Science and Health

Author: Fang Zhouzi
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: Often, we approach promising health products and treatments with devout hearts, only to find that the results often go against our wishes, even causing harm without our knowledge. If we could learn more about health (common knowledge), grasp more basic medical knowledge, and cultivate more scientific skepticism, rationality, and empirical spirit, we could reduce the chances of harm to our health. Because, health is our bottom line... This is a book that teaches people how to identify fake doctors, fake medicines, and fake health products. As one reader remarked, "Fang Zhouzi exposed the thieves and destroyers who board the health express train"; more importantly, it teaches people how to identify the methods used by "health" thieves and scammers. This is the bottom line in protecting the lives, property, and well-being of ourselves and our loved ones. The publication of this book first drew the attention and enthusiasm of China's scientific elite, many of whom had already read some of its articles on the "New Silk Road" website. They ordered multiple copies—not just for themselves but more importantly—to share the life-and-death health science knowledge it carries with their loved ones. Upon hearing of the book's publication, overseas Chinese scientists called to order copies, requesting that they be mailed to their relatives and friends in China. Leaders and professors from institutions such as the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and Tsinghua University purchased and distributed the book to their staff. A man over sixty called multiple times to confirm, saying, "I don't know what this book is about, but my postgraduate son wants me to buy it. I must have six copies mailed back before the Spring Festival to give to the elders in my family."; Dr. Ji Xiaolong, the head of the pathology department at the General Hospital of the People's Armed Police, a doctor full of love and responsibility for his patients, smiled and said, "I can save some effort now. Let the patients read Zhouzi's articles—many will understand the principles, and I won't be so tired. Fake doctors, fake medicines, and fake health products cause great harm, and this book boldly exposes them, naming names and speaking truth to power; · It addresses the hot-selling health books and the controversial health methods of today, pointing out what constitutes scientifically effective health practices; · It lists the surprising real effects of over a hundred common health products; · It analyzes the toxic side effects of over a hundred traditional Chinese medicine products, leaving one stunned; · The scientific debate between "Traditional Chinese Medicine" (representing traditional medicine) and "Western Medicine" (representing modern medicine).