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Summer brings warmth and sunshine, but intense heat, excessive humidity, and chilled indoor air conditioning can disrupt our body’s internal balance. Traditional Eastern Medicine emphasizes using gentle, natural herbs to clear heat, protect body fluids, and restore digestive power. Here is a comprehensive guide to time-tested herbal teas and remedies for common summer health issues. 1. Herbal Teas to Beat Summer Heat & Thirst When summer heat depletes your body fluids and lea

Seasonal Dietary Secrets to Beat the Heat and Boost Your Energy After a grueling workout in the scorching summer heat, we naturally crave something cool and special. During this season, understanding the right summer health foods is essential because while sweating is our body's way of releasing internal heat, it also drains our vital Yang energy, leaving us feeling depleted and cold on the inside. This is exactly why we instinctively reach for rich, hearty, and nourishing re

In spring, just as the frozen earth thaws and becomes damp, "Dampness" (濕) accumulates in our bodies, leading to related symptoms.

The desire to live a healthy and long life remains unchanged, from the time of Emperor Qin Shi Huang, who searched for the elixir of youth, to the present day.

These days, "well-being" is a word on everyone’s lips. While many associate it with expensive products, true well-being begins with the small, mindful choices we make in our daily diets. Authentic health comes from reflecting on your own habits and choosing what truly resonates with your unique physical constitution.

As the year draws to a close, the continuous relay of social gatherings and drinking can inevitably leave both the body and mind exhausted. Alcohol has been intertwined with human history for as long as we can remember, sharing our joys and sorrows.

The root of the grapevine, called Podogeun (grape root, 포도근), is also used as an herbal medicine. It was primarily utilized to stop nausea and hiccups, and it was also widely used as a diuretic. However, the Donguibogam adds a caution when discussing grapes, stating that eating too much can cause blurred vision. This appears to be because grapes are a fruit high in sugar, and excessive consumption could potentially lead to the onset of diabetes.

The appetite that surges in autumn often leads to binge eating (폭식) and excessive drinking (폭음). Binge eating and excessive drinking can trigger acute gastritis (급성 위염), which is sometimes referred to as 상식증(常食症, Ailment from constant/excessive eating) & 주상증 (酒傷症, Ailment from alcohol damage).

I was amazed when I saw a woman walking on the street. I felt youthful and lively when I saw the confident figure walking with the neck upright, the shoulders straight, the buttocks lifted in a posture that seemed to be lifted, and the bright smile on the face, without bending the arms.

No matter how small a flower is, it is still a flower. No matter how far away a flower is, it is still visible. You might think that flowering is simply a precursor to the propagation of a species, but flowers have a much greater meaning.

If you feel tired easily in spring, have difficulty waking up in the morning, feel more sleepy during the day, yawn, feel dizzy, have a heavy throat, have poor digestion, have frequent urination, have rough skin, and feel irritable in all your actions, you should suspect spring fatigue.

When spring comes, spring energy appears in the sky, changes occur in the land, and the human body also responds of it. Spring energy refers to the energy of wood, which is the energy of buds breaking through the ground, the heart of a bachelor blowing the spring breeze, and the energy of magnolia flower coming through the snow.