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(211) Qualification of president, suggested by saju

By Janet ShinOne of the most frequently questions asked of me, a saju master, is who will be the next president. It has been even more persistent considering the presidential elections this year.2012 is called the Year of the Black Dragon, which repeats by every 60 years according to the saju sexagenary cycle. The dragon is an imaginary creature, representing a symbol of divinity. InBarak Obamathe Orient, it emblematized emperors so its designs were embroidered and gilded on royal clothes and furniture since ancient dynastic period. Considering this traditional philosophy, this year seems destined to be one of supreme power.It has always been a serious issue for me, or for other fortune tellers to study grounds for any important social and historical issues by analyzing saju or reading the faces of people involved and the feng shui of any relevant locations. It is burdensome to foretell the winner of elections, divulging profound secrets, but it is not easy to avoid the tempting curiosity to know, at the same time.Mitt RomneyDuring a saju lesson with a Canadian friend, we talked

Nov 8, 2012
(211) Qualification of president, suggested by saju

Access to drugs on the rise

Samples of illicit drugs are on display at the drug detection laboratory of the Special Prosecutors’ Office in southern Seoul in this file photo.  / Korea TimesBy Jun Ji-hye, Rachel LeeKorea is no longer a country free of drugs. Drug users and traffickers, sometimes orchestrated by organized crime rings, are smuggling marijuana and other illegal substances in and out of the country.In a police report published last month, the number of people annually arrested for drug-related offences reported by the National Police Agency since 2007 has hovered between 9,000 and 10,000. Of these incidents in 2011, 5,365 were charged with drug use and 560 for cultivating drug crops, mostly marijuana, in the country.Also according to the police there are an increasing number of sources from where drug users can easily order various narcotics. This is partly because more people own smartphones making it easier for them to access websites from where they can purchase narcotics, mostly marijuana.Foreigners and those studying abroad make up a large chunk of the middlemen who supply the drugs a

Nov 6, 2012
Access to drugs on the rise

Two religious groups permitted to visit NK for exchanges

Two South Korean religious groups were this week given approval for plans to visit North Korea to promote cooperation with their counterparts in the North, Seoul's Unification Ministry said Tuesday.The ministry said it approved the visits of the two group whose religions originated locally, one of which follows the Dangun beliefs and the other a Cheondogyo group, to visit Kaesong on Thursday and Friday, respectively.A total of 10 officials from the groups will travel to the North during the separate visits this week and discuss holding joint religious ceremonies with their northern counterparts, the ministry said. (Yonhap)

Nov 6, 2012

Posttraumatic stress disorder after the earthquake

Dear Dr. P,I moved to Seoul a year ago in order to marry my Korean boyfriend. However, before I moved, I was living in Tokyo and was working in a kindergarten during the huge March 11th earthquake. While the earthquake was occurring, I actually believed I would die. Although I was physically unhurt, since the earthquake and all of the following aftershocks, I have been unable to board an airplane because the take off and turbulence is so similar to the feelings of the beginnings of those quakes.I believe I have a form of PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder), since the few times I have had to ride in an airplane have caused me severe anxiety and my heart rate jumps. Soon I will be traveling again to the United States to visit my family. Even thinking about getting on an airplane again makes me feel extremely anxious and I would like to know how I can calm myself down so I can travel the friendly skies in peace. Any advice you can offer would be appreciated.Thank you.Dear sender,You might feel tremendous fear and anxiety because of the earthquake. People live in a perpetual fear when

Nov 2, 2012
Posttraumatic stress disorder after the earthquake

Watch your diet to fight diabetes

By Yoon Ja-youngIf there are diseases that can be controlled to some extent by what you eat, diabetes could be one of them. While the number of people suffering from the disease has been increasing steadily, with one out of ten Koreans fighting diabetes, there have been few professional and useful guidebooks on how they should eat.The Korea Times will introduce some recipes from the “Best Recipes to Fight Diabetes” by Professor Cha Bong-soo at the Severance Hospital of Yonsei University Health System, the Nutrition Team at the hospital and CJ Freshway, published by Vita Books from next week. It opened a new chapter in recipe books here as it was prepared by diabetes and nutrition experts as well as a leading food service company in the country.The book says that diabetes is often due to bad dietary habits and lifestyle. Korea is seeing a steep surge in diabetes patients from two decades ago, and this has to do with changes in diet and lifestyle: People are eating fat and high calorie instant food instead of vegetables and fermented foods that their ancestors used to enjoy

Nov 2, 2012By Yoon Ja-young

"My knee aches. Will it rain?" Joints forecast the weather

Song Sang-ho, Wellton Hospital PresidentBy Song Sang-hoWellton Hospital PresidentThe autumn has come and the weather is getting cold. A lot of people are complaining of painful knees.The truth is that joints are sensitive to temperature and weather. People have pain in their joints when it is rainy and getting cold, especially when the temperature suddenly drops or when the season is changing. It is the time when patients who have arthritis should be careful.When the temperature falls, the body needs to consume a lot of energy. But on the other hand, some parts of the body function are reduced so as not to consume too much. During the process the blood circulation slows down.However, if the blood circulation in the knee area is not even, the muscles and ligaments which support the joint become stiff. The muscles and ligaments in the knee area help to reduce stress on the joint, but they cannot support them enough when they become stiff and the joint experiences stress. The knee joint fluid, which acts as a lubricant, also becomes thicker when the temperature goes down. As a result, t

Nov 2, 2012
"My knee aches. Will it rain?" Joints forecast the weather

Green tea effective in treating acne

By Yoon Ja-youngSuh Dae-hun, Seoul NationalUniversity Hospital professorThose who are suffering from acne might consider buying a pack of green tea. A research team at Seoul National University Hospital has found that an extract from the green tea leaf is very helpful in treating acne.The research led by professor Suh Dae-hun at the hospital was published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology, a top journal in the field.Acne is a very common skin disorder, especially among teenagers and young adults. Though it is not a critical disease, it is very stressful for people who are interested in how they look and emotionally sensitive. Sometimes it bothers the patient throughout life and leaves scarring on the face if not properly treated.Acne is caused by increased sebum production, keratinization, bacteria or inflammation. Diverse drugs have been used for treatment, but these drugs often involved side effects and discomfort such as burning and irritation, or abnormalities with regard to liver enzymes and the level of cholesterol. Some medication for acne is banned for pregnant wome

Nov 2, 2012By Yoon Ja-young
Green tea effective in treating acne

Lee offers new approach to diabetes

Lee Jin-woo, CEO and president of Ceragem Medisys, plans to help people check their blood glucose level at Ceragem Centers around the world.By Yoon Ja-youngDiabetes is controllable but many people who have the disease aren’t properly controlling it despite a series of campaigns by the government and hospitals. Lee Jin-woo, CEO and president of Ceragem Medisys, a blood glucose monitor manufacturer under Ceragem Group, says a different approach is needed and the keyword is communication.Control glucose levelsDiabetes has a long history. It is even recorded on papyrus from 1500 B.C but treatment only started a few decades ago with the discovery of insulin from the pancreas. Insulin helps glucose enter cells to become an energy source. However, if the amount of insulin decreases or it doesn’t play its role, glucose flows into the vessels. Lee describes it as “honey-like blood in the vessels.” It doesn’t circulate well in peripheral vessels resulting in horrible complications such as necrosis and loss of sight.The development of insulin greatly increased the

Nov 2, 2012By Yoon Ja-young
Lee offers new approach to diabetes

Frozen shoulder will not freeze the honor

By Jang Su-heeShoulder pain is a very common complaint especially for those in their late 40s and over. Recently, about 10 percent of in-patients complained of some kind of pain with no higher tendency in gender; slightly different from the known fact that it is twice as more common in women, especially those in post-menopause. Patients visit the hospital with debilitating pain, but many were unsure of the cause of the pain.Commonly the pain is diagnosed as frozen shoulder, bursitis, supraspinatus tendinitis, thoracic outlet syndrome, tenosynovitis of the biceps, or snapping shoulder. Frozen shoulder, bursitis, and tendinitis are the most common causes of pain.The shoulder joint structure is an intricate complex system of bone, muscles, cartilage, ligaments (tissues connecting bones), and tendons (tissues connecting muscles with bones) that is involved in the movement and stabilization of the arm.The head of the upper bone of the arm, the humerus, is attached to the joint socket, the glenoid fossa, by the four major muscles of the rotator cuff. The tendons of these four muscles form

Nov 2, 2012

(210) Your zodiac sign

By Janet ShinThere are various ways to describe one’s personality or lifestyle and zodiac signs are used in many countries while horoscopes are another known way of fortune telling. Some are even fascinated by blood types or four physical constitutions built by Oriental medicine to explicate one’s health and temperament. Both are divided into four major types.When it comes to the zodiac or astrology, there are 12 different places to characterize each sign. The Chinese zodiac signs are determined by one’s birth year and repeat every 12 years whereas Western astrology is by one’s birth month. Regardless of their roots and methodology, many people believe in them and trust that they govern what people try to do and other propensity in their life paths.What made saju to become a way of fortune telling? Many people regard it as similar to reading zodiac signs. So when they want me to read their saju, they emphasize which year they were born. The first thing they say is “I was born in the Year of the Tiger,” or “My year is that of the monkey.&rdquo

Nov 1, 2012
(210) Your zodiac sign
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