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"The first thing I do when I wake up in the morning is to have breakfast, really, it's different from what any health guru says, I just like to eat hot food!"
Li Fang said as she held the porridge that had just come out of the pot, as if she could smell the heat passing through every corner of the room.
Li Fang, 45, is a veteran librarian who still adheres to the traditional scholarly door in this era of rapid digital development.
In addition to going to work, her greatest pleasure is walking around the kitchen, whether it is stewed soup in winter or cold noodles in summer, she always keeps everything hot. Her husband, Zhang Qiang, although he was a little worried about her eating habits, could only watch distressed and persuade him not to move.
Until one day, Li Fang was diagnosed with advanced esophageal cancer, and Zhang Qiang finally couldn't help it and hid his face and cried bitterly. Doctors say hot foods can be a trigger. Li Fang herself was stunned, her eating habits had never changed over the years, how could it be all of a sudden...
I see a lot of people on the Internet talking about what hot food is related to cancer, but who can say how deep the water is?
Esophageal cancer is associated with a variety of factors, such as smoking, alcohol abuse, poor eating habits, etc. Indeed, long-term consumption of excessively hot foods can cause damage to the esophageal mucosa and increase the risk of esophageal cancer.
However, judging from Li Fang's situation of maintaining a high-temperature diet more than 5 times a day, this habit may really cause a lot of pressure on her esophagus.
Besides, who doesn't have a few "bad habits" in our daily lives? For example, if you look at those people who stay up late every day, or friends who like to eat barbecue, aren't these habits also chronic suicide?
Digging deeper, the occurrence of esophageal cancer actually has a lot to do with genes. Some people are more likely to develop esophageal cancer due to genetic factors.
In her family history, many relatives have died early due to various cancers. This time, although her eating habits were not good, the influence of her family history could not be ignored.
Especially in Asia, this is especially true in areas with a high incidence of esophageal cancer due to differences in dietary habits.
Did you know that there is an issue that many people overlook nowadays, and that is the impact of psychological factors on esophageal cancer. We all know that psychological stress can cause or worsen many diseases, such as high blood pressure and diabetes, but few people associate this factor with esophageal cancer.
Long-term psychological stress, especially the kind of stress that is constant and uncontrollable, can actually affect our immune system and weaken the body's defenses against cancer cells.
Think about it, if a person is in a stressful environment every day and cannot be psychologically relieved, this long-term backlog of emotions will invisibly become a chronic injury.
Chronic psychological stress can cause the body to release more inflammatory mediators that have been linked to the development of many types of cancer.
No, although Li Fang doesn't have any major pressure in life, she is too obsessed with the temperature of food every day, and behind this seemingly simple habit, it actually reflects a certain sense of compulsion in her life. This subtle psychological pressure, although not as direct as work pressure, has a subtle impact on her health.
Although there are no large-scale epidemiological data to support the specific effect of psychological factors on esophageal cancer, the relationship between psychological factors and cancer has been confirmed in many studies. Long-term psychological stress has been linked to an increased risk of several types of cancer.
In fact, for patients like Li Fang, in addition to medical treatment, adjusting their mentality and reducing unnecessary psychological pressure is also a very crucial part.
This is a healthy reminder not only for her, but for all of us – we must not only focus on physical health, but also not neglect the maintenance of mental health.
Now, at the end of the article, Li Fang has a question, she asks: "Doctor, can you tell me why my habit of eating hot meals and drinking hot water every day can lead to esophageal cancer?"
The doctor smiled and replied, "Li Fang, that's a good question. Long-term intake of excessively hot foods can indeed cause certain heat damage to the esophagus. The esophagus is very sensitive, and repeated heat irritation can cause damage to the esophageal mucosa, which can lead to carcinogenesis in the long run.
In fact, from a medical point of view, we recommend that the food temperature should be close to body temperature, and both hot and cold foods can be harmful to the esophagus.
What do you think about esophageal cancer?