When we hit a certain age, we all notice that although we eat the same amount, we seem to gain weight. It happens when we reach our...

This year the headlines about how lack of sleep causes breast cancer, went around the world. Again. From India, Australia, Europe and the...

When asked, “what do the Japanese eat?” it’s all too easy to think of only one type of food. Sushi. It’s prevalence around the world, and...

In an often-reported fact, two out of every three people diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) are women. It appeared again in a recent...

It’s rare for a book to have any impact beyond its general readership. One book, The 100-Year Lifehas done just that. It has influenced...

The so-called ”eating the rainbow” diet has become increasingly popular given its health benefits. Foods of different colors provide...

Do you sometimes feel that there are simply too many things to do and not enough hours in the day to do them? On those days an armchair...

It sounds intriguing, right? Kusuri-bako. What is it? With that name, it could be a wonder drug or perhaps a new life philosophy. Well,...

“Osteoporosis” is the pronoun for bone-aging in general. However, most men don’t seem to think about it as seriously since they believe...

When anthropologist Margaret Lock investigated menopause in American, Canadian, and Japanese women, she uncovered a fascinating fact:...

A woman’s menopause can last between six and thirteen years. Some women have hot flashes. Some women have mood swings. Some women seem to...

In Japan, the bath, whether it is in a thermal hot spring, public bath house, or a personal tub at home, has always been in a ritual....

A Japanese bath has never been just a bath. Japan is the perfect region for baths, as it has over one thousand natural hot and cold...

“Japan has the highest life expectancy of any country: 90 for women and for men, 84. Compare this to America where the average life...

The food history of humans is one of the lenses through which to view the evolution of culture, creativity, and health. Food history is...

Food is medicine. Eat well, live well. This philosophy, often referred to in the United States as ‘You are what you eat,’ bridges health...

The body is a living, breathing, hard-working organism. What we consume affects how well the body functions. Antioxidant micronutrients,...