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A new term has been widely spreading on social media recently—the "crispy youngster." This term refers to young people aged between 18 and 25 who, despite being in the prime of their lives and full of vitality, are prone to injuries. Examples include herniated discs from sneezing or nasal artery ruptures from holding back laughter, making their 20-year-old bodies seem like those of 60-year-olds.The "crispiness" issues faced by young people can be seen as a "modern disease." The fast-paced modern lifestyle, immense work pressure, and lack of health awareness all contribute to this situation. Prolonged sitting in offices leading to stiff shoulders and necks, irregular eating and sleeping patterns, and anxious minds significantly impact young people's physical and mental well-being.Aware of their "crispiness," these young people are seeking ways to become stronger. As a result, health preservation is no longer exclusive to middle-aged and older adults; "New Chinese Health Preservation" is gradually becoming a trend among the younger generation.Recently, strong cold air swept through the south, causing a sharp drop in temperatures, signaling the arrival of winter. The freezing winter months are considered the "golden season" for health preservation. Let's follow Jing Bao to learn some health preservation secrets:Three Principles…

Before we know it, the season for spring tea has arrived again. Early teas in places like Yibin are already freshly available on the market, ready for people to enjoy. People often say, "Tea should be fresh, wine should be aged." Is this really true? Is spring tea safe? Is new tea better than aged tea? How should tea leaves be stored properly? What kind of water is best for brewing new tea? These questions often perplex us. Today, let's explore these questions together and clarify them one by one. Spring Teas Have Fewer Pests and Diseases With severe smog and air pollution nowadays, some people doubt that drinking tea can still be considered safe and reliable. Pesticide residues, heavy metals, and harmful microorganisms are the primary safety concerns in tea. It is understood that at present, pyrethroid pesticides are mainly used for pest control in tea gardens in China. These pesticides are difficult to dissolve in water, so very little of them dissolve into the tea infusion, less than 10% of what is detected in dry tea. Furthermore, in many tea-growing regions in China, especially those known for high-quality green teas, pests and diseases occur less frequently during the…

The ancients said: “All medicines are remedies for a hundred illnesses, tea is the remedy for ten thousand.” This saying has long established the position of tea leaves in China’s 5,000-year culture. The consumption of different types of tea can cure various ailments—a notion that modern science has also confirmed. Drink green tea in the morning, The yang of teas, it boosts yang qi and invigorates both mind and spirit. “The morning sets the plan for the day,” after being nourished throughout the night, yang qi reinvigorates by morning, which is the right time to enjoy a cup of green tea. Green tea, as an unfermented tea, retains more of the natural substances found in fresh leaves, with fewer vitamin losses. It helps the spleen and stomach digest and transport the essence of food throughout the body, ensuring the heart and brain, the seat of consciousness and abode of primordial spirit, receive adequate nourishment. This keeps one energetic throughout the morning. Drink Oolong tea in the afternoon, It aids digestion and maintains digestive function. In the afternoon, yang qi begins to weaken while yin qi rises, and the functions of the spleen and stomach tend to diminish from their peak…

    If you experience symptoms such as unexplained itching, a constant urge to rub your eyes, mouth ulcers, or even vomiting and diarrhea... be aware of chronic food allergy, also known as food intolerance.      Food intolerance is a complex hypersensitivity disease where the immune system mistakenly identifies certain foods entering the body as harmful substances, triggering an excessive protective immune response against them.      If you notice any of the following symptoms, it is recommended that you get tested for food intolerance:      Skin reactions: Itching, rashes, dryness/redness, exacerbation of eczema      Eyes: Reddened and watery eyes, rubbing of the eyes      Mouth: Swollen lips, mouth ulcers      Gastrointestinal reactions: Vomiting, constipation, diarrhea, abdominal pain      Respiratory reactions: Coughing, sneezing, runny nose      Note that food intolerance is categorized as chronic food allergy, detected by IgG levels in the blood; whereas allergen screening falls under acute allergies, detected by IgE levels in the blood. Some individuals may only exhibit chronic allergies, hence they may test positive for food intolerance but negative on allergen screenings.      Here comes the question: should you avoid eating the foods you test positive for,…

As people's living standards continue to rise, so does their awareness of health. The demand for health knowledge among Qingpu residents is becoming increasingly urgent.The Qingpu District Media Integration Center and the Qingpu District Health Commission have jointly created a talk show program aimed at Qingpu residents – Listen to Health in Qingpu. This program aims to popularize health tips and knowledge about the prevention, treatment, and care of common diseases through interviews and Q&A sessions. By detailing actual cases encountered by expert doctors during their clinical practice, the program provides answers to health-related questions that concern the public. Today's health guest: Chen Caojie.Is chronic pharyngitis common in our daily lives?Chronic pharyngitis is a common upper respiratory tract disease. Its main clinical manifestations include discomfort or a sensation of a foreign body in the throat (such as feeling something stuck in the throat that won't go down or come out), severe cases may present with sore throat or a burning sensation. Most patients exhibit frequent swallowing or throat clearing. Many patients experience nausea and dry heaving when brushing their teeth in the morning. Chronic pharyngitis has a long course and is prone to recurrent episodes. It is a common and…

Explanatory SectionDr. Zhang Wei, Chief Physician of the Pulmonary Diseases Department at the Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine:Influenza A differs from common colds in terms of causative virus type, clinical symptoms, and contagiousness; mild cases can recover on their own, while severe ones require special attention.What is influenza A? Influenza A, also known as Type A flu, is caused by influenza viruses. There are four types of influenza viruses: A, B, C, and D. Among these, Type A (mainly subtypes H1N1 and H3N2) and Type B (Yamagata and Victoria lineages) are more widespread in human populations. The incubation period for H1N1 influenza is generally longer than that of regular influenza and avian influenza, typically ranging from 1 to 7 days.How does it spread? The primary transmission route for influenza A is via respiratory droplets. It can also spread through direct or indirect contact with respiratory secretions, bodily fluids, and objects contaminated with the virus. Children are the main infected population, with no significant gender difference. They acquire immunity to the same strain within a short time after infection but are prone to recurrent episodes.How is it diagnosed? After being infected with influenza A, patients may experience…

Basic Introduction to Shuicheng Spring Tea"Shuicheng Spring" tea is rich in organic selenium and over a dozen trace elements essential to the human body. The tea boasts excellent quality, unique flavor, and a long-lasting aroma. Its liquor is bright yellow-green, its taste rich, mellow, fresh, and refreshing, with a tender, even green leaf base. Regular consumption of this tea can effectively prevent diseases such as heart disease, hypertension, and diabetes. It also slows down aging, enhances vision, eliminates radiation damage, and the toxicity of various heavy metal ions. This is a natural, pollution-free green food of superior quality. Nutritional ValueTea is nutritionally rich and contains nearly 400 different components. The main ones are caffeine, theobromine, theophylline, choline, xanthines, flavonoids and glycosides, tea tannins, catechins, terpenes, phenols, alcohols, aldehydes, acids, esters, aromatic oil compounds, carbohydrates, multiple vitamins, proteins, and amino acids. Tea also contains calcium, phosphorus, iron, fluorine, iodine, manganese, molybdenum, zinc, selenium, copper, germanium, magnesium, and other minerals. Most of these components are beneficial to the human body. The primary functions of tea include relieving diarrhea, promoting saliva production, invigorating the spirit, clearing the mind, aiding digestion, reducing greasiness, promoting bowel movements, diuresis, removing phlegm, relieving coughs, improving vision, cooling…

Chronic nephritis is a protracted condition that causes much suffering for patients and their families. A proper diet and traditional Chinese herbal diets can help alleviate edema, improve anemia, reduce the accumulation of protein metabolites in the blood, improve symptoms, and enhance quality of life. The onset of chronic nephritis is often due to spleen and kidney deficiency, external pathogenic factors, and inadequate organ function, leading to stagnation of dampness and turbidity, obstruction by internal stasis, which then exacerbates the damage to the body's vital energy. This creates a vicious cycle where deficiency and pathogenic factors feed off each other, making the disease stubborn and difficult to cure. For patients with chronic nephritis who exhibit signs of prolonged retention of damp-heat, foods with cooling and blood-stabilizing properties can be selected; for those with long-term organ deficiency, foods with tonifying and health-supporting effects are suitable. Below are some herbal diet recipes for consideration, but they should only be used under the guidance of a doctor. Tangerine Root and Jellyfish Soup The Tangerine Root and Jellyfish Soup is made by cooking tangerine roots and jellyfish together. Tangerine roots have the function of clearing heat and generating body fluids, as well as dissolving…

Throughout history, many Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practitioners have considered digestive health to be at the core of our overall well-being. When our digestive health becomes impaired, this can lead to the development of many other diseases that may seem unrelated, but are rooted in disharmonies of the digestive system. This way of thinking is so popular that an entire school of TCM was centered around healing the digestive system to cure all other disease.This school is called, “The School of the Spleen and Stomach”. Modern physiology tells us that digestion takes place primarily in the mouth, stomach, and intestines but in TCM, it is the energy of the Spleen and Stomach that are spoke of most often when considering ones digestive strength.Here are 5 TCM tips to help you start your journey towards more balanced digestion. 1. Eat More Cooked FoodsAll food that enters our mouth has to be broken down into more simple parts in order for our body to use it. This digestive “Qi” (enzymes, hydrochloric acid, bacteria, etc) that breaks down our food into usable parts has to do twice the amount of work when we consume raw and cold foods. Eating foods that are at body…

"'Cure the healthy, not the sick' indicates that the fundamental principle of disease prevention and treatment in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is prevention over cure," said Jiang Baihua, Deputy Director of Heilongjiang Provincial Hospital of TCM and head of the provincial expert team on COVID-19 prevention and control, in an interview. The sudden onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic caught everyone off guard; while the domestic situation has now transitioned from the outbreak phase to recovery, how to enhance our awareness of disease prevention, especially for infectious diseases, remains a significant issue.Abnormal climate fosters pathogenic factors According to Jiang, TCM is a treasure of the Chinese nation and has played a vital role in addressing epidemics such as encephalitis B, hemorrhagic fever, SARS, H1N1 influenza, and COVID-19 since the founding of New China. Guided by core TCM theories like "syndrome differentiation and treatment," "holistic view," and "adaptation to the three factors," medical practitioners throughout history have focused on three aspects of disease prevention and treatment. First, improving living environment hygiene to prevent infections; second, emphasizing occupational health protection and preventing occupational diseases, which are also important components of "curing the healthy"; third, epidemic control is essential for prevention. Pathogens can cause…

Constitution refers to the inherent, comprehensive, and relatively stable traits that individuals possess in terms of their physical structure, physiological functions, and psychological state. These are formed through a combination of innate genetic endowments and acquired factors throughout one's life. Differences in individual constitutions manifest as variations in response and adaptation to external stimuli under normal physiological conditions, as well as susceptibility to certain pathogenic factors and disease development tendencies during illness. Studying constitution helps analyze the occurrence and evolution of diseases, providing a basis for diagnosis and treatment.The study of TCM constitution takes the living individual as its starting point, researching the characteristics, evolution patterns, influencing factors, and classification standards of different constitutions. By studying the relationship between different constitution types and disease, it guides disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment, recovery, and health care.TCM constitution emphasizes the modifiability of constitution, aiming to improve the pathological state of an individual by addressing constitutional differences. In clinical practice, based on constitutional identification, corresponding preventive and therapeutic measures are taken, realizing personalized medical care. It embodies the TCM concept of "treating disease before it occurs," combining constitution-based prevention with adjustments to improve constitution and functional status, fully reflecting a human-centered and adaptable approach.In…

In the traditional view, cervical spondylosis is a disease that only afflicts people in their old age. However, due to changes in modern lifestyles and increased use of smartphones and computers, the incidence of cervical spondylosis is becoming more common among younger populations, with an increasing number of patients aged between 20 and 40 seen at clinics. The prevention and treatment of cervical spondylosis have become a significant health concern for society. Cervical spondylosis, also known as cervical syndrome, primarily results from long-term strain on the cervical vertebrae, bone hyperplasia, or herniation of intervertebral discs, leading to compression of the spinal cord, nerve roots, or vertebral arteries, which in turn causes a series of functional disorders. Clinically, it manifests as discomfort in the head, neck, shoulders, chest, back, and upper and lower limbs. Symptoms may include headaches, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, blurred vision, weakness in the lower limbs, unsteady gait, arrhythmia, and difficulty swallowing. Traditional Chinese Medicine's Understanding of Cervical Spondylosis The condition of cervical spondylosis falls under the category of "Bi Syndrome" or "Neck Bi" in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). According to Su Wen Shi, "Bi" refers to diseases caused by obstruction of qi flow. Therefore, any disease characterized by…

A bitter taste in the mouth refers to the symptom of a perceived bitterness, which is a common clinical condition. Many people experience bitterness and dryness in their mouths upon waking, affecting their appetite and causing significant distress to their mood and daily life. A bitter or dry mouth can be triggered by eating spicy food, "getting heat" (a TCM term for inflammation), staying up late, excessive alcohol consumption, emotional stress, anger, and other factors. It is also a symptom of diseases such as cholecystitis, liver cirrhosis, gastroesophageal reflux disease, chronic gastritis, Helicobacter pylori infection, and gingivitis. Therefore, it requires attention. While actively treating the underlying disease, massaging acupoints like Yanglingquan, Qiuxu, Ligou, and Laogong can effectively alleviate a bitter taste in the mouth. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Understanding of Bitter Taste in Mouth According to TCM, a bitter taste in the mouth is commonly seen in cases of damp-heat, particularly when there is an excess of fire in the heart, liver, and gallbladder. When accompanied by irritability and insomnia, it indicates an upward inflammation of heart fire. When accompanied by irritability, quick to anger, and flank pain, it suggests an excess of liver and gallbladder fire. Since bile tastes…