I’m honored that the editors of City Weekend Beijing magazine chose me as one of their “11 People Who Made Our Year 2010“. I’m gratified at the reception my wellness website has received in the community, and I definitely plan to continue updating this website into the future. Thanks for everyone’s support! And as usual, …

Most of my website’s posts can be divided up into three categories: public health; disease; and wellness articles. My public health articles (AKA pollution) get the most hits, but I’m more partial to my wellness posts. Here are my choices for 2010′s top wellness tips: Top Ten Wellness Tips For Beijing Newbies — This is …

I wish all of my readers and their families a wonderful Christmas and happy new year.

Here’s another pop quiz: Which scenario below requires antibiotics? A fever for 3 days Cough that turns wet A cough that “gets deeper into my chest” Runny nose that turns yellow The oversimplified answer is “none of the above”, at least not without having a doctor check you out first, to decide whether it’s a …

Let’s be honest here — talking about air pollution can be really dry and technical. Plus, I can say that the AQI is “dangerously high” today and that you should take care, but it’s still all so abstract, isn’t it? I mean, where’s the actual proof of harm? It’s a fair question, and for me …

Sorry about yesterday’s message with the top 10 posts; all the links are fixed now…

It’s late December again, which means it’s time for my favorite filler material — “best of” and “top ten” lists! Let’s start off with MyHealth Beijing’s most popular new posts of 2010, in order of popularity: An American Doctor In China: What’s Different? – MyHealth Beijing’s #1 post seemed to strike a chord with readers, …

A lot of people get this wrong: the answer is winter is worst. People look at those endless hazy skies of ozone smog in mid-August and usually think that is the worst season. But actually, the deep summer is the cleanest time of year in regards to the deadlier pollutants like particulates (PM2.5 and PM10), …

Winter’s chill is upon us already, and the months ahead can feel very long — but you can fight off the winter blues with a few health tips. One major problem with Beijing’s winters is the dry air. Beijing’s extremely low humidity indoors and outdoors will dry out everyone’s skin and throats. Many of us …

There’s big news on the air pollution front; the Chinese government has just started a nationwide network of air pollution monitors which update hourly and are freely available on their new website. Another blog, livefrombeijing, is covering more specifics of this great news. You can access the new pollution website here, but be warned, it …

My last question from my recent Health Snapshot internet survey was an open-ended one: “What do you feel are your major health issues in Beijing?” Let’s let our readers take over; all 40+ answers are cut-and-paste verbatim except for a couple changes to protect privacy. (You can read part one, part two, and part three …

I occasionally mention some of my favorite Beijing places on this blog, filed under “Just For Fun“. I particularly like to tell expats about very cool, local Beijing places that most expats bypass. One classic place for decades has been the Beijing Agricultural Exhibition Center. Known in Chinese as 全国农业展览馆, or simply 农展馆 (nóng  zhǎng …