All posts tagged "health"

  • Eating a big meal after a sleepless night makes you fat

    The result of a study made by Swedish scientists from Uppsala University published in the Psychoneuroendocrinology suggests that it might be wise to avoid a big meal the day following a sleepless night. In the study, 16...

    • Posted April 7, 2014
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  • Congratulations to the World’s Oldest Birthday Girl!

    The world’s oldest birthday girl is 116 years old.  Misao Okawa turned 116 on March 5 and is Guinness World Record breaker for 2014.   Born on March 5, 1898 in Osaka, she says, “I owe my long...

    • Posted March 6, 2014
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  • Boosting your “Qi” with Taichi

    We have learned that oriental Chinese medicine is known to deliver through our body channels,  a bio energy known as “Qi” (pronounced as key). Traditional Tai Chi is a form of martial art that has over the...

    • Posted February 12, 2014
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  • When should you see a chiropractor?

    The story about a broken baby’s neck after a chiropractic treatment in Australia appeared in the media in October last year.  Later,  the Australian government’s health regulation agency, AHPRA,  reported that the baby had in fact, congenital...

    • Posted January 1, 2014
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  • Parents Beware

    Internet has certainly revolutionized the way people do shopping.  Parents enjoy the convenience, variety and the freedom to shop for better prices and products.  It is easy to trust goods advertised online when you see keywords like...

    • Posted December 16, 2013
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  • Nature’s way: Asia’s secret to healthy hair

    The most disturbing experience for moms after giving birth is losing lots of hair.  This happens as a result of changes in hormone levels. The cold season and stress factors considered, moms suffer hair loss the most....

    • Posted December 16, 2013
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  • What to do when chiropractic treatment goes wrong

    Last week in Australia, a baby’s neck has been broken after a chiropractic manipulation.  In Japan, the increasing number of  chiro treatments gone wrong has sparked public debates.  In an attempt to address public safety, the National...

    • Posted October 8, 2013
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  • How unsafe are e-cigarettes?

    The number of smokers in Japan has significantly declined over the years but Japan Tobacco, in its latest annual survey,  claims there are as much as 30 million people who still smoke. The 2010 tax increase on...

    • Posted September 11, 2013
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  • Power up

      After intense workouts, the body depletes energy.  Like a car, it needs refueling to function normally. In order to replenish the energy it lost from training and other activities, the body therefore needs a balanced, nutrient-rich...

    • Posted August 7, 2013
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  • Health check: how strong are your muscles?

    Since the advent of computers, games and smartphones, the number of hours people spend seated is at least 10 hours a day. There is much to suggest  that technology has absolutely taken over people’s precious hours disabling...

    • Posted August 5, 2013
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  • Hairless in the city

    What keeps some people from showing off some skin in the hot summer months is the unsightly grizzly hair poking out of some parts of the body, especially people with certain swimwear style where hair around the...

    • Posted August 5, 2013
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  • Head, foot, mouth disease (HFMD) outbreak

    As Japan’s July temperature hits the 33-35 degree level, the number of children reported to have been treated for  hand-foot-and-mouth infection (Teashikuchibyo) or a common form of coxsackie virus, is at its record high this year, according...

    • Posted July 17, 2013
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  • Pre and post natal pains

    Headaches, back, neck, muscles, and shoulder pain? Well, that’s all a part of the nine-month stretch. During late pregnancy, the breasts and uterus get bigger, abdominal muscles grow and nerves are strained with the movement and growth...

    • Posted July 5, 2013
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  • Speech delay in children

    Q:  My little girl is 2 years old and hardly says a word.  She is very happy but most of the time instead of words, she just points and grunts.  Should I be concerned that she is...

    • Posted June 18, 2013
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  • A new drink in town

    Kirin Beverage launches  its “Seikai no Kitchen Kara”  brand (from the kitchen of the world) on the occasion of its 7th year in the market selling delicious health drinks.  Seikai no Kitchen kara is highly inspired by...

    • Posted May 7, 2013
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  • Work it out

    Stress is a common factor of life in big, busy cities like Tokyo. From the packed trains in the morning to running your household. Life can overwhelm us with responsibilities. The frustration can be greater for mothers...

    • Posted February 5, 2013
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  • 15-minute core exercises for moms

    After having a baby, the abdominal walls weaken and loses shape. The quickest and safest way to strengthen the deepest layer of the abdominal wall is by doing regular core-focused exercises even for a few minutes a...

    • Posted February 3, 2013
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  • Detecting autism signs early

    Autism affects information processing and prevents individuals from proper understanding of what they perceive in their surroundings.   Symptoms range from mild to severe impairments:  reciprocal social interaction, verbal and non-verbal communications, rigid or repetitive patterns of behaviour.  ...

    • Posted January 2, 2013
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  • Are salarymen eating healthy food?

    The Thirty White Paper on Salaryman Pocket Money survey by Shinsei Bank shows that due to the changing economic trends, the pocket money of an average salaried worker in Japan is shrinking back to what it was...

    • Posted October 31, 2012
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  • Chiropractic in Japan

    Everyday, our bodies are exposed to laborious hours in meeting rooms, working with computers, moving around the city with a baby or children in tow or carrying heavy shopping bags, etc.  Doing these day to day tasks...

    • Posted September 28, 2012
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  • Are you at risk for heart disease quiz

    Your heart powers your entire body. Yet you probably won’t give it much thought—until something throws a monkey wrench into its workings. This is unfortunate because there are things you can do right now to ensure your...

    • Posted July 29, 2011
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  • Let’s get fit-tical

      “I am not fat, what do I need exercise for?” “I have too many things to take care of everyday. What time have I got for fitness?” “I want to lose weight but I’m too lazy...

    • Posted July 28, 2011
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  • Itchy rashes

    One sometimes hears of people suffering from ‘hives’.  This is a colloquial word for urticaria, an itchy rash in the form of blotches or wheals which can appear on any  part of the body and disappear after...

    • Posted June 8, 2011
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  • Does McDonald’s in Japan contain pink slime?

    Anyone who has heard of pink slime must have been following the news with great concern.  Pink Slime is a term for beef trimmings processed by using ammonia to rule out bacteria-causing illnesses.  These are sourced from...

    • Posted May 4, 2011
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  • Is it safe to prescribe psychotropic drugs to preschoolers?

    “30% of specialists prescribe psychotropic medication to preschoolers” the alarming headline reads (Japan Today, 10 March 2011). What’s your view, Dr. Symonds? The implication, of course, is that these drugs are over-prescribed. The article seems to have...

    • Posted April 1, 2011
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  • Mum Talk

    A mum’s day-to-day routine and responsibilities ranging from packing school lunches, nursing babies, and doing household chores can easily put a drain on her energy.  Because of the time and energy sapped away by parenting and putting...

    • Posted February 27, 2010
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  • The itch that rashes

    Atopic dermatitis (eczema) was so described by a French dermatologist, Leonard Jacquet, over 100 years ago.  It was thought the skin-changes in this common, childhood condition resulted from scratching.  The word atopy (from the Greek atopos, meaning...

    • Posted August 31, 2009
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  • The new stone age

    Look around the streets of Tokyo and you will see an abundance of gemstone stores offering semiprecious and precious stones. These beautiful colored stones offer the promise of enhancing our lives simply by wearing them close to...

    • Posted June 29, 2009
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  • Finding your mindset for the New Year

    Photo © Elena Derevstova A resolution is a commitment made for a new project or reforming a bad habit to set about on a new lifestyle change. Resolutions last either until they’re fulfilled or abandoned. Because the...

    • Posted December 25, 2008
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  • Parent care when you can’t be there

    Expat families in Japan often balance long hours in the world’s most demanding workplace with family lives complicated by the needs of school-age children. Families with ageing parents overseas bear an added weight of worry and the...

    • Posted November 4, 2008
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