Lifestyle - The Korea Times

Customized weight management

Kim Hee-joonBy Kim Hee-joonHow many times have you heard this? - “I eat and exercise just like everyone else. But I seem to gain more weight than others.”For many centuries, this kind of statement has been criticized as a lie, a petty excuse for those who can’t control their greed. Now, numerous studies have shown that it may have some element of truth. It is now an established fact that some people are more prone to obesity.Why the difference, then? The biggest difference lies in the genes. For thousands of years, the genome of mankind evolved to endure starvation. To do so, the human body had to store excessive calories as fat. And some people are just more effective in doing so. In others words, some people gain more weight with the same diet. Moreover, the resistance to fat reduction also differs between individuals.In Western Medicine, this difference has begun to be recognized in the form of pharmacogenomics. It is a field of research that studies the role of the genome in drug responses. In Oriental Medicine, the difference in fat storage and reduction was ac

Nov 13, 2016

Big siblings play big influence

By Jane HanA few days ago, the unthinkable happened.I was preparing breakfast like any other day and my youngest daughter Lauren came along and began tugging my skirt.She kept pulling me toward the restroom and, as soon as we reached the toilet, she tried to unfasten the tabs on her diaper.I was thinking, “What? No way.”Yes way.This 22-month-old was about to go to the potty all on her own - without any, zero, no potty training whatsoever.I was in disbelief. I deliberately let her take charge.After a little wrestling, she successfully yanked off her diaper and cleverly used a stepstool to get herself barely seated on the toilet.I lent her my hand to prevent her from falling into the toilet.First, I thought she was going to pee. But I immediately saw her face turn red as she began grunting. Once, twice and boom. She did it - as easy as that.I was in such awe that I was left speechless. I simply put up my hand for a high-five.She casually gave me a five back and tried tearing up some toilet paper to clean up, but for hygiene reasons, I took over at that point.Wow. This girl

Nov 13, 2016

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Nov 13, 2016

Dentist obtains patent for toothpaste

Moon Hyung-joo, a dentist and head of the Moon Dental Hospital, northern Seoul / Courtesy of the Moon Dental HospitalBy Lee Kyung-min Recent studies show oral diseases can affect the health of not only the mouth but also the whole body. It is also known that a bacterium, Streptococcus gordonii, can cause blood clots and trigger life-threatening endocarditis, or inflammation of the heart.Moon Hyung-joo, a dentist and head of Moon Dental Hospital in northern Seoul, has obtained a patent from the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) for a toothpaste he developed, which is effective in killing the bacterium.The toothpaste contains ingredients that are effective in detoxification and inflammation treatment. It has a mixture of neem oil and castor oil, combined with herbal extracts made from psyllium seed, Japanese star anise, trichosanthes seed, anemarrhena and Japanese cornelian cherry.“Unlike most other toothpastes that use artificial chemical preservatives, this toothpaste is only composed of natural, organic compounds, which greatly reduces the risk of side

Nov 13, 2016