It's a fact of digital life that every time you're hit with a twinge of pain or a pang of discomfort, the natural impulse is to immediately google your symptoms, which will lead you to reach the eventual (and sensible) conclusion that you probably have cancer.
在現(xiàn)在的數(shù)字社會,當(dāng)你忽然感到一陣疼痛或者一陣不適時,本能的反應(yīng)就是去google一下你的癥狀,然后得出最終結(jié)論:可能是癌癥。
Relax! The good news is that you probably don't have cancer. Or AIDS, dengue fever, Lyme disease, Ebola, leprosy, or any of the other terrifying illnesses that keep WebMD in business. In fact, you may be even healthier than you think. Random pains can be distressing, but if your body displays these subtle signs of health, chances are good that you're actually doing just fine.
淡定!事實上你可能并沒有癌癥,艾滋,登革熱,萊姆病,伊波拉病,麻風(fēng)病,或者其它什么能讓網(wǎng)絡(luò)醫(yī)生有利可圖的可怕的病。你可能要比你想象中的還健康。偶爾的疼痛的確很讓人痛苦,但是如果你的身體其實是在發(fā)出一些很微妙的健康信號,很可能你現(xiàn)在的生活方式就很好了。
1. Relatively Clear, Copious Urine 小便清長
If you're peeing a few times a day and it's pale yellow—not cloudy, dark, or super-concentrated—that means that you're adequately hydrated and your kidneys are healthy. Completely colorless urine, however, indicates that you may be over-hydrated, and while that's not as problematic as being dehydrated, it could mean that you're losing valuable salts and electrolytes.
如果你一天要小便多次并且呈淡黃色——不是大量,深色,過于濃縮的——這說明你的身體是富含水分,而且腎臟很健康。而完全無色的尿液則說明你身體的水分過多,如果沒出現(xiàn)脫水的癥狀,則說明你正流失鹽分及電解質(zhì)等營養(yǎng)成分。
2. Regular, Well-Formed Bowel Movements 規(guī)律、適當(dāng)?shù)哪c部運動
Yes, it all comes down to poop. Normal feces come in many different shapes, sizes, and colors, but as long as yours isn't bloody, loose, or painfully hard, you're probably okay. Being regular is another good indicator of relative health; when your body is processing solid waste quickly and efficiently, it shows that there's adequate fiber in your diet and your digestive system is working properly.
這實質(zhì)上指的是大便。正常的大便可能有著不同的形狀、大小、顏色。但是只要你的大便不帶血色、稀薄或要非常痛苦的用力,一般都是沒問題的。而大便規(guī)律是身體相對健康的好征兆。如果你的身體能夠快速高效的處理固體垃圾,說明你攝入了足夠的膳食纖維,而且消化系統(tǒng)運轉(zhuǎn)正常。
3. Stable Weight 穩(wěn)定的體重
Assuming you're not grossly underweight or morbidly obese, a relatively stable weight is a sign of good health. Significant unexplained gains and losses or yo-yoing back and forth on diets are causes for concern.
只要你不是過于輕或病態(tài)肥胖,那么相對穩(wěn)定的體重是健康的一個標(biāo)志。而如果體重突然不明的增加或減少或者食量忽大忽小,這就要引起主意了。