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People often mistakenly believe that hair can promote the growth of cancer, so how can it fight cancer? ）
Today, Dr. Li Chengyuan, director of the oncology department of Taoyuan County Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, came to tell you whether hair can fight cancer?
The anti-cancer effect of hair is mainly from two aspects:
1. Direct action
As long as cancer patients do not eat allergies, do not get angry, there are no contraindications, and eating "hair matter" is not harmful, and many hair products also have certain anti-cancer effects. Relevant studies have explored the anti-cancer effects of the following hair products, such as shiitake mushrooms, oysters, deep-sea fish, garlic, kelp, taro, chicken inner gold, etc.
2. Indirect action
From the perspective of modern nutrition, studies have shown that moderate consumption of some hair products can supplement the nutrients needed by the human body and improve the body's immune function and disease resistance. At the same time, some hair products are rich in protein, a variety of vitamins that the human body needs, etc. It can improve the nutritional status of cancer patients, increase the treatment tolerance of patients, and thus prolong the survival time.
So let's take a look at the "hair matter" circulating in cancer patients, what is the relationship between it and tumor diseases?
"The Yellow Emperor's Neijing" laid the foundation for the formation and development of TCM oncology. Zhong Jing's "Treatise on Typhoid Fever and Miscellaneous Diseases" has a relatively clear description of accumulation and gynecological tumors, and the recorded turtle nail decoction pills are still commonly used in the treatment of clinical tumors;
The "Treatise on the Origin and Syndrome of Diseases" classifies thyroid tumors and distinguishes benign and malignant tumors, and uses iodine-rich seaweed and seaweed for prevention and treatment, similar to modern endocrine therapy. Among them, turtle shells and seafood seaweed are what we call "hair". In ancient times, we knew that these hair products could treat tumors.
Hair has been involved in the "Yellow Emperor's Neijing" as early as the Ming Dynasty's "Puji Fang", the word "hair" clearly appears, and there is a description of "avoid cold mutton hair" for carbuncle boils.
1. Should cancer patients avoid hair products?
Clinically, TCM requires cancer patients to avoid eating differently from person to person, from disease to disease, and from body constitution to physique. In practice, some cancer patients not only do not avoid certain "hair products", but also these "hair products" also have anti-cancer and anti-cancer effects.
Cancer patients have poor appetite due to pain, taste changes, radiotherapy, chemotherapy or adverse drug reactions, etc., and if they blindly avoid eating high-quality protein foods such as beef and chicken, they are prone to malnutrition.
Oncologists say that malnutrition can seriously affect patients' treatment response, recovery time and quality of life, and because of malnutrition, patients may not be able to tolerate some treatments, resulting in limited treatment options and reduced results.
2. What diseases or conditions should be avoided?
(1) Skin diseases
If the patient has skin diseases or itchy skin, do not eat leeks, shiitake mushrooms and other hair products, otherwise it will lead to aggravation of itchy skin and skin damage.
(2) Allergic diseases
People who are prone to allergies will have itching, redness and swelling of the skin after touching a certain allergenic substance, and may also have difficulty breathing and stomach pain.
(3) Fever and venereal diseases, hemorrhagic diseases, certain metabolic diseases, and some nervous system diseases
Some spicy foods, such as chili peppers, green onions, ginger, leeks, garlic, peppers, etc., have a spicy taste, irritation to the stomach and the body, and are harmful to fever and venereal diseases, bleeding diseases. Some animal foods may contain certain hormones that may cause hyperfunction or metabolic disorders in some parts of the body, thus inducing the onset of diseases.
In addition, some beverages such as strong tea, coffee, and alcohol can excite the nerves and often have an inducing effect on nervous system diseases.
(4) People with gastrointestinal discomfort
It is not recommended for those who cause indigestion symptoms such as bloating and abdominal pain after consumption.
3. What exactly does the hair contain?
Hair products are now generally considered to refer to foods that are rich in nutrients or irritating and are particularly likely to induce certain diseases (especially old diseases) or aggravate existing diseases.
For example, deep-sea fish generally contain heterogeneous proteins, and some people will be allergic, and fish, shrimp, and crabs contain histamine, which can also induce allergic reactions or related diseases.
Hair products are often divided into the following types:
1. Fish, shrimp, crab and seafood contain histamine, which is easy to induce allergic diseases, and people with allergies should eat with caution;
2. Poultry, pig's head, cattle, sheep, donkeys, dogs, chickens, eggs, etc., are rich in heterogeneous proteins, which are easy to induce certain diseases;
3. Vegetables, mainly bamboo shoots, mustard greens, pumpkin, spinach, etc., such foods are easy to induce skin sores and ulcers;
4. Fruits, mainly peaches, apricots, mangoes, bayberry, melons, etc.;
5. Edible mushrooms, mainly mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms, etc.
Therefore, it is not cancer that the disease targeted by hair products is not cancer, and do not mistakenly think that hair products can make cancer aggravate or recur, on the contrary, many hair products can play a role in preventing cancer recurrence and inhibiting the spread of cancer.
Therefore, for cancer patients, dialectical application, maintaining a balanced diet and reasonable nutrition are conducive to recovering health, and it is completely unnecessary to avoid food for the sake of so-called "hair matter".
Hunan Medical Chat Special Author: Li Chengyuan, Department of Oncology and Hematology, Taoyuan County Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
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