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Blog Post Archive
How Tea And Citrus Can Be Good For Your Health
Regular consumption of tea and citrus can be good for your health! All teas, whether black, green, oolong or white, are harvested from the leaves of a variety of plant known as the camellia sinensis. The primary distinction between the different teas is the amount of fermentation they undergo. Black teas are the most fermented, white [...]Show More Summary
New Chinese Treatment For Skin Ailments
There is a new Chinese therapy to treat skin ailments. The Huo liao Treatment with its origin in China uses a towel soaked in alcohol and a secret elixir. Then it is placed on knotty regions of the face, legs, back etc. Finally the towel is lighted on fire. After witnessing good results from this treatment, it [...]Show More Summary
Heart Healthy Diet
Here are some tips on how to make your heart healthier! For many years, the focus in preventing and treating heart disease has been lowering cholesterol and saturated fat; however heart disease is still the number one killer of both men and women in the U.S. The new thinking is going back to eating a traditional [...]Show More Summary
Why You Should Drink Green Tea
Drinking green tea can be instrumental in keeping you healthy. Legend says tea was invented accidentally by the Chinese Emperor Shen Nong in 2737 B.C. Emperor Shen Nong was a scholar and herbalist, as well as a creative scientist and patron of the arts. Among other things, the emperor believed that drinking boiled water contributed to [...]Show More Summary
Acupuncture Can Help With Back Pain
Acupuncture can help relieve your back pain. Many persons experiencing back pain complain of one or more of the following: Achy muscles. Shooting or stabbing pain. Pain which radiates down the leg. Muscular spasms and tightness which,...Show More Summary
10 Ways Green Tea Can Keep You Healthy And Fit
Here are 10 ways that green tea can keep you healthy and fit! Green tea has many ingredients in it such as caffeine, theobromine, saponins, theophylline, vitamins and epigallocatechin. The compound Epigallocatechin (EGCG) boosts your metabolic rate and reduces your appetite. All these compounds lead to thermogenesis which creates heat in the body in turn increasing [...]Show More Summary
Green Tea and Cancer Risk
Green tea could potentially decrease one’s risk in getting cancer as more studies confirm green tea’s antioxidant effects. Studies show potential for tea, especially green tea, as a helpful addition in a diet to lower cancer risk, but the research is currently inconclusive. Interest in green tea as a way to reduce cancer risk relates mainly [...]Show More Summary
Food To Strengthen Your Liver
Here are some food that can make your liver more healthy! Your largest internal organ is also one of the most important. The liver metabolizes everything that enters your body, so if you keep it in good health, you can stay disease-free and happy. Here are some gentle reminders on how to help your liver do its [...]Show More Summary
Ba Zhen Wan (Women’s Eight Precious Pills)
“Regulates menstrual cycle and improves energy. Ingredients: Codonopsts Pilosula, Poria, Paeonia Alba, Liguisticum, Atractylodes Macrocephala, Angelica, Glycyrrhizae and Rehmannia Glutinosa. 200 tablets. Recommended dosage: 3 times a day, 8 pills each time. Show More Summary
Acupuncture For Youngesters
Acupuncture can be effective for kids as more parents are finding out. When 2-year-old Eevee came down with the croup, her mom didn’t take her to the family doctor for steroids. Instead, her mom waited until she was asleep, sneaked into her room and briefly stuck tiny needles into specific points on Eevee’s neck. When Eevee woke up [...]Show More Summary
Alternative Therapies For Workout Problems
Here are some Eastern cures for Western workout problems. You can boost flexibility—key for improving range of motion so you can get the most out of your workouts—without stretching or yoga. During gua sha, a practitioner lubricates the body with oils and then uses a round-edged instrument such as a Chinese soup spoon, a blunt bottle cap, [...]Show More Summary
Acupuncture And Bell’s Palsy
Acupuncture Could Improve Function In People With Bell’s Palsy, Study Finds Patients with facial paralysis saw greater improvements in function after a more intensive form of acupuncture in a new study from China that compared the treatment to standard acupuncture. Researchers found that wiggling the acupuncture needles to produce a sensation called “de qi” led to a [...]Show More Summary
Reduce Your Risk of Alzheimer’s
Drinking certain kinds of tea can greatly reduce your risk of Alzheimer’s. Perhaps there is no beverage studied for health benefits more than green tea. It has been established as having anti-aging properties, promoting cardiovascular...Show More Summary
Tiger Balm (regular strength)
Use this popular paste to relieve muscle pain and stiffness. A must have item for the medicine cabinet. Ingredients: Menthol and Camphor. Related posts:Tiger Balm (extra strength) Wood Lock Medicated Balm Ultra Balm Ling Nam External Analgesic Related posts: Tiger Balm (extra strength) Wood Lock Medicated Balm Ultra Balm Ling Nam External Analgesic
Acupuncture Could Bring Relief For Seasonal Allergy Sufferers
Acupuncture could bring relief for people with seasonal allergy. Acupuncture could help ease symptoms of seasonal allergies, according to a new study in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine. However, the extent to which it could help is still uncertain, the Charite-University Medical Center researchers reported. The small study included 422 people between ages 16 and 45 who [...]Show More Summary
Green Tea And Garlic Are Cancer Blockers
Green tea and garlic can be effective blockers of cancer. More than 85% of breast cancers are sporadic and attributable to long-term exposure to environmental carcinogens, such as those in the diet, through a multistep disease process progressing from non-cancerous to pre-cancerous to malignant stages. Show More Summary
Demand For TCM Plants Going Up
TCM plants are becoming hot commodities as demand for these plants is on the increase. With traditional Chinese medicine experiencing a revival, herbal flowers have become hot commodities on the market. A particular plant, known as dendrobium officinale, is believed to have cancer-fighting powers and is gaining in popularity among consumers in China, Southeast Asia, South [...]Show More Summary
Tea May Lower Prostate Cancer Risk
Another study has shown that regular consumption of tea can greatly reduce risk of prostate cancer. New findings add to mounting evidence suggesting that tea consumption may lower the risk of developing prostate cancer (PCa). The findings are based on a population-based case-control study conducted in King County, Washington. The study, by Milan S. Geybels, MSc, of [...]Show More Summary
How To Get Rid Of Your Headache
Here are some ways to get rid of headaches. All headaches share these unpleasant qualities: They’re common and sufferers are eager to find relief. Scientists also continue to search for new solutions — one treatment technology under development is a nerve-stimulating device implanted in the mouth to help relieve cluster and migraine headaches. Here are a few [...]Show More Summary
Acupuncture May Help Seasional Allergy
Acupuncture may help with seasonal allergy sufferers. Watery eyes and stuffy noses are seasonal martyrdom for millions of allergy sufferers around the globe, but now a German study has found that some help may come from an unlikely source: acupuncture. Researchers, publishing in the Annals of Internal Medicine, found that 71 per cent of people reported an [...]Show More Summary