My Health Beijing

How much screen time is too much for a child? I’m not worried so much about movie time as I am about the total amount of hours kids spend on …

We parents worry about our children getting enough exercise — but what about ourselves? Are we all leading by example and also getting enough exercise? Surveys show that most adults …

The great team at BeijingKids magazine have assembled a super useful collection of health articles and advice in their new 2013-4 Health Guide. It’s available in print at all the usual …

What’s the best air pollution mask for China? There are quite a few brands out there. But which ones really work?

What’s the best milk source for your baby after 12 months? Breast milk is still the preferred choices, and whole milk the next option — but many people in China …

Another holiday season is rapidly approaching, and most of you made flight and hotel reservations months ago — but have you spent equal efforts preparing for good health on your …

What’s the best treatment if you or your child have a stomach infection and get  slightly dehydrated from a couple days of diarrhea and poor eating? I see a lot …

After six and a half years here in Beijing, I can comfortably say that I have joined the ranks of the long term expats. What’s our secret?

My adorable son is now four months old, still a tiny bundle of joy. I look forward to us venturing outside for summer fun, but what if the pollution is bad that …

There’s a clever English language play on words, “assuming makes an ass out of you and me.” As an American expat straddling two cultures, I confess that it’s all too …

I’m usually quite proud of my Irish ancestry, but one unfortunate vestige of that heritage is pasty white skin that sunburns quite easily. When my mother was pregnant with me …

“Maximum Results With Minimal Investment”. It sounds like a shady late night infomercial, but it’s actually the subtitle of a well publicized review article from the May-June issue of the American College …