WHAT HEALTH FACTS DO DOCTOR WANT YOU TO KNOW?
When you take your blood pressure, you'd better test both your right and left hands, whichever is higher. It is more accurate to average the blood pressure value several times.
Red wine is not recommended to protect the heart and brain blood vessels. Animal studies have shown that resveratrol, found in red wine, may be good for the heart. But the effective dose for a human is equivalent to drinking about 1,000 liters of wine a day. Besides, alcohol damages the liver and causes cancer.
You don't get diabetes from eating too much sugar. There are many causes of diabetes, such as congenital genetic, acquired environmental factors, and not necessarily associated with eating sugar. But a diet with less sugar and less oil still lowers the risk.
Snoring isn't about sleeping well. Snoring is a loud sound caused by poor breathing. Severe snoring can lead to Sleep Apnea and is dangerous. You’d better consult your doctor if you snore regularly.
It can be a sign of stroke if you have symptoms like:
one side of the body is numb and unable to move
deviated mouth
slurred speech
dizziness and headache
lethargic sleep, difficult to wake up
severe vomiting, twitching, incontinence and so on.
Go to the hospital in time for examination and treatment.
Get calcium from food. The recommended daily calcium intake for adults is 800 to 1,000 mg. If you can drink 300 ml milk and 500g dark green vegetables a day, you don't need extra calcium tablets.
If you get burned, don't mess up your skin. The correct treatment is:
Flush (cold water or tap water, do not use ice water) ;
Take off (take off the clothes )
Soak (keep it soaking in cold water)
Cover (cover with a clean gauze or towel) and go to the hospital.
Bowel movements 3 times a day or 3 times a week are normal, as long as the poop looks normal.
Anyone over 50 should have a colonoscopy.
To strengthen your knees, do static squats against the wall every day. Do this for half a minute or so, and repeat it for 5 or 6 times a day.
No extra water for 6 months and no salt for 1-year-old baby. Because it's all in breast milk and baby formula.
Don't give honey to babies under 1 year old. Honey may contain Clostridium botulinum, which produces botulinum toxin. Babies under 1-year-old have a fragile gut environment and are prone to severe symptoms after eating honey.
Obesity increases the risk of cancer. Studies have shown that the risk of cancer increases with obesity. Fortunately, obesity is a reversible cause of cancer compared to other causes of cancer. Get more exercise and keep your weight down.
You can't count on eating garlic, green tea, Okra, etc. to prevent cancer. If eating certain kinds of food can keep cancer away, the hospital will probably have to open to the market.
An 80-year-old man can have 20 healthy teeth. Don’t feel that losing your teeth is your destiny as you grow old, as long as you see the dentist regularly and stick to tooth protection.
No amount of collagen is gonna fix your face. When you eat it, it becomes an amino acid, and it doesn't just turn into collagen on your skin. It doesn't work if applied on the face, because the skin can't absorb this macromolecule.
Eat well, don't stay up late. That's the foundation of good skin.
Turning off the lights and playing with your phone, watching TV and reading e-books can do more damage to your eyes. Now that the lights are out, go back to sleep.
Do not use nails, ear scoop, matchstick or other thin stick-like objects to pick your ears. This may easily damage the ear canal skin and even the eardrum.