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Oriental Treatments may help fertility

By Lee Seung-hun National statistics for 2014 showed that there were over 200,000 patients treated for “subfertility,” which is about a 16 percent increase from the numbers in 2007.Ordinarily, sexually active and non-contraceptive using couples have approximately a 20 to 37 percent of probability for conceiving, about 75 percent of them within six months to a year.The term subfertility refers to those who do not conceive after one year of attempting.Often the term “infertility” is used to describe the same but as the word infertility can mean a complete inability to conceive; subfertility is a more accurate description of the condition.The increase in the numbers of those who were treated for subfertility can be attributed to various factors ranging from female reproductive organ related issues such as ovarian hypofunction, ovulation failure or damage to oviducts among others, as well as male reproductive organ related issues.The basic causes for such arise in complex issues related to the late age of couples getting married and attempting for pregnancy t

Vibration good for reliving back pain

By Kim Sang-hyuk We live in a world with numerous slight vibrations.We feel vibration while commuting on the bus or in a car and experience a huge increase in vibration when we pass over a speed bump.Our cellular phone vibrates in our pockets or on our desks, and our body even feels vibration going up and down the stairs.As sound waves carry unique oscillation frequencies, vibration allows us to hear various sound sources and even allows us to relax in a massage chair or on physical therapy equipment.As previously mentioned, vibration greatly affects our lives positively, but for our spines, it is not always beneficial. In fact, vibration might be the cause of some spine diseases.  Types of job that generally bring about spine diseases include work that requires heavy physical efforts; lifting and forceful movements; bending, twisting, or awkward posture; whole body vibration; and static work posture.Many publications describe the correlation between the work environment involving vibrations and the degeneration of the spine; most refer to a commuting medium, such as a

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(306) Is Saju an occult theory?

By Janet ShinAlmost everyone might have consulted saju, or the four pillars of destiny in times of discomfiture, or when making important decisions for business and personal or family affairs such as marriage. But not all of them appreciates what exactly saju refers to. They often confuse it with the exorcism of a shaman or god’s divine revelation under being possessed by a spirit. They are one way of fortune telling as well but that of saju doesn’t require a psychic ability, like a medium. I don’t deny the fact that some saju practitioners might have certain power of intuition though. It is true, in some sense that their practices are mingled in one way or another in the field. Shamans exorcise and convey their inspiration after reading clients’ saju, while they are associated with prognostications done by coins, bamboo slips and rice grains. Many physiognomists reflect the clients’ birth records as well on top of the general images which include their posture, voice tone in the manner of speaking and facial impression. Tarot cards, derived fr

Echo of inspiration

By Yun Suh-youngThey did it again. Hyundai Card, a culture-leading financial services company, detonated another cultural bomb in the heart of Itaewon.The Hyundai Card Music Library, which opened on May 22 on the main street of Itaewon, is the third library introduced by the company, following the first Design Library in Gahoe-dong, northern Seoul, and the second Travel Library in Cheongdam-dong, southern Seoul.Even from a glance, the architecture is unique and eye-catching, luring passersby to step inside the space.The building was designed by professor and architect Choi Moon-kyu of Yonsei University. Choi mapped out the open and empty design which has been realized as a hollow frame structure. Viewed from the front facade of the first floor, it looks as if viewers are looking outside from a window toward the Han River. Global architecture company Gensler took over the final interior design and finishing.The space aims to expand the realm of music and culture in the region. The library is where visitors can enjoy an analogue music culture while the "understage" is a hip cultural sp

Excessive exercise bad for knees

By Song Sang-ho As the early summer weather has begun, a large number of people are enjoying a wide range of sports. However, if you start exercising suddenly or excessively without having made proper preparations, you may experience pain in various parts of the body as time passes, although you may not feel it initially.In particular, injuries to the knee joints are very common since the knee is subjected to the highest level of compression load during sports activities.Among various injuries related to the knee, care must be taken against a cruciate ligament tear.Professional athletes you have seen on TV are not the only people that can experience a cruciate ligament tear.With the recent increase in the number of people engaging in outdoor activities or sports, the number of ordinary people visiting hospitals due to cruciate ligament tear has increased substantially.The cruciate ligament connects the thigh bone and the shinbone and maintains the movement and stability of the knee joint.Cruciate ligament, named due to its crisscrossing in the shape of a cross, is composed of th

Surviving 13-hour flight with 3 kids

By Jane Han Here I am, back in the U.S. totally beat and jetlagged, but we've made it ― all five of us ― in one piece.Before boarding the plane, traveling 13 hours with two toddlers and an infant almost felt like we were about to take part in some kind of reality show.You know, one of those shows that live off of their cast being miserable as hell.Our 20-hour door-to-door journey began at 4 a.m. at my in-law's in Seoul.The Dallas bound flight wasn't until 10 a.m., but as usual, we had an endless list of things to prepare, pack, check and double check as Baby A, B, C and I wrap up our eight-month endeavor in the motherland.My husband took a two-day bonzai trip from Dallas to Seoul to fly with us back home.Besides us two, my mother-in-law was also kind enough to be the other chaperone.All kids are under the age of two, so we needed three adults to comply with the airline's one-adult-per-child policy.At 6 a.m., the airport shuttle came to pick up our crowd of six.It was a seven passenger minivan, but with four oversized bags, three carry-ons and two strollers, it's a miracle we wer

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The Darkroom

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