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MyHealth Beijing
www.myhealthbeijing.com
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An expat family medicine doctor's guide to wellness in Beijing, written by Dr Richard Saint Cyr of Beijing's International Medical Center
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Expired Medicines: Check Your Medicine Cabinet!

When’s the last time you cleaned out your medicine cabinet? I try to do this every few months…but apparently I’m doing a terrible job. I’m totally embarrassed to share with yo...

4 days ago

Follow Me On Weibo

I’ve had a great time writing over 500 posts on this blog, but now I’m spending a lot more of my social media time sharing health advice via my medical microblog on Sina Weibo. So if you ...

24 may 12

Water Safety in China: Why The Delivered Water? Buy A Filter!

When it comes to the essentials of life, there isn’t anything more basic than water. We all require H2O every day of our lives, and you wouldn’t last more than a few days without any wate...

21 may 12

Dehydration From Gastro: Are Sports Drinks and Sodas Safe?

Suddenly it’s summer again and I’m already noticing more patients coming in with diarrhea and the typical “gastro” symptoms that spike every summer. It’s usually not a b...

17 may 12

Medical Tests: How Many Are Ordered Too Often? A Lot.

A couple weeks ago I wrote about new research questioning routine dental x-ray screening safety. This issue of over-testing patients with potentially dangerous screening tests is actually quite a big...

02 may 12

Mushrooms and Pistachios Should Not Be White!

Last week I wrote how brown foods are better than white foods, in general terms of health and prevention of diabetes. I wanted today to mention another similar rule: pure white is not a natural color...

30 apr 12

Food Safety Tip Of The Week: Avoid Plastics!

Food safety is a chronic concern for everyone in China, but perhaps one of the silver linings is increased awareness of proper food handling. For example, I am now much more cautious about my choices...

26 apr 12

Preventing Diabetes: Brown is Aways Better Than White

Now that even China has joined the worldwide diabetes epidemic, it’s crucial that we all truly understand how we could prevent this very preventable disease — at least for type 2 diabetes...

25 apr 12

500 Posts! Here Are The All Time Most Popular

I reached a milestone last month with this blog — I’ve written 500 posts over these wonderful three years. Here’s a list of the top fifty of all time: my March 2011 Japan radiation ...

24 apr 12

Food Safety In China: New Slide Show

I’ve recently updated my popular Food Safety presentation after presenting at the US Embassy, so I’d like to share it with a larger audience. You can watch the entire slide show below, fu...

20 apr 12

Are Routine Dental X-rays Dangerous?

On this week’s “health headlines” podcast I discuss a provocative case-control study that suggests that the more dental x-rays people get (especially when under 10 years old), there...

16 apr 12

Breathing Clean in Beijing: Let’s Separate Fact From Fiction

Air pollution ​is an unfortunate reality for all of us in China as only 1% of all cities meet the World Health Organization’s guidelines for healthy air. Beijing’s air is particularly not...

12 apr 12

Popcorn is Healthier Than Fruit — And Other Crazy Headlines

I’ve seen a lot of strange headlines for health articles, but last week I saw two that really stood out for sloppy journalism on top of shoddy research. The first was the Xinhua headline “...

11 apr 12

Should Doctors Fire Parents Who Refuse Vaccines For Their Children?

Last October I had a fantastic week in Boston for the annual convention of the American Academy of Pediatrics, and I still vividly remember the excitement and energy of these thousands of doctors. On...

29 mar 12

Spring Has Sprung (Finally): My Favorite Beijing Road Trips

I can’t say that I will miss this miserably long winter, and I’m chomping at the bit to head to the hills for a lovely weekend drive. So in spirit of our newly arrived warmer weather, I&#...

27 mar 12

Spring Has Sprung (Finally): My Favorite Beijing Road Trips

I can’t say that I will miss this miserably long winter, and I’m chomping at the bit to head to the hills for a lovely weekend drive. So in spirit of our newly arrived warmer weather, I&#...

26 mar 12

Red Meat: Not So Good For Your Heart. Here’s More Proof

A couple years ago I wrote a post discussing data showing how some red meats are bad for your heart; now a major new study again confirms this concept. This huge study from the Harvard School of Publ...

25 mar 12

值得信赖的健康信息网站：再次获得H ON认证

一直以来，我致力于在我的博客中为读者提供来源可靠且有事实根据 的信息，并且非常自豪享有良好的名声。我要高兴地宣布，全球顶级 网络健康信息质量评价机构－－家瑞士非政府组织Health On the Net Foundation (网上健康基金会，缩写为HON)，再次评审了我的网站 myhealthbeijing.com，并认证本网站提供的信 息“符合瑞士HON有关值得信赖的健康信息的认证标准”。 HON...

25 mar 12

Red Meat: Not So Good For Your Heart. Heres More Proof

A couple years ago I wrote a post discussing data showing how some red meats are bad for your heart; now a major new study again confirms this concept. This huge study from the Harvard School of Publ...

25 mar 12

研究发现 荷尔蒙是导致减肥失败的一个主要“元 凶”

肥胖，现已成为全球一个主要的健康危机。无论医生还是肥胖病人都 深知，减肥和保持减肥后的体重都是非常艰难的过程。令人遗憾的是 ，越来越多的证据解释了为何减肥之路如此坎坷：当你处于节食期间 ，你身体内的荷尔蒙就会处于一种“禁食”（饥饿）状态，即使你减 到理想体重，这种“禁食”状态还会继续保持，不会恢复。人体内瘦 素（leptin）和胃饥饿素（ghrelin） 这两大荷尔蒙的平衡使节食者总有饥饿感；90%以上的...

24 mar 12

有机食品营养价值并不“超高”

在中国生活，我比较喜欢购买有机和绿色食品。可是纵观我周围的一 些“有机食品”的粉丝，我发现他们选择购买比非有机食品贵许多的 有机食品，原因竟然是——有机食品更有营养！其实，在之前的几年 ，有机食品是否更有价值一直在营养学界是一个饱受争议的话题。但 是今天我想在文章中和大家分享的是：根据可靠的科学研究数据显示 ——大部分有机食品从营养价值方面来看，与非有机食品是一样的。 这一最新研究成果是在2011年8月公...

14 mar 12

There’s a Good Reason You Can’t Lose Weight: Your Hormones Won’t Let You

Obesity is a major health crisis all over the world now, and it’s clear both to patients and to doctors that losing weight — and keeping it off — is incredibly difficult. Unfortunat...

14 mar 12

Amazing Pollution App For Smartphones: Let The Fun Begin

Now that the Beijing government is finally publishing their own PM2.5 data on their MEMC website, a lot of smart techies are quickly updating their smartphone pollution apps to include this data. The...

13 mar 12

酗酒的后果

我父亲如果还活着可能今年已经76岁了，但他很早之前就去世了。 他在八年前死于肝硬化。我父亲是一名有着爽朗笑声的优秀男子，为 人很热情，但他也是一个酒鬼，长期沉溺于酒精最终导致了死亡。多 年来，我回忆起无数关于父子亲情的温馨画面，但也牢记着他在医院 临终时的可怕场景，那时我握着父亲的手，他业已处于昏迷状态，他 的皮肤泛黄，肺部积水，由于多年滥用有毒物质，肾脏和肝脏也最终 停止了工作。 没有其他身为人子的人会有...

08 mar 12

Flu Season Is Here — Finally

It’s the latest flu season in 25 years, but here at BJU, as well as all around the world, cases of the flu have jumped up these last few weeks. Fortunately, most cases are typical and thereR...

05 mar 12

Coffee Can Lower Diabetes Risk: Podcast

Click on the arrow below to listen to this podcast, or click here. Coffee addicts should rejoice at today’s news: another study shows a link between drinking coffee and lowered risk of developi...

03 mar 12

Not Sleeping Well? Here Are Some Tips

I see a lot of adults and teens in my clinic who are chronically tired and have troubles sleeping — both falling asleep and staying asleep. There are many reasons for sleep problems, but I do s...

01 mar 12

Bear Bile: Brutal and Barbaric, Or Warm and Fuzzy?

Click on the arrow below to listen to this podcast, or click here. Traditional Chinese Medicine has quite a few unusual ingredients, but I must confess that the recent press about bear farms in China...

25 feb 12

Botox At Your Local Beauty Parlor? Don’t Do It!

Click on the arrow below to listen to this podcast, or click here. Many people in China are now going to their local beauty parlor to get small surgeries such as botox injections, chemical peels and ...

23 feb 12

Omega-3 In Fish Is Awesome, But Is It Safe?

I’m a big, big fan of omega-3 fish oil. I’d add it to every city’s water supply if it didn’t float on top and clog the drains. I personally think if you had to choose only one...

20 feb 12

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