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Len8 · Joined: 12 Feb 2003 Location: Kyungju

Ok I am teaching a health class of all things to English speaking Korean highschool kids.

I was racking my brains to find health issues in Korea that one wouldn't get in a western country, and the only one I could come up with was saunas. The attitude of people to saunas here and in Asia in general is a lot more open, than it is elsewhere.

Anyone else out there know of health issues that are Korean only.

Also, anyone got a list of Phobias, that I could lay on my students.

Atavistic

butlerian · Joined: 04 Sep 2006 Location: Korea

There's a chapter on Health in the textbook 'Jazz English', but I'm not sure how effective it would be with high schoolers.

Ya-ta Boy · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Established in 1994

Fan death is pretty much restricted to Korea, so that is one lesson.

Then you could move into 'stamina foods'...that should cover a few weeks.

Then you might address issues like exchanging soju glasses and how germs are spread.

Another fun topic could be Stomach Cancer and Its Causes.

If you haven't been run out of town by that point, you weren't really trying.

Captain Corea · Joined: 28 Feb 2005 Location: Seoul

How about cross-contamination of foods (as in cutting the raw pork and then cutting the kimchi.

Spitting and the spread of TB.

Traffic/Pedestrian safety.

Smee · Joined: 24 Dec 2004 Location: Jeollanam-do

Man, looks like you've got a lot of research ahead of you.

Might do something about sleep deprivation. Might be interesting to see what experts say about sleep deprivation and its effect on motor skills or academic performance.

If you're doing something about spreading germs, maybe touch upon pink eye, as its been going around.

There was an article in the paper a few months back---too tired to search for it---about a recent obsession among Koreans for building muscle, which the paper attributed to the crash-exercise plan by the actors in the movie "300." I'm sure students would be interested in learning about exercise, and you could probably talk about these insane workout regimens, in addition to steroids (as that's topical in international biking and other US sports).

You could do something about (for lack of a better term) "old wive's tales." What home remedies are popular in their homes, what are popular in yours? Kimchi cures all? Chicken soup cures all? Molasses?

Harpeau · Joined: 01 Feb 2003 Location: Coquitlam, BC

Sleep deprivation definitely!

Latest research says that kimchie and soy bean paste (that is left to marinate) can cause stomache cancer.

You could do something on high-fiber diets vs. processed/ refined flour type diets.

Teenage circumcision~ is it too late to cut?

Young FRANKenstein · Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 6:57 am Post subject:

xtchr · Joined: 23 Nov 2004

Walking backwards on a treadmill - what are the health benefits of that?

uberscheisse · Joined: 02 Dec 2003 Location: japan is better than korea.

there was actually something on yahoo news about 5 months ago that focused on sleep deprivation/memory/studying. i'll try to find the link.