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The Real Power of ‘We’

A healthy relationship starts with the word “we.” Past research by UC Riverside psychologist Megan Robbins has emphasized the power of first-person personal pronouns such as “we” and “us” in relationships. “We-talk” is an indicator of interdependence, meaning partners affect one another’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. This is a shift from self-oriented to relationship-oriented. New ...

Troy Oakes

5 Foods to Help Relieve Your Worries About Hypertension

Patients with hypertension are increasing nowadays, while the age of onset is getting lower. Some people get hypertension by heritage, some by improper diet. It is important to seek medical advice for the causes. 5 foods that might help lower hypertension 1. Celery Celery is rich in calcium, phosphorus, iron, carotene, Vitamin C, Vitamin P, ...

Audrey Wang

Taste Makinohara Tea, the Finest Tea in Japan

The town of Makinohara is recognized as Japan’s greatest area for tea cultivation. Makinohara tea is considered the finest tea in Japan. The abundance of tea plantations that border the highways and fill the region make it possible to smell the fragrance of tea in the air. Makinohara is a great place for tea production ...

Trisha Haddock

The Incredible Benefits of Classical Music

Even though the world music scene is currently dominated by modern forms like hip hop, rap, pop, and so on, there is still a niche of music lovers who would rather hear a piece by Vivaldi or Mozart. And rather than limiting itself to just being another form of entertainment, the benefits of classical music ...

Nspirement Staff

The Antioxidant Benefits of Sleep

In a new study published in the open-access journal PLOS Biology, Vanessa Hill, Mimi Shirasu-Hiza, and colleagues at Columbia University, New York, found that short-sleeping fruit fly mutants shared the common defect of sensitivity to acute oxidative stress, and thus that sleep supports antioxidant processes. Understanding sleep has become increasingly important in modern society, where ...

Troy Oakes

A cartoon of a sleeping fruit fly.

Why the Chinese Way of Drinking Hot Water Is Good for You

Foreigners are often fascinated by the Chinese obsession with drinking hot water. Even when the temperature is smoldering hot, most Chinese would rather drink hot water than cold. To understand this practice, we must look at ancient Chinese medical knowledge. A Chinese health habit Chinese medical systems have long held the view that drinking hot ...

Armin Auctor

Water heating pots.

New Low-Cost Sensor Could Soon Monitor a Range of Health Conditions

An international team of researchers has developed a low-cost sensor made from semiconducting plastic that can be used to diagnose or monitor a wide range of health conditions, such as surgical complications or neurodegenerative diseases. The sensor can measure the amount of critical metabolites, such as lactate or glucose, that are present in sweat, tears, saliva ...

Troy Oakes

Heel Pain: Here’s How You Can Put Your Foot Down

From the perspective of Chinese medicine, heel pain may be caused by a kidney deficiency. The foot/shaoyin kidney meridian passes through the heel and when the kidneys are weak, its essence begins to diminish and the heel becomes prone to pain. There are different ways to treat heel pain with different approaches in both modern ...

Hermann Rohr

What Are the Benefits of Curry and Cinnamon for Your Health?

Two of the most important spice ingredients in Indian cooking are curry and cinnamon. Used for centuries, these spices not only make food delicious, but they also offer incredible health benefits to the body — from helping with digestion to even fighting against major diseases like cancer. And for anyone planning to use more of ...

Nspirement Staff

Curry powder and other spices.

The Miracle of Matcha Tea

Why do most Japanese monks live a long life? One of the secrets is that they drink matcha tea, a specially-made green tea with a history of hundreds of years. Matcha tea originated in the Sui Dynasty in China (A.D. 581-619) and spread to Japan in the 12th century. Here are some of its benefits. ...

Emma Lu