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Rethinking the First Meal: Herbal Pharmacist Cho Seung-woo on Fasting, Morning Juice, and Sustainable Health

Rethinking the First Meal: Herbal Pharmacist Cho Seung-woo on Fasting, Morning Juice, and Sustainable Health

Advice on how to start the day has never been more conflicting. Intermittent fasting urges extended fasting windows, while other studies emphasize...
The Inactivity Trap: Why Resting Your Painful Joints Makes You Weaker

The Inactivity Trap: Why Resting Your Painful Joints Makes You Weaker

Editor’s note: In Japanese orthopedics, specialists define "locomotive syndrome" as a condition where declining function in bones, joints, muscles,...

"1 Million Won a Month Covers Everything"? The Hidden Cost Trap in Long-Term Senior Care

"If you pay in the 1 million won-a-month range, we’ll take care of everything." It is a familiar sales pitch at many...
Two-Hour Visit, Endless 'Do You Recognize Me?': Why Nursing Home Visits Need Purpose, Not Interrogation

Two-Hour Visit, Endless 'Do You Recognize Me?': Why Nursing Home Visits Need Purpose, Not Interrogation

"Some family members still view moving a parent into a facility as a modern-day Goryeojang [a traditional myth of...
Dementia Equals a Nursing Home? Bedbound Means a Care Hospital? The Real Benchmark Is Medical Need

Dementia Equals a Nursing Home? Bedbound Means a Care Hospital? The Real Benchmark Is Medical Need

When a parent receives a dementia diagnosis, many families immediately assume a nursing home is the only path forward.
Beyond Seoul: How a Secondary Hospital in Busan Mastered 167 Incompatible Kidney Transplants

Beyond Seoul: How a Secondary Hospital in Busan Mastered 167 Incompatible Kidney Transplants

When a family member steps forward to donate a kidney to a loved one suffering from end-stage renal disease, a blood...
TAVI speeds recovery without opening the chest — but age brings more to weigh

TAVI speeds recovery without opening the chest — but age brings more to weigh

For patients diagnosed with severe aortic stenosis and their families, one question often comes first: “Can it be...
Ditching Strict Diets for Balance: How Moon Ga-young Maintains Her Sleek Figure and Vitality

Ditching Strict Diets for Balance: How Moon Ga-young Maintains Her Sleek Figure and Vitality

Actress Moon Ga-young, 29, recently highlighted the profound importance of maintaining mindful, healthy eating habits...

"Absolutely Protein": How Broadcaster Pungja Dropped 33 Kilograms Without Working Out

Broadcaster Pungja, who recently captured the public's attention after losing 33 kilograms, has opened up about the...
The Ultimate Diet Saboteur: Why aespa’s Karina Keeps a Han River Ramen Machine at Home

The Ultimate Diet Saboteur: Why aespa’s Karina Keeps a Han River Ramen Machine at Home

K-pop group aespa member Karina has made no secret of her deep love for instant ramen—so much so that she even keeps a...