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"You know, I've told you how many times I've told you how many times I've left the dishes to dry, it's not a good habit. "
Aunt Li, a cheerful middle school Chinese teacher with a full sense of humor, inadvertently started a wonderful health journey during the dishwashing session after a dinner.
Her half-joking words seemed to be the beginning of this story, but no one expected that this sentence would become the prelude to an important turning point in her life.
First of all, I have to talk about Aunt Li's habit of "washing dishes without drying them" and "leaving dish soap residues", which is not a trivial matter, oh no, this is a big deal.
When the dishes and chopsticks are left to dry naturally, microorganisms in the air have the opportunity to "hitchhike" and breed in a humid environment, especially in the warm and humid environment of the kitchen, where bacteria and mold can grow faster than you can imagine.
And those dish soaps, if not rinsed off, residual chemicals can also become a health hazard. Aunt Li, as a person who pays attention to health and loves sports on weekdays, doesn't seem to care much about this.
Aunt Li has always lived a very regular life and has a healthy diet, so when she suddenly felt stomach discomfort and went to the hospital to check that it was the early stage of stomach cancer, she couldn't believe it.
After asking her about her daily habits, the doctor reminded her that the problem might be her daily dishwashing habits. It turned out that long-term exposure to trace amounts of chemical residues and the growth of bacteria may be one of the hidden dangers that triggered her stomach problems.
This may sound far away from us, but it's actually very close to our lives. Washing dishes is a small thing, but whether you do it right or not makes a big difference.
For example, after washing dishes with dish soap, we must rinse thoroughly with clean water, preferably with hot water, which will be more effective in removing chemical residues.
After washing, it is also important to dry with a cloth or leave it in a well-ventilated place to dry, which can greatly reduce the growth of bacteria.
But you know what, there's a deeper reason for that. Long-term intake of small amounts of chemicals and bacteria, especially for people with a family history of stomach problems, does increase the risk of developing stomach problems.
It's not that I'm scaring you, people who have been exposed to low-dose chemicals for a long time do have a higher risk of disease than the general population.
The doctor's advice to her was not simply to treat stomach cancer, but to re-examine and reconstruct her daily habits from every small detail of her life. Among them, the most concerned is the management of food and kitchen hygiene.
Having said that, after learning that the cause of her illness may be related to her dishwashing habits, Aunt Li began to explore and change deeply.
Not only did she start using safer, eco-friendly cleaning products, but she also learned the proper way to use the dishwasher, making sure it rinsed thoroughly after each use to avoid any chemical residue.
What's more, she began to promote this concept of health, so that more people realize that some seemingly inconspicuous habits in daily life may have a non-negligible impact on health.
Now, imagine you're washing dishes at home and probably haven't even noticed what brand of dish soap it is, let alone its ingredients.
But you know what? These little chemical residues, over time, are like a storage of explosives that slowly builds up in your stomach and explodes from time to time.
And this "library", once detonated, the consequences are unimaginable.
When Aunt Li's family visited her in the hospital, they asked a question: "Doctor, our family washes dishes in the traditional way, why does Aunt Li have stomach cancer alone?"
"Everyone's constitution and genes are different, just like the strength of the protective shield on each of us is different," the doctor explained. For example, Aunt Li may be particularly sensitive to chemical residues or bacteria due to genetic or other health reasons.
That's why the same way of washing dishes will have different effects on people. But in any case, it is always worth improving these daily habits and adopting healthier ways for the health of your family. ”
What do you think about dishwashing and health issues?