The teaching practice of propagating healthy lifestyle by combining physiology with ＂health cornerstones

Teaching healthy lifestyle in combination with physiology is hardly practiced in schools of medicine. Individual lifestyle factor accounts for 60% among the factors that lead to dis- eases. Physiology contains the basic theories for health knowledge. Therefore, during physiology teach- ing, healthy lifestyle was introduced by combining such contents of physiology as digestion and absorption, energy metabolism balance and emotional physiological reaction with four ＂health corner- stones＂ such as health diet, regular physical activity, psychological balance, quitting smoking and drinking less alcohol. This teaching mode has widened the teaching ideas, which has not only in- creased the students＇ interest and significance in physiology learning, but also promoted them to de- velop good healthy lifestyle. Key words: Physiology;  Health cornerstones ;  Teaching method