천암한의원 Acupuncture Center ChunAm

천암한의원 Acupuncture Center ChunAm Dr.Lee is a 3rd generation acupuncture and herbal medicine doctor, helping people to feel and live b

Northbrook Office is at:
3486 Milwaukee Avenue
Northbrook, IL 60062
(847) 298-8860

10/14/2025

High blood sugar, also called hyperglycemia, often creeps in quietly, showing up with vague signs like being tired all the time or constantly thirsty. You might brush off the urge to drink more water or the fact that you’re running to the bathroom more often, but these subtle symptoms are early red flags. As your blood sugar stays high over time, your body starts to struggle. The kidneys pull water from your tissues to flush out extra sugar, leading to dehydration, dry mouth, and endless thirst. You may feel constantly hungry too, because even with all that sugar in your blood, your cells are starving for energy they can’t access.

Blurry vision and fatigue are also common as fluids shift around the body and cells fail to get the fuel they need. High sugar levels mess with your immune system too, making infections—especially yeast infections—more frequent. Your skin might become dry and itchy, and wounds could heal more slowly than usual. If nerve damage starts to set in, numbness, tingling, or even sharp pain in your hands or feet can develop. In some cases, blood sugar can go dangerously high, leading to serious conditions like ketoacidosis or coma.

If symptoms like extreme thirst, stomach pain, rapid breathing, or fruity-smelling breath occur, don’t wait—call for help. Even mood changes and weight loss can be linked to high sugar levels. The longer hyperglycemia goes untreated, the more damage it does—so it’s crucial to spot the signs early and take action.

10/07/2025

Instant coffee linked to nearly 7x higher risk of age-related vision loss in new study.

A recent study found that people who regularly drink instant coffee have nearly seven times the risk of developing dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a major cause of vision loss, and this risk seems connected to their genetic makeup. Unlike other types of coffee, only instant coffee showed this strong link, possibly because it’s more processed and interacts differently with certain genes involved in eye health.

While this doesn’t prove instant coffee causes AMD, it highlights an important association that could mean people with certain genes should be cautious about their instant coffee intake.

Research Paper 📄
PMID: 40521080

10/01/2025

Watermelon is more than just a refreshing summer fruit. It contains an amino acid called L citrulline, which supports blood flow and helps reduce muscle soreness after exercise.

When you push your body through a tough workout, your muscles need oxygen and nutrients to recover and rebuild. L citrulline in watermelon helps widen blood vessels, allowing for better circulation. This improved flow delivers essential fuel to tired muscles and may shorten the time it takes to recover. Some studies suggest that athletes who consume watermelon or watermelon juice before or after training experience less soreness and greater comfort the next day.

Beyond recovery, watermelon offers several other fitness friendly benefits. Since it is made up of over ninety percent water, it is a natural hydrator that helps replace fluids lost through sweat. The fruit also provides natural sugars that restore energy levels, along with potassium and magnesium that help regulate muscle contractions and prevent cramps. Vitamin B6 plays a role in energy production and supports overall muscle health.

Adding watermelon to your diet is simple. You can enjoy it as fresh slices, blend it into a smoothie, or drink it as juice after a workout. With its mix of hydration, nutrients, and natural compounds that aid recovery, watermelon is a sweet and practical way to support an active lifestyle.

10/01/2025

New treatment strategy turns aggressive breast cancer cells into harmless ones.

Researchers have uncovered a breakthrough approach to tackling triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), one of the most aggressive and hard-to-treat forms of breast cancer. By blocking an enzyme called PLK1, scientists were able to push these cancer cells to mature into more normal, non-proliferating cells that stop growing and start dying—a process called differentiation.

This treatment not only slows tumor growth but also makes cancer cells more vulnerable to the immune system, offering hope for combining it with immunotherapy. Since PLK1 inhibitors are already in clinical trials for other cancers, this discovery could fast-track new treatment options for TNBC patients who currently have limited therapies available.


RESEARCH PAPER 📄
PMID: 36008466

09/23/2025

Your immune system might be behind both psoriasis and joint inflammation.

Psoriatic arthritis develops in up to 30% of people with psoriasis when the immune system mistakenly attacks joints and connective tissues, not just the skin. This autoimmune overreaction often happens in those with a genetic predisposition and can be triggered by infections, injuries, stress, or lifestyle factors like smoking and obesity.
Treatments focus on calming specific immune signals called cytokines to control symptoms without shutting down the immune system completely, while lifestyle changes—such as good sleep, stress management, exercise, and an anti-inflammatory diet—help reduce flare-ups and support overall health.

09/22/2025

Weekly egg consumption may cut Alzheimer’s risk nearly in half, new study on aging finds.

Eating at least one egg a week could significantly protect your brain, with a large study showing nearly a 47% lower risk of Alzheimer’s dementia among older adults who regularly ate eggs compared to those who rarely did.

The brain benefits mostly come from choline, a nutrient in eggs that supports healthy brain cells and their communication, and omega-3 fatty acids that boost brain function. While more research is needed, this simple and affordable food might be a powerful tool for keeping your mind sharper as Alzheimer’s cases grow worldwide.


RESEARCH PAPER 📄
PMID: 38782209

09/10/2025

When you are asleep, your body is not just relaxing. Your immune system is actually training and preparing for battle. It produces infection fighting proteins called cytokines along with antibodies that target harmful bacteria and viruses. Some cytokines even act like messengers that tell your body how to respond when a threat shows up. This night shift work is one reason why you often feel stronger and heal faster after good rest.

If you do not sleep enough, your immune system does not get the time it needs to create these protective substances. This means fewer antibodies are available to fight germs. Your white blood cells, which are like soldiers of your immune system, also become less active and less accurate. Instead of detecting and attacking invaders quickly, they may respond slower or miss the target altogether.

As a result, your body becomes more vulnerable to common infections like colds and the flu. Recovery also drags on because your immune system is not working at full power. Even vaccines may not work as effectively when you are sleep deprived, since your body struggles to build a strong defense response.

Over time, constant lack of sleep does more than just leave you open to everyday sickness. It puts your immune system in a state of stress and imbalance, which raises your risk for serious long term problems like diabetes, heart disease, and even certain types of cancer.

09/05/2025

Sleeping longer than eight hours may quietly increase your risk of dementia over time.

A recent study found that going to bed before 9 p.m. and sleeping longer than eight hours both raise the risk of dementia, especially for adults aged 60 to 74. Researchers followed nearly 2,000 older adults over almost four years and discovered that early sleepers had twice the chance of developing dementia compared to those who slept later, while longer sleepers faced a 69% higher risk than those sleeping seven to eight hours.

Though the study didn’t include factors like sleep disorders, it highlights how adjusting sleep habits—like avoiding very early bedtimes and excessive sleep—might help lower dementia risk, particularly in vulnerable rural communities.

RESEARCH PAPER 📄
PMID: 36128778

08/20/2025

Your liver is one of the only organs in the human body that can truly regrow itself — which is why living liver donations work so well. When someone gives a portion of their liver to a patient in need, that piece actually grows inside the recipient, becoming a full-sized, functioning organ in about six weeks. The donor’s remaining liver also kicks into gear right away, usually returning to its original size in the same time frame.

This ability to rebuild lost tissue makes partial liver transplants far safer than most organ donations. Unlike other organs that stay smaller or scarred, liver cells multiply quickly and restore normal function. That’s why surgeons rely on this option so often for people with severe liver disease.

It’s a bit like real-life science fiction — you give part of an organ away, and both you and the recipient end up with healthy, full-sized livers again. This extraordinary power saves thousands of lives every year.

08/15/2025

Stanford scientists have developed a groundbreaking treatment that uses a specially designed lab-made molecule to seek out cancer cells and supercharge the immune system’s ability to attack them, showing remarkable results in mice with some of the most aggressive forms of breast and pancreatic cancer.
In early tests, just three simple IV doses were sometimes enough to make tumors vanish entirely, while in other cases they shrank dramatically and gave the animals much longer lives, even reaching and attacking cancers that had spread to parts of the body usually hard for treatments to reach.
The therapy works by transforming the tumor’s environment so it can no longer hide from the immune system, instead drawing in cancer-destroying cells, and with such promising results, researchers are now preparing to test this approach in human patients.

study : PMID: 34774126

08/12/2025

Study reveals that popular TikTok skincare routines, often promoted by young influencers, could actually harm children’s skin for life. Researchers from Northwestern University looked at 100 skincare videos made by TikTok creators aged 7 to 18 and found most of these routines were packed with harsh ingredients. On average, these young creators used six products per routine—some piled on more than a dozen—costing about $168 a month. Worse, the typical regimen contained around 11 active chemicals aimed at fighting acne or aging, even though most of these kids had perfectly clear, blemish-free skin.

The study found this obsession with layering products could backfire badly. Many of the routines mixed multiple active ingredients like hydroxy acids, which can seriously irritate skin, make it extra sensitive to sunlight, and trigger contact dermatitis—a permanent skin allergy that limits what soaps or lotions you can safely use. Shockingly, only about a quarter of daytime skincare videos even mentioned sunscreen, despite many products containing acids that demand sun protection. In one jaw-dropping example, a 10-year-old girl with fair, freckled skin (already at higher melanoma risk) applied eight products, none with SPF.

Researchers say these complicated, expensive routines do little for kids and instead raise lifelong risks of irritation, allergies, and sun damage. Plus, they worry that all this social media content is making normal skin issues like acne or aging seem unacceptable, pushing kids to use products they simply don’t need. The bottom line? Experts say it’s far better for young people to keep skincare simple and focus on sun protection—saving intense regimens for later in life if ever truly needed.

Research Paper 📄
PMID: 40484399
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2024-070309

08/05/2025

🥚💛 Think eggs raise cholesterol? Think again.

For years, eggs were unfairly blamed for harming heart health. Now, science is turning that belief upside down.

A new University of South Australia study shows that eating two eggs a day—within a low‑saturated‑fat diet—can actually lower “bad” LDL cholesterol.

Researchers tested different diets in people with similar cholesterol levels and found something surprising: it’s not the cholesterol in eggs causing trouble, it’s the saturated fat. Those who enjoyed eggs daily, while keeping saturated fat low, saw their LDL drop.

Here’s why: eggs might be rich in cholesterol, but they’re naturally low in saturated fat—unlike many processed meats. That combination makes them far friendlier to your heart than we’ve been led to believe.

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