Avoid eight health care misunderstandings

What are the misunderstandings about health care in life? Let’s take a look at the content below for your reference.

Myth 1: Frequent intake of seafood

I was afraid of gaining weight, so I ate a lot of seafood. Seafood is rich in nutrients, high in protein and tastes delicious, but eating too much is not good for you. It can easily cause people to suffer from a modern disease of affluence - gout . The root cause is that seafood contains a large amount of purine, which can easily accumulate in the body and eventually lead to gout.

Modern people's diseases are caused by emotional factors, such as work stress, anxiety, and boredom and depression caused by disharmony in interpersonal relationships. But most people still suffer from unreasonable diet and irregular daily life. Therefore, although seafood tastes delicious, it is better to eat less.

Myth 2: Aloe Vera Beauty

There is too much pollution in modern society. Natural foods and their beauty and skin care products are beneficial to human health because they are unpolluted. The most typical one is aloe vera, which is both a health food and a beauty product.

Aloe vera does have many magical and wonderful effects on the human body. However, there are more than 500 varieties of aloe vera, only a dozen of which can be used as medicine, and even fewer can be eaten.

Experts warn that the aloe-emodin in aloe vera has a laxative effect and can easily cause diarrhea. Different varieties of aloe vera have very different medicinal properties and effects, and people with different physical conditions will experience different effects when using aloe vera.

Myth 3: Detoxification

Many women insist on "beauty colon cleansing" in order to remove stool and toxin accumulation in the body. People who are not used to this method choose to "detoxify" by dieting, that is, not eating one day a week, only eating fruits or drinking honey water , thinking that this can help eliminate toxins from the body.

Traditional Chinese medicine also talks about detoxification, which is mainly done through the body’s three normal detoxification pathways: defecation, urination and sweating. Colon cleansing can easily make the intestines thicker, and long-term repeated stimulation can paralyze the functions, ultimately leading to some diseases caused by human factors.

Diet detoxification methods also vary from person to person. Some people have weak spleen and stomach, and eating fruits and other cold foods will cause bloating in the stomach. If you are an overworked worker but often skip meals on time, you will experience fatigue, dizziness, and hypoglycemia, which is not good for your health.

Myth 4: Brushing your teeth after meals

Having a set of white and neat teeth is not only the basis of physical health, but also makes people full of confidence in social situations. After finishing your work lunch, you leisurely take out your toothbrush. So fashionable and so alternative! The latest research by dental experts found that brushing your teeth immediately after a meal is detrimental to dental health.

Because there is a layer of enamel on the surface of the crown. After eating, especially after eating acidic foods, the enamel will become soft. If you brush your teeth immediately, it is easy to damage it. Over time, the enamel of the teeth will gradually decrease, making it easy to develop dentin hypersensitivity, which will cause symptoms of soreness and pain when chewing. Therefore, dental experts remind you that it is best to rinse your mouth with clean water after eating and then brush your teeth after 1-2 hours.

Myth 5: Wearing Shapewear

Many female compatriots often have this trouble: they want to have a good figure but have no time to go to the gym; they are afraid of gaining weight but find it difficult to refuse the delicious food in front of them. So wear shapewear to keep in good shape.

Shapewear is tightly "tied" to the body, which not only affects normal blood circulation and sweat excretion, but also causes moisture in the vulva and bacterial growth. Especially for young girls, wearing it for a long time will not only hinder their development, but also induce diseases such as breast hyperplasia or cysts.

Therefore, health care experts remind: There are many important organs in the female abdomen, such as the uterus, ovaries, etc. Wearing body shapers for a long time will make the muscles tight and the physiological functions restricted. Waist binding may also affect the blood circulation of the lower limbs. If you spend 8 hours a day "shaping your body", causing your abdominal cavity to be in a state of hypoxia, it will cause damage to your body.

Myth 6: Outdoor activities

Gyms are out of date and "bosozoku" are becoming a symbol of "quality life". Invite three or five friends to go to the wild to train survival skills, go hiking, rock climbing, sit on the grass at night to count the stars, sleep in a tent and listen to the chirping of insects... Think about it, is there a cooler life than this?

However, wind, cold, heat, dampness, dryness and fire are the six external causes of disease in traditional Chinese medicine. When people are in the wild, in addition to being affected by wind and cold, they are also prone to dampness . Humid places can easily cause skin diseases, which may be something many female friends have not considered in advance. Of course, outdoor activities are definitely better than staying indoors all day without moving, but wouldn’t it be more comprehensive if we take those negative factors into consideration?

Myth 7: Drink 8 glasses of water a day to stay healthy

The amount of water each person needs is different. Drinking too much is not only unhealthy, but also puts a burden on the kidneys. In addition to being excreted through sweating or breathing, the water taken in by the human body still needs to be metabolized through the kidneys. If you drink too much water, the kidneys will increase their water discharge, which will increase the burden on the kidneys and easily cause kidney failure, which will easily affect the health of the kidneys . In addition, the electrolytes in the body will be diluted by too much water, causing the risk of electrolyte imbalance.

Many people only pay attention to the amount of water they drink, but ignore the fact that they also consume water in their daily diet. For example, the food, fruits, and drinks eaten at each meal contain water, and the three meals account for at least 500 ml; therefore, the amount of water you drink every day must be less than 1600 to 1950 ml, otherwise you will drink too much water. Patients with kidney disease or heart disease even need to limit water to avoid endangering their lives.

Myth 8: Sleeping naked is healthier

Experts believe that sleeping naked is just for comfort and has nothing to do with health. Although wearing clothes to sleep will affect perspiration and skin heat dissipation, human body dandruff is peeling all day long, and dandruff is the nutrition source of dust mites and mold. There must be some microorganisms on the sheets and beds. If you lie naked on the bed, these microorganisms are more likely to come into contact with the skin. Sleeping naked may increase the risk of infection.

The above are eight common health care misunderstandings. I hope everyone will pay attention to them and do a good job in health care.