I doubt many readers know that next May 19 is World Family Doctor Day, but it means a lot to me. I’m spending more of my clinical time teaching China’s first generation of family doctors, and it’s an honor to be a part of this momentous change in China.… Read the rest
Yearly Archives: 2015
Yoga Helps Prevent Heart Disease
I’ve written a couple of times about yoga’s health benefits, but I just had to share a brand new study which convincingly shows some great news — yoga may help reduce heart disease as much as moderate exercise! Yes I know, it’s a bit hard to believe, as we always hear that you need moderate exercise — getting out of breath — to prevent heart disease, and most yoga classes don’t provide this cardiac burst.… Read the rest
Did Beijing’s Pollution Cause My Asthma?
Now that months have passed and I’m basking in our summer sun, I can safely confess that I had a miserably unhealthy winter.
It started in November with my first ever broken bone, a silly bike-vs-oil-patch accident which broke my clavicle and brought me surprisingly distressing pain for more than a month.… Read the rest