Yu Juan is a lecturer at School of Social Development and Public Policy, Fudan University. On New Year's Day, 2010, she was unfortunately diagnosed with late-stage breast cancer. She died after battling the disease for more than a year.
Before she passed away, she was afraid that her mother Shu Ping would not be able to think about it, so she left a message, "Mom, you will take me back to plant trees after you leave..."
After her daughter passed away, the frustrated Shu Ping did not want to live alone. But for her daughter's dream, she gritted her teeth and persisted, and came alone to Longwei Village at the foot of Jiuxian Mountain in Qufu to plant a forest for her daughter.
Planting a tree sounds simple, but it is not as easy as imagined. As a retired teacher, Shu Ping knew nothing about tree planting. He planted 400,000 regular saplings in the first year, but only 30% survived.
Shu Ping was sad and painful, but she did not stop there. She kept consulting villagers and experts, and finally found a way to plant trees, became an expert at planting trees, and created a vibrant green energy forest.
Some people have estimated that this energy forest is worth at least several hundred million , but Shu Ping has never thought of selling it. She said that this energy forest does not belong to her alone, but to all the volunteers who planted the trees, and to the country.
In fact, Shu Ping has already regarded the Energy Forest as his spiritual sustenance. Her act of planting a tree is touching, and the last words written by Yu Juan in "Cancer Diary" are also worth pondering for each of us...
1. "I am only 31 years old, how could I get cancer?"
Yu Juan didn’t understand. She didn’t seem to have the conditions to suffer from breast cancer . She had no genetics and was in good health. She had just given birth to a baby and had been breastfeeding for a year. She was only in her early 30s. Why did she get breast cancer?” "Targeted"?
So, what is the reason why Yu Juan, who is only 31 years old, suffers from advanced breast cancer? Recalling her own experience, Yu Juan summarized 4 reasons:
. She basically never slept before 12 o'clock.
Yu Juan was a "night owl". For more than 10 years, she almost never went to bed until early in the morning, and sometimes even stayed up all night. . Later, she learned that staying up late for a long time was tantamount to chronic suicide.
She learned from reading that the gallbladder meridian and liver meridian are in order respectively from 11pm to 1am and from 1am to 3am. If you don’t sleep during this period, the liver and many organs will not get a rest, making it difficult to repair damaged cells and aggravating the condition.
. Overeating and likes to try new things
Yu Juan is a complete "foodie" and she never refuses delicious food. Coupled with having a father who is a chef, she has tasted many delicacies that others cannot taste since she was a child, including rare seagulls, reindeer, bear bile, five-step snakes, etc.
Moreover, Yu Juan likes to overeat. When eating, she pays attention to big bowls of wine and eats meat. She is very arrogant at the dinner table and rarely controls her diet.
. Often "cramming"
Ever since she was a child, Yu Juan has been used to cramming whether it is for homework or exams. She originally had a lot of time, but did not prepare well.
It is not until the homework is handed in or the exam begins that I open the book and pick up the pen. I forget about food and sleep, and torment myself all night long, consuming a lot of energy .
Therefore, it can be seen from Yu Juan's behaviors that her illness is largely related to her unhealthy lifestyle.
In addition, Yu Juan also reminded everyone: "Health is really important. When you face the critical point of life and death, material needs are just a cloud. If you have time, it is better to spend more time with your children and use the money to buy a car. Buy a pair of shoes for your parents instead of trying to buy a big house. Living in a small house with the one you love can be warm. "
Unfortunately, when she understood this truth, it was already too late.
2. These 5 "chronic killers" are constantly consuming your vitality
A study published in the "European Heart Journal" showed that unhealthy lifestyles Middle-aged people are more likely to get sick than the elderly .
The study included 460,000 adults aged 30-79 years without diabetes, , heart disease, stroke, and other cardiometabolic diseases, and counted their smoking, drinking, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity and weight bias. Data on five unhealthy lifestyle factors such as being thin or overweight, after 11.2 years of follow-up, found:
For healthy people, for each additional unhealthy lifestyle, will increase the risk of cardiometabolic diseases by 20%, and 21 % risk of death.
In addition, compared with people with 0 unhealthy lifestyles, people with an unhealthy lifestyle of 4 will have a 64% increased risk of developing any cardiometabolic disease for the first time, and a 2.09-fold increase in the risk of multiple cardiometabolic diseases for the first time. risk.
Therefore, in order to be healthy, we must avoid unhealthy lifestyles. In particular, the following five "chronic killers" are constantly consuming your vitality:
. Staying up late for a long time
Staying up late for a long time will weaken immunity, reduce disease resistance, and increase the occurrence of diabetes, high blood pressure, , heart disease and other diseases. Risky, and not conducive to cell repair, it can easily lead to cell mutations and cause cancer .
. Sedentary for a long time.
Sitting for a long time slows down the blood circulation and makes the blood thicker, which reduces the ability of myocardial contraction and easily causes cardiovascular diseases such as arteriosclerosis and coronary heart disease .
. Don’t like breakfast
If you don’t eat breakfast for a long time, bile will not be metabolized and excreted normally, which will lead to crystallization in the gallbladder, further forming polyps or gallbladder stones. Gallbladder stones will continue to irritate the gallbladder, leading to cholecystitis . If cholecystitis recurs and is not cured for a long time, it will induce gallbladder cancer .
Our esophageal mucosa is very delicate and the temperature it can withstand is limited. If you eat too hot food, the esophageal mucosa will be easily burned. If you often eat hot food, the esophagus will be repeatedly burned, resulting in ulcers. Over time, cancer may occur, leading to esophageal cancer .
. Smoking and drinking
The harm of smoking and drinking to the body is self-evident. Research shows that 19% of male deaths are related to smoking, and 5% of deaths are related to alcohol abuse. Other studies have found that smoking and alcohol abuse have the greatest impact on all-cause mortality.
3. To prevent cancer, start by staying away from carcinogens
The American Cancer Society (ACS) states that nearly half of cancer occurrences and deaths can be prevented.
Among them, smoking, drinking, unhealthy diet, lack of exercise, overweight and obesity, ultraviolet radiation, pathogens infection , etc. are high-risk factors for cancer occurrence and death in the United States, but they are also controllable factors.
If risk factors can be actively avoided, the occurrence and death of cancer can be greatly reduced.
Therefore, in addition to genetics and age, the carcinogens in life are also accelerators of cancer cells. For example, carcinogens such as tobacco, alcohol, formaldehyde , nitrite , aflatoxin, areca nut , aristolochic acid , hot drinks exceeding 65℃.
In fact, cancer is a lifestyle disease. To prevent cancer, as long as you develop healthy living habits, conduct regular body screenings, and detect abnormalities early, you can basically "cure the disease with medicine."
Many cancer patients only understand the importance of taking good care of their bodies after suffering from cancer.Cancer is scary, but prevention is not difficult. As long as we stay away from carcinogens, actively improve immunity, enhance disease resistance, and have regular physical examinations, we can minimize the risk of cancer.
References
[1] " Fudan female doctor Yu Juan died of cancer for nine years. Her mother planted a green hill in Qufu: I believe she is by my side". Dr. Qilu Forum. 2020-09-25
[2] " People's Daily : Chronic suicide killer, it ranks first! 》. Sun Yat-Sen Sixth Hospital .2017-09-09
[3] "Forty percent of men in my country die from these unhealthy lifestyles. How many do you account for?" 》.Health Times.2020-05-30
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