“Natural Therapy Master”
“International Nutrition Master”
“China Longevity Expert Group Nutrition Expert”
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Lin Haifeng, a longevity health expert with many titles, fell on his way to the hospital. According to “People’s Daily” report, on November 11, 2019, Lin Haifeng, an expert who advocated “fasting and detoxification”, died of suspected food poisoning in Yunnan. Sadly, he was only 51 years old at the time.
A few days before the incident, he claimed to have eaten expired red dates and his whole body was stiff. Because he admired his “natural medicine” and believed that he could detoxify, he did not go to the hospital. After a few days, he suddenly fainted. He fell to the ground and showed no signs of life when he was sent to the hospital.
Lin Haifeng’s passing is a pity. Even though he has been dead for several years, there are still many people who have a lot of controversy about him. Longevity experts teach people to keep healthy, but he died young. , is really unforgettable.
1. Fasting and detoxification, an enduring scam
The incident happened in Heilongjiang, 24 years old After graduating from university, Mr. Lee stayed at home for a year. After a long time, he had some mental problems and often talked to himself at home. And his weight has soared to 260 pounds. The family felt that Li could not continue like this. They heard that there was a sanatorium run by a qigong master near his home that “cure all diseases”.
So Li was sent to a sanatorium. The purpose of going to the sanatorium in the early days was to lose weight and recuperate, and it also achieved certain results. However, in the later period, the purpose of Li’s stay in the sanatorium changed. It was no longer purely to lose weight. He began to learn to exert power and inedia to cure diseases.
Li accepted the advice of a “master” and stopped eating for 70 days to cure the “disease”. When he stopped eating for 52 days, Li developed symptoms of dementia, and 2 days later, he developed convulsions, and he was finally rescued. Invalid death…this is a real case that happened in 2020.
Nowadays, there are still many people who advocate fasting and fasting for health, but can fasting really detoxify health?
Professor Zhang Guoxi from the Institute of Geriatrics, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine refuted the rumor, fasting is a The health benefits are not proven at all, and blind fasting can also pose a great threat to health.
How long can a person live without food at all? When the human body stops eating, it will first deplete the glycogen stored in the liver and break it down into glucose to provide energy for the body. After about 3 days, liver glycogen is depleted, and it is necessary to activate the adipose tissue in the body to consume fat to provide energy for the body. When fat is consumed, it is necessary to consume protein in the body to maintain body function.
If this goes on like this, it will lead to a series of abnormal symptoms such as dizziness, headache, and physical weakness. Continued fasting will lead to organ failure and even death. The specific time point from fasting to death will vary according to individual differences. In most cases, people can only survive for 1-2 weeks without eating and only drinking water.
In addition to fasting “health”, there are many rumors in life that claim to be healthy. Follow Xiao Ai to see these Is the health care method reliable?
Second, don’t believe these kinds of health-care scams
1. Can health products replace drugs? Health care products that claim to be able to cure diseases are not credible
Health care products are a product between food and medicine, essentially a food, some health care products The product may have a certain conditioning effect. However, health products cannot be regarded as medicines for curing diseases. Their main functions are supplementation, conditioning, and prevention, and they cannot cure diseases!
2. Are magnetic mattresses and pillows a cure for all ailments?
The Guidelines for Technical Review of Magnetic Therapy Product Registration issued by the State Food and Drug Administration in 2011 pointed out that magnetic therapy products should not be named in terms of the type of disease or efficacy of treatment. .
Some magnetic therapy products that fail the quality inspection may also have carcinogenic effects. The Yantai Quarantine Bureau in Shandong has intercepted a batch of magnetic therapy products with serious radioactivity exceeding the standard. The annual radiation dose of these magnetic therapy mattresses can reach 200mSv. One year of exposure is equivalent to taking about 2,000 chest X-rays. The amount of radiation in the dose increases the risk of cell mutation in the body, which increases the risk of cancer.
3. Can the internet celebrity corset lose weight and tighten the abdomen?
Influencer belts were also all the rage, and many women wore them to lose weight and tighten their belly. As everyone knows, this kind of girdle has great health risks.
Long-term use of the corset may lead to deformed bones, and it looks like the waist is straight, but it actually cures the symptoms and not the root cause. The stability of the core muscle group is also destroyed, which may also cause symptoms such as muscle atrophy and spinal injury. Some women who use it for too long may cause problems with internal organs, causing symptoms such as gastrotracheal reflux and poor breathing.
4. Can breast enhancement cream enhance breasts?
Gao Jinnan, Department of Breast Surgery, Shanxi Bethune Hospital said that the external breast enhancement creams sold on the market mostly produce short-term effects through hormones, which will stimulate the breasts and produce a visually enlarged feeling. However, it is “treating the symptoms but not the root cause”, and it will rebound in the later stage. Abusing hormones may also cause symptoms such as endocrine disorders and irregular menstruation, which is extremely detrimental to women’s health.
Xiao Ai hereby reminds everyone not to believe in some so-called health preservation methods. It is not difficult to maintain a good health. Maintaining a good life, eating habits and regular physical examinations can help you maintain a good physical condition.
References:
[1] “Master of Health Dies at 51 Years Old | Related to “Fasting and Detoxification” that he admired”. Harbin Daily. 2019-12- 02
[2] “How many days can a person live without food? “. The Paper. 2016-02-26
[3] “These “health products” you believe in are useless, waste money, and may hurt your health.” Guangming.com. 2020-07-26