Loneliness, a Major Driver of Aging
You are older or younger than your real age. Though everyone on Earth has their chronological age depending on their birth date, there is also what is called biological age that is affected by various factors like lifestyle, disease or genetics. Increased biological age influences the likelihood of different illnesses and eventually, death. Based on […]
Social Media Blamed For Increase In US Teens Drugs Death
On Monday June 13th 2022 the parents of kids who died of overdoses after purchasing narcotics on social media protested outside of Snapchat’s headquarters in California. As the number of young people dying from overdoses linked to the opioid fentanyl rises in the United States, parents are demanding that Snapchat and other social media platforms […]
Unlock Your Divine Body: How and Why You Should Care for Your Kidneys
Our kidneys play many important roles in maintaining our health. They clean our bodies by removing waste and toxins as well as releasing hormones to balance blood pressure and regulate red blood cell production. The traditional Chinese viewed kidneys with great respect and awe. The traditional Chinese were those who grew up before the Communists […]
Your Face is Home to Thousands of Mites
Your face is home to approximately 2 million mites. That’s right! You really are the face of something much bigger than yourself! Discovered in 1842 by German scientist Gustav Simon, Demodex Folliculorum is a microscopic mite (also called Facemite) that is known to only live on the human skin. It is classified under the Family […]
Airborne Transmission of Respiratory Viruses
Airborne transmission of respiratory viruses The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted controversies and unknowns about how respiratory pathogens spread between hosts. Traditionally, it was thought that respiratory pathogens spread between people through large droplets produced in coughs and through contact with contaminated surfaces (fomites). However, several respiratory pathogens are known to spread through small respiratory aerosols, […]
In the Hot Summer, Restore Your Health by Eating Hot Food
In hot and humid weather, people naturally want to rely on cold food to cool down. Mung bean soup and cold watermelon are two of the top choices for many people. The automatic tendency that we have in Western culture to cool down the body with cold foods will do just the opposite-drawing coldness into […]