五大身體健康信號

        How can you check you’re in good nick? Most of us steer clear of the doc – instead, you rely on your body to give you clues about how things are ticking over. And, you usually get it wrong. Here’s a list of things you fret over unnecessarily – and what you really should worry about.

　　怎樣知道你的身體健康與否？大多數(shù)人都是繞過醫(yī)生，依靠自己的身體來提供健康狀況的線索，可這樣通常都會出錯。下面列舉的是一些你不必煩惱的狀況，以及一些你真正應(yīng)該擔憂的情況。

　　WHITE SPOTS ON NAILS: No, it’ not a sign you’re lacking calcium. These spots are usually caused by bumps and scrapes to the base of your nails. Or, occasionally, they’re a sign of a fungal infection or skin trouble like psoriasis – both a nuisance but neither life-threatening.

　　BUT SEE THE DOC IF... your nails have all developed a strange downward curve like a parrot’s beak. This is “clubbing” – it’s rare but can be a sign of lung or gut problems.

　　指甲上出現(xiàn)白點：不，這并不是你缺鈣的標志。這些白點通常是由于指甲根部受到碰撞和刮擦引起的。抑或有時候它們是真菌感染或牛皮癬等皮膚問題的一個信號——盡管都很令人討厭但不會危及生命。

　　但如果有以下現(xiàn)象就要去看醫(yī)生了……你的指甲都出現(xiàn)了一條奇怪的向下的弧線，就像鸚鵡的嘴，這是“鼓捶指”——雖然很罕見，但卻可能是肺部或腸子有問題的訊號。