Here is my collection of my personal favorite posts from a wonderful 2011
Prevention
A good family doctor helps people not get sick in the first place. Here are all articles discussing ways to stay healthy.
 Here Are My Favorite Health Finds For 2011. What Are Yours?It’s the new year, which means it’s time for my annual tradition — filler blog posts! Yes, in between crazy-busy holidays I like to make a few easy-to-write “Top 10″ pieces. Here’s my list of my favorite new products in 2011 which improved my health. Metro’s Fish and Produce — My wife and I finally … |
 Finally, A Blood Test For Liver Cancer?A Chinese team has designed a blood test which may be more accurate than the common AFP test. This hopefully will turn out to be truly effective, especially for China, as liver cancer from hepatitis B is extremely common. |
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 Vitamin D and Fish Oil: More Good Reasons To SupplementI’ve simplified my supplements this year and now only take vitamin D and fish oil. Both of these made the news again last week, and both stories reinforced my belief that they both are uniquely powerful supplements for almost anyone, at any age. |
Winter Is Coming! Oh, Right, It’s Here. Here’s How To Stay Warm.Suddenly, winter has arrived, and my half-hour bike commute to BJU clinic is a lot less fun. So I’m dry cleaning last year’s new toy: a ginormous below-the-knee down coat I had made at Jingkelung for only 500 RMB. I also tricked out my bike with those fluffy handle mitts, plus a pair of pleather … |
 Flu Vaccine Is Available: Who Needs It?It’s that time of year again: flu shot season! Yes, your offices and schools are filled with plans for “flu shot days”. I’m sure you’re debating right now whether or not you or your kids need it. So, here’s my tip on the flu vaccine: It’s basically the same advice I gave last year, which … |
 High Cholesterol Hits Home…I’m in America right now, visiting my family for the first time in over a year. I’ve been having a wonderful time with them – right up until my older brother casually told me how, a year ago, his cholesterol was checked for the first time and “something was high, like I think my triglycerides … |
 Do You Want The Bad News Or The Really Bad News First?Click on the arrow below to listen to this week’s podcast, or click here. OK, let’s get the really bad news out of the way first: a major study this week which followed 39,000 women over 19 years showed that not only is there no major health benefit to taking a general multivitamin, but actually there … |
Vaccines Review: Few Major Side Effects — And No AutismA hot news story right now is from California, where students are being forced to get the pertussis booster vaccine or they won’t be allowed in school. This new law was pushed because of a pertussis epidemic which has already killed 11 children, especially in areas like Marin county where vaccination rates had slumped. I’m … |
 Can You Spare 3 Minutes? Learn How To Save A Life…How many of you are terrified at the idea of doing mouth-to-mouth recusitation on strangers? We’ve all seen the doctor TV shows when people drop on the streets from a heart attack, and bystanders start basic life support (hopefully). It’s always a dramatic scene of pounding on the chest and mouth to mouth breathing. Unfortunately, … |
 Afternoon Fatigue: Here’s How To Fight ItBy midday, I feel completely beat. I’m 37 and work as an English teacher in Beijing. I’m fine on mornings but by about 2 pm I just want to go home to sleep. Afternoon classes really drag. It’s been like this for a few months now. I’ve tried taking more vitamin E supplements and drinking … |
 Insomnia: How Can You Avoid It?Since arriving in Beijing I’ve suffered terrible insomnia. I’ve had problems before, but never like this. I’m 55. What can I do to guarantee a good night’s sleep? Insomnia is a common problem all over the world, but there are many causes for sleeping problems, so we need to dig deeper into your history. For … |
