Informal Talks on Health Preservation

Lin Zugeng / Xu HuadangChina Light Industry Press2002

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Chapters
40
ISBN
9787501935161

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Health and Medicine Health Senior HealthUsage SafetyWellnessEveryday DetailsDaily ScenariosExerciseOrdinary FamilyHealth Science

Summary

Everyday Health: A Miscellany is a popular health guide for general family readers, compiled by Lin Zugeng and Xu Huadang and published by China Light Industry Press in January 2002. The book runs to 298 pages. Unlike traditional wellness writings that lean toward textual scholarship on classical sources, this volume takes the approach of "discussing health through everyday details": it avoids abstract theorizing and instead grounds health concerns in concrete life scenarios such as hair loss, dental care, foot massage, pillow height, choosing footwear, sleep quality, and foot soaking, before extending into diet and disease prevention.

The content falls roughly into three parts. The first covers health preservation and daily care, organized around daily routines, sleep, foot care, and physical exercise. It discusses how to improve sleep quality, how to strengthen the body through massage and walking on cobblestones, and what older adults should watch for in daily life. The second part addresses dietary therapy and nutritional supplements, covering the nutritional value and proper ways to consume common foods such as drinking water, milk, soy products, wild vegetables, dried nuts, bee products, chili peppers, and river crab, while also warning readers about which vegetables and which methods of eating may carry risks. The third part concerns disease prevention and treatment, touching on emotions and health, the home environment and air quality, skin care, air-conditioning sickness and the craving for coolness in summer, the safe use of over-the-counter medicines and insecticides, lower-back, leg, and bone problems, fatty liver, and the prevention and management of several common ailments of middle and old age.

The book is written in the style of short lifestyle essays, each focusing on a single specific issue. The pieces are brief and accessible, well suited to being kept by the bed or in the living room for casual browsing. It should be noted that this is a work of popular science whose views took shape two decades ago; on matters such as hormone replacement and over-the-counter medication, it should be read alongside current medical consensus and cannot substitute for a doctor's diagnosis and prescription.

Editor's review

很多养生书要么满纸阴阳五行、读半天落不到实处，要么干脆贩卖焦虑、把「不能吃」列成一张长长的清单。《养生杂谈》的可贵之处是它足够「家常」：脱发、枕头、泡脚、穿鞋、牙刷、炒菜、喝酒、过节、腰闪了、早上起床头晕……全是普通人每天都会碰上的小事，一篇讲透一个，读完当天就能用上。 全书按养生保健、食疗进补、防病治病分成三篇，结构清楚，不必从头读起。谈饮食的部分尤其实在：既讲大枣、胡桃、绿豆、牛奶、豆制品的好处，也直说不利的吃法，还专门点出易引起中毒的蔬菜种类，对家里做饭的人很有参考价值。第三篇涉及非处方药、杀虫剂、空调病、脂肪肝、糖尿病调理等，提醒意味强于治疗意味，方向是对的。 必须说清楚的是，本书成书于2002年，其中关于男性补充雄激素、女性补充雌激素等观点已明显落后于今天的医学共识，读者只能当作「那个年代的养生观念样本」来看，具体用药务必听医生的。对想找一本轻松好读、内容接地气的老派健康读物的读者，这本书依然值得一翻。

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Reading tips

  1. 按篇目挑读，先看自己最关心的那一块，不必从头到尾通读。
  2. 涉及激素补充、非处方用药的篇目，只作了解，实际用药请先咨询医生。
  3. 读到食疗部分可以对照自家餐桌做小调整，但别把书中方子当作治疗方案。
  4. 可与《古代养生杂谈》等偏理论的养生书对照阅读，体会科普读物与典籍考据的差别。

About the publisher

China Light Industry Press China · Founded in 1954

China Light Industry Press focuses on two common categories, travel and parenting, while also developing practical lifestyle books. Representative titles include Passionate Towns of Spain: 43 of the Most Beautiful Ancient Towns in Spain, which links Spanish towns with cultural and travel routes and reflects its travel-guide publishing direction, and New Edition of 1,288 Nutritious Meals for Smart Babies (Latest Super-Value Edition), which addresses family parenting and children's dietary needs with an emphasis on practicality and everyday reference. Related author resources include editorial teams such as the editorial department of European Ancient Town Tours and the Healthy Home Cooking Editorial Committee, indicating a publishing approach that relies on collective editorial work to integrate content close to everyday life. Public information is limited; only two titles are held in the database, so this introduction centers on the directions above and does not cover other unconfirmed information.

Contents

  1. Part One: Health Preservation
  2. Hair Loss: A Matter of Great Importance "Atop the Head"
  3. Clever Use of Color for Health Preservation, Too
  4. Eat Less, Live Longer
  5. Hard Food Strengthens the Teeth
  6. Foot Massage Builds Physical Constitution
  7. Aging Begins with the Legs; Strong Legs, Long Life
  8. Soak Your Feet in Hot Water Before Bed
  9. Exercise the Mouth to Strengthen the Brain
  10. Find a Pillow That Suits You
  11. Good Sleep, Health and Longevity
  12. Shoes: Comfort Speaks of Health
  13. A "Thin Old Age" Cannot Be Bought
  14. Five Precautions for Seniors Using Computers
  15. Clicking the Teeth Firms Them and Sharpens the Appetite
  16. There Is Knowledge in Brushing and Rinsing
  17. "Howling at the Sky" Can Nurture Qi
  18. Barefoot on Stone Brings Many Benefits
  19. A Green Environment Benefits Health and Longevity
  20. Flowers: Good Friends of Human Health
  21. How Can Human Lifespan Be Extended
  22. Part Two: Dietary Nourishment and Tonics
  23. For Health, Drink Freshly Boiled Water
  24. Foods That Help Make the Body Beautiful
  25. Milk's Benefits and Common Knowledge
  26. A Forest Beverage That Nourishes and Dispels Illness
  27. Spring Wild Vegetables as Tonics Too
  28. Mung Bean Relieves Summer Heat and Treats Illness
  29. Walnut Tonifies the Kidneys and the Brain
  30. Jujube: The "Living Vitamin Pill"
  31. The Merits and Faults of Chili Pepper
  32. Royal Jelly and Sex Hormones
  33. River Crab Is Delicious but Must Be Eaten with Care
  34. Tofu Still Needs a "Companion"
  35. Eight Vegetables That Cause Poisoning
  36. Nine Foods Best Eaten Sparingly
  37. Eat Less Red Meat, More White Meat
  38. Milk and Colostrum
  39. Eating Fresh Raw Vegetables Benefits Health
  40. Men in Menopause Should Replenish Testosterone

FAQ

《养生杂谈》和《古代养生杂谈》是同一本书吗？ 不是。《养生杂谈》由林祖庚、徐华铛编著，中国轻工业出版社2002年出版，ISBN 9787501935161，讲的是日常生活养生保健；《古代养生杂谈》由曲祖贻编著，北京出版社1989年出版，侧重古代养生文献、导引法与药粥食谱，两书作者、出版社、内容都不同。
这本书的作者是吴阶平吗？ 不是。部分网络词条将本书作者标注为吴阶平，但图书销售信息与版权页信息显示作者为林祖庚、徐华铛。查证时请以ISBN 9787501935161 对应的版本信息为准。
书中讲雌激素、雄激素补充的观点现在还能用吗？ 不建议直接照做。本书出版于2002年，关于更年期激素补充的表述与今天的临床共识已有差距。如确有相关症状，应到正规医院由内分泌或妇科医生评估后决定，不要依据书中内容自行用药。
这本书适合当中医入门教材吗？ 不适合。本书属于大众健康科普，几乎不涉及辨证论治、方剂组成与经络理论体系，只是零散提到「四虚」等中医概念。想系统学中医，应选择正规的中医基础理论教材或经典注本。

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About the author

Lin Zugeng Author

Lin Zugeng (English name: Lin Zugeng) has very limited biographical information available in public sources; neither his nationality nor his dates of birth and death are clearly recorded. What can be confirmed is that one work by him is extant, Miscellaneous Talks on Health Preservation, a book usually classified as a medical and health title. Judging from its subject matter, the work addresses everyday topics of health preservation and is aimed at general readers, discussing common-sense matters related to daily life and bodily care rather than abstruse medical theory. Writing of this kind generally requires the author to turn professional concepts into plain, accessible language, emphasizing practicality and readability so that readers can refer to the content in their daily lives. Because public information is limited, Lin Zugeng's other experiences, background, and full body of writing remain difficult to ascertain, and his influence is mainly reflected in the field of health reading to which this work belongs.

Xu Huadang Author

Xu Huadang is an author about whom limited public information is available. Only one work by this author is currently held in the collection, Miscellaneous Talks on Health Preservation (Yangsheng Zatan). According to the available information, the author's writing centers on topics of health preservation and everyday health, and the work is classified under medicine and health and health. Because no clear records have been found regarding the author's life, nationality, education, or professional experience, it is difficult to offer further introduction to the person or the author's scholarship. As far as the known work is concerned, the title "Miscellaneous Talks" suggests an essayistic, topic-based discussion of health knowledge rather than a systematic academic monograph, presumably intended for general readers interested in everyday health care. Writing of this kind usually values practicality and readability, integrating ideas about health preservation into everyday experience. Given the limited materials, judgments about the author's style and influence can only be based on this single work, and the overall picture awaits further public information.