Health

Upper Body Movement While Walking Is the Key to Lower Blood Pressure

Most lifestyle-related diseases can be improved through exercise, especially walking. Conventional thinking says that walking 8,000-10,000 steps a day is good for health. One study pointed out that after three months of walking 30 minutes a day, blood pressure dropped by 15 mm Hg. While it is clear that blood pressure does drop when walking ...

Helen London

Walking as an exercise.

Understand Your Acne Through Face Mapping

Face mapping is a Chinese technique believed to be helpful in determining the health of a person by assessing the condition of their face. When the body is afflicted with illness, certain sections of the skin start showing acne. The location of these pimples can indicate the corresponding organs that need to be treated. However, ...

Raven Montmorency

Chinese face mapping.

‘The China Study’: Diet, Genes, and Diseases

In 2005, T. Colin Campbell, an American biochemist, published a book, The China Study. The book contains results from 20 years of nutrition research Campbell had conducted in China. Unlike other health research reports, The China Study was not published after observing a small group of people. Instead, the study covered 6,500 adults in 65 ...

Raven Montmorency

A Chinese family eating dinner.

Painful Walking After 50 May Be Due to Vascular Problems

Many people expect that they will experience weakening limbs and walking difficulties as they age and don’t pay attention if it happens to them. In fact, these symptoms can be closely related to vascular problems. Feeling pain when walking can be due to blood vessel blockages. A symptom closely related to arterial occlusion is the ...

Helen London

Older people out walking.

Watch for the Silent Symptoms of a Thrombus

Imbalanced blood circulation can lead to blood clots forming in veins. These clots can cause serious trouble. Clots in blood vessels are known as thrombi. A thrombus causes heart failure if it develops in cardiovascular vessels either by blocking the vessels or through ischemia; it is known as deep vein thrombosis if it develops in ...

Helen London

The formation of a thrombus.

Meet a Miracle Horse: Peyo the Healer

People who raise horses often claim that the animals have a therapeutic effect on them. In France, a horse by the name of “Peyo” is well known as an excellent “therapist” that helps sick people get better. In fact, horse therapy is a recognized form of treatment. Peyo the horse Peyo is a 14-year-old stallion ...

Armin Auctor

Peyo, the therapy horse.

Vaping Kills: Utah Teen Develops Fat Particles Inside Lungs

An 18-year-old Utah teenager was placed in a medically-induced coma as a result of a rare lung disorder that developed from years of vaping. The teenager, Maddie Nelson, is one among the many American citizens whose health has been damaged by the use of e-cigarettes. Vaping crisis “I had fat particles growing inside my lungs ...

Jack Roberts

A young woman vaping.

Drink Water in a Balanced Way for Health and Wellbeing

Conventional science knows that the adult human body is made up of approximately 60 percent water, held mainly in the tissue cells. Different organs in the body need varying amounts of this liquid to function properly, including the heart, lungs, skin, eyes, brain, and even bones. Women and men need from 2.5 liters to 3.5 ...

Helen London

A glass of water.

Health and Nature: Norway Shows World How to Design Hospitals

Hospitals carry a variety of equipment to deal with any medical condition your body might be afflicted with. However, most of them fail at taking care of your emotional well-being. One of the reasons for this is that hospitals tend to be located in busy areas with a lot of traffic, allowing for people to ...

Armin Auctor

A patient in a wheelchair out in nature.

The Yellow Indian Ayurvedic Spice With Tremendous Health Benefits

Turmeric, known scientifically as Curcuma longa, is one of the most praised spices in the traditional Indian Ayurvedic system. Referred to as the “golden spice,” turmeric is seen as an excellent solution to remove toxins from the body. Sayan, a commentator of the Hindu holy book Veda, has stated that the spice has the ability ...

Armin Auctor

A bottle of turmeric powder.