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3 Episodes 2019 - 2019
Episode 1
The first of our two-part series on Japanese acupuncture looks at how it's being incorporated into advanced cancer treatments. At a hospital in Kyoto Prefecture, doctors work in collaboration with acupuncturists. Their work, backed up by scientific studies, suggests that acupuncture is effective against various side effects of surgery and cancer medications. Benefits include promoting post-surgery digestive function and healing in patients with stomach cancer, and easing numbness caused by a widely used drug for breast cancer.
Episode 2
Rice is Japan's staple food. Although high in sugar, rice promotes health. Men in Niigata Prefecture, a main producer, boast Japan's lowest BMI, a gauge of obesity. Rice reduces blood cholesterol and kome-koji made from rice rid the body of fat. A hospital uses mirin, rice-based sweetener which curbs after-meal blood sugar rises, for patients with diabetes. We'll also share recipes for easy-to-make, gluten-free dishes using rice flour. The program explores the secret of superfood, rice, in Niigata.
Episode 3
In the second of our two-part series on Japanese acupuncture, we zero in on its most widely used application: pain-relief. It has long been known that acupuncture can ease pain, and Japanese research is shedding light on the reasons. Holding the keys are blood flow, brain waves, and the autonomic nervous system. We explore acupuncture's potential by seeing how it has helped a migraine sufferer and a fibromyalgia patient.