alert! The Health Care Circle Is Full Of Chaos, Reveal The Truth Behind The Classic Four-season Health Recipes

Recently, I was chatting with a few friends, and the topic unknowingly turned to "health preservation".

There is also an elder who was convinced that there was no doubt about the authenticity of a product called "Royal Ointment" forwarded on WeChat and spent a large amount of money to purchase it.

Seeing their serious and slightly anxious expressions, I suddenly recalled the several dusty health books on the bookshelf at home. The names of the authors were more famous than the last, and the titles they had obtained were more powerful and scary. However, the contents presented in the books were often contradictory.

We live in an era surrounded by health and wellness information.

In TV programs, online articles, content shared by relatives and friends… the teachings of various "masters" and "secret recipes" are constantly appearing, one after another.

They often hold the banner of "TCM wisdom" and "thousand-year-old prescriptions" under the guise of using some traditional metaphysical concepts that appear to be reasonable but are not.

Because the threshold seems to be quite high, it is difficult for ordinary people to delve into it in depth, which gives many "charlatans" and "marketing writers" a lot of room for manipulation.

You have probably never imagined that the "expert" who helps you answer "What to eat during the four seasons" may have his recipes derived from a spliced ​​combination of pirated books from a local stall, or even he himself may be just a pseudonym hiding behind a computer and making up content in order to gain traffic.

“Created” health needs

Why do health topics always trigger anxiety?

The cause lies in our rigid demand for health, and in reality, the widespread insecurity caused by medical resources, food safety, and life pressure.

Those with wealth cherish life, while those without money cannot afford medical treatment. Therefore, looking for a "health regimen" that seems to be under one's control and that is relatively low-cost has become a psychological comfort shared by all classes.

As a result, a bizarre market has been created, in which health centers are everywhere, organic food labels are difficult to distinguish between genuine and fake, and meditation classes and staying up late to watch TV series coexist without conflict with each other.

At some point, what we are pursuing may not be the matter of maintaining health itself, but the sign that shows that "we are maintaining health", a sense of ritual that can be used to combat the anxiety of the times.

This mentality is also accurately captured and exploited.

"Health advice" is produced by the assembly line, just like a one-size-fits-all piece of clothing. It cannot fit everyone. However, it is easy to understand, easy to operate, and easy to spread. Eventually, an information cocoon was formed in WeChat Moments.

The "security" trap on the dining table

From claiming that "mung beans cure all diseases" to advocating "eating loach raw" to a certain kind of health-care mattress that is said to be "miraculous" and expensive "cell nutrient solution", these "myths" and "accidents" are constantly being staged alternately in the field of health care.

Even more worrying is our daily dining table.

We who carefully select ingredients for healthy recipes may not know the source of these ingredients at all.

There are a dazzling array of products in supermarkets. However, regarding expired food, there are situations where pesticide residues exceed standards, and there are cases where inferior products are passed off as high-quality. Such problems have never been eliminated.

On the one hand, they eat "gutter oil box lunches from Monday to Friday" to satisfy their hunger, and on the other hand, they run to the "organic farms" in the suburbs on weekends to find psychological comfort. This in itself is a scene of modern life full of irony!

When basic food safety has become a challenge that requires a battle of wits and courage, how solid will the foundation of those complex and exquisite health recipes based on unreliable ingredients be?

We follow the guidance given by the master and eat what is called a "good nourishing food". Will it make the news tomorrow with another sensational word "poison"?

Such uncertainty further aggravates our health anxiety and causes more people to seek medical treatment urgently, thus falling into a cycle of “buying placebos”.

Maintaining health is, after all, a practice of “nourishing the mind”

An old man from Peking University once summed up his so-called "health regimen" in a humorous way, which was "smoking, drinking, playing mahjong, and looking at beautiful women." This is obviously not the kind of health guide that can be copied, but its inner core is worthy of people's in-depth thinking: health preservation in the true sense may not be painful rules and regulations hanging on the wall, but a state of life that can reach reconciliation with oneself and comply with one's inner intention.

It is recorded in "Residence Notes" that Lu You, a poet in the Song Dynasty, once said that in my house, some things are inhabited in wooden cabinets, some are displayed in the front position, and some are piled up and down on the bed. If I look up and down, there are all books. If he is able to live a long life, if it is not the effect of some kind of health-preserving method, it is better to think that it is the inner peace obtained by indulging in the things he loves.

Modern research also shows that suppressing one's own nature for a long time and making huge sacrifices for health, such as the extremely painful experience of quitting smoking and drinking, may actually cause emotional problems.

On the contrary, finding moderate relaxation activities that suit your own rhythm and maintaining a happy and peaceful state of mind may bring health benefits far beyond mechanically following a rigid and rigid "health regimen".

This is not to excuse an unhealthy lifestyle, but rather to emphasize the importance of balance and self-awareness.

Heart disease requires heart medicine , the ancients have already revealed the key.

When society is filled with impetuousness and a lack of trust, our blind following of those outside who are called "health gurus" is sometimes just an avoidance of our inner anxieties and a manifestation of self-deception.

Be the first person responsible for your own health

So, how should we deal with this mixed information environment?

The first thing is to establish basic scientific literacy and critical thinking.

Be wary of any content that claims "miraculous effects," especially those that simply attribute complex health problems to a single food or method.

Formal Chinese medicine health care emphasizes "syndrome differentiation", and its core point is personalization. There is absolutely no four-season recipe that can be applied everywhere.

Secondly, return to common sense and the fundamentals of life.

Ensuring adequate sleep, balanced nutrition, moderate exercise, and good social interaction are proven health cornerstones whose value far exceeds any fancy "health secrets."

Even if you spend a lot of time to check the authenticity of the numerous health information that is difficult to distinguish and difficult to distinguish, it is not as good as using this time to make yourself a clean and delicious home-cooked meal, or to take an outdoor walk that makes the body and mind happy and free of restraint.

Most importantly, learn to listen to your body.

You are the longest resident and observer of your body.

Fatigue, insomnia, gastrointestinal discomfort…these are all signals sent by the body.

After you have a thorough understanding of your own characteristics, you can go through a period of smooth and steady debugging and running-in. It is not about using a set of external standards to harshly measure and transform yourself.

Its highest state is not to live like an ascetic, but to find the "normal mind" that can stabilize one's body and mind in a complicated and chaotic world.

In the final analysis, life is a comprehensive competition, and the final winner may not necessarily be the one who is most successful in terms of meaning recognized by the world. However, it is often the one who can comply with his inner thoughts, treat himself and the surrounding environment in harmony, and then "laugh until the end and win."

The authentic way to maintain health is hidden in such a clear understanding of oneself and constant attention. It is not found in Baidu searches, nor in reposts in Moments, but in every moment you actually spend.