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Lifestyle illness: Finding a medical professional in Japan

WebBy Rae DeFrane TOKYO. This series is an exploration of my own experiences as a person living in Japan with a chronic illness, insights for those who wish to move to Japan, and a place to make resources and information more accessible and …

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A Tokyo dietitian's top picks for healthy Japanese convenience …

WebEggs. However you prefer your eggs, the convenience store has you covered. Look for hard-boiled, soft-boiled and tamagoyaki (Japanese egg omelet) options. Eggs are also high in choline, a nutrient important for brain health. Protein bars. Due to a rise in popularity, …

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Healthy teeth are wondrous and priceless

WebAt an auction in England in 2011, one of John Lennon’s teeth sold for just over $31,000. How much are your teeth worth? Teeth are amazing little miracles. They light up our smiles, we use them to speak and we chew with them more than 600 times at every …

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Best places to buy plant-based, organic and healthy food in Japan

WebOfficial Instagram Page. Natural Lawson. You can find Natural Lawson in many places in Japan and it is a good option for healthy foods, also has some gluten-free, plant-based options of snacks, so I recommend giving it a try. There is also a Natural …

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An introduction to Japanese herbs

WebBy ELIZABETH SOK TOKYO. If you love rosemary and mint, read on to learn all about Japan’s indigenous herbs whose captivating aromas and tastes have been commonly used in Japanese cooking and traditional medicine. With shiso, yomogi, …

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Cures and remedies and the Tokyo temples and shrines that …

WebOne is kinketsubyo (金欠病 "lack-of-money disease"); only the gods can offer hope of relief for that one. Sufferers are advised to make an offering at Ushi-Tenjin Kitano shrine 牛天神北野神社 near Koishikawa 小石川 - and pray. Koganji temple is at 3-35-2 …

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Mindful care: Changing the perception of mental health in Japan

WebJapan has long been known as a place where discussion of mental health is taboo. But this is beginning to change. The number of mental health professionals—including clinical psychologists—is growing, care is expanding to a wider …

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Japan’s healthiest ‘fast food’ restaurant

WebPrice (tax included): 1,450 yen. The ultimate vegan curry dish that focuses on both healthy eating and flavor. Nutrition per dish: 477kcal / protein 27g / lipid 12g / sugar 66g. Ingredients: Brown rice, broccoli, pickles, edamame, parsley, paprika, soy meat, …

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Globalising Japan’s medical care

WebTo say that Japan needs immigration is an understatement. With a shrinking and rapidly ageing population, the world’s third-largest economy is already facing a labour shortage that will soon become severe. Healthcare is one of the industries that will be …

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How artificial intelligence is transforming medicine

WebOne of the fields drawing a lot of attention for AI applications is medical imaging—the source of 90 percent of all healthcare data. Like the MRI scans in Hyper SCOT surgeries, imaging technologies can provide physicians with important insights about a …

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Why is Japan's medical care system breaking down

WebTOKYO. “Medical breakdown” is in the air. It’s in the media. Scarcely a day goes by without multiple references to it. Now in its second year, the coronavirus pandemic rages with renewed fury – a “third wave,” with daily infections approaching 8,000 and …

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AI can already diagnose depression better than a doctor and tell …

WebArtificial intelligence (AI) is poised to revolutionize the way we diagnose and treat illness. It could be particularly helpful for depression because it could make more accurate diagnoses and determine which treatments are more likely to work. Some 20% of us will have …

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After COVID, WHO defines disease spread 'through air'

WebThe World Health Organization and around 500 experts have agreed for the first time what it means for a disease to spread through the air, in a bid to avoid the confusion early in the COVID-19 pandemic that some scientists have said cost lives. The Geneva-based U.N. …

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Study suggests Japanese curry effective at staving off dementia

WebThose who ate curry less than once a month were given an average base value of 1 for dementia risk, those who ate it once a month dropped to 0.834, then down to 0.754 for those who ate it two or three times a month, and even further down to 0.718 for …

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Japan to ban cannabinoid HHCH from Dec 2 after gummies make …

WebA Japanese health ministry panel on Tuesday decided to ban HHCH, a synthetic cannabinoid, from Dec 2 after many people who consumed gummies containing the compound had to go to the hospital. The panel will add hexahydrocannabihexol to …

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Heat, disease, air pollution: How climate change impacts health

WebGrowing calls for the world to come to grips with the many ways that global warming affects human health have prompted the first day dedicated to the issue at crunch U.N. climate talks starting this week. Extreme heat, air pollution and the increasing …

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Japan eyes banning cannabinoid HHCH after gummies render …

WebJapan's health ministry said Monday it is planning to ban HHCH, a synthetic substance that mimics the effects of cannabis, as soon as this week after people who consumed gummies containing the cannabinoid had to go to the hospital earlier this …

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