There are two health misconceptions among the elderly: one is to cook more for fear that others will not eat enough, but not to waste food, so always eat leftovers; the second is to believe and exaggerate the role of health care products. There are three reasons for this: 1. the stigma of the times, 2. incorrect propaganda driven by economic interests, 3. and the lack of medical science literacy. The purpose of this article is to recreate the dialogue between doctors and their own family members through SMS and telephone communication, so as to resonate and change the concept of health from scientific literacy, and embark on a journey of easy health. (My aunt is a typical example of a combination of bad lifestyle habits.) The life experience of our parents’ generation is not the same as our growing up process, they have experienced a lot of hardship and poverty, lack of clothing and food times, deep-rooted cherish food and every thing, in a word: poor and hungry afraid. It is a good habit to be frugal and not wasteful, which is the truth. As material life becomes richer and richer, this habit should still be inherited and carried forward, but it needs to be understood correctly and keep up with the times. When I talked to my parents during New Year’s Eve, they didn’t understand what it meant to keep up with the times in the habit of saving and not wasting. This is the truth left by thousands of years of ancestors, must be observed, so I received a text message from my aunt to me like this: “golden partner expired last October now can eat? The actual fact is that you will be able to get a lot more than just a couple of days to get a lot more than just a couple of days. Since I was young, my aunt watched me grow up, every year back home, I will live in my aunt’s house for two days, eat the hometown meal, the taste is naturally different, the sweetness, refreshing, different memories, often appear in the dream. The same impression as the hometown meal is that a variety of dishes on the table, each time there are new dishes, but each time each plate is very full, as a child was very happy, our family is rich in all kinds of things, grandparents often talk about, our days are much better than in the past, want to eat anything have. After the meal from time to time and younger siblings playful play, often see, aunt always eat at the end, see which dish has been repeatedly heated many times, the rest, clean it up …… Today, I saw such a text message, as before, I always get angry with myself, and then feel good failure, since becoming a doctor, has many times and aunt Cope, after a few days, you will find the effect is erased clean. Later, I think this has to do with the different experiences of growing up, and science needs to be put in its place. You should know that your aunt has been diabetic for many years and has also had two surgeries, one to remove a tumor the size of a quail’s egg in her skull and one to remove multiple intestinal polyps the size of an egg. This information, when considered together, is due to the body’s declining immune system, the root cause of which is the long-term consumption of such nutrient-free leftovers. This time I received this text message, I decided it was better to call my aunt after work. The situation is understood, and then targeted to move with emotion, reason. In the old home, dinner is always late a rhythm. When I called, my aunt had just washed the dishes. “Aunt, what did you eat tonight?” “Boiled rice with vegetables, your aunt and I have some milk, you have also eaten? Today’s rice can be eaten up, there is no leftover.” Not simple, my science is still useful, or received the effect, true or false and regardless, do not eat leftovers awareness has been there. After a stressful day at work, it’s a pleasure to listen to the slow pace of family pleasantries. “Yes, time is too tight during the day, at night I am free to tell you about this expired health care products you ……” “Alas, not expired, this is only a few months, throw away how unfortunate ah!” Listen to the words, my inner white boast, and go back, tightly pressed inner repeated many times, right at the mouth of the axiom, I quickly flashed in my mind the past scenes, and sorted out their thoughts. “Auntie, before you decide to take this health care product, I want to ask you: why do you want to take this health care product ah.” In fact, I understand inwardly, the aunt must have seen this almost expired, thrown away unwillingly, but also from a variety of media saw the advertising, think eaten for health benefits, so, stubbornly think eaten good, but also want to let when the doctor I give her confirmation. In fact, many times, there are many older people, the formation of concepts and ideas, children are difficult to change, the reasoning said to the heavens, is to believe that the TV and newspaper fudge. As expected, the aunt said, “I see what the TV said, can supplement a variety of vitamins, you know, the aunt’s immune system is not very good, always eat leftovers, certainly lack of vitamins, just to make up, throw away also strange pity ……” Since the creation of television advertising, the The powerful psychological implication formed by consumers, in other industries is okay, for food, health products, especially drugs, is a deadly thing. The leverage of economic interests has put public health on a seesaw, an unstable up and down, promoting consumption and losing health. I was at a loss for words, knowing exactly what the problem was, but not knowing how to explain it, so I started with the expiration date. “No matter what, this has expired. We really shouldn’t waste it, but the biggest waste is irresponsibility to the body. I remember giving you this calculation, constantly eating leftovers, the money saved is much less than the money spent on future medication and treatment. In the past two years, aunt, you injected insulin, how much money did you spend on surgery, compared to the little money you saved, is not much more?” Talking about this can instantly give the aunt a visual impression that these are what she has experienced and must wake her up. “Recently we always advocate the CD-ROM action, it is to not waste, this is a good thing, is a traditional virtue. But not wasting is not about stuffing it in hard, because eating leftovers is the biggest waste of your body.” “Then what to do with so much left over, what a pity to dump it all.” The aunt’s tone shows a face of helplessness. At the core, it’s all about changing the concept. I decided to strike while the iron was hot: “Aunt, this is what I’m talking about, not wasting with the times. The core of keeping up with the times is to shift the concept, for eating leftovers, the biggest shift of not wasting lies in making less, eating it all at once, preferring to eat a lack of some, not to eat to last.” I know the concept of our family’s eldest grandmother that if there are no leftovers is a sign that people didn’t eat well and that you must see leftovers at the end of the meal. This notion is very wrong. Keeping up with the times requires a definite shift, which is due to the fact that we used to be very poor and always underfed, so when times get better, we have to erase the traces of the past, and it is also a concrete expression of the good face of the nation. “I have been in the hospital for so many years, modern diseases, malnutrition has almost disappeared, replaced by diseases of overnutrition, so eat less, is not wasteful, is responsible for the body. Repeatedly hot dishes, long ago there is no nutrition, eaten, the stomach and intestines still need to digest, the equivalent of the machine is idling, did not produce any effect” “We are here, the concept is deeply rooted, like me, understand are too late.” The aunt did find what I told her made sense and was gradually changing. “Like the diabetes in my aunt’s body now, as well as the brain tumor and intestinal polyps, it was caused by eating too much leftover food, lack of nutrition, and decreased immunity, so leftover food should not be eaten.” “Now it’s much better, it’s already basically eating fresh vegetables.” Yeah, saying that, I can say the same thing: “By the same token, expired health products are equivalent to leftovers.” “Oh, you’re right, you said these, so aunt a little bit of enlightened feeling, is to feel psychologically awkward, people something good, it’s a pity to have to, throw away really do not want to” good things do not want to, this thing is considered good things. “Auntie, we there are vegetables are self-grown, fresh vegetables, according to the popular saying now, is organic, organic vegetables in the big city is very expensive, the value and price are hotly sought after, in fact, is our own vegetables, which is rich in a variety of natural vitamins, easier to absorb than extracts, more conducive to health. Newspapers now net nonsense, not credible.” “Yes, also, the TV and newspapers inside said, all because they spend money to be marketed.” Great, the aunt turned this corner, it is good to say more, now the false medical advertising and drug advertising is particularly large, the health products said the sky is full of, “aunt have I in, what health problems, more call me, many problems are not eating what can be solved, need to change the lifestyle, need to eat what, I will tell you. ” “I still have sugar-free bird’s nest congee here, it’s still a month before it expires, do you think you can eat it?” I almost hit the table at once, it seems that this issue of tonic, for modern life, is already a topic that is bound to be explored. The pace of modern life has accelerated and the pressure has increased. Many people feel that their bodies are tired and in a subhealthy state, so they want to take all kinds of supplements to nourish their bodies. Such as eating American ginseng, red ginseng cream, silver fungus lotus seed soup and other traditional Chinese medicine at the same time also take ganoderma lucidum powder, spore powder and a variety of tonic ingredients of soup, so tonic, not only will not find health, but will be counterproductive. Many people wishfully believe that different supplements can supplement different weaknesses. In fact, many supplements are warm in nature, and taking a variety of supplements at the same time will not only not produce synergy, but also produce some side effects, causing fire, which is the simplest, and gastrointestinal problems such as indigestion. For example, the tonic such as gum and cinnamon is not suitable for the spleen and stomach, poor digestion of the elderly, not only can not strengthen the body, and will affect the appetite, Chinese medicine is called “deficient in tonic”. Some people have nosebleeds after eating ginseng, and some have dryness and heat after taking deer antler, which shows that there are both benefits and drawbacks of large tonic and warm products. There is a clear saying in Chinese medicine that “ginseng kills without sin, rhubarb saves without merit”, which means that many people take a lot of ginseng, which consumes internal heat and leads to physical weakness and death, but everyone just remembers the goodness of ginseng and does not think about the death caused by taking ginseng; some sick people who have been dying of viral heat, but after rhubarb’s But they do not believe that laxatives like rhubarb can also save people’s lives. Tonic or medicinal tonic is usually for deficiency. In Chinese medicine, deficiency is divided into four types: qi deficiency, blood deficiency, yin deficiency and yang deficiency. Accordingly, the tonic is also divided into four types: tonic for qi, tonic for blood, tonic for yin, and tonic for yang. Among them, tonic for yin and tonic for yang is a contradictory relationship, if people with yang deficiency then take cool ginseng, it will easily lead to diarrhea, western ginseng is on the cool side, ordinary ginseng is flat, not warm and not hot. However, in addition to replenishing Qi, American ginseng can also replenish Yin. It is most suitable for people with internal heat. If you take too much American ginseng, you may have diarrhea. For people with Yin deficiency, if they take the pungent and hot deer antler, they are bound to have adverse reactions such as hyperactivity, poor sleep, feeling of fullness, inability to eat, and the possibility of nosebleeds. There are different combinations of qi deficiency, blood deficiency, yin deficiency, and yang deficiency, and some people may have two or three kinds of weaknesses at the same time. In the end, many supplements play the role of comfort and psychological implication. In this sense, according to the principle of “taking the right tonic, refusing to take the right tonic, and choosing the right tonic. In this sense, according to the principle of “the right tonic, rejecting indiscriminate tonic, choosing the right tonic” can really be useful. “Auntie, bird’s nest can nourish Yin and moisten the lungs, which is good for your health, so you can eat some properly. “It’s bird’s nest porridge drink, inside the easy-open can” Another big gasp, didn’t we already talk about this before. I felt a little impatient and said to myself, be patient. “How long is the shelf life?” “Let me see …… Oh, 18 months” “Remember the principle I handed you? Auntie, the longer the shelf life, usually with preservatives, and nutrients have been destroyed, we might as well eat something fresh” “Then what about this, also throw it away, it has not expired, or this eat it” I suddenly had a heartache inside, but also a sadness. When it comes to health, what is precious and what is not worthy of attention, the nation simply does not get it right. What is materialized seems to be of higher value, and after so much effort to speak for so long, my aunt still did not listen. It is like a diagnosis and treatment plan made by using 5 years of undergraduate time, 3 years of master’s clinical, plus 5 years of clinical experience, if no specific materialized one medicine is prescribed, the patient will say that the doctor is irresponsible. Faced with patients, faced with their loved ones, these inner ten thousand horses running, dissolved in the medical science of the road of a little. Another perspective: many things that are made into unnatural forms, and chemically extracted forms, what a waste, a waste, if you want to save, from the ideology of saving is the most important. The concept of health is not about beautifully packaged health products and trumped up supplements, but about natural food, peace of mind, and moderate exercise. To throw or not to throw, it is a question that requires painful changes in order to keep up with the times and the concept of saving and health. When I said goodbye, I looked back and saw that the TV was showing an advertisement for a drug. The war of science, a long way to go, and for the battle of the “stomach”, I will spare no effort to tell the truth with the facts that doctors know.