The saying "Every medicine has some toxicity" and "Home renovation is the key to weight loss": Lessons from drug side effects and labor-based weight loss.

Every medicine has some degree of toxicity, and even things that aren't medicine can have toxicity.

The saying "all medicines have some degree of toxicity" is just a reminder not to take medicine indiscriminately. It is best to heal naturally without taking medicine if possible.

In fact, even eating too much ordinary food can be very bad for your health, let alone medication.

Even with the most reasonable diet, tartar can still form on our teeth. This is a sign that the acidity and alkalinity of food are not balanced, and the resulting acidity or alkalinity in metabolism can be interpreted as "toxicity".

Eating too much bitter melon or leeks, which are good for weight loss, can also have adverse effects on the body, because the former is too cold and the latter is too hot.

Some Western medicines have side effects that go beyond the typical "three parts poison" principle.

Antihypertensive drugs are a typical example of a "toxic group".

Almost every antihypertensive drug's instructions list more than a dozen side effects, which is quite frightening.

During my treatment for hypertension, I saw on the side effects list of a certain medication that it might cause gynecomastia in men.

This was unacceptable, ultimately forcing him to seek a way to avoid taking medication.

Looking at the functional mechanisms of several major classes of antihypertensive drugs, diuretics reduce blood volume in the blood vessels to lower blood pressure by promoting urination, but this increases the burden on the kidneys; some antihypertensive drugs lower blood pressure by increasing the heart rate, which obviously affects the lifespan of the heart, which is tantamount to suicide; some antihypertensive drugs seek to lower blood pressure by inhibiting angiotensin, which seems more scientific, but in reality, it is an exogenous intervention in the body's hormone regulation system, which disrupts the body's self-control system and has unpredictable consequences.

However, most medications, when taken in the correct dosage, do not have any "three parts poison" effect.

It is commonly believed that traditional Chinese medicine has few obvious toxic side effects, but this is not because it is non-toxic, but rather because the toxic content is low.

In a sense, the toxicity of Western medicine can be understood as a concentrated version of food poisoning, and its effects and side effects are naturally multiplied.

In weight loss treatment, some foods or herbs recommended by traditional Chinese medicine actually have diuretic functions, which is the same principle as the use of diuretics in Western medicine. However, the effective content is lower, and the effect is not as fast as that of diuretics in Western medicine.

"Every medicine has some degree of toxicity," and traditional Chinese medicine is not absolutely safe either.

However, whether it is Western medicine or traditional Chinese medicine, appropriate use generally does not cause any substantial harm to the body.

In reality, most medications only play a supporting role; true recovery of health still depends on the body's own efforts.

If you want to lose weight, renovate your home.

"If you want to lose weight, renovate your home."

This is a proverb circulating among the people, and its expression is quite interesting.

It was precisely because of the house renovation that I experienced a rapid drop in weight, which led me to reflect and summarize my experiences, and ultimately gave me the determination to carry the "revolution" through to the end.

However, looking back at the causal relationship between the renovation and weight loss, there are many reasons behind it.

Home renovation can be described as a "Manhattan project" for urban families.

In just one or two months, the process of vacating the house, demolishing, painting, and installing water, electricity, and gas lines and pipes, from design to material purchase and construction, unfolded intensively. Painters, bricklayers, carpenters, and electricians took turns working, making it a combination of numerous technologies, trades, and materials.

With so many issues and a wide range of areas involved, homeowners need to learn and gain experience quickly in order to effectively supervise the process. They need to consider the cost-effectiveness of materials and labor, while also being wary of foremen trying to rip them off. They also have to deal with the tedious and labor-intensive "clearing" and "reclaiming" of the site later on. It is both mentally and physically exhausting.

The mental and physical exertion combined result in a double drain on the body's energy. More importantly, the constant worry leads to a lack of appetite and time to think about how to cook delicious food. During the renovation period, the daily food intake is significantly less than usual, which is the most important reason for the discrepancy between renovation and weight loss.

An interesting conclusion is that many activities that are considered to have weight-loss benefits ultimately require reducing food intake.

Under modern nutritional conditions, even the most strenuous and laborious activities consume very limited energy. The only effective way to reduce food intake is through these activities.

When faced with troublesome matters like home renovation, losing weight becomes surprisingly easy.

But home renovations are something that only happen once every few years.

The real "politics" is how to maintain the weight loss achieved during the renovation period after returning to normal life.

The lesson I learned was: if there are things that require mental and physical effort, then it's a great blessing to maintain good health! If you have nothing to do, find something to do. Don't be afraid of being busy for no reason; it's worth it to gain good health.

Evil deeds collapse in three days, good deeds are difficult to achieve in three years.

The question of whether human nature is good or evil has been debated since the dawn of civilization.

The darker side of human nature is more pronounced when food is involved.

Many animals that have been domesticated by humans reveal their ferocious nature when they are eating, and they don't even recognize their owners.

In a society with relatively abundant resources, people do not need to compete with each other for food, but individuals still reveal their animalistic nature when it comes to gluttony.

From a perspective of understanding, the phenomenon that humans are more prone to "evil" eating habits is because "gluttony" and "indiscriminate eating" are more in line with our "animalistic" nature.

Eating to one's heart's content until one is naturally full has always been a symbol of a comfortable life. Advocating for dietary restraint is something that only people with great wisdom can accept.

"Doing good" in diet requires us to transcend our nature, which naturally makes learning and maintaining it more difficult.

"It is easy to do evil, but difficult to do good" is an ancient warning to future generations, indicating the difficulty of fighting against bad habits.

The most effective way to avoid falling into this curse is to heed the ancient advice: "Do not do evil even if it is small," and be careful to prevent small evils from accumulating into great evils.

The overcapacity problem in industries such as steel and shipbuilding was not addressed in its early stages, and once the negative consequences became too great to reverse, the situation became irreversible.

The same applies to health problems. If you don't take precautions in normal times, and by the time serious illnesses appear, it will be difficult to reverse them, even by a miracle.

The most typical example is drug addiction. Don't wait until you're addicted to drugs before you start thinking about how to quit.

Some mistakes can be corrected, while others should never be made.

It should be said that the Chinese government and society have a very clear understanding and correct attitude towards drug prevention: stay away from drugs, and never even try them once.

However, when it comes to national health issues, many lifestyle habits that are of great importance have not yet been elevated to the level of guiding, promoting, and disseminating social and national goals.

Three years is nothing to fear; it's a matter of life and death that one must uphold for a lifetime.

II. Evaluation of Wrongful Convictions in Weight Loss Cases

The wrongful conviction in a murder case allows the real culprit to go unpunished or continue to harm the community, causing public outrage, disgracing justice, and undermining the credibility of the judiciary.

However, the wrongful convictions in criminal cases pale in comparison to those in medical cases.

Because the real culprits who are wrongly accused in medical cases do not harm just a few people or one side, but the health of hundreds of millions of people, and the harm will continue until the truth comes out.

Can Psychotherapy Really Help You Lose Weight?

There was a report that a chubby woman went to a psychotherapist for weight loss treatment and lost seven or eight pounds in a month.

Everyone who saw it was amazed. These days, all sorts of scams exist, and you can even lose weight by chatting with a psychologist.

Theoretically speaking, psychotherapy itself cannot lead to weight loss, is not related to dieting or exercise, and any attempt to lose weight through it is nonsense.

However, if psychotherapy is merely a pretext, and the actual treatment involves food control and brainwashing, then that's a different story.

Furthermore, a closer look at the report's description of the chubby girl's daily life is quite amusing.

It turns out this girl is extremely obese, rarely goes out, is unemployed, and spends almost all her time at home stuffing food into her mouth.

This makes it easier to understand the supposed weight loss effect of a month of psychotherapy.

During the month she was treated, she went to the clinic every day, and the round trip took about two hours. Since she was in a public place and had something on her mind, she generally wouldn't eat while walking. She was having verbal interactions with the psychologist and was there to lose weight, so she wouldn't eat anything at the clinic either. This period should have taken at least an hour or two. When she got home, she always had some energy left from losing weight, so she should have refrained from eating for at least half an hour.

For the chubby girl who eats all day long, she had to fast for 3 to 4 hours longer than usual during her psychotherapy sessions.

In addition, going to the clinic every day, whether by car, taxi, bus, or on foot, actually involves a certain amount of exercise. So, it's reasonable to expect a weight loss of about 5 kilograms after a month of consistent exercise.

If there is such a thing as a psychological therapy for weight loss, it actually works by influencing patients to establish healthy eating habits and to eat less during treatment.

Of course, those who run clinics should not reveal the secrets behind it, otherwise it will affect their income.

In fact, many of the exaggerated claims about therapeutic effects circulating in society may have some valuable mechanisms behind them, but those mechanisms cannot be disclosed. Instead, they are packaged with deceptive and fancy words to mislead people.

A folk doctor in a hot spring town who specializes in treating rheumatism knows that the nearby hot springs contain some trace minerals, but his medical knowledge tells him that this is not the real reason why so many people come to the hot springs for treatment, and why a considerable number of patients see improvement and leave happily.

Through observation and research, he finally understood that the mutual sympathy among fellow sufferers, equal communication and interaction, a balanced diet, and a relaxed mindset played a significant role in the patients' recovery.

There are such health clubs in society, and the health products they recommend may not be very effective; they are just for making money. What actually works is a certain lifestyle "philosophy" that they constantly promote.

Some weight loss camps also utilize group interaction to create a specific atmosphere that keeps overweight people occupied and prevents them from indulging in eating, ultimately affecting their weight.

For obese people, achieving some success in weight loss is not usually difficult.

Find something to do to keep yourself occupied so you don't keep thinking about food. If you stick to it for a while, you'll see good results. Even if you don't seem to listen to people around you who keep nagging you about being too fat or eating too much, you'll actually start to restrain yourself and pay more attention to controlling your diet.

Smokers generally have this experience: someone in the workplace or family strongly opposes your smoking. Even if you don't care and stubbornly stick to your habit, you will actually smoke a few fewer cigarettes without realizing it.

Therefore, when I see women complaining that their husbands' smoking doesn't work, I encourage them, saying that as long as you keep talking and protesting, your husbands will smoke a few less cigarettes.

Smokers know that if someone protests against your smoking, even with a look of disgust or a hint of disapproval from those around you, the cigarette won't taste good, and you'll actually smoke less.

In a way, all of these can be attributed to psychotherapy.