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Xiaoqian is a 38-year-old white-collar worker, usually busy with work, life pressure, diet and rest are not very regular, two years ago Xiaoqian saw from the Internet that someone advertised that dandelion soaking in water has many benefits for the body, such as heat clearing and detoxification, anti-inflammatory and diuretic, etc., but also beauty and beauty, delay aging, so she happily bought a big bag of dandelion, began to boil water every day to drink, sometimes a day can drink a big pot, and even often because of drinking too much diarrhea is not aware of it, so Xiaoqian gritted her teeth and insisted on drinking dandelion water for two whole years.
Not long ago, Xiao Qian's colleague Xiao Zhang had a serious illness, and was hospitalized for a detailed physical examination, and found that some small problems that she usually didn't care about were actually signs of a serious illness, which touched Xiao Qian, she realized that she was usually too busy, and she hadn't paid attention to her health for a long time, so she deliberately took annual leave and took the time to go to the hospital for a comprehensive physical examination, wanting to "recuperate".
However, after the physical examination report came out, Xiaoqian was surprised to find that her body was "lit up with a red light": the blood routine showed that the white blood cells and platelets were significantly reduced, the liver function test found that alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase were elevated, and the renal function test showed that creatinine and urea nitrogen were high.
Xiaoqian was preoccupied, and she couldn't figure it out, obviously she had been using dandelions for health for the past two years, why did she have problems with her body? With a lot of doubts, she came to my clinic and told me in detail about the two years of persistent drinking dandelion water.
I carefully inquired about Xiaoqian's diet and daily life, and combined with the test results, I found that her physical problems were likely to be related to long-term excessive dandelion drinking, and I said earnestly: "Xiaoqian, your idea is good, you want to take care of your physical health through health care, but in this process, we must pay attention to science and methods." ＂
I explained to Xiaoqian: "It is true that dandelion, as a Chinese herbal medicine, does contain some natural beneficial ingredients, and drinking it in moderation may have certain benefits for the body, but if you drink a lot of dandelion water every day for up to two years, this actually has no scientific basis, but may backfire and bring a burden to the body." ＂
"First of all, dandelion is rich in alkaloids, although the dose is low, but long-term intake of large doses will cause a certain burden on liver and kidney function, and it may lead to liver and kidney damage over time, elevated aminotransferases, decreased kidney function and other problems, and secondly, everyone's physique is different, some people may be allergic to some components in dandelion, excessive drinking is more likely to cause diarrhea, rash and other adverse reactions, and any health remedies, even if magical, can not completely replace a balanced diet and good living habits, Over-reliance can do more harm than good. ＂
Xiaoqian listened to my words, and suddenly realized, she realized that it was her blind superstitious home remedies, ignoring the importance of a balanced diet and regular work and rest, which led to the deterioration of her health, she humbly asked me for advice on conditioning the body, and I gave the following suggestions:
1. Stop eating dandelion immediately to avoid further aggravating the burden on the liver and kidneys;
2. Drink plenty of boiled water to promote metabolism and help metabolic waste to be excreted from the body;
3. The diet should be light and easy to digest, eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, and appropriately supplement high-quality protein to ensure balanced nutrition;
4. Moderate exercise, enhance physical fitness, improve immunity;
5. Regularly review liver and kidney function and other related indicators, and closely assess the recovery of the body.
Xiaoqian carefully followed the doctor's instructions, according to my advice to adjust the diet and rest, three months later, she happily told me the results of the review, the indicators have improved significantly compared with before, and I feel that my physical state is also much more comfortable, she sincerely sighed: "Through this lesson I really understand that health care is important in step-by-step, scientific and rational, blind superstitious home remedies, not only can not achieve the health care effect, but will be counterproductive, bring harm to the body, in the future I must establish a correct health concept, Learn to take more care of your body. ＂
Xiaoqian's words made me deeply touched, as a doctor, in my daily work I have come into contact with too many cases like Xiaoqian because of blindness and misguided, so I deeply feel the importance and necessity of popularizing scientific health knowledge, especially in today's Internet era, our channels for obtaining health care information are becoming more and more diversified, many seemingly reasonable articles are actually exaggerated, with a variety of home remedies to attract attention, if we lack the necessary discernment and vigilance, we are easily misled by one-sided propaganda, blind credulity and pay the price of health.
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