25 vn nng bng v sc khe

1- in thoi cm tay c hi khng?

Dng nh khng c hi, nhng nu bn s dng in thoi cm tay nhiu th nn dng ng nghe gn l tai hay ni chuyn qua my loa gi my in thoi cch xa u. Cc nh kho cu an mch tin hnh mt cuc nghin cu rng ln trong 21 nm trn 420,000 ngi s dng in thoi cm tay v khng thy c ri ro gy ung th, nhng y ch l nhng d liu c thu lm khi m in thoi di ng hy cn l mt thit b mi l ch cha phi l phng tin lin lc chnh. Trong mt nghin cu mi y vi mt qui m nh hn cc nh kho cu Do thi quan st 1,726 ngi v nhn thy s dng nhiu in thoi cm tay tng 50 phn trm ri ro c khi u ni tuyn nc bt phn mt m ngi s dng hay p in thoi ( tuy vy ni chung ri ro ny ht sc nh). Mi e da ln nht ca in thoi cm tay li khng c lin quan g ti ung th. Ni chuyn trn in thoi cm tay trong khi li xe khng khc g li xe lc xay ru lm ri ro b tai nn tng ti gp 4 , 5 ln. 2- Vitamin D c th cu mng sng ca ti khng? C tht ti phi ung mi ngy mt liu lng vitamin D gp 4 ln liu lng khuyn co hay khng?

Cng ngy cng c nhiu bng chng cho thy mt liu lng ln vitamin D khng nhng gip cho xng cng cp m cn gim ri ro ung th kt trng, bung trng v v, cng nh cc bnh nh tiu ng v x cng ri rc (multiple sclerosis) . Nhiu ngi trong chng ta khng nhn vitamin D v t ra nh nng mt tri ( mt tri kch thch vic sn xut vitamin D da) hoc v c mt ch n ung thiu nhng ngun vitamin D tt ( c c m nh salmon mackerel v tuna, v sa hay ng cc tng cng). Liu lng chnh thc cho lp ngi t 51 ti 70 tui l 400 IU vitamin D mt ngy(400 n v quc t /ngy) , nhng hu ht cc chuyn gia u ng l lp ngi ny phi t c t 800 ti 1000 UI vitamin D b sung mi ngy. Nhng i vi ngi di 50 tui tiu th mi ngy 200 UI vitamin D theo nh khuyn co

(tng ng vi hai ly sa/ngy) v phi nng mi ngy t 10 ti 15 pht ( m khng bi kem chng nng) th mt liu lung b sung 400 IU c th cng ri. 3- Liu ti c th ty sch c th bng cc thnh thong nhn n hay khng?

Min l sc kho ca bn tt, th bn c th nhn n trong thi gian ngn hoc ung thuc ty sch c th (body cleanser) . Tuy nhin bn ng nn ch i iu k diu xy ra, ngoi mt cm gic vui thc hin c mt ci g. Bt c nh sinh l hc no cng u s cho bn bit l nhng b phn trong c th nh phi, gan, thn v rut khi hot ng tt c th loi tr tt c cc cht bn ra ngoi m khng cn bn phi nhn i. Nu bn vn mun thnh thong nhn n th bn nn nh phi ung nc cho d trnh c th b mt nc (dehydration) 4- Ung nc my c bo m khng? D nhin l an ton ri, bi v trong cc thnh ph nc my c phn phi t nhng nh my x l c kim tra cn thn v nc my c qui nh tt hn nc ng chai ( mt vi loi nc ng chai nh Aquafina v Dasani ch l nc my m thi). Hin nay nhng qui nh lin bang rt kht khe ,bt buc cc ngun cung cp nc phi c lc cn thn. Tuy nhin nhng lng nh ha cht v dc phm vn c th lt qua h thng lc. V vy nu bn mun c nc tht tinh khit th nn lp thm mt b phn lc vo ng ng nc trong nh ( c th vo NRDC.org/ws. bit v cc loi lc )_. 6- My vi-ba (microwave) c gy ung th khng? Khng. Chy microwave khng th lm thay i thc phm n ni lm bn sinh bnh. My vi-ba ch thc y cc phn t nuc trong thc n chuyn ng, v s va chm gia cc phn ny hm nng thc n .

L nng (oven) th c to ra mt t trng nh, nhng hu nh khng c bng chng g cho thy l t trng ny c hi cho con ngi. Ngoi ra , c mt cch n gin n trnh nu bn s nguy him l ng xa l nng ang chy.. 6- Khi ti b cm lnh hay cm th ti c th truyn ly bnh trong bao lu?

Trong sut thi gian bn c nhng triu chng cm lnh hay cm, bn c th ly bnh sang ngi khc. Bc s Bill Schaffner, thuc Trung tm Y khoa Van derbilt, Nashvill ni Bn cn c kh nng ly truyn vi-rt chng no bn cha dt hn s mi.Ngoi ra bn c th ly truyn bnh 24 ting trc khi cc triu chng u tin xut hin 7- C phi 48 ting sau khi ung thuc khng sinh ti khng cn gy nhim cho ngi khc?

ng trong hu ht cc trng hp ,min l ban tht s b nhim khun (nh b strep throat tc bnh au hng do vi khun streptococcal bacteria) ch khng phi b nhim vi-rt, v i vi vi-rt thuc khng sinh khng c tc dng. Cc vi khun c th ti xut hin nu bn ngng thuc sm hay ung thuc khng liu theo ch dn ca bc s. Cc vi khun cn sng st c th tr thnh khng i vi thuc khng sinh v thuc ny v sau c th s khng cn hiu nghim 8- C phi cm gia cm (bird flu) vn cn l mi nguy him khng? Mc du vi-rt cm A dng H5N1cm gia cmkhng c xut hin ti Hoa k, nhng n hy cn n nu nhiu ni trn th gii, c bit l ti Chu v Chu Phi. Vi-rt ny ng s v n gy nhiu cht chct 50 ti 80 phn trm ngi mc bnh cm ny b cht.. Thng thng vi-rt truyn chnh nht t gia cm b bnh sang con ngi. Bc s Richard V. Lee chuyn gia v bnh truyn nhim ti i hc State University of New York, Buffalo ni Bn s khng mc phi bnh ny khi bn i cng chuyn my bay vi ngi b bnh cm gia cm.Nhng cc vi-rt cm tin ho nhanh; v mc du c mt vi pht trin y trin vng v vaccine ,nu vi-rt H5N1 pht trin c kh nng ly lan nhanh chng trong dn chng bt c lc no th n c th s gy thm ha 9- Cch bao lu ti thc s cn phi i nha s co sch rng?

iu ny ty thuc vo thi quen nh ca bn.Nghin cu cho bit l vi khun cn thi gian ba thng tn cng nu rng. Nhng ai c rng hng ngy ( daily flossers) v nh rng hai ln mt ngy, c th i nha s co rng 2 ln mi nm,nhng nhng ngi khng chm sc rng c k nh trn hoc c bnh nu rng t trc phi i nha s hai hoc ba thng mt ln.Bnh tiu ng, bnh t min nhim v cc thuc men nh thuc chng trm cm lm cho ming kh cng c th tng tc s tch t vi khun v do s ln cn i nha s co rng s nhiu hn 10- Cc ti plastic ca tim git kh qun o (dry cleaner) c cha ha cht c hi khng? Ti plastic khng c nguy him,nhng nhng cn d ho cht b ti ny gi li trong qun o c th nguy hi. Mi m qun o git kh ta ra l do cht perchlloroethylene,mt ha cht c xp vo loi c kh nng gy ung th.Bn c th trnh b nhim ho cht ny bng cch tho b ti plastic v phi hng qun o ra gi ngoi tri--hoc trong phng tm m rng ca s hay c qut gi. Bn khng nn trong xe ang nng nhng qun o git kh cn ng trong ti plastic v hi nng gia tc s phng thch perchloroethylene lm cho khng kh trong xe tr thnh c hi. 11- Thuc nga thai lm tt kinh c thc s an ton khng? Khng c bng chng no cho thy l lm tt ng kinh s gy nguy him. Cc chu k kinh nguyt ca bn khi ung u thuc nga thai (thng quen gi l Pill) tht ra khng phi l thc, bi v cc hormone ngn chn t cung to lp lt dy bn trong ,m thng ra lp ny b lt ra khi bn thy kinh. 12- Nhn mn nh my in ton sut ngy c lm ti m khng? Theo bc s John C. Hagan thuc American Academy of Ophthalmology th ngi c ngy trc my in ton cng ging nh i b ng di, chn bn s mi r ri nhng u c b tn thng vnh vin. Khi bn nhn chm ch vo mn nh my in ton- mt khong cch nht nh-- cc c mt s b mi v cng nhc, ngoi ra bn c khuynh hng t chp mt hn.

Li khuyn: Thnh thong bn nn ri mt khi mn nh computer cng nhiu ln cng tt v ch mc nhn mt lc vo mt ci g cch xa chng 20 feet hay hn, sau i chp mt nhanh bn hay nm ln 13- Nc diet soda c hi cho ti khng?

Nu l ung th th c l khng.Nu l tiu ng th khng chc.Nu l long xng th c th. Ngoi ra nc diet soda c th lm bn tng k. Nghin cu mi y cho thy ung vi lon diet soda mi ngy c th lm yu xng v lm ln c n, nhng nguyn nhn cha r. Nh dinh dng hc ni ting Marion Nestle cho bit Ti vn thch dng ng tht s hn. Cc cht lm ngt khc u l ho cht v u l nhn to, v theo nh ti bit th khng c bng chng thc s no chng t l cc cht ny gip chng ta ct bt lng calori tiu th C t nht mt nghin cu cng b trong nm nay cho thy iu tri ngc: cc cht thay th ng th nghim trn chut lm xo trn kh nng ghi nhn s lng calori c th chng dung np --- iu ny c th dn n vic n qu mc 14- Ti c nn chch nga cm khng ?

ng nhin l c. Mc du C quan CDC khng bt buc mi ngi phi chch nga nhng cng khuyn co khong 82% dn chng M nn i chch nga (v c ri ro v sc kho, tui tc v v nhng yu t khc). Theo chuyn gia v cm Trish Perl thuc i hc John Hopkins Chch nga thng thng gip bn trnh b bnh cm, v ngay c nu bn c b i chng na th cng nh hn Quan trong hn na, chng nga ngn chn vi c bn c th ly truyn cm cho nhng ngi khc c ri ro b cht v bnh ny. ( Khong 25% ngi mc bnh cm khng bit l mnh b bnh) 15- C cch no chc chn ngn chn c bnh Alzheimer khng? Rt tic l khng. Cc nh khoa hc trc y tin gn ti mt vc-xin chng li cc lng ng beta-amyloid ph hu khp thn kinh (synapse-destroying betaamyloid deposits), mt du hiu tiu biu ca bnh Alzheimer. Nhng cc th nghim trn con ngi c ngng t ngt vi nm trc y khi c vi ngi tnh nguyn b vim no nghim trng. Tuy nhin, cc nghin cu gi l bn c th tin hnh nhng bin php h tr cho no---t nng ng v tr c, x hi v th lc (th dc nng cao mc ho cht BDNF kch thch s tng trng cc t bo no mi) ti n nhiu tri cy, rau v c hi (salmon)

16- C ng l ti phi ngng n c ng (tuna), c ao (swordfish) v c hi (salmon) khng?

Albacore tuna skipjack tuna

C kim (ao) th c, ch i vi hu ht cc c khc nu tiu th mt cch khn ngoan th li nhiu hn hi. C kim c hm lng cao v thy ngn . C ng tht trngt (albacore tuna) ng hp cha nhiu thy ngn hn c ng c trung (skipjack tuna) ng hp v vy C quan Bo v Mi trng khuyn cc ph n ang tui sinh n khng nn n qu su ounce c albacore mi tun. Mc du c hi khng gy ri ro nhim c thy ngn, nhng n c th cha ha cht cng nghip PCB. Bn ch nn n c hi nui (farmed salmon)mt thng mt ln ,v n c hi hoang d ( wild-caught salmon) bn ln hay hn mi thng. Bn c th vo trang mng OceanAlive.org. bit nhng hi sn no t c cht gy nhim nht 17-Khi no ti cn i gp bc s v --au lng?. Bn cn gp bc s ngay nu au lng lm bn khng ng c; bn cn b t chn, bn chn,hng hay vng trc trng; ban cn b st, n lnh, bun nn, i ma, au d dy, yu sc hay m hi; bn cn khng kim sot c tiu tin hay i tin; bn b ng xe hay b tai nn khc; bn c tiu s mc bnh ung th. Nu khng phi nh th, bn hy th ung thuc gim au bn t do, lun phin chm nng v chm nc ln ch au ,v ngh ngi mt hay hai ngy ri tp th dc nh trong hai hay ba tun trc khi ly hn gp bc s -- nng (heartburn)? Nu bn c cn gic nng ran gia ngc hay bng qu hai tun l th bn cn i khm bc s. Nhng nu ng thi bn cn c nhng du hiu khc v bnh hi lu d dy- thc qun ( gastroesophageal reflux) nh ho khan hay nut kh mc du dng thuc chng acid hay thuc chng hi lu bn t do th bn phi gp bc s sm hn --st ? Bn phi i cp cu nu ng thi b au d dy, bun nn, hay i ma (v c th l bnh vim rut tha); nhc u nh ba b,cn c b cng , chng mt, i ma hay s nh sng (v c th l bnh vim mng no); mun ngt su v b ln sau khi ra ngoi tri vo thi tit nng ( v l cc du hiu cm nhit). Bn cn phi lin lc vi bc s tc thi vo mt trong nhng trng hp sau y: st trn 103 ; tiu chy ra mu; ban hay sc trn cnh tay hay chn; au tai; tiu tin b au; au hng; au c v khp xng; au lng. Nu ung thuc h st bn t do (nh aspirin, ibuprofen) hai ngy m nhit khng gim --hoc nu bn cn i mmath l lc bn phi i gp bc s Nu bn b st nh (101 hay thp hn) khong hai tun l m khng dt th bn cng phi i khm bc s --au hng (sore throat)?

Bn phi i gp bc s ngay nu c mt hay nhiu triu chng sau y: st t 101 tr ln; b mt nc (dehydration); nut hoc th kh; cc hch bch huyt ni c mm hay xng; m sau hng; ban s vo thy nhp vi cc np ca da hn; ho dai dng. Nu bn b au ngi, au u, ho hay chy nc mi trn ba ngy th bn nn i khm bc s --au bng, tiu chy, i ma? Bn cn i cp cu nu c mt hay nhiu triu chng sau y: st trn 102; bng s vo thy mm; i tin ra mu hay phn en; au bt cht nh ct chy t xng sn xung hng; au lng; y hi v c b co rt ; hoc ang mang thai v thy au ni bng hay vng xng chu hoc m o chy mu. Bn phi gi bc s tc thi nu thy au bng lin tc v m o tit ra dch cht hoc tiu tin rt nng; tiu chy khi ang du hnh m ung thuc bn t do khng dt; tiu chy khi ung thuc mi c k toa --au c bp v khp xng? Bn nn gi bc s ngay nu b st; da pha trn c bp b hay xng; au d di m khng r nguyn nhn; vt trng cn hay ban; hoc khi bn bt u ung thuc k toa mi hay i liu lng thuc Nu khng phi nh vy th bn hy ngh ngi v ung thuc gim au trong ba ngy, nu khng hy i khm bc s 18- C nn i ht m (liposuction) hay khng?

Nn, nhng ch loi b cc ch phnh (bulges)sau khi xung cn. Ht m khng lm mt cellulite v sau khi ht m m mun gi cho thn hnh mnh mai l c mt vn . Nghin cu ti Trung tm Y khoa Southwestern, Texas cho thy 43 phn trm nhng ngi i ht m li bo tr li ,phn ln l v h khng n ung l nh mnh v khng tp th dc 19- Cch no tt nht trnh ung th Khng c cch no c. C nhng ngi lm th cn phi lm m vn mc bnh ung th nh thng. Tuy nhin nhng thi quen xu c th tng thm ri ro b bnh ny.Theo bc s Peter Greenwald, gim c c trch phng nga ung th ti National Cancer Institute Ht thuc l l nguyn nhn ca mt phn ba cc trng hp ung th, cn mt phn ba khc l do thc ch khng lnh mnh, thiu hot ng v bnh mp ph 20-Ti c cn phi tp t khng? Ch tp yoga m thi c khng?

Yoga c th to c bp (build muscle) min l cc c bp ca bn t mt s calori ; trong th tp downward dog bn phi nng v di thn trng ca chnh mnh. Cn vn yoga c gip to v duy tr mt xng hay khng ( m tp t c th lm c) th khng c r v cha c nghin cu no v iu ny. Nu bn cm thy tp yoga khng mnh i vi bn hoc nu xng ca bn mnh bt th ngoi tp t bn nn tp thm nhng mn tp v sc mnh (strength training) nh i b chng hn 21- Thuc t lm xm da (self-tanner) c gy ung th khng?

Khng. S thay i mu da ---do tng tc gia dihydroxyacetone(DHA) v cc t bo cht trn b mt ca da -- lm da xm li nh phi nng trong mt thi gian lu chng nm n by ngy.Tuy nhin mc du thuc t lm xm da khng gy ung th nhng thng ra n khng bo v da chng cc tia t ngoi UVB v UVA, v vy bn vn phi dng thuc chng nng (sunscreen) phng chng lo ha, tn hi do mt tri v ung th da 22- Khi b cm lnh ti c cn ngng tp th dc khng? Khng cn thit. nu cc tru chng xy ra cho phn c th phi trn c nh s mi, nght mi, ht hi hay au hng th tp th dc khng gy nguy hi, v nu c th cng khng ng k. Tht ra th dc nh hay trung bnh c chng minh l gip tng cng chc nng ca h min dch. Tuy nhin nu cc triu chng bao gm au ngi, tc ngc, ho ting ngn v lin tip (hacking cough) th bn nn tm thi ngng tp th dc 23- C phi mi ngi u nn chng nga bnh zona (shingles vaccine) khng?

Cha cn. Bc s Stephen K Tyring --gio s ti i hc Texas, Houston-- cho bit Vaccine ch mi c th nghim trn nhng ngi trn 60 tui tng i kho mnh. ng cn cho bit l Khng c vn g khi nhng ngi kho mnh di 60 tui chch vaccine ny ,nhng kh khn l cc cng ty bo him khng chu

thanh ton chi ph (ln ti $150). Nhng ngi c h min dch yunh b ung th hay HIVkhng nn chch vaccine zona ..Mt nghin cu mi y cho thy l nu bn c thn nhn b bnh zona th bn c th c ri ro cao b bnh ny v c l nn chch nga 24- Thuc chng m hi cha aluminum tht s c nguy him khng? Theo Vin Ung th Quc gia khng c bng chng no v iu ny , mc du c nhiu tin n bt li trn e-mail v trn internet. Cc hp cht cha aluminum nh hp cht dng trong thuc chng m hi (antiperspirants)c th xm nhp vo c th qua da v ng tc nh cht estrogen gy ung th ..Tuy nhin cha c ai c th chc chn l cc thuc chng m hi dn n s tch t aliminum trong cc m v hoc kch hot cc thay i ca t bo v c th a n ung th. Cc thuc chng m hi khng cha aluminium hin c bn trn th trng nhng hiu nng khng c m bo 25- Siu thc phm l g?

Tht ra khng c siu thc phm. Bn hy b qua nhng tin tc mi nht v cc thc phm k diu nh tri vit qut (blueberries), x c la, tht iu hay ru vang . Cc nh kho cu thng at c nhng kt qu tuyt vi bng cch c lp mt cht no trong thc phm ri chch cht ny vo cc t bo trong a th nghim hoc cho chut n vi mt s lng qu ln m trn thc t chng ta khng th c trong thc ch. ng l cc thc phm ni trn tt cho sc khenhng ch trong khun kh l mt thnh phn ca mt thc ch tng th lnh mnh. V vy bn ng mt cng theo di cc tin git gn v siu thc phmm ch cn n cho ng v va

25 Burning Health Questions- The Oprah Magazine- September 2008