My Health Beijing

In your never ending quest for safe foods for your family while here in China, have you ever considered buying only organic foods? How about becoming vegetarian? These options may have …

Does “going green” make you healthier? I believe it helps to frame this issue if we picture our bodies as a bulls-eye target for many poison-tipped arrows: we are exposed …

I’m a big fan of organics and GreenFood here in China, but my concerns are more for food safety and health than for nutritional reasons. Many people assume that organics …

I find myself in an unexpected position here. As am American, I rarely considered Walmart a place to shop for general products, much less my groceries. I was fortunate to …

Many people already know about the annually updated Organic Guide from Greenpeace’s local chapter. It’s always available for free here from their website. They also have a very cool, interactive …

There’s a lot of evidence accumulating regarding which meats are good, or bad, for your health. We seem to understand the basics but it’s nice to start getting data to …

Food quality is a constant issue in Beijing — or it should be! There are quite a few chemicals and pesticides that slip through here, so it’s very important to …