Beijing tongrentang traditional Chinese medicine department

"Rice is a poison in modern people's diet. Eating rice is equivalent to taking poison! "

"If you want to detoxify, don't eat any solid food. Drink 8 cups of fruit and vegetable juice every day for 5 -7 days. Chronic diseases can be cured. Even drinking 10 days can cure cancer! "

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This is the classic statement of Lin Haifeng, a "health master" who advocates natural therapy. He advocated fasting and detoxification and won many fans. If it weren't for an accident, he might still be an online celebrity today.

On 20 19, Lin Haifeng died of suspected food poisoning. A few days before the accident, he ate a packet of expired red dates and then felt "stiff all over". He felt much better after vomiting. Unexpectedly, a few days later, he suddenly fell to the ground after eating, and lost signs of life after being sent to the hospital.

A friend of Lin Haifeng's regrets: "He is doing natural medicine himself. He may feel that he can leave the hospital, so he didn't go to the hospital. "

The unexpected death of a 5 1 year-old health expert is surprising and regrettable. Health preservation is a lifestyle that many people like now, but many people fall into the misunderstanding of blind health preservation, so we should reflect on it.

The topic of health care is a cliche, but how many people really know what health care is? Even now, with the development of network information and the wide coverage of popular science knowledge, some people still believe that "you can lose weight without dinner" and "a cup of mung bean water in the morning can cure diseases".

On the other hand, blind health preservation reflects that China people's scientific literacy is not high. A survey of citizens' scientific literacy conducted by China Association for Science and Technology found that only 6.2% of our citizens have scientific literacy, and even less than 5% of them are in 19 provinces. It can be seen that tens of millions of people pretend to exercise every day in our country.

Many experts who call themselves masters of health care will emphasize the "poison" of the body. Professor Wu Xueyan from the Department of Endocrinology of Peking Union Medical College Hospital reminded that the so-called "detoxification" is only a marketing concept, and there is no such thing as "detoxification" in medical theory. The "waste" of human body can be excreted through an effective excretory system without external force. For example, the respiratory system inhales oxygen and discharges carbon dioxide, and toxic gases will not be stored in the body.

Below, Xiao Ai will take stock of the common methods of "keeping in good health by mistake".

1, fasting can detoxify, and limiting diet can prolong life?

Truth: Fasting can't detoxify, and it is life-threatening.

Professor sambora of Xiyuan Hospital of Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine denied that the so-called fasting therapy, that is, to achieve the purpose of health preservation by not eating whole grains, has not been confirmed by effective scientific experiments at all, but blind fasting is harmful to health. In the 1990s, Allen, a famous cross-valley advocate, took part in an experiment. He claimed that he could walk across the valley for a week, but after 48 hours, his blood pressure rose and he began to dehydrate. On the fourth day, he showed signs of dilated pupils, and finally he had to stop the experiment.

2, clear stool detoxification?

Truth: defecation does not exist at all, and taking laxatives blindly hurts the body.

People often call defecation a night away from the body, but Dr. Wu Hao from the Department of Gastroenterology of Jilin Provincial People's Hospital explained that defecation does not exist in the medical concept, but only blurs the concept of Chinese and Western medicine. Moreover, defecation is a normal physiological phenomenon. As long as the food in the mouth, from the esophagus to the stomach, and finally out of the body, it takes 24 hours.

The main components of fecal residue in intestine are water, fiber, fat and so on. Although it also contains some bacteria, it is not toxic to human body. Even people who are constipated for a long time only absorb water, and the fecal residue hardens, but it will not cause systemic injury.

On the contrary, if you blindly take the so-called "detoxification" products, it will lead to disorder of water and electrolyte, imbalance of nutrition, disorder of normal intestinal function, disorder of intestinal flora and decrease of nerve cells in intestinal wall, which will easily lead to laxative-dependent constipation and even cancer.

3, cleaning the intestines can detoxify?

Truth: The intestines don't need a bath, and intestinal therapy is risky.

Intestinal therapy is a very popular health preserving method. It uses scientific and technological tools to inject drugs or water into the colon for cleaning. Director Zhai of the Department of Gastroenterology, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine said that under normal circumstances, the large intestine does not need to be cleaned, and the human intestine itself has the function of excretion. Blindly going to non-medical institutions for intestinal treatment is likely to lead to intestinal infection or infectious diseases due to irregular disinfection. If the operation is improper, intestinal bleeding, intestinal perforation and even rupture may occur, which is life-threatening.

4, lymphatic massage can detoxify?

Truth: lymph doesn't need massage at all, which may be counterproductive.

Liu Xiaoliu, director of the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine Surgery of Shuguang Hospital affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, said that lymph is very powerful and is the smallest white blood cell in the human body, which can resist foreign viruses and bacteria. The malignant transformation of cancer cells in the body can be monitored internally. It is like a "firewall" for human beings. Once the body is invaded by the outside world, it will react quickly. In this process, lymph nodes will proliferate and swell. Therefore, lymph nodes can exert immune function without special massage.

If inflammatory lymph nodes are swollen, massage will not reduce swelling, but it may spread inflammation. In the worst case, if the patient is lymphoma or metastatic lymphoma, massage may also cause cancer cells to fall off and make the condition worse.

5. Can the foot patch detoxify?

Truth: the chemical scam of the merchant pays the IQ tax for nothing.

Nowadays, many businesses sell foot stickers, saying that they are attached to the soles of their feet. If the foot patch turns black, it means that the body excretes toxins.

Chen Luquan, Chinese Medicine Department of Beijing Tongrentang, explained that the so-called foot patch sucks out black toxins, but in fact, the bamboo vinegar in the foot patch is at work. Bamboo vinegar belongs to bamboo fiber. When wet or hot, it will become oily and sticky, giving people the illusion of liposuction and detoxification.

In addition, Li, a professor at Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, reminded that applying medicine at Yongquan point on the sole of the foot is one of the clinical treatment methods, which can really play a health care role for some people. However, if you want to "suck away" the toxins and oil in your body through foot massage and foot patch, it's a bit exaggerated. Sticking acupoints only improves blood circulation by stimulating acupoints, and there is absolutely no other unnecessary function.

Health care is a way for people to pay attention to physical management, but "wrong health care" is not only ineffective, but even "digging holes" for themselves. I hope that this article can help more people correct "false health". # Health Star Project # # Don't close the door in autumn #

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