五大身体健康信号

        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.

　　怎样知道你的身体健康与否？大多数人都是绕过医生，依靠自己的身体来提供健康状况的线索，可这样通常都会出错。下面列举的是一些你不必烦恼的状况，以及一些你真正应该担忧的情况。

　　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.

　　指甲上出现白点：不，这并不是你缺钙的标志。这些白点通常是由于指甲根部受到碰撞和刮擦引起的。抑或有时候它们是真菌感染或牛皮癣等皮肤问题的一个信号——尽管都很令人讨厌但不会危及生命。

　　但如果有以下现象就要去看医生了……你的指甲都出现了一条奇怪的向下的弧线，就像鹦鹉的嘴，这是“鼓捶指”——虽然很罕见，但却可能是肺部或肠子有问题的讯号。