healthy lifestyle, immune system, medicinal herbs, qi, traditional chinese medicine, wei qi, ying qi, yuan qi

Traditional Chinese Medicine and the Human Immune System

Maintaining a strong immune system is a key factor in ensuring that diseases are kept away as much as possible. While modern medicine explains immunity in terms of cells, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) looks at immunity from the perspective of the body’s vital energy called qi. The immune system As far as the immune system ...

Emma Lu

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A Doctor’s Recommendations to Increase Immunity and to Sleep Well

Hu Naiwen, a 73-year-old well-known Chinese medicine practitioner, sees many patients every day, but he is full of energy and does not feel tired with his busy schedule. Keep your body healthy and increase your immunity with these four tips 1. Meditate every day Meditation is beneficial for sleep and immunity. Mental recovery is essential for ...

Nspirement Staff

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Persons With These Characteristics Are Prone to Major Health Issues

There are several character traits that are common in people who are prone to suffer from major health issues such as strokes, heart attacks, and cancer. Studies have shown that solitary, introverted, and depressed people are 40 percent more likely to suffer from major health issues than those who are extroverted. Negative moods not only ...

Nspirement Staff

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Dr. Jason Fung: Reversing Type 2 Diabetes

Doctors have been telling us that Type 2 diabetes is a chronic, progressive disease, but Dr. Jason Fung says otherwise. MedlinePlus defines Type 2 diabetes as a chronic disease in which a high level of glucose is found in the blood. If you consult dieticians, doctors, and diabetes experts, most would say the same thing. ...

Raven Montmorency

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A Tea That Helps Prevent Hair Loss

Hair loss signifies an imbalance in the body and is characterized by five signs you need to be aware of. 5 things hair loss indicates 1. Poor mental health The quick pace in the modern world brings on stress for many people and mental stress and anxiety can easily result in uncontrollable hair loss. Alopecia areata ...

Helen London

Thick hair.

6 Tips to Help You Lose Weight and Keep It Off

For many people, their body weight is a cause of serious concern. Not only does being overweight affect your body’s health, but it can also make you look unappealing to others and might erode your confidence. This is the reason why weight loss programs are so successful — when you lose weight, it can completely ...

Raven Montmorency

Vegetables for losing weight.

The Many Health Benefits of Long Walks

The next time you have a check-up, don’t be surprised if your doctor hands you a prescription to go for walks. Yes, this simple activity that you’ve been doing since you were about a year old is now being touted as “the closest thing we have to a wonder drug,” in the words of Dr. ...

Raven Montmorency

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How to Strengthen Your Immunity During the Pandemic

Strengthening your immune system is an important foundation for keeping your body healthy and preventing disease. In light of today’s CCP coronavirus pandemic, let’s take a look at some recommendations given by a Chinese medicine physician for improving your body’s immunity. Chen Fumin, a doctor of Chinese medicine, shares some simple ideas that you can start doing today. Get plenty of sleep to strengthen ...

Raven Montmorency

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6 Tips to Boost Immunity

What is the best way to prevent the Wuhan coronavirus when medicine is not available? The answer is to have a strong immune system. 6 ways to boost your immunity without much cost or effort 1. Get enough sleep Diseases can result from a decline of immunity due to inadequate sleep or pressure from stress. ...

Audrey Wang

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Avoiding These 5 Bad Habits Can Lead to a Longer Life

Lifestyle choices can have a big impact on health. While adding or choosing to maintain healthy habits, there are also a few bad habits you might want to lose or avoid that can lead to a longer life. To live a longer life, avoid these 5 bad habits 1. Staying up late Staying up late ...

Helen London

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