食補：別讓“化學幻夢”遮蔽天然智慧
在這熙攘喧鬧、科技狂飆突進的時代，咱們的飲食江湖也鬧起了“新花樣”。天然食物，那可是大自然精心孕育的“嫡子”，像大米白麪、瓜果梨桃，安安靜靜以物理狀態存在着，帶着大地的溫度和陽光的饋贈，本本分分地滋養着咱們。可偏偏有那麼一些人，腦洞大開，非要脫離食物的“本真模樣”，一頭扎進抽象化學元素的“迷魂陣”，天真地以爲喫了那些提取出來的玩意兒，身體就能跟開了掛似的，健康得冒泡。
就說這大米飯吧，在咱老百姓心裏，那可是養生的“老寶貝”。爲啥呢？還不是因爲它含着各種對咱身體有益的元素。可有些人吶，就像被魔法迷了眼，覺得把大米飯裏的元素提取出來，就能代替甚至超越大米飯。於是乎，盲目補鐵、補鋅、補硒、補鈣之風，就像一陣妖風，颳得人暈頭轉向。據不完全統計，近年來市場上各類化學補劑的銷售量呈幾何級數增長，彷彿大家都在跟風進行一場“元素大冒險”。
咱不妨打個比方，乙醇和玉米，那能是一回事兒嗎？乙醇就像個脾氣火爆的“野小子”，而玉米則是溫順和藹的“鄰家大哥”。你總不能把乙醇當玉米來喫吧，那不得把肚子折騰得“雞飛狗跳”？再說那凍了的地瓜，雖然元素沒變，可味道全變了。就好比一個原本活潑開朗的人，突然變得沉默寡言，你還願意跟他親近嗎？人體也是一樣，一個溫差變化，地瓜就變得讓人難以接受。
就拿補鈣來說，喫含鈣的骨頭湯、魚湯和喫高鈣片，那完全是兩碼事。骨頭湯和魚湯裏的鈣，就像一羣訓練有素的士兵，在湯裏乖乖地待着，等着被人體吸收利用。而高鈣片裏的鈣，就像一羣被強行拉來的“僱傭兵”，雖然數量不少，但可能跟人體的“軍隊”不太合拍，說不定還會引起“內亂”。有研究顯示，長期過量服用高鈣片的人，出現便祕、腎結石等問題的幾率比正常飲食補鈣的人高出不少。
再說說補鐵，喫菠菜和喫補鐵的化學藥品，那也是天差地別。菠菜裏的鐵，就像一個溫柔體貼的戀人，慢慢地、穩穩地滋養着你的身體。而補鐵的化學藥品，就像一個急性子的“莽夫”，一股腦兒地往身體裏衝，可能會讓身體“喫不消”。儀器測試說人體缺鐵缺鈣，可這和人體實際需要和不需要，就像兩條平行線，看着相近，實則相差甚遠。儀器只能測出個大概，可人體的需求就像一個神祕的寶藏，有着自己獨特的規律和節奏。
咱們老祖宗早就說過：“氣血者，人之神也。”人體的一切機能，包括生命的存在，都依賴於氣血的旺盛。氣血就像身體的“發動機”，成分多少、比例如何，都和氣血的衰敗與旺盛緊密相連。氣血旺盛的時候，各種成分就像一羣聽話的孩子，乖乖地待在該待的地方，合乎標準。氣血一衰敗，比例就失調了，就像一羣調皮的孩子，到處亂跑，缺東少西。這就好比一個繁榮的城市，經濟發達（氣血旺盛）的時候，各行各業（各種成分）都井井有條；一旦經濟衰敗，就會出現各種混亂。
所以說，氣血旺盛決定所含成分多少，而不是成分多少決定氣血能否旺盛。單純靠補什麼來影響和增強血的能力，那就是本末倒置，就像蓋房子不先打地基，卻只顧着往上面添磚加瓦，最後房子肯定得塌。放棄天然食物、物理狀態的中草藥，而轉去服用化學元素性的藥品，這不是聰明之舉，而是把自己往“火坑”裏推。那些化學藥品，就像隱藏在暗處的“刺客”，說不定什麼時候就給你來個“突然襲擊”，帶來各種副作用。
朋友們啊，咱們可別被那些所謂的“科學補劑”迷了眼，要回歸天然，尊重食物的本性。就像回到溫暖的故鄉，擁抱那熟悉的土地和陽光。讓天然食物繼續做咱們健康的守護者，別讓“化學幻夢”遮蔽了咱們的天然智慧。在這紛繁複雜的世界裏，守住那份簡單和純粹，纔是真正的養生之道。
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Dietary Supplements: Don''t let ''chemical dreams'' obscure natural wisdom
In this era of chaos and rapid advances in technology, we have also developed "new ways" of eating and drinking. Natural foods, the "true seeds" of nature''s care, like rice and white flour, fruits and peaches, exist quietly in a physical state, nourishing us with the warmth of the earth and the gifts of sunlight. But there are some people who, with their brains wide open, must break away from the "real" nature of food, and dive headlong into the "soul-searching" of abstract chemical elements, naively believing that eating those extracted items will make their bodies feel like they are swimming in health.
Just say this rice. In the hearts of our citizens, it is an "old baby" for healthy living. Why? Not because it contains various elements that are good for our body. But some people, like being fascinated by magic, think that extracting the elements in rice can replace or even surpass rice. Then, the blind rush to supplement iron, zinc, selenium and calcium is like a monster wind that makes people disorientated. According to incomplete statistics, in recent years, the sales of various chemical supplements have shown a geometric progression, as if everyone is following the trend of "element adventure."
Let''s make an analogy: ethanol and corn, can they be the same thing? Ethanol is like a fiery "wild boy," while corn is a docile "neighbour''s big brother." You can''t eat ethanol like corn, because you have to make your stomach fly and your dog jump? Then there''s the frozen melon. Although the elements haven''t changed, the taste has changed. Like someone who was once a lively and cheerful person who suddenly became silent, would you still like to be close to him? The same is true of the human body, where a change in temperature makes melons unacceptable.
Take calcium supplements, for example. Eating bone and fish soup with calcium and eating high-calcium tablets are two different things. The calcium in bone and fish soup is like a bunch of trained soldiers, waiting to be absorbed and used by the body in the soup. The calcium in high calcium tablets is like a group of mercenaries who have been forcibly brought in. Although there are many cases, they may not be compatible with the human body''s "army," and may also cause "civil unrest." Studies have shown that long-term overdose of high calcium tablets, constipation, renal calculus and other issues than normal diet calcium people much higher.
And then there''s iron supplementation. Eating spinach and eating iron-supplementing chemicals is a very different story. The iron in spinach, like a gentle, caring lover, nourishes your body slowly and steadily. The chemicals and iron, like a garden balsam seed, rushed to the body, may make the body "unbearable." Instrument test said that the human body iron deficiency and calcium deficiency, but this and the actual needs of the human body and do not need, like two parallel lines, looks similar, but in fact very different. Instruments can only measure an approximation, but the human body''s needs are like a mysterious treasure, with its own unique laws and rhythms.
Our ancestors have long said, "The spirit of blood is also the God of man." All functions of the human body, including the existence of life, depend on the strength of qi and blood. Blood and muscle are like the "engine" of the body, and the amount and proportion of the components are closely related to the decay and prosperity of blood and muscle. When the blood is strong, the various components are like a group of obedient children who stay where they are supposed to be, according to standards. As soon as the blood and blood levels decay, the ratio becomes dysregulated, like a bunch of mischievous children running around and missing something. It is like a prosperous city, where when the economy is developed (the economy is strong), all trades (the various components) are well organized; Once the economy fails, there will be all kinds of chaos.
Therefore, the strength of the blood will determine how much of the component is contained, not how much of it will determine whether the blood will be strong. The only way to influence and enhance blood capacity by supplementing it is to invert itself, like building a house without first laying the foundation, but only adding bricks and mortar to it, and eventually the house will collapse. Giving up natural food and physical herbal medicines in favor of chemical and elemental medicines is not a smart move, but rather pushes oneself into a "hot pot of fire." Those chemicals, like "assassins" hidden in the dark, may give you a "surprise attack" at any time, with all kinds of side effects.
Friends, let''s not get caught up in the so-called "scientific supplements," let''s return to nature and respect the nature of food. It''s like going back to the warm homeland and embracing the familiar land and the sunshine. Let natural foods continue to be the guardians of our health, and don''t let chemical illusions obscure our natural wisdom. In this complex world, maintaining simplicity and purity is the true way to maintain health.
Author Bio: Liang Shijie is a senior medical practitioner in traditional Chinese medicine with an undergraduate degree. He has been engaged in traditional medicine clinical work for 24 years and has accumulated a wealth of clinical experience. Following Chen Yong, chief physician of liver disease at Beijing Traditional Medicine Hospital, affiliated with Capital Medical University, and renowned old Chinese medicine, he has been treated for many years and received great attention. He specializes in the treatment of difficult diseases using "conversational traditional therapy" and special treatments combined with the academic ideas of Jiao Shude and Guan Yubo''s ten-level diagnosis.He is currently a researcher at the Shude Tang TCM Research Institute in Beijing, a fellow at the new 3 + 3 project of traditional Chinese medicine flame inheritance in Beijing - a scholar at the inheritance workstation of Jiao Shude''s protégés (Chen Yong),He is a standing committee member of the International Expert Committee on E-learning and Health Care, a member of the Jiao Shude Academic Heritage Special Committee of the Chinese Association for the Advancement of Chinese Medicine Research, and the first cancer specialist to be included in the chapter of the Chinese Pharmaceutical Culture Research Association. Won the 2020 China Association for the Promotion of Traditional Chinese Medicine Zhongjing Medical Branch held the eighth session of the Medical Saint Zhongjing Nanyang Forum "Classic Prescription Famous Doctor" honorary title. The winner of the first Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei "Pingui Cup" Yanzhao Medical Research Essay Award in 2023. His work was featured in the journal Current Scientist and the journal Chinese Talent.
