Health

How to Find a Good Acupuncturist

Many people wonder how to find a good acupuncturist. To answer this simple question, it is important to understand what acupuncture is and how it works. Acupuncture is a treatment modality of ancient Chinese medicine. Along with the modern version of traditional Chinese medicine, ancient Chinese medicine is a complete medical system passed down to ...

Emma Lu

acupuncture points on model/statue

Events in the US From 2017 Shine a Light on Human Kindness

Throughout 2017, there were several disasters in the United States, including mass shootings and severe flooding. However, in the midst of these painful events, many touching stories came to shine a light on human kindness, leaving a valuable record for the year. This is a brief review. During a shooting in February, a 24-year-old American ...

Armin Auctor

A Simple Guide to Meditation

Meditation is an approach to training the mind, just like you may use fitness to train the body. With the fast pace and the demands of modern life, most people are left feeling stressed and over-worked. Feeling this way, you are also left feeling tired, unhappy, impatient, and frustrated, which all affect our overall health. ...

Troy Oakes

man on mountain meditating

The Five Elements and the Human Body

In Chinese medicine, the human body is divided into five elements: wood, fire, earth, metal, and water. Human organs and tissues correspond to the five elements. The body’s five elements not only automatically self-regulate according to the laws of yin and yang, but also coordinate with the five elements from the outside world in order ...

Armin Auctor

yin yang carving

Can Orange Light Really Help Mental Disorders?

Can orange light therapy really help people who have serious mental disorders, like those who hear voices and see things that aren’t there? Or people who are thinking about committing suicide? A center in Norway has joined the ranks of only a very few where the windows and lamps are equipped with orange filters. The ...

Troy Oakes

orange window showing orange tinted trees and nature in yard

Sage: The Herb of Wisdom

Sage (Salvia officinalis) is a small, compact shrub that is native to the hills of Croatia, Dalmatia, and along the Mediterranean Coast to Spain. In the wild, it can be found growing around limestone rock formations, preferring rocky alkaline soils. This makes it great to plant in your garden as a pioneer if these conditions ...

Armin Auctor

sage flower

How Much Does Neanderthal DNA Affect Us? How Easily We Tan, for Starters!

Neanderthals have long since walked on Earth; however, about 2 percent of Neanderthal DNA remains in non-African people living today. Now, researchers have discovered those Neanderthal genes have contributed a lot more than just to human immunity and modern diseases. In a new study, researchers have found our Neanderthal inheritance also contributes to other characteristics ...

Troy Oakes

Study Finds Exposure to Air Pollution Raises Risk of Birth Defects

New research indicates that if women are exposed to air pollution just prior to conception, or during the first month of pregnancy, they face an increased risk of their children being born with birth defects, such as cleft lip, palate, or abnormal hearts. The increased risk may be modest; however, the potential impact on a ...

Troy Oakes

A Faster, More Accurate Cancer Detection Method on the Horizon

A new and highly effective cancer detection method for detecting tiny tumors and tracking their spread has now been invented. This new cancer detection method has the potential to detect cancer earlier, and also help with a more precise treatment. Using light-emitting nanoprobes, the researchers are hopeful that this new cancer detection method could lead ...

Troy Oakes

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