I know, I am healthy: Understanding common health misconceptions

Author: Zhang Guoxi
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Publish Date: 2005-12-01
Features: Many people today live in harmful health misconceptions but are unaware of them. Examples include not bathing after a newborn baby leaves the hospital, not opening windows or doors during the postpartum period ("doing the month"), cleaning the vagina more frequently is better, and the more exercise, the better. To improve people's understanding of health knowledge, this book explains the common mistaken beliefs and behaviors of different age and gender groups, clarifies scientific principles, and points out correct practices to guide people out of misconceptions. The phrase "Health is wealth!" is often heard, and everyone also reminds themselves of it. But how can one maintain health? If one's health concepts are wrong, isn't that a terrible thing? "Oh, so that's how it is!" Many people exclaim in such astonishment. Under scientific experimental research and medical clinical proof, they discover that deeply ingrained life they hold in their hearts are actually misleading misconceptions. Not only do they fail to promote health but they even cause alarming adverse effects, making people break into a cold sweat for their health. Among the vast amount of information, how to sift through falsehoods and accumulate correct health knowledge will be the best of reading this book. This book presents many common health misconceptions among the general public, reminding readers to respect life and maintain health, so that incorrect life do not lead to irreparable lifelong regrets. "Health is wealth!" This phrase is often heard, and everyone also reminds themselves of it. But how can one maintain health? If one's health concepts are wrong, isn't that a terrible thing? "Oh, so that's how it is!" Many people exclaim in such astonishment. Under scientific experimental research and medical clinical proof, they discover that deeply ingrained life they hold in their hearts are actually misleading misconceptions. Not only do they fail to promote health but they even cause alarming adverse effects, making people break into a cold sweat for their health. Among the vast amount of information, how to sift through falsehoods and accumulate correct health knowledge will be the best of reading this book. This book presents many common health misconceptions among the general public, reminding readers to respect life and maintain health, so that incorrect life do not lead to irreparable lifelong regrets.