5 Bad Habits That Reduce the Lifespan of Your Blood Vessels

There are three types of blood vessels — arteries, veins, and capillaries. Healthy blood vessels are elastic and able to transport blood and nutrients throughout the body, while aging blood vessels are hard and brittle. This makes it quite easy for them to rupture or form blood clots. However, if you know how to take ...

Hermann Rohr

Two young Asian men eating healthy and unhealthy food.

4 Acupoints to Control Blood Sugar and Diabetes

The pleasantries of life come in all colors and flavors when it comes to sugary and oily foods. Diabetes is mainly caused by too much of the “sweet and oily life.” If you have high blood sugar continuously, the cause is most probably the types of food you eat and the amount you consume in ...

Hermann Rohr

Feet at the beach covered in sand.

What Are the 4 Highly Medicinal Values of the Humble Corn Plant?

During the middle of the 16th century, the corn plant was introduced to China. Corn, rice, and wheat are the three major crops grown worldwide and are often recognized as the “golden crops.” Corn’s nutritional content is second only to soybeans. 100 grams of corn contains: ● Protein (8.5 gm) ● Fat (4.3 gm) ● ...

Emma Lu

Closeup of an ear of corn in a corn field.

Eating Kelp to Help Prevent the ‘Three Highs’

Eating kelp can help lower the “three highs.” The three highs in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) are high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and high blood sugar. These are three common ailments for people after middle age, also known as metabolic syndrome. You already know to eat your daily servings of vegetables, but when was the ...

Helen London

A dish of kelp.

Pumpkins Are Fun to Grow and Highly Beneficial to Eat

Pumpkins are very versatile. Our pumpkin plant trailing across the lawn in the backyard was a wonderful sight to see with its big bright yellow flowers glowing in the sun. We walked through the vine mass and we were up to our knees in leaves counting the flowers with fruit, laughing and smiling as we ...

Trisha Haddock

Pumpkin growing and over flowing the garden bed.

Healthy Protein Ball Recipe With No Sugar, and They Taste Delightful!

Healthy Protein Balls are a great choice for getting away from treats that have too much sugar. Today, many people are becoming aware of the health problems that come from eating too many processed foods that have high sugar content. Processed sugar is used in foods as a sweetener, of course, in order to make products ...

Trisha Haddock

Healthy Protein Balls made from cocoa, coconut, hazelnut, dates, passionfruit, walnuts that are compressed into small balls with peppermint leaves as decoration on some, others are rolled in shredded coconut and there are a few decorated with red pomegranate pips, displayed on a blue square plate.

Sugar: The Deadly Toxin?

Many health-conscious people tend to avoid sugar completely since they believe it to be damaging to the body. While sugar isn’t exactly healthy, it is not as “toxic” as some people tend to characterize provided that you do not consume it in large quantities.    Components of sugar Glucose and fructose are the two major ...

Nspirement Staff

A case of Coca-Cola

How Much Weight Do You Actually Need to Lose?

If you’re one of the one in three Australians whose New Year’s resolution involved losing weight, be working toward it. But type “setting a weight loss goal” into any online search engine, and you’ll likely be left with more questions than answers. Sure, the many weight loss apps and calculators available will make setting this ...

Troy Oakes

Using a treadmill.

Lowering Cholesterol Naturally: Top 5 Foods That Improve Your Lipid Profile

In today’s fast-paced world, poor dietary habits, stress, and lack of sleep can easily lead to various health issues. Conditions such as hypertension, high cholesterol, and diabetes are becoming increasingly common. Specifically, high cholesterol can lead to symptoms like cold hands and feet, numbness, and muscle cramps. Incorporating certain foods into your diet can significantly ...

Emma Lu

Garlic on a wooden table.