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Gained Weight While You’re in Taiwan? Five Numbers To Get You Back On Course

Text: Kenneth Dickson – Photos: Author and web(First published in Centered on Taipei Magazine, but no longer available at their website.) Obesity creeps up on you, caused by a sedentary lifestyle, poor food choices, or aging body. Slowly the pounds accumulate around your waist from the extra portions of stirfried rice, late night trips to the…

Chinese doctor

diary for the 14th february, 2002. I went to the Chinese doctor this monring for acupuncture treatment. I was looking around his office, it's kind of like stepping back in time to a pervious decade, almost like an island out of time. He's an interesting character, coming from shandong province, he speaks Chinese with a…

Today’s BP

Today’s BP

I have been recording my blood pressure faithfully for three months now because the doctor was worried that they may be too high. Seems under control at the moment. But probably that’s due to losing weight, exercising more, and try not to worry too much OK.

Sports Tights or Pantyhose? I don’t care… I wear them both!

Sports Tights or Pantyhose? I don’t care… I wear them both!

… because I wear them both. Yes. I’m a guy! Doctor recently diagnosed me with varicose veins (both my parents had them… and my poor Mom had terrible trouble with hers). I was recommended to wear medical support grade, but was informed by a knowledgeable SIL that they’d be ‘tight’. Well, I figured I’d better…