We are now deep into winter, and most likely you and your family have already been through a couple rounds of the common colds and flu. What simple tasks can we do to cut down on these inevitable illnesses? There are a lot of home remedies and folklore about preventing the common cold, but let’s …
Wellness
Wellness is a general term for keeping your body healthy on all levels, including spiritual and mental health. This is a collection of all articles discussing ways to optimize your health.
My Favorite Wellness Tips of 2010Most 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 … |
 Happy Holidays!I wish all of my readers and their families a wonderful Christmas and happy new year. |
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Fixed!Sorry about yesterday’s message with the top 10 posts; all the links are fixed now… |
Top Ten New Posts of 2010It’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, … |
Emergency Pollution Levels Now…This is not a drill, people: the US Embassy’s pollution monitor (http://iphone.bjair.info) for three days has been recording air pollution levels in the highest levels far above 300 AQI, and as of 7am Friday is 477 AQI. Peaks each day have tilted the machine at 500 AQI. This is indeed considered “emergency conditions”, and all … |
 Autumn Newsletter Now AvailableMy clinic, the International Medical Center, has just released our quarterly newsletter, which you can download as a PDF file here. This autumn edition has articles from all three of our primary care doctors, as well as a spotlight on our popular chiropractor, Dr David Zhang. Articles include: The Flu Shots Are Here. Who Needs It? Missing … |
 To Every Thing, There Is A Season…Beijing has a surprising variety of all four seasons, which I think is a great thing. Spring and fall, the best times of year here, are unfortunately short, but in general you can expect the same seasonal variations you would find in New England or northern Europe. But each season has a few particular oddities: … |
 Who Needs The Flu Vaccine? New Study Adds A Twist…It’s that time of year again: flu shots are here. We all are a bit shell-shocked after last year’s H1N1 pandemic madness, and many communities were divided on the pros and cons of the flu vaccine. So who really needs the annual flu shot? There’s actually a very comprehensive new study which should help shed … |
 Do-It-Yourself Power Breakfast — Including Soy MilkBreakfast is an important start to your day, and many of us are “too busy” to eat this essential meal. I have a good option for my readers: a highly nutritious powdered mixture of nuts and seeds, added to freshly homemade soymilk. It’s fast, really easy, tastes great, and gives you all the energy you … |
 Sonoma Impressions: Photo Exhibit at Cafe ZarahOne of my favorite non-doctor pastimes has always been photography, and I’m pleased to announce my first solo show in China: an exhibition at Cafe Zarah this October. Cafe Zarah, east of the northern tip of Nanluoguxiang on Gulou, is well known to many expats, and owner Julia has an excellent monthly collection of art. My … |
 Do You Know Your Target Exercise Heart Rate?I often lecture people on exercise, and I frequently mention how 150 minutes a week of “moderate” exercise can be just as healthy as 90 minutes of heavier exercise. But what’s the difference between light, moderate and heavy? The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) defines exercise intensity in three ways: percentage of maximum heart … |
