the beach.

An Important Difference Between Chinese and Western Medicine

The main difference between Chinese and Western medicine is that the former is rooted in traditional culture, while Western medicine is a branch of modern empirical science. In today’s society dominated by Western medicine, people tend to doubt the efficacy of Chinese medicine. Even in today’s China, Chinese medicine is often debated. In fact, in ...

Nspirement Staff

4 Parts of Your Body You Need to Keep Warm In Cold Weather

Temperature changes a lot during the period between summer and autumn. When the weather turns, it is imperative to keep warm in cold weather. We have different ideas and perceptions of cold, but is cold always bad, or can it be good for us? We look at the effects of cold weather, particularly the effects ...

Raven Montmorency

Woman with blue hat and mittens drinking hot beverage from a snowman mug outside while snow lightly falls.

Arabella Kushner Shook the Chinese Community With Her Fluent Mandarin

A video of U.S President Trump’s granddaughter Arabella Kushner reciting ancient Chinese poetry and singing Chinese songs in fluent Mandarin caused a sensation among Chinese worldwide. Chinese netizens have called her adorable and hope she can continue to contribute to amicable exchanges between China and the United States. Arabella Kushner joins many others, such as ...

David Jirard

Ivanka Trump (L) hugs her daughter Arabella Kushner.

In Times of Drought or Flood, One Emperor’s Personal Appeal to Heaven

Throughout history, mankind has turned to prayer when the land was ravaged by floods and droughts. Whatever the circumstances, changing the will of Heaven was never easy. Emperor Xuanzong, ruler of the Tang Dynasty from 712-756, once made a personal appeal to Heaven for fair weather for the sake of his people, and this benevolent ...

Nspirement Staff

A flooding river.

More Benefits of Drinking Tea

Yes, tea is good for you, but how so? These facts shared on Chinese social media show just some of the awesome benefits of drinking tea. May promote longevity A survey done on centenarians reports that 40 percent of their long-lived subjects were tea lovers, while 80 percent had the habit of drinking tea. According to their ...

Raven Montmorency

A black table that holds a white porcelain cup and a glass pitcher filled with green tea.

Descendants of Confucius Number Over 4 Million

Chinese history is filled with stories of prominent families, but few have survived more than a thousand years. One such family is the Kong family, which has seen the rise and fall of dynasties, and come through all the instability of those times to the present day. The family has now surpassed its 84th generation, ...

Nspirement Staff

Confucius Statue