Is it good to drink milk every day?
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Today I will conduct a comprehensive analysis of milk
From the perspective of pure Chinese medicine and from the perspective of heaven, earth and people (the three talents), this answer may make some businesses unhappy.
Nutrition enthusiasts may be angry and point out that "objection is not helpful", but from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, everything I say is true. It doesn't matter if you don't agree. We can observe the people around us and understand ourselves in life. Let’s see if the physical sensation is like this after drinking milk in real life.
Observe the phenomena around you: For children with average digestion and insufficient exercise (medium burn, average lower burn), too much milk may cause diarrhea, allergies, smelly stools, and sinusitis. question. For adults with the same physique, if they do not exercise regularly, they may have a dull stomachache after drinking milk, their appetite may become worse, their stomach may become bloated, and their sleep quality may deteriorate. For the elderly, drinking milk may cause insomnia and bloating and acid reflux.
TCM is not anti-milk. As for the issue of milk, we should look at it dynamically and three-dimensionally. Every food has its own flavor and taste, and is suitable for people.
The high-voted answer listed the views of multiple doctors on the nature and taste of milk.
Here is the first example. Records in the "Compendium of Materia Medica" written by Tao Hongjing of Liang Dynasty in the Southern Dynasties:
"Collected Comments on the Department of Insects and Animals, Top Grade": "Cow's milk is slightly cold. It is mainly used to replenish deficiency and weakness, quench thirst, and reduce gas. Cow's milk is slightly cold. It’s better, there is no need to drink it freshly.”
The conclusion is that Tao Hongjing’s evaluation of milk is reasonable. The energy of ancient milk was higher than that of modern times, and ancient milk was easier to digest by the human body.
Why? Next, I will sort out the logical chain one by one from the beginning.
1. Reasons for looking at the dairy cows themselves: One area of water and soil nourishes one area of people and even all things. The nomadic people’s dairy cows in the Tao Hongjing era of the Southern Dynasty received enough energy to nourish the grassland and nature (the so-called one area of water and soil). In contrast, modern dairy farming The overall energy that this "square of water and soil" can provide to dairy cows is less than that in ancient plateau and plain areas. The growing environment of this "square of water and soil" is mostly in areas with less green vegetation. In addition, the base of modern dairy cows is very large. The "square of water and soil" provided by the cows can be obtained. Extremely low energy
Evidence 1.1: With the reform and opening up, the population base continues to increase. The rapid decline in physical fitness of the Chinese people is not unrelated to factors such as the introduction of electronic products, people's reduced exercise, increased work pressure, and frequent staying up late. But among so many complex reasons, one reason that cannot be ignored is the great destruction of vegetation caused by reform and opening up. This is especially true in first-tier cities. In the late 1980s, Shenzhen, a typical first-tier city, was still a wild and small fishing village. Nowadays, Shenzhen has become a city with almost no winter (mainly closed in winter). This reflects the city's kidney yang deficiency (insufficient ability to close). This can also explain why there is an urban "heat island effect". The reason why people in Shenzhen and even first-tier city residents are generally impetuous. I digressed, and I took it back to state my reasons.
Reason 2: Dairy cows in the nomadic areas of the Southern Dynasties exercised a lot. According to the principle that movement produces yang, ancient dairy cows that exercised frequently had a more yang sex and flavor than modern dairy cows that rarely exercised
Evidence 2.1: The meat of free-range chickens and ducks that exercise regularly is not only fresh and tender, but also has much harder bones than intensive meat (raised in captivity without moving). For example, Hainan Wenchang chickens, the people are simple and simple, do not know what intensive production is, what hormone feeding is, and the chickens raised in every household are not restricted. This kind of chicken has a good chicken birth experience, and it is estimated that it will also be the first choice for reincarnation of chickens. area.
Evidence 2.2: You can ask those who are soldiers around you. Soldiers who have exercised frequently since childhood and often need to cross mountains and ridges have stronger physical fitness; those who have never left electronic products in their hands since childhood and often stay up late, Are you the weakest in physical fitness and the weakest in energy and spirit? Anyone who has led soldiers knows that generally speaking, soldiers from Guangdong are the most skilled, while soldiers from Yunnan, Tibet, Guangxi, and Hainan are the most physically capable. The most impressive thing is that Tibetan soldiers often suffer from oxygen drunkenness (nosebleeds) when running five kilometers. This is a sign of overflowing energy and is very interesting.
I have been a soldier, and these are my personal observations during my time in the military. If you are not convinced, you can ask.
Reason three: Dairy cows produced in modern intensive production often only live 4 years. They will be slaughtered and sold as inferior meat. This means that for four years, they have been repeatedly subjected to artificial insemination and mastitis. , and separation from the bones and flesh of the newborn calf. The cow's "cow" experience is extremely low. It cannot survive or die, and it is in extreme pain. The milk it secretes provides poor benefits to humans at the level of "energy" and "information". It may even be toxic.
Evidence 3.1: A scientist once did such an experiment: he collected the tears and exhaled air from people who were extremely sad or angry, put them in a bottle, and then put the mice After entering this bottle, the white mouse died quickly. This proves: When you are sad, please cry out happily, so that the toxins in the body can be discharged! If a cow squeezes its emotions into the body, the body will inevitably choose other channels to release toxins, and this channel is likely to be milk.
Evidence 3.2: Both "Imagination" and "Secret" pointed out
Reason 4: Domestic market supervision needs to be strengthened, and the domestic milk production process is not reassuring. Even New Zealand milk is not reassuring.
As for milk production, I am an outsider and can’t say much.
There is a saying that hormones are injected into the bodies of modern dairy cows. In order to maximize profits, more preservatives and flavorings are added to the liquid milk. Not to mention whether this statement is reasonable or not, logically, this statement is valid and consistent with the current market situation. As for the truth, everyone can judge for themselves. Regarding the milk production process, those who are interested can watch documentaries and useful information on foreign milk production | These shocking diseases are actually caused by milk! .
Reason 5: Milk production (and even meat production) is the most important cause of the earth's greenhouse effect.
Reason 6: "Life-Saving Diet 1" and "Life-Saving Diet 2" point out that there is a correlation between milk protein and cancer. Conclusion As far as the dairy cows themselves are concerned, from the "information" level, the ancient dairy cows lived a comfortable life and were more willing to produce milk for the nomads who lived with them all day long. From the perspective of "energy", ancient dairy cows have more yang energy than modern dairy cows, and the milk they produce has higher energy, is more beneficial to humans, and is easier for the body to absorb. In addition, scientists themselves have told the world through rigorous scientific experiments that milk and meat have hidden harm to human health.
See "Life-Saving Diet 1-2" for details
2. Look at people who drink milk
Doubtful views It is generally believed in society that Chinese people cannot digest milk. The reason is
"Yellow people are lactose intolerant and are not suitable for digesting milk"
Off topic: any point of view, even explanations given by science, textbooks, authoritative figures, etc. , including this answer, when you think it cannot convince you, please have doubts first. Don't rush to accept it by force or kill it with one shot. Learn the habit of doubting.
Friends who study Western medicine know that normal yellow people will not lack this enzyme (serum galactose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase). If there is a deficiency, it can only mean that the person has hereditary galactosemia (genetic disease). This has nothing to do with whether he is a yellow race or not. Therefore, the above-mentioned view is suspected of being taken for granted and forced to explain.
We know that a statement can be regarded as a false truth as long as there is one counterexample, that is, it is not true
Counterexample 1: Experiment 1 chooses a pure and fresh milk and gives it to a high school student Sports students are asked to take a walk for one hour after drinking and observe their physical feelings. If you have smelly farts, itchy skin, or stomach pain, it means you have indigestion. Otherwise it can be digested. You can do this experiment yourself
Counterexample 2: Young people of pure yellow race living in the United States, as long as they are in good physical condition, such as Chinese athletes (American culture advocates sports), can easily digest milk without problems.
Counterexample 3: The Turks of the Tang Dynasty should be classified as the northern Mongolian race according to the current racial classification, so they should be yellow people. If this is the case, why are they also yellow people? The ancient nomadic Turks, Is drinking milk okay? And why are modern yellow people so vulnerable? Could it be that ancient yellow people could tolerate lactose? I don't think the explanations given by modern medicine are convincing. The explanation given by traditional Chinese medicine is more comprehensive, more holistic, and closer to the truth. So why is it more difficult for modern Chinese yellow people to digest milk? And nomadic people, Koreans, Japanese, European and American families digest milk better?
Reason 1: According to the logic of evidence 1.1, from a timeline perspective, the level of yang energy in modern people is significantly lower than that in ancient times, which determines that it is more difficult for modern people to digest modern milk, which has a more yin flavor than ancient people. From a geographical point of view, the Yang Qi (or energy, earth Qi, earth Qi, etc.) of China's land is obviously weaker than that of European and American countries (Viewpoint A).
Explanation of the reasons for point A:
Reason 1 is that the vegetation has been over-exploited since the reform and opening up, and the "water and soil" have been seriously damaged.
The reason ② is that the population base is too large, and once the originally thin "water and soil" is per capita, the ability of "water and soil" to nourish is reduced.
Reason ③ European and American countries are located in low-dimensional areas, the power of heaven and earth is very strong, and the kidney yang (yang energy) is stronger.
Evidence 1: Any young man picked up by the American soldiers will be tall, round, muscular. The basic physical fitness standards of the armies of European and American countries are much higher than the physical fitness standards of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. Physical fitness is a direct reflection of the level of yang energy.
Evidence 2: A survey shows that Eskimos (in low latitudes) have the most kidney yang. Support the above reason ③.
Evidence 3: Pure yellow Chinese young people living in the United States generally have much stronger physiques and physical abilities than their peers in China due to their long-term exercise habits.
Evidence 4: Young Chinese women generally like foreign boys. I don’t think this is admiration for foreigners. This is another straight male cancer statement that labels women; when women choose the opposite sex, they will instinctively be attracted by it. The opposite sex is attracted to those with more yang energy. Europeans and Americans are more energetic, clean and generous in appearance and appearance, giving women a good overall impression.
Evidence 5: Why is German football so strong? Why do Germans have Germany? The water and soil in the Alps are extremely thick, and the German people raised by them have extremely strong physiques. After getting sick, they can support the levels of Taiyang disease and Yangming disease mentioned in "Treatise on Febrile Diseases".
Reason 2: Amount of exercise and frequency of use of electronic products
Evidence 1: Young people in European and American countries advocate outdoor sports and broaden their horizons, and there are very few otakus among their young people.
Evidence 2: Young people in European and American countries can eat very cold foods such as ice cream and fruit salad without restraint, but the human body still has no disease elimination response (symptoms). (It cannot be ruled out that the reason why some young people have no reaction after eating ice cream is that the body's righteousness and yang energy are extremely weak, and the human body does not have any ability to eliminate diseases)
Evidence 3: When visiting a doctor, the first question European and American people ask is: One sentence is "What exercise should I do?", and the first sentence of the Chinese is "What should I eat?"
Evidence 4: In France, minors under 14 years old have been completely banned from using it. When it comes to electronic products, China is vigorously promoting the introduction of iPods into primary school classrooms. Chinese young people spend most of their spare time playing King Pesticide, Douyin, and eating chicken, while European and American young people spend most of their time playing outdoor sports.
Reason 3: European and American culture - the spiritual relaxation and independence of European and American people specifically refers to the fact that people in European and American countries can have a clear understanding of all things, no matter big or small. With cognition and judgment, he can make decisions independently (thinking ability) and try his best to realize it. Therefore, the spirit of European and American people is generally better than that of Chinese people, which affects the shape and meridians of European and American people. In China, the careers of most children are determined by their parents and have nothing to do with the children's interests. This allows Chinese children to spend their lives in careers they don't like, and this concept continues to influence their descendants. This results in a qi pattern in which the meridians of the Chinese people are relatively blocked.
Evidence 1: The happiness index of Chinese people is very low Evidence 2: China’s education is oriented towards mass-producing artificial intelligence students, a trend that has become more popular in recent years. European and American education is oriented towards encouraging students to find answers through thinking. Evidence 3: Domestic parents are generally thoughtful, repressed, and cautious when things happen. (This is a microcosm of the Chinese family) Evidence 4: Parents in some areas require women to give birth to a boy before they can stop having children. These women are completely reduced to reproductive machines.
Conclusion Whether you can digest a food (milk) is related to the level of yang energy and has nothing to do with race. The statement of lactose intolerance cannot be wrong, but it is based on local observation given by Western medicine. This view has great limitations and is not very practical in daily life. However, the explanation given by Western medicine is in line with modern people's tastes and people are willing to accept it. Dairy vested interest groups and the consortium affiliated with the Franciscan Association are happy to accept it. The explanations given by traditional Chinese medicine make modern people feel mysterious, so they choose to marginalize them. For example, my honest answer must be folded and included in the anthology of funny Chinese medicine essays, funny quotes from Chinese medicine fans, and serious nonsense. Eight ways. Yes, doing this is "politically correct" on Zhihu.
It is recommended that if you really like milk and can’t help but eat it, but your middle and lower burners are insufficient, then please increase the amount of exercise that day to enhance the circulation of the triple burner and the level of yang energy, otherwise it will not be good for the human body. The overall circular motion process; or choose boiled milk to drink.