Later, I became a fan of Dr. Li Bo. In 2020, I read the second book, Feeding the Stomach and Clearing the Intestine 2, and wrote a book review for these two books. From Dr. Li Bo's works, I saw all kinds of stories in the outpatient department of gastroenterology, which eliminated my anxiety about chronic gastrointestinal diseases, understood the relationship between various gastrointestinal diseases and living habits and even emotional stress, and learned some life concepts of caring for gastrointestinal health.
Nourishing stomach and clearing intestines--a book to understand life.
Nourishing Stomach and Clearing Intestines 2 —— A Healthy Story-telling Book
In recent years, Dr. Li Bo went to Kyoto University as a visiting scholar and launched the "Fucun Medical Fund Public Welfare Project". After the outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic, he continued to devote himself to the anti-epidemic work and served as a medical volunteer in the Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics. After such a busy job, Dr. Li Bo went on writing. In May this year, the third volume of the new book "Gastrointestinal Popular Science Story Book"-"Regulating Stomach and Eliminating All Diseases" was published.
When I got the new book signed by Dr. Li Bo, I was filled with joy and looked forward to any new stories. Open the book and be attracted by the beginning-
Bad breath, snoring and farting. Aren't these all common troubles around us? Are they all related to gastrointestinal diseases? Most people may not see a doctor because of these small problems, but they don't know that there are unknown stories behind them.
Just like Dr. Li Bo's popular science book style, the story is vivid and enjoyable to read, but the truth is still profound and fruitful. Just like the different protagonists in the Avatar story, talk to a kind doctor friend, who not only diagnoses you, but also carefully analyzes the reasons behind the disease; Not only give you a prescription, but also teach you the concept of a healthy life through persuasion.
Between the lines, I feel warmth and care everywhere.
Some people may think that it is troublesome enough for us to go to the hospital to see a doctor and take medicine when we are sick. Why are we still reading?
In recent years, with the wide application of traditional Chinese medicine in prevention and treatment in COVID-19, the efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine in treating chronic diseases, adjusting living habits and enhancing human immunity has been increasingly recognized by the public. My personal feeling is that many people around me are interested in Chinese medicine, not necessarily because of treating diseases, but to follow the health-keeping concept of Chinese medicine.
There is a saying in the book "Regulating Stomach to Eliminate All Diseases" that an ounce of prevention is greater than a pound of treatment. If you want to prevent diseases, you must understand their causes. For example, in the case of "too confident", eating too fast is easy to bring air into the body, forming abnormal gas, thus producing fart. The book also says that if you fast and eat hot meals for a long time, it will greatly increase the risk of gastric cancer and esophageal cancer. It is more convincing to read other people's stories.
The benefits of reading do not stop there. It is convenient to search online, but the fragment information obtained is often unreliable. Otherwise, why "Baidu said ……" will become the most irritating words of doctors? But reading is different. Reading can help to acquire comprehensive and systematic knowledge and understand the ins and outs of diseases. After reading this set of gastrointestinal books, you will have basic gastrointestinal knowledge and a basic grasp of the condition. This can avoid misunderstanding of common sense when talking with doctors, effectively raise high-quality questions, and be more conducive to the harmony of doctor-patient relationship.
Another advantage of reading is that knowledge can reduce anxiety, which is true. For example, I learned about the detection methods, transmission routes and treatment methods of Helicobacter pylori from books. Infected people are like carrying a map, knowing well, cooperating with treatment with peace of mind, overcoming psychological anxiety, and also helping to overcome physical discomfort during medication. For another example, you will feel uncomfortable when you hear that you want to have a gastroscope, but when you know the types of gastroscopes and the advantages and disadvantages of each one from books, you can choose the right one according to the situation, which psychologically eliminates the fear.
Reading a good book and practicing the concept of health is the most cost-effective way to avoid diseases. The doctor wrote all his hardships and experiences in the book, and many questions that he didn't have time to ask the doctor can be answered in the book. Therefore, reading is a very good way to help improve health awareness.
According to the book, the gastrointestinal tract is the second brain. Gastrointestinal tract is not only a digestive organ, but also closely related to the brain and nervous system.
"I'm full of anger", "I'm so angry that my stomach hurts" and "I'm scared out of my wits" ... all these vividly describe some stress reactions of the gastrointestinal tract under emotional stimulation. In the book "Regulating Stomach and Eliminating All Diseases", it is reflected in the stories of users.
There is a young patient who has no effect in treating indigestion with many methods, and there is no other disease. After diagnosis, it is mainly mental factors, including mental tension, anxiety, depression and even fear.
The book says that 70% of digestive diseases are related to people's thinking. The reason is that the relationship between gastrointestinal tract and brain, anxiety and tension, parasympathetic nerve is suppressed for a long time, gastrointestinal peristalsis will be blocked, which will cause functional dyspepsia.
? Irritable bowel syndrome is also a typical intestinal disease closely related to psychological factors. When people are under pressure, the brain will speed up or slow down gastrointestinal peristalsis, thus causing diarrhea or constipation. According to this book, more and more diseases, such as brain diseases such as Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease, have been found to be related to gastrointestinal motility and intestinal flora. This also fully shows that the gastrointestinal tract is closely related to the brain.
What is even more incredible is that when parents' control and attention are too high, it will also affect children's digestive function. The more parental control and intervention, the more serious the child's indigestion may be.
The relationship between gastrointestinal tract and brain is so close that sometimes it is not to treat physical diseases, but to cure heart diseases and emotions.
"I wish you a good meal and a good sleep" is a simple life greeting. It is the simplest way to eat and sleep, which has troubled many people.
It is not easy to pull out healthy stools. Some people are constipated, while others are thin and shapeless. In the book, healthy stools are called "tawny gems". If you get precious "tawny gems" every day, you can have free thoughts and happy emotions.
The book also teaches us to recognize the "three looks" of stool, look at color, look at paper and look at laboratory tests, so that we can grasp the pathological changes of the body in the first time. Especially for people with hematochezia, we can know whether it is superficial hemorrhoids, intestinal diseases or more distal gastrointestinal bleeding through simple judgment.
These are also the wisdom of life. Traditional Chinese medicine's "going in and out will make the spirit disappear, and going up and down will make the spirit alone dangerous" is about the metabolism of the human body.
"disharmony with the stomach leads to anxiety", which has long been explained by the old Chinese doctor, and the health of the digestive system will also affect sleep. Eating too much or too little will lead to yin-yang imbalance, which will lead to insomnia and dreaminess. If you have a bad stomach, your thoughts will not stop, and your nerves will be excited and it will be difficult to fall asleep. In the story of "I can't sleep at night because of gastrointestinal diseases", the author gives a treatment plan and "nourishing stomach to help sleep" according to different symptoms such as difficulty in falling asleep, waking up early and dreaming more.
Sleeping and eating seem ordinary, but in fact they are important events in life that determine the quality of happiness. Having a healthy gastrointestinal tract, smooth excretion and good sleep quality also means letting go of many troubles in life. This echoes the title of the book "Regulating Stomach and Eliminating All Diseases".
Fourth, why do we commit "modern wet sleepiness"?
Dr. Li Bo explained "excessive internal heat" in his first book "Stomach Relies on Nourishing Intestines to Clear Heat" and "dampness" in his new book "Hewei Baibing". These are abstract concepts in traditional Chinese medicine. However, Dr. Li Bo gave a vivid and simple explanation by combining the dialectical thought of western medicine with the knowledge of modern medicine.
He compared "anger" to the process of the body's immune system fighting pathogens. If the pathogen is eliminated in this fierce confrontation, it will not get sick and get angry, otherwise it will get worse. This confrontation can occur in any part of the body. If the battlefield is in the mouth, the consequence of defeat is acute oral ulcer.
And "moisture" is the turbid gas that is not discharged in time in the body. This turbid gas swims in the meridians of the five zang-organs and stays for too long, which will affect the normal function of the five zang-organs.
Overeating, greasy food, stress, lack of exercise ... are all causes of high humidity. When moisture is blocked, people will feel top-heavy, heavy and weak limbs, loss of appetite and loose stools. Modern people have committed "modern wet sleepiness" before pursuing poetry and distance.
There is a girl in the book who has been cured for a long time. She has been seeing a doctor for a long time and taking medicine for a long time, but it has no effect. The moisture in her body is getting heavier and heavier. The doctor looked at her circle of friends, only to find that she kept the rhythm of life while staying up late to eat and drink. It was only after the doctor gave her a thorough education that she suddenly realized. Therefore, conditioning the gastrointestinal tract is to adjust the diet and living habits, so that the "fire" in the body tends to be balanced and the "wet" is stagnant. In view of the "modern wet sleepiness", the book gives a comprehensive solution, and also intimately attaches "Fu Cun Jian Pi Hua Shi light body tea".
The preface mentions a special patient who is going to give up the fetus because of atrophic gastritis. It was the doctor's specialty that gave her confidence, and it was the doctor's compassion and kindness that resolved her heart. Finally, she decided to give up surgery and choose to have children. This is a warm story built by doctors and patients.
This book tells the stories of many different people. The knowledge of preventing diseases, the confidence of overcoming diseases, and the peace and optimism of coexistence with diseases are all in one story. Everything in the book reminds us that after a busy life, put down the phone for a while, chew slowly and eat well; In fast-paced work, exercise and calm your mind. This is not only conditioning the stomach, but also healing the body and mind.
I not only learned the knowledge of keeping in good health, but also read my life feelings and thoughts in Dr. Li Bo's first two books, Stomach Depends on Nourishing Intestines. And this new book "Regulating Stomach to Eliminate All Diseases" makes me further understand that a good stomach is the foundation of a good body, a two-way switch with brain emotions, and a password to eliminate all diseases in the body. Knowing this, you can not only help yourself, but also help people around you. This is really a must-read health book for families.