AculoverNAUM: TCM Daily Secret

  Sleep is an essential part of our health, yet so many people struggle with falling asleep, staying asleep, or waking up feeling unrefreshed. Modern science shows a clear link between anxiety, stress, and poor sleep quality —and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) offers a unique lens for understanding why this happens and how to help your body find calm and balance. The Science: How Anxiety and Stress Affect Sleep According to medical research, anxiety can make it hard to fall asleep because racing thoughts and worry keep the mind active when the body should be winding down. Anxiety and sleep problems feed each other—poor sleep increases worry, and worry makes sleep harder. Stress likewise impacts sleep by keeping the body's stress response systems active at night. This can heighten cortisol and other stress hormones that make it difficult to relax and drift into deep rest. This creates a cycle: ➡ Stress and anxiety → difficulty sleeping → daytime fatigue → more str...

This is a book tilte written by a Japanese doctor, Imai Kazuaki published in 2022. This book emphazies that chronic inflammation is the root cause of aging and various diseases. It introduces 50 practical habits categorized into five areas: Diet, Breathing, Exercise, Sleep, and Mental Helath.  A.  Zero Inflammation through Diet (11 Habits)  Eat Until 80% Full  – Avoiding overeating activates longevity genes. Maintain a 12-Hour Fasting Period Daily  – Intermittent fasting helps reduce inflammation. Chew Thoroughly  – Chewing at least 30 times per bite reduces digestive stress. Limit Refined Carbohydrates  – Processed flour products cause blood sugar spikes. Prevent Blood Sugar Spikes  – Choose low-glycemic index (GI) foods. Consume Antioxidant-Rich Foods  – Include turmeric, blueberries, and green tea. Increase Omega-3 Intake  – Fatty fish and nuts help lower inflammation. Eat Fermented Foods  – Kimchi, natto, and yogurt promote gut ...

An old saying states that losing money is equivalent to losing a little, losing honor is like losing half, and losing health is equivalent to losing everything.  Healthy What does it mean to be healthy? While Western medicine defines health as a state of being free from disease or injury, traditional Oriental medicine determines it as a state of being in harmony with nature and humans, body and mind, Qi and blood, etc. A healthy appearance is one that exudes vitality and reflects good physical health. In other words, when you're healthy, you have more energy for your activities, you feel more self-assured, and your physical appearance radiates energetic beauty. This is one of main objectives in traditional Oriental/ Chinese medicine. Beauty  In this discussion of beauty, I don't mean the glamorized representations of beauty that the media markets as a product. These commodified representations of beauty make each person's distinctive and heterogenous beauty into something t...