Cultures across the globe have been incorporating fermented foods into their diets for thousands of years. The ancient Germans fermented cabbage, the Chinese fermented soybeans and South Asians and Middle Eastern people always fermented dairy for yogurt. There’s a reason why fermented foods work. Fermented foods contain an array of very important health benefits for […]

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Research by scientists at Cambridge University and Sweden’s Umea University shows that post-menopausal women who want to lose weight may benefit from adopting the dietary habits of their Stone Age ancestors. The so-called Paleolithic or ‘caveman’ diet is based on modern understanding of how our human ancestors are likely to have eaten, tens of thousands […]

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Falun Gong is an exercise and meditation system that has its roots in ancient Buddhist spiritual practice. It involves physical exercise, broadly similar to Qigong and T’ai Chi, as well as contemplative meditation and the cultivation of moral virtues. Falun Gong is based on the concept of the Falun, or the wheel of dharma. Also […]

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The ancient Chinese practice of Mien Shiang – face mapping or reading – is enjoying a new lease of life internationally. The principles of Mien Shiang can be traced back to 3,000-year-old Taoist practices, and are based on the belief that illnesses, even predisposition to illnesses, can be diagnosed by analysing a person’s face. Proponents […]

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A study, published in the ‘American Journal of Archaeology’, that describes the excavation of a religious complex from the Late Roman Period (between the fourth and sixth centuries) has found a mysterious ‘Falcon shrine’. It has an arrangement of up to 15 falcons within the shrine, most of them headless. Although burials of falcons for […]

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A remarkable scientific discovery appears in the journal ‘Nature Ecology & Evolution’: A close analysis of the remains of a carp-like fish found at the Gesher Benot Ya’aqov (GBY) archaeological site in Israel shows that the fish were cooked roughly 780,000 years ago. Cooking is the ability to process food by controlling the temperature at […]

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A team of researchers from the Duke University has identified a group of human DNA sequences driving changes in brain development, digestion and immunity that seem to have evolved rapidly after our family line split from that of the chimpanzees, but before we split with the Neanderthals. Say the findings, that appear in the journal […]

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The seeds of Nigella sativa – known as black seed or black cumin – were found in Tutankhamun’s tomb, and have been widely used both as a spice to flavour food, and for their many medicinal benefits. It has been cultivated for many centuries with the earliest known written reference to the plant appearing in […]

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Headaches are not a modern phenomenon, and in ancient times popping a pill wasn’t an option. Instead, natural remedies such as lemon, ginger and chamomile were used to dull pain, and some of these traditional remedies are every bit as effective today – so next time you have a headache, consider one of these before […]

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Despite our common view of people from olden times with black and pitted teeth – or indeed, no teeth – there is evidence that the ancients took oral hygiene seriously. The basic design of the toothbrush has never really changed – it still consists of a handle, with something bristly at one end with which […]

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