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Q: Life expectancy reduction,while living here

How many years do you think your losing while living here.Lots more smoking and drinking while im here,air quality pollution,food safety,toxic stuff everywhere,i would say at least 10 years

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That sounds a bit extreme to me. I am a gay male. I have a healthy outlook on my life expectancy - so you should too.

paulmartin:

Does being gay have anything to do with the question or answer

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So...let me get this straight. Being gay makes you immune to air pollution, unsafe food, or manically, blind drivers? Just asking, but I'll give you a thumbs-up just for not understanding the health ramifications of living in a modern Chinese city.

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nevermind:

That's your answer? Pretend there is no problem? 

 

Where can we send your wu jiao?

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Weak human !

paulmartin:

Are you living with gong

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  Gong? You mean Qi Gong?

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  Well I lived a stones throw from the most heavily polluted road in Europe before I came here, so i'm not complaining.

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it is a simple enough calculation

first find the sum of times you cross the street by the number of bikes cars and old ladies that are aiming for you

then divide that by the liters of gutter oil you consume in the restaurant at the end of the street

add the diseases that are hocked up by the guy coughing in you face and subtract

the amount of places you can get helpful affective medical attention

if you are lucky you might make it out of the Airportsurprise

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I'm not smoking, not drinking, so... can get the risk of other "extremely dangerous influences" that China have on me. 

 

Btw. at list food habits are much more healthy then I had it back home. And it is quite well described by my weight loss since I arrived. Sure, it is individual, and if You prefer bad habits - no one can force You to drop it. 

 

 

You talking about amounts of oil, sure. So cook at home or go to the restaurants where steamed dishes are served. Have anybody forced any of You to avoid steamed food?

 

And another more healthy habit: very regular meals (this lunch-break is stimulating Wink ), and kind of meals served in restaurant, when everybody can taste a little of all, but are not suggested to eat all. Also way of eating... slow meals, with small talks and drinking tea.

 

Etc...

So there are ALWAYS pros, and cons Wink

giadrosich:

I agree with your preventative measures, and one must do the best they can in any situation or location, but how do you not breathe the air? Sometimes, it is absolutely abysmal in the city I live in, and every other day (it seems) there is a warning about "this or that" food.

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I think my health is better in China, even tho I always had a cold. I walked more and longer, at home I don't always take my dog for a walk, 2 kms along a quiet water front road. The food may have more oil but I lost weight. I never had even mild food related problems. My only concern was STDs, had blood work. All clear. See practicing safe sex works, gotta love a padded head board.

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If you're young enough your body will clear up when you leave.

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I feel much healthier in China than back home...I guess, the answer to this question is quite subjective and it varies according to the gender.

 

First of all, I stopped smoking. A little under the pressure of my boyfriend, a non-smoker, and a little because I was ashamed to smoke in a city where I have never seen a woman smoking, I managed to quit such a bad vice.

 

Secondly, it seems that the Chinese pollution stopped my asthma attacks. Since my arrival in China I have never ever used my inhaler. Back home every time I went running I had a respiratory crisis.

 

Thirdly, I'm much more active since being in China. I use my super bike as my favorite mean of transportation, I go to the gym (which BTW is much cheaper than in my home country), I'm back in-line skating after several years, I have numerous walks especially in the evening etc.

 

Fourthly, as for the food, you do not need to eat at those restaurant. You can cook your own food, even if you are not a top chef you can always fix a salad and some meat, or opt for steamed or raw food. China offers a variety of choices and it's up to you which way to take.

 

Of course, there is pollution as everywhere, there are unimaginable food scandals, and street craziness but we should always pay attention and take care of ourselves. 

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