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I see bald or balding women everyday in China. I see more bald women in China than the USA or Mexico. These women have less hair than I do. I've seen comb overs from quite a few.
8 years 22 weeks ago in Health & Safety - China
Because Chinese are not as healthy as they claim to be.
It is worth noting that this middle aged generation grew up in extreme poverty under Mao's rule, and have had to endure the hardship of life much more than the current youth. More hardship = aging faster, it is no surprise that anywhere in the world the life expectancy grows exponentially with mechanization of labor and access to material comfort, can't be more precise.
Also there is all the bullshit involving TCM, most of which is based on myths and has no scientific basis at all. Basically they would certainly eat their own feces if some TCM guru was telling them that doing so can stop or reverse balding, but then again the guru wouldn't make any profit from this, so not going to happen.
Finally, studies have proven that some ethnic groups are more prone to specific diseases or characteristics than others, it's not racism, it's science. Han Chinese are more prone to dengue fever and the bird flu than let's say the Koreans or the Vietnamese, hence why there are always many cases of these two diseases in China every year. Maybe they are also more prone to balding, I saw a recent article saying that one in four Chinese men are going bald, including many youth. Anti-hair loss drugs are a big BIG business these days in China, even though here again there are no studies proving their efficiency, only myths and marketing with Jackie Chan.
The young generation is healthier even though they live in a toxic environment, simply because they are not starving and a varied nutrition is the very base for good health.
expatlife26:
yeah TCM is crap. It may be right by accident on a couple things but theres nothing it does that can't be done better through real science.
If something can't be shown to work in a double blind test. It's not real.
Chinese wigs look crap?
It cant be because of chemo. Not many Chinese can afford that
Because Chinese are not as healthy as they claim to be.
It is worth noting that this middle aged generation grew up in extreme poverty under Mao's rule, and have had to endure the hardship of life much more than the current youth. More hardship = aging faster, it is no surprise that anywhere in the world the life expectancy grows exponentially with mechanization of labor and access to material comfort, can't be more precise.
Also there is all the bullshit involving TCM, most of which is based on myths and has no scientific basis at all. Basically they would certainly eat their own feces if some TCM guru was telling them that doing so can stop or reverse balding, but then again the guru wouldn't make any profit from this, so not going to happen.
Finally, studies have proven that some ethnic groups are more prone to specific diseases or characteristics than others, it's not racism, it's science. Han Chinese are more prone to dengue fever and the bird flu than let's say the Koreans or the Vietnamese, hence why there are always many cases of these two diseases in China every year. Maybe they are also more prone to balding, I saw a recent article saying that one in four Chinese men are going bald, including many youth. Anti-hair loss drugs are a big BIG business these days in China, even though here again there are no studies proving their efficiency, only myths and marketing with Jackie Chan.
The young generation is healthier even though they live in a toxic environment, simply because they are not starving and a varied nutrition is the very base for good health.
expatlife26:
yeah TCM is crap. It may be right by accident on a couple things but theres nothing it does that can't be done better through real science.
If something can't be shown to work in a double blind test. It's not real.
Its the lack of milk drank by the older generations i believe. Calcium is mostly known for effecting bones. But it also effect nail growth as well as hair. Is it the keratin? Something like that.
Many older adults have never even tasted milk ( after they stopped breastfeeding that is)
Osteoporosis is hugely under diagnosed in China and as it effects women far more then men, you see alot more bald women than in other places. They also just naturally have very thin hair which doesnt help.
I also suspect this lack of milk problem is the cause of pregnant women not being able to leave the bed for a month after giving birth. ( all parents will know what I am talking about) Touching cold water or any wind will make a women very unhealthy after giving birth and will later effect the woman when shes old, with very painful bones they say.
Seems like if i woman doesnt have any calcium intake at all and then gives every drop of it to her child via breastfeeding she wont feel well. And well the most common symptom of osteoporosis is brittle bones in older women.
So men, force your girls to drink alot of milk, then she wont stay in bed for a month being waited on hand and foot. Worked for me! Mine was up in 3 days like nothing happened.
Chewbacca:
Although lack of calcium is a problem sometimes a lot of their food has it. Bai cai has it for example. It is in a lot of vegetables.
yongge:
Most Chinese are lactose intolerant. It is a genetic thing, read it somewhere.
expatlife26:
Yeah i think nutrition here is shit. People are small but its not because they are healthy. Rice doesn't really have a lot of good stuff in it. It's just cheap filler. They eat veggies but there usually fried in oil and not steamed so they lose a lot there. Plus the portions of veggies are usually pretty small. not getting that much vitamins and like you said not any calcium.
Look at an average person here and they're small but soft. No protein neither.
down below?
because as everyone knows,,, the True Adventurer likes conducting his adventures on the wide, open plains. Just as we had to cross the barren Prairie to reach the Golden Shores~
of course one can always find the fella more into 'jungle exploration'~ like Bogart in The African Queen.
maybe they enjoy pulling their hair out. You know, different culture and all. *smirk*
I find that lots of women here have plenty of hair on their head. The problem is it is usually located on their upper lip.
Bad diet and hair-dye. Some might have been worried too much about their 30+ year old daughters being left single.
As above.
And a lack of preparedness to engage or persist with breast feeding.
And perhaps even a lack of hair hygiene.