Health

Get Ready for the Flu and Allergy Season

During the fall and winter, certain foods can play an important role in helping you get ready for the flu and allergy season. Honey A spoonful of honey a day can be of great help during the flu and allergy season, as it can help prevent flu, coughing, and seasonal allergies. Honey is helpful for ...

Emma Lu

A honey dipper balanced on an open jar of honey.

Sylvia’s Story: Finding a Way Through Eating Disorders

I met Sylvia (fictitious name) at a restaurant with some mutual friends, and I thought she was beautiful, bubbly, intelligent, and insightful. She was not someone I would have expected to have eating disorders. We both loved and appreciated our seafood dishes. There was nothing to reveal her conflicting relationship with food and her inner ...

Laura Cozzolino

Why Cupping the Back Can Be so Effective for Elevating Your Health

Cupping is a therapy method in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), where cups are placed on the patient’s skin for a few minutes to create a suction. Cupping the back is one effective form. The purpose of cupping the back is to warm the channels and dredge collaterals to remove wind and cold, to relieve swelling ...

Hermann Rohr

Cupping the back.

6 Ways Ancient Chinese Maintained Clean Teeth and Fresh Breath

People in ancient China had no toothbrushes or toothpaste. They maintained clean teeth and fresh breath based on traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), and very few had bad breath. If your current toothpaste or mouthwash routine isn’t giving you the results you expect, try some of the following traditional methods based on ancient wisdom. How to ...

Emma Lu

A smiling Asian monk wearing orange robes.

5 Sleeping Positions That Reveal Your Destiny

Who would’ve thought that even the way you sleep can reveal things about you? According to traditional Chinese medicine, sleeping positions indicate character and destiny. In Chinese, this ancient field of study is referred to as 相學 (xiàng xué). 5 Sleeping positions 1. Side-sleepers Side-sleepers are the kings of sleeping. Side-sleeping has connotations of good ...

Armin Auctor

Brunette female sleeping on her right side under a sheet and blanket.

For This Exercise, 1 Minute Is Equal to 50 Minutes of Walking

Doctor Ishihara Yumi was born in Nagasaki, Japan, in 1948. His ancestors were imperial physicians to the respected families of ancient Tanega Island. He is a well-known name in Japan as a naturopathy physician and an expert in health regimens. He has written more than 20 books in his area of expertise. Many acute conditions ...

Nspirement Staff

The flamingo stand exercise.

The Wonders of Eucalyptus Oil

The word eucalyptus is derived from the ancient Greek word eu, meaning good or well, and calyptos, meaning covered. When early explorers arrived in Australia, they collected samples of various plants, including eucalyptus (from which we get eucalyptus oil), and sent them back to England for study. In 1792, French botanist Charles Louis L’ Hertier ...

Trisha Haddock

A eucalyptus forest with red springtime blossoms

Foods to Avoid When Taking Traditional Chinese Medicine

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) advocates a healthy and balanced diet. As a matter of fact, according to traditional Chinese medicine, food plays more than just a nutritional role in the body. Food, when selected in accordance to its relation in the five elements theory, can have a medicinal effect on the body. Therefore, when being ...

Hermann Rohr

The Positive Power of Meditation on Your Health

Meditation can restore your body to its optimal condition and enhance the functions of internal organs. It is especially beneficial for people with chronic diseases and refractory symptoms, such as hypertension, heart disease, kidney disease, lung disease, cerebral vascular insufficiency, migraine, cold limbs, rheumatism, and night sweats. When doing meditation, people need to calm down ...

Armin Auctor

Young woman meditating in the park.

Navel Moxibustion, and What It Can Do for You

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) believes that the navel (umbilicus or belly button) plays a significant role in treating patients. The acupuncture point in the center of the navel is called “shen que” (Spirit Gate), and it plays a key role in a variety of therapeutic treatments in TCM, including navel moxibustion. In TCM, the shen ...

Hermann Rohr

The navel meridians.