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(TCM), and in a system where doctors are pressured to increase revenue from prescriptions,
overprescribing is a huge problem.
Lifestyles are also changing. Very few people cook for themselves and instead often
breakfast, lunch, and dinner from vendors and restaurants. Where the older generation
routinely headed to parks to stretch or do tai chi, young children through to the middle aged
are more likely to spend their free time in front of a computer or smartphone. It's not sur-
prising that obesity is a growing concern.
As the capital city of China, Beijing is relatively clean and hygienic, but, as an expat,
you will still no doubt still see some eye-opening sights from time to time. Turn a blind eye
and walk on. Pollution is a serious problem as are food-production and -handling practices.
Water safety is such an issue that filters are a more trusted option than bottled water. Some-
times it feels that life in Beijing is a minefield of health hazards.
Dr. Richard Saint Cyr, practitioner at Beijing United Family Hospital (BJU) and author
of website MyHealth Beijing, believes expats can manage it, however. “You can definitely
have a very happy and fulfilling life here, but you do have to take more precautions,” he
says. “You have to live better. You can't let yourself go here in China. You do have to be
more aware, and take care of your kids more. You do have to be self-conscious about where
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