Health

Chinese health massage and acupuncture – a complementary relationship

Chinese people have been aware of the complementary relationship between health massage and acupuncture for many centuries. That's why students often opt to study both disciplines at the same time.

22nd January 2010 - Jutta Valkeinen - Health & Sports

Dial Beijing - On health and the environment

This week, our Beijing correspondent Thomas Rippe gives us some advice for taking a flight to Beijing and talks about the measures being taken to address environmental concerns in China.

24th August 2009 - Stina Björkell - Dial Beijing

Chinese remedies for common ailments

What do you when you get a cold? Do you automatically run to the pharmacy and load up on nasal sprays and medicine? If you followed Traditional Chinese Medicine, you're more likely to look inside the refrigerator rather than the medicine cabinet or go to the grocery rather than the pharmacy. That's because the Chinese believe that eating the right food can actually help cure diseases.

8th July 2009 - Geni Raitisoja - Health

Ask Pete: swine flu and health care

This week, our CRI correspondent Peter Koveos answers our questions about how people in Beijing are reacting to the swine flu epidemic and what type of health care is available in China. If you want to know anything about China, just Ask Pete!

11th May 2009 - Geni Raitisoja - Ask Pete

Chinese dietotherapy: food as medicine

In China, the concept of medicinal foods, or ordinary food that can be used to treat illness, is not new. The legendary Shen Nong, who is credited with introducing agriculture to China, was said to have tasted all the plants and waters to know which was poisonous or beneficial. In the course of his experiments, he was poisoned at least seventy times.

28th January 2009 - Geni Raitisoja - Health

Eating your way to health: lotus

The lotus symbolizes purity, spiritual enlightenment and beauty in many Asian cultures. This freshwater plant, which originally came from India is also part of the Chinese diet. In fact, the whole plant – from the flowers to the roots – is edible.

17th December 2008 - Terhi Mikkolainen - Health

Skin Conditions: Which works best, Herbs or Acupuncture?

Bonny Williams interviews Ken Lloyd, who has been teaching Chinese herbal medicine for almost 15 years and has been the course leader on several UK courses. He has studied extensively in China and in the UK and is well known and highly respected for his clinical expertise.

31st October 2008 - Ken Lloyd / Bonny Williams - Sports

Migrant workers to get help in AIDS fight

The All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) and the International Labor Organization (ILO) Monday launched an ambitious project to prevent the spread of AIDS among the country's 150 million migrant workers.

29th July 2008 - Headlines in China

Chinese Culinary Herbs: Pink soup and clever eating

In the west our choice of foods is frequently driven by taste alone. We often do not think of eating foods for their medicinal properties. Embarking on a journey of discovery of Chinese dietary principles can lead us back to a clearer focus on what we eat, why we eat it, and how we can use foods to build healthy bodies and minds.

8th July 2008 - Susan Dowie - Health

Snakes in the kitchen (and in the pharmacy, too!)

To the Chinese, the snake is a complex creature. It is considered fearsome and cunning; it has healing and magical properties -- yet it is food, just like every other member of the animal kingdom.

4th July 2008 - Terhi Mikkolainen - Health

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