For a long time, the concept of “detoxification” has been wandering in people’s lives, although sometimes warm and sometimes hot, several ups and downs, but never quit people’s vision. From the rise of the concept of “detoxification” to the present, a variety of “detoxification” products are hidden here and there, and to this day, the theory of “detoxification” has long been widely penetrated into the invisible people The theory of “detoxification” has been widely penetrated into the corners of people’s daily life. However, what exactly is “poison”, each claim is different, incoherent, it is difficult to find a precise explanation. Zhang Haiping, Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University
The most important thing is that you can find a lot of theories and statements about “detoxification”, and they all include things that are not very compatible with each other, such as hangover, cholesterol, fat, uric acid and lactic acid, in the category of “poison”, of which, hangover has the highest rate of occurrence.
“The concept of ‘hangover’ does not exist in medicine, literally, ‘hangover’ should be a long time accumulation of feces in the digestive tract can not be discharged. The main component of feces is food residue, which is a waste product of human metabolism and is not toxic. Considering feces as ‘toxins’ is just a common people’s concept, from the medical point of view, this view is not correct. It is probably because people think that when constipation metabolic waste can’t be excreted, it will affect the health, so they have such a view.” Dr. Li h, attending physician of the Department of Gastroenterology at Peking Union Medical College Hospital, said, “As for blood uric acid and lactic acid, both are also not related to persistent stool or constipation, although blood uric acid and lactic acid above the normal range do suggest the existence of a disease state, but the excess uric acid and lactic acid are not expelled from the body through the digestive tract.” Li h told reporters that constipation is related to many factors, such as lifestyle, diet structure, emotional disorders, and changes in intestinal flora. Li h said, “For constipation problems, the use of drugs should not be considered first, but more of a change in lifestyle and diet structure to bring the function of the digestive system to a better state. For the treatment of constipation, we advocate adjusting the dietary structure, lifestyle, strengthening exercise, emotional regulation, if necessary, can be supplemented with a small side effect of laxative drugs.”
The market “detoxification” products, many claim to have the effect of beauty, then, “detoxification” and beauty what exactly is the relationship?
Dr. Zhang Haiping, deputy chief physician of the Department of Dermatology at Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, said that the shade of skin color depends on the number of melanin vesicles in the skin. Differences in endocrine status, sun exposure, genetics and other factors make each person’s ability to form melanin vesicles vary. In addition, whether the skin is healthy, rosy and shiny is related to the condition of the blood vessels underneath the skin. A healthy person with sufficient oxygen carried by hemoglobin in the blood vessels will have a rosy and non-dull skin color.
“The skin also has a certain excretory function, and through sweat some substances that the body does not need, such as lactic acid, can be excreted from the body. However, most of the body’s waste is still excreted through the urine and faeces. The liver, kidneys and intestines are involved in metabolism, if the function of these organs is abnormal, the human body can not excrete waste, for example, constipation occurs, or kidney insufficiency of urine can not be excreted, such a person’s skin color will not be good.” Zhang Haiping said, “From this point on, keep the intestinal tract open and nourish the face or have a certain relationship. However, the publicity of some ‘detoxification’ products overstates the necessity and role of ‘detoxification’. In fact, the human body is metabolizing every day, and as long as you can detoxify yourself, you don’t need to adopt additional artificial methods.”
Zhang Haiping stressed that if you want to take care of your skin, you must first keep your whole body and mind healthy, exercise regularly and sleep regularly. If there is a lack of sleep, it will affect the skin’s neuroregulatory function, the secretion of oil is irregular, the most common is acne, full of greasy face, hair loss, there are also some people will be dry skin or even peeling. Many people believe that soap is alkaline and harmful to the skin, so they do not use soap and use too much cosmetics. However, most cosmetics are acidic, and excessive accumulation of acids on the skin can instead cause seborrheic dermatitis.
Body Geography, Jianguo Zhang