Bigu is a popular health preserving method. Bigu is divided into semi-Bigu and full Bigu. Half crossing the valley means not eating staple food, only eating vegetables; The whole valley is drinking water without eating any food.

Traditional ways of breaking grain are mainly divided into two kinds: taking medicine and taking medicine. Persuaded to break the grain mainly through hunger strike and breath adjustment (breathing), but its effectiveness lacks scientific basis at present; Taking medicine to avoid cereal is to adjust the body function by taking other complementary foods (nuts, Chinese herbal medicines, etc.). ) instead of eating the staple food (grain).

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At present, many health care institutions or health care experts on the market have publicized the "broken valley health care method". Many people also believe that breaking grain can improve the detoxification function of the body, improve sub-health and treat diseases.

In this regard, Wang Yongjian, vice president of Xi 'an Nutrition Society, said: "From the perspective of nutrition, it is unscientific to break the grain, because human metabolism needs to consume a lot of energy, which comes from eating rice, noodles, fish and meat. Being hungry will lead to organ damage.

In the long run, this kind of fasting with extremely low calories and only low carbohydrates will cause muscle loss and harm to the body. But it is beneficial in lowering blood pressure and blood lipid. In real life, some people feel that their health has really improved because they have gone through the trough. This is just an example and is not suitable for public medical care.

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