In the bright corridor of a hospital, Dr. Zhang looked out the window worriedly and sighed softly: "Why don't you listen?" ”
This sentence has been repeated in his mind countless times, and every time he faces those patients who are seriously ill due to bad lifestyle habits, this sentence will come out involuntarily.
Shen Pengfei, 53 years old, is a long-time software development engineer, because of the long sedentary and overtime, his living habits gradually become irregular.
In particular, his love for fried hairtail is almost to the point where he can't extricate himself.
Every day after work, his greatest enjoyment is to go to a small restaurant and order a few crispy and delicious fried hairtails, which has become an indispensable part of his life.
However, this seemingly harmless little pleasure slowly eroded Shen Pengfei's health.
Two years ago, during a routine check-up, Shen Pengfei was diagnosed with liver cancer, and doctors told him that long-term poor eating habits were one of the main triggers.
Long-term intake of these high-fat, high-calorie foods, such as fried hairtail, will greatly increase the burden on the liver, which in turn will affect liver function and increase the risk of liver cancer.
Here, we can see that although Shen Pengfei's profession seems to have nothing to do with health.
However, due to the nature of his work, it is easy to develop a lifestyle of long sedentary periods, lack of exercise, and irregular diet, which are all potential risk factors for liver disease.
Studies have shown that sitting for long periods of time not only affects spine health, but also increases the risk of heart disease, diabetes, and many types of cancer.
Especially for liver health, sitting for a long time will reduce the metabolism rate of fat in the body, causing fat to accumulate in the liver, further forming fatty liver, which is also one of the precursors of liver cancer.
Dr. Zhang once tried to explain this medical knowledge to Shen Pengfei and persuaded him to change these unhealthy habits.
He even mentioned that one of the patients he once had, who was also a long-time desk worker, suffered from severe liver disease as a result of similar lifestyle habits.
Unfortunately, Shen Pengfei didn't take these warnings seriously until he actually had liver cancer.
In Shen Pengfei's story, we can find such a phenomenon.
That is, despite constant reminders and warnings from doctors, many people still choose to ignore these health recommendations until the problem actually occurs.
To a large extent, this phenomenon reflects people's negative attitudes towards health information and underestimation of the likelihood of disease.
According to statistics, more than 65% of working people suffer from at least one chronic disease due to work stress and unhealthy lifestyle habits.
Among them, the incidence of liver disease has increased by nearly 30% in the past decade, which is largely related to unhealthy diet and lifestyle habits.
Through the example of Shen Pengfei, how can we effectively balance work pressure, lifestyle and health maintenance in the modern workplace environment?
We should also be more health-conscious, such as regular physical activity, maintaining a balanced diet, and organizing work and rest periods reasonably, which can maintain good health.
Setting clear working hours and rest periods to ensure that work does not intrude into one's life is key to maintaining long-term health and well-being.
Raise awareness of the importance of healthy living, especially in the prevention of chronic diseases, through various channels of health literacy.
Cultivating your own hobbies and doing your favorite activities in your leisure time can also achieve the purpose of relaxation.
It is believed that in this way, we can improve the health level of the individual and make the body better.
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