English Analysis: Debate on Medical-assisted Suicide

  The Supreme Court’s decisions on physician-assisted suicide carry important implications for how medicine seeks to relieve dying patients of pain and suffering.

  Although it ruled that there is no constitutional right to physician-assisted suicide, the Court in effect supported the medical principle of "double effect", a centuries-old moral principle holding that an action having two effects— a good one that is intended and a harmful one that is foreseen— is permissible if the actor intends only the good effect.

  Doctors have used that principle in recent years to justify using high doses of morphine to control terminally ill patients’ pain, even though increasing dosages will eventually kill the patient.

  Nancy Dubler, director of Montefiore Medical Center, contends that the principle will shield doctors who "until now have very, very strongly insisted that they could not give patients sufficient mediation to control their pain if that might hasten death."

  George Annas, chair of the health law department at Boston University, maintains that, as long as a doctor prescribes a drug for a legitimate medical purpose, the doctor has done nothing illegal even if the patient uses the drug to hasten death. "It’s like surgery, "he says. "We don’t call those deaths homicides because the doctors didn’t intend to kill their patients, although they risked their death. If you’re a physician, you can risk your patient’s suicide as long as you don’t intend their suicide."

  On another level, many in the medical community acknowledge that the assisted-suicide debate has been fueled in part by the despair of patients for whom modem medicine has prolonged the physical agony of dying.

  Just three weeks before the Court’s ruling on physician-assisted suicide, the National Academy of Science (NAS) released a two-volume report, Approaching Death: Improving Care at the End of Life. It identifies the undertreatment of pain and the aggressive use of "ineffectual and forced medic al procedures that may prolong and even dishonor the period of dying" as the twin problems of end-of-life care.

  The profession is taking steps to require young doctors to train in hospices, to test knowledge of aggressive pain management therapies, to develop a Medicare billing code for hospital-based care, and to develop new standards for assessing and treating pain at the end of life.

  Annas says lawyers can play a key role in insisting that these well-meaning medical initiatives translate into better care. “Large numbers of physician s seem unconcerned with the pain their patients are needlessly and predictably suffering, ”to the extent that it constitutes “systematic patient abuse.” He says medical licensing boards “must make it clear … that painful deaths are presumptively ones that are incompetently managed and should result in license suspension.”

  36. From the first three paragraphs, we learn that

  [A]doctors used to increase drug dosages to control their patients’ pain.

  [B]it is still illegal for doctors to help the dying end their lives.

  [C]the Supreme Court strongly opposes physician-assisted suicide.

  [D]patients have no constitutional right to commit suicide.

  37. Which of the following statements its true according to the text?

  [A]Doctors will be held guilty if they risk their patients’ death.

  [B]Modern medicine has assisted terminally ill patients in painless recovery.

  [C]The Court ruled that high-dosage pain-relieving medication can be prescribed.

  [D]A doctor’s medication is no longer justified by his intentions.

  38. According to the NAS’s report, one of the problems in end-of-life care is

  [A]prolonged medical procedures.

  [B]inadequate treatment of pain.

  [C]systematic drug abuse.

  [D]insufficient hospital care.

  39. Which of the following best defines the word “aggressive" (line 3, paragraph 7)?

  [A]Bold. [B]Harmful. [C]Careless. [D]Desperate.

  40. George Annas would probably agree that doctors should be punished if they

  [A]manage their patients incompetently.

  [B]give patients more medicine than needed.

  [C]reduce drug dosages for their patients.

  [D]prolong the needless suffering of the patients.

  analysis

  36. From the first three paragraphs, we learn that we know from the first three paragraphs.

  [A] doctors used to increase drug dosages to control their patients’ pain.

  Doctors used to increase the dosage of drugs to control patients’ pain.

  [B] it is still illegal for doctors to help the dying end their lives.

  It is still illegal for a doctor to help a critically ill person end his life.

  [C] the Supreme Court strongly opposes physician-assisted suicide.

  The Supreme Court strongly opposes medical-assisted suicide.

  [D] patients have no constitutional right to commit suicide.

  The patient has no constitutional right to commit suicide.

  [answer] b

  [test site] factual details.

  [Analysis] This question tests all the contents of the first to third paragraphs, and the relevant information of option [A] can be located in the third paragraph, but the article says that "doctors have only used this principle to defend their actions in recent years." There is no way to say "used to be" in the article. Option [B] can be located in the second paragraph, which mentions that "the Constitution does not give such rights". So it can be said that this answer is correct. Option [C] can be located in the second paragraph, but the court supports this approach. As for [D], it is obviously wrong.

  37. Which of the following statements is true according to the text?

  According to the passage, which of the following statements is correct?

  [A] Doctors will be held guilty if they risk their patients’ death.

  If doctors risk patients’ lives, they will be found guilty.

  [B] Modern medicine has assisted terminally ill patients in painless recovery.

  Modern medicine has helped terminal patients to recover painlessly.

Branching can promote the formation of flower buds in cherry trees.

Title: Branching can promote the formation of flower buds in cherry trees.
Text:

The purpose of cherry tree branch pulling in spring is to improve the overall illumination, ease the branch potential of the tree, increase the amount of short branches, promote the formation of flower buds, and prevent the fruiting parts from moving out. The time to pull branches is best completed after the sap flows and before germination. Pay attention when pulling branches, pull straight, and don’t bend into a bow.

Young trees must pay attention to the strength of pulling the main branches, which must be kept above 60 degrees, and the side branches should be pulled to 90 degrees, so that they are easy to branch out and become flowers after budding. The rope for pulling branches should be tied with soft plastic rope or cloth strips, and the binding parts should be adjusted frequently to avoid overflowing the trunk and causing glue to die the tree.

My son wanted to go to the zoo, but his father took him to the pigsty. The truth behind it made my nose sour.

  Are you willing to remain anonymous all your life?

  For the first atomic bomb of new China, tens of thousands of scientists and soldiers gave a positive answer to this question more than 60 years ago. They left home and entered Lop Nur, which is known as the "sea of death", and began the years of hard struggle. A few years later, People’s Republic of China (PRC) appeared in front of the world with a brand-new attitude.

Zhang Yunyu son of the general, the first commander of China's nuclear test base, tells the origin of the name of Malan base.

Zhang Yunyu son of the general, the first commander of China’s nuclear test base, tells the origin of the name of Malan base.

  "Husband and wife tree" on Gobi Desert 

  In 1963, Wang Ruzhi, deputy director of the Third Institute of Engineering Research, received a notice from the organization and secretly went to Lop Nur to participate in the nuclear test. She was so excited that she didn’t sleep all night.

  But the next day, she put up with all her emotions and said simply to her husband Zhang Xianglin, "I’m going on a business trip abroad." Zhang Xianglin replied: "Good."

  Two people so calm tunnel don’t.

  Wang Ruzhi entered the base for a few months. One day, she was waiting for the bus under an old elm tree, and she saw a soldier coming with a box in the distance, looking like her husband. When the man approached, her eyes widened in surprise, and it was him!

  On the day of the original farewell, Zhang Xianglin also received the same notice, but both of them kept it a secret and didn’t ask each other much.

  In those months, they have been close at hand, doing the same job, but they don’t know that their beloved is beside them, fighting side by side with themselves.

  General Zhang Aiping, who organized and directed the nuclear test, was deeply moved by this incident and gave the old elm a name — — Couple tree.

  Time flies to 1984. Deng Jiaxian returned to Beijing after completing the 32nd nuclear test in his life. He looked very happy. His wife asked him, "What happened today?"

  Deng Jiaxian could not say, but read a poem: "After twenty years of brave climbing, the second generation canoe has crossed the bridge."

  The lady asked again, "What is the second-generation canoe?" Deng Jiaxian replied: "This is a secret."

  At this time, Deng Jiaxian was suffering from cancer, which was the last nuclear test in his life.

  Before leaving, Deng Jiaxian held his wife’s hand and said, "If there is an afterlife, I will choose China, the nuclear weapons industry and you."

  Many years later, Hu Renyu, an 88-year-old nuclear physics scientist, recalled those years with great emotion. He said, "I think this is an era when revolutionary passion is burning. None of the people who participated in manufacturing wanted to do this for their own future, just for the country."

  Although they were engaged in the most advanced scientific undertakings of the country, at that time, their living environment was desolate and backward.

  "Why is dad here? What is Dad doing here? "

  In 1999, the film "Out of the Sky" first presented the tortuous process of developing the first atomic bomb in China to the public.

  Screenwriter Peng Jichao also won the first prize of the second Xia Yan Film Literature Award for his play Malanchao. At this time, Peng Jichao had lived in Malan base for more than 30 years. During this period, he heard too many touching stories and accumulated too many vivid materials.

  But what Peng Jichao remembered most there was a funeral.

  The protagonist of this funeral is not a scientist or a soldier, but a 12-year-old child.

  Peng Jichao told this story in the program "China in the Story".

  The children in Malan base "play with stones from birth, come home every day, take out a handful of stones from their pockets". They have never seen a swimming pool, and they don’t know what swimming is.

  In the 1980s, with the TV in Malan base, children learned from TV that people could swim.

  One summer, the base began to build a fish pond. A heavy rain made the fish pond store more than one meter of water, and the children were in high spirits and went swimming together. Several children swam home after a while, but one of them, Xiao Ming, stayed there before he had enough fun.

  At dinner, Xiao Ming still didn’t go home, and the adults finally found him in the fish pond who had stopped breathing and heartbeat.

  Peng Jichao recalled that this funeral held in the Gobi Desert gathered hundreds of people.

  Xiaoming’s mother has been crying without tears, so she can only whisper over and over again in a hoarse voice: "Xiaoming, you want to eat cookies, but I didn’t buy them for you;" You want to go to the zoo to see animals, but you haven’t been able to do it yet; We don’t have the toys you want in Malan. "

  On that day, the biscuits in the base were sold out, and all the things that children could play with were sold out.

  After that, the first swimming pool was built in Malan base.

  "Malan’s children grew up with their parents in the Gobi Desert, and they sacrificed the most common and common things in life." Peng Jichao sighed, "From small to large, it is just a few Malan trees and a piece of Malan. They think this is their most beautiful place."

  Zhang Lvtian is the son of General Zhang Yunyu, the first commander of China’s nuclear test base. According to his memory, in the early days of the construction of Malan base, the conditions were difficult. Some children told their fathers that they wanted to go to the zoo, but the fathers had no choice but to take their children to the company’s pigsty to play.

  At that time, a classmate of Zhang Lvtian also followed his parents to Malan base. Just after getting off the bus, he saw the Gobi Desert was black and yellow — — The sandstorm is coming.

  The wind roared by and the child was blown away.

  Zhang Lvtian said: "The soldiers chased out two miles before they were recovered, and both of them became natives."

  The mother hugged the child tightly and wouldn’t let go. She asked her husband, "How did you bring us to this terrible place?"

  The child also cried and asked his mother, "Why do we come to this windy place?"

  While dusting the child with dirt, the mother wiped her tears and said, "Because dad is here."

  This sentence has puzzled the child for many years: why is dad here? What’s Dad doing here?

  It was not until 1964 that the puzzle he thought finally got the answer — — Dad’s career is here. Dad’s career is a national career.

  On October 16th, 1964, at 3pm, a bright light appeared in generate, northwest China, and mushroom clouds soared, and China’s first atomic bomb exploded successfully. Since then, People’s Republic of China (PRC) has its own nuclear shield.

  "Forgive my son for being heartless and unfilial, and do my duty for the motherland." This pair of couplets posted on Malan base is the best portrayal of Malan spirit that "everything can be sacrificed, but national interests cannot be sacrificed".

  Today, a monument symbolizing nuclear test and peace stands in Malan Martyrs Cemetery, where more than 400 revolutionary martyrs are buried. Among them, there are military generals, ordinary officers and men who died in the line of duty, and scientists who died from overwork. At the end of their lives, they still chose to go back there to witness the immortal inheritance of Malan spirit. (Text/Kan Chunyu)

Beauty-loving girls treat fruits as dinner experts: Some fruits have higher calories than pork!

  The summer has arrived, and the summer in Chongqing has not passed yet. For many girls who love beauty, midsummer means the crucial stage of losing weight in a year. In order to make themselves wear skirts without a trace of fat, many girls choose to go on a diet to lose weight. If you don’t eat, you can’t stand it. If you eat, you are afraid of getting fat. All kinds of fruits have become the most common meal replacement food for them to lose weight. But you may not think that some fruits may make you lose weight and gain weight.

  Community fruits shop

  Every day, there are customers who put fruit into contemporary meals.

  Liu Hemiao, 23, lives in Dapingzheng Street, Yuzhong District. On the afternoon of August 21, she called the fruit shop downstairs, "Help me cut half a watermelon, and I’ll get it later." Every two days, Xiao Liu will let the fruit shop leave half a watermelon for himself.

  The clerk of the fruit shop will cut the pulp of the watermelon bought for Xiao Liu and put it in two plastic boxes, which is her dinner for the next two days. "Generally, half a watermelon weighs about 7 pounds, which sounds a lot, but it’s all water, and you can still eat it, which is just right for losing weight." Watermelon for dinner to lose weight, Xiao Liu has insisted on it for more than a month, but the effect is not obvious. "I lost 3 pounds, I think it’s not bad. Anyway, I don’t exercise."

  In fact, there are not a few people who lose weight with fruit instead of dinner. In this fruit shop under Xiaoliujialou, there are several old customers who, like Xiaoliu, choose different fruits for dinner to lose weight. "Some customers come to buy fresh fruits every day, buy several kinds at a time, and buy a little of each." Ms. He, the clerk, said.

  Although they are all fruits to lose weight, everyone’s methods are different. Maggie Zhou, who lives in the same community as Liu Hemiao, eats some meat and pasta accidents every morning, and uses fruits for lunch and dinner. "One catty a day, at least three kinds of fruits."

  On August 21st, Maggie Zhou set himself the fruits of pitaya, Cui Tao and bananas. Ms. Qian, who goes to the fruit shop every day to buy fresh fruit contemporary meals, will choose fruits that are not so sweet, such as white-hearted pitaya and small tomatoes. "I will not choose watermelons, grapes and bananas. The sugar is high and the calories are high. The more I eat, the fatter I get."

  Hospital nursing specialist

  Some fruits have higher calories than meat, and fruits lose weight before meals.

  Is it really useful to eat fruit for dinner to lose weight? "Fructose contained in fruits can also cause the accumulation of fat in the body. Replacing dinner with fruit may not be able to reduce weight and body fat. Moreover, the nutritional components of fruits are single, mostly water and sugar, and a small amount of vitamins and protein fiber, but the trace elements such as calcium, iron and zinc required by normal metabolism of the human body cannot be satisfied. " Experts from the Nutrition Department of Daping Hospital said.

  According to experts, eating fruit is really beneficial to lose weight, but it can’t completely replace dinner. "Actually, eating fruit before meals is more conducive to losing weight. Many of the nutrients in most fruits are water-soluble. Eating before meals is easier to be digested and absorbed by the stomach, and it is easy to feel full, which can help suppress appetite for people who want to lose weight. "

  "On the other hand, the choice of fruits is also very important. Some fruits have higher fat content than meat. If you choose these foods for contemporary meals, it may be counterproductive. Avocado, which is regarded as a holy product to lose weight, has a higher calorie index than pork, with 143 calories for 100 grams of lean pork and 160 calories for 100 grams of avocado. At the same time, the fat content of avocado is as high as 15%-30%. "

  For people who lose weight, fruit can’t replace vegetables. Experts suggest that no matter whether the fruit is sweet or not, the daily consumption should be controlled at 200 -350 grams, and the intake of vegetables should reach 500 grams, and different types should be changed.

  Chongqing morning post upstream journalist Shi Heng

Chun’ an: Deep affection for Lantern Festival continues the taste of the year

Making lanterns, solve riddles on the lanterns, playing games and eating Lantern Festival is another year of Lantern Festival. The villages and towns in Chun ‘an County are very lively, and everyone gathered together to carry out various Lantern Festival theme activities.
"The waist drum team is coming!" In the outdoor Little Square of Wanghu Community in Qiandao Lake Town, a community dance team with waist drums and bright red dresses started a lively opening ceremony, and the "Lantern Festival Happy Home" garden party and the pro-theme activities of Pearl and Wanghu officially began. Accompanied by laughter, the dragon surrounded by ribbons "swam" into the community and flew up and down to stage the "Dragon in Prosperity".
On the other side of the Nanyuan community, at the scene of the activity of "Concentrating on the Neighborhood and Celebrating the Lantern Festival", the neighbors had a heated discussion in the "lantern riddle array". This year’s lantern riddles cover the creation of civilization, Hangzhou Asian Games, Song Yun culture and other aspects, with higher concern for residents and stronger educational attributes.
The Sunshine Community held the Lantern Festival theme activity of "Happy Lantern Festival, Welcome the Asian Games with One Heart". Festive music attracted a large number of residents. They went out in groups of three or five, or the whole family. First, they received a delicious and steaming dumpling, and then quietly selected their favorite puzzles to answer. If they guessed the riddles, they could also receive a beautiful small gift. At the same time, in the other corner of the activity site, the publicity activities of garbage classification and anti-fraud are also in full swing. Through polite competition, the knowledge of garbage classification and anti-fraud is popularized to the residents on the site, and publicity materials are distributed to enhance the residents’ awareness of anti-fraud and garbage classification to welcome the arrival of the Asian Games.
To ask where the flavor of "Old Pailing" is strongest, Chun ‘an people will definitely recommend you to stroll along Qilong Lane and Hushan Park to the tip of the stove. Non-legacy bamboo horses, colorful dragon lanterns and big-headed dolls started from the community practice station (citizen post station) under the interpretation of community party member volunteers, literary backbones and teachers and students of Huoshanjian Kindergarten, beating gongs and drums while performing, with colorful dances interspersed among them, winning the applause of pedestrians along the way.
Left-behind children are the biggest concern for out-of-town entrepreneurs to return to work after the holiday. Qiandaohu Town Xincheng Community Civilization Practice Station specially invited children from its jurisdiction to come to Children’s Home for the holidays. Everyone sang children’s songs and listened to stories. Sister social worker also taught the children to make Lantern Festival lanterns with red envelopes and snack boxes during the Chinese New Year, and wrote their thoughts and wishes for their families into the lanterns.
The "Welcome to the Asian Games and Happy Lantern Festival" in Weiping Town was held in Yejiacun Cultural Auditorium. More than 300 people gathered together, throwing pots, eating glutinous rice balls and solve riddles on the lanterns … The scene was full of laughter. Finally, the Ye Jialong Lantern Show was held. The huge dragon body danced and soared into the sky in the explosion of fireworks, which was very spectacular. It is reported that this activity combines Song Yun, Asian Games and other elements, including traditional solve riddles on the lanterns, glutinous rice balls, dragon lanterns and gongs and drums performances, as well as Song Yun folk games such as throwing pots and hoops, so that the broad masses of cadres and people can further inherit the excellent traditional culture of the Chinese nation and feel the unique charm of traditional folk customs.
Dashu Town organized many volunteers such as party member, women, young people and non-party people to carry out various activities for the residents of the market town, such as sending glutinous rice balls and solve riddles on the lanterns, to celebrate the Lantern Festival together. During the activity, some volunteers presented dumplings to the past residents to convey warm wishes. The rest of the volunteers distributed handmade materials to guide the children to make Lantern Festival lanterns and New Year wish cards. The collected wish cards will be bought by volunteers and sent to children after the festival.
The "Hongling Party-mass Service Station" in Langchuan Township held the "Cut Tangyuan" and the solve riddles on the lanterns to celebrate the Lantern Festival. Lights were decorated everywhere and lanterns were hung high. Eating glutinous rice balls, solve riddles on the lanterns and watching lanterns are traditional customs of the Lantern Festival, but this year’s "glutinous rice balls" are very special. The raw materials are neither glutinous rice nor black sesame seeds. The cute dolls only use a piece of colored paper and a pair of scissors to make bowls of chubby "glutinous rice balls". With the help of this activity, children and villagers can further feel the charm of paper-cutting art, and take traditional festivals as an opportunity to promote traditional art, which can bring a unique meaning to traditional festivals.
The Lantern Festival in Zuokou Township was held in the Cultural Auditorium of Yaocun Village, Zuokou Township. Customs clearance games such as throwing pots, hooping, guessing and blowing out candles were set up on the spot, which attracted many villagers and children to have Lantern Festival. Although it was near the end of the month, the scene was still full of strong flavor of the year. In addition, Zuokou Township Cultural Station also set up a "anti-pornography and illegal publications" publicity exhibition board at the scene, taking advantage of the lively opportunity to carry out "anti-pornography and illegal publications" publicity for everyone.
The Jiukeng Township Women’s Federation, together with the Youth League Committee and the Cultural Station, held a parent-child activity of "Welcome Lantern Festival, Creative Production of DIY Stickers for Parents and Children" at the Children’s Palace of Rural Renaissance in Zhonglian Village. The volunteer teachers explained the relevant knowledge of stickers to the children, and then the children cooperated with their parents to cut and paste simple and beautiful paintings. Finally, the children took their own stickers to show on the stage and shared their creative achievements with everyone.
In the cultural auditorium of Guanjia Village, Fu Wang Township, a lantern riddle activity with the theme of "learning to strengthen the country" opened the eyes of the villagers. At the activity site, the hot field of hitting the water drum quickly heated up the strong festive atmosphere on the scene. Then the various riddles at the lantern riddle meeting also made the villagers who came to guess the riddle "brainstorm". The old people who originally planned to bring their children to play at the scene even played more actively than their grandchildren. Later, kicking shuttlecock, skipping rope, tug-of-war competition and knowledge quiz on garbage sorting also kept the fiery atmosphere on the scene.
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Straight down 12.4℃! Spring flashes back in Hangzhou!

According to the Central Meteorological Observatory:
20-22 February
The cold wave will continue to affect the central and eastern parts of China.
In some areas, there is a high risk of snowstorm and low temperature rain, snow and freezing disaster.
Today (February 20th) at 6 o’clock.
Six early warnings are issued!
Issued by the Central Meteorological Observatory
Cold wave orange warning, frozen yellow warning
Fog yellow warning, blizzard blue warning
Strong wind blue warning and strong convective weather blue warning
Please pay attention to safety when you return to Spring Festival travel rush!
Photo/Jiang Zhiqing
In Hangzhou
The prelude of continuous low temperature and rainy weather has also been opened.
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Cool down by 12.4℃! But this is just an appetizer.
Yesterday, the highest temperature in Hangzhou Station reached 25.5℃, but in the evening, due to the influence of cold air front, the weather pattern reversed, and Hang Cheng cooled down, with rain and wind.
At 10 o’clock today, the hourly temperature at Hangzhou Station was only 9.6℃, which was 12.4℃ lower than that at the same time yesterday.
Photo/Jiang Zhiqing
Some people say that after years of cold wave, rain, snow and freezing, this coldness is nothing. Don’t be too proud, it’s just an appetizer for cold air.The real cold air body will go south from tomorrow afternoon to the day after tomorrow (21-22).
Go home early from work tomorrow!
Moderate to heavy rain and local heavy rain are coming.
Tomorrow morning, the front area will be strengthened, and the shear line and the front area will be pressed southward after noon. Coupled with the warm and humid air flow, the rain will be obviously strengthened tomorrow, with moderate to heavy rain, and there will even be heavy rain in the southwest!
Not only the rain, but also the temperature will continue to drop.The lowest temperature on 22-26 days is 0 ~ 4℃ in plain area and 0 ~-3℃ in mountainous area.There is freezing. Tomorrow, the largest northerly wind will be 5-7 in the plain area, 8 in some areas, and 7-9 in the rivers and lakes and high mountains.
Next, the cold and rainy weather will last for many days, and the wet and cold sensation will linger, especially in the early stage when the temperature is high and the warm and cold turn sharply. Everyone must pay special attention to the impact of drastic temperature changes and continuous wet and cold on human health.
In addition, Spring Festival travel rush is still going on. Friends who have travel plans must pay attention to the weather conditions along the way and pay attention to traffic safety.
(Source: Hangzhou Release)
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What are the benefits of running?

1, strong body

Running can improve our physical fitness. Compared with people who don’t exercise, runners are more robust, giving us more muscles, full of spiritual vitality, and improving all aspects of our body.

2. Keep your body young

Running is a good aerobic exercise. When we run, our body’s oxygen delivery and blood quantity are ten times more than usual, which will deliver more oxygen and nutrition to cells, make our cells more energetic and make our bodies younger!

3. Keep in good shape

Eating without exercise is the easiest way to get fat. Obese bodies are unsightly and, more importantly, unhealthy, while running can maintain our good bodies. Running every day can control the fat content in the body, and make our body more upright and will not go out of shape! So if you want to keep fit, running is a good way to exercise.

4. Improve sleep quality

Running at night can improve our sleep quality, because running can release the pressure of work and study during the day and produce physical fatigue, which makes it easier to fall asleep. If your sleep quality is poor, try fun run.

Nourishing the lungs in spring, Chinese medicine experts explain the "five most" lung nourishing method.

Xiaoli health teacher said

Expert introduction:

Cai Shengchao, chief physician of the Third Department of Geriatrics, Anhui Acupuncture Hospital. He is the academic successor of Zhou Meisheng, the first batch of famous old Chinese medicine practitioners in China, and now he is a famous doctor in Jianghuai, a famous Chinese medicine practitioner in Anhui Province, and an instructor for the academic experience inheritance of the fifth and sixth batch of Chinese medicine experts in China.

Some things, only when you lose it, begin to realize its importance, such as health. Most of us, our minds are full of money, fame and fortune, and desires … In the process of chasing them, we spend day after day in a daze. At this time, health is getting farther and farther away from us. ……

The outbreak of COVID-19 is like a wake-up call, which makes us understand the value of health and the sublimity of life! Under the influence of COVID-19, more and more people began to notice the importance of the lung.

Huangdi Neijing records: "All qi belongs to the lung". Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the normal operation of human organs mainly depends on qi, and the manager of qi is the lungs. Therefore, once the lung is damaged, qi can’t function normally, which affects the normal operation of other organs in the body, and diseases follow.

In this issue, Cai Shengchao, the chief physician of the Third Department of Geriatrics, Anhui Acupuncture Hospital, will teach the family a small coup to protect the lungs, and will also share tea and ingredients for nourishing the lungs to help everyone do a good job of nourishing the lungs easily.

It is very important to raise lungs in spring!

Generally speaking, people think that spring is the best time to nourish the liver. So, why is it so important to raise lungs in spring? There are two main reasons:

1. The large temperature difference in spring is likely to cause respiratory diseases, such as colds and flu, which will increase the burden on the lungs.

2. Impurities such as pollen enter the respiratory tract in spring, which will easily increase the burden on the lungs.

If the lungs are not maintained, men, women and children will suffer!

1. Men don’t have lungs and are prone to kidney deficiency.

Many men have the habit of smoking, which is very harmful to the lungs. The proportion of lung cancer caused by smoking is quite high every year.

In addition, the five elements theory of TCM holds that the lung belongs to gold and the kidney belongs to water. Gold and water coexist, that is, the lungs and kidneys complement each other. Therefore, lung deficiency will inevitably lead to kidney deficiency.

2. Women don’t have lungs, so they tend to get old quickly.

The International Journal of Natural Science has found that 40%~50% of platelets in human body are produced by macrophages in the lungs.

Therefore, the decline of lung function will lead to the decline of platelets and blood deficiency. Appear not ruddy, gaunt, dull and dull.

3. The elderly don’t have lungs, which is easy to induce diseases such as chronic bronchial asthma.

Various organs in the elderly are prone to fibrosis. After pulmonary fibrosis, the elasticity becomes smaller, and it is easy to feel gas resistance and shortness of breath when breathing.

In addition, the elderly are prone to some lung diseases, such as pulmonary fibrosis, interstitial pneumonia and chronic bronchial asthma.

4. Children don’t have lungs, which affects their normal development.

Children are still in the stage of growing up. If they don’t raise their lungs well, the development of other organs will be affected.

Poor lungs will also lead to the decline of human immune function, which will bring health risks. Therefore, it is necessary for men, women and children to raise lungs in spring!

Nourishing and protecting the lungs, Chinese medicine has a coup.

There are many ways for Chinese medicine to recuperate the lungs, such as Chinese medicine, sachet, diet, exercise and so on.

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sachet

During the epidemic period, many Chinese medicine hospitals donated epidemic prevention sachets to front-line medical staff, because they have certain effects of avoiding plague and preventing diseases.

The sachet mainly purifies the air around and the respiratory environment inside the nasal cavity through the volatilization of the smell of Chinese herbal medicines, so as to achieve the purpose of avoiding plague and preventing diseases.

The sachet originated in the pre-Qin period and has a history of thousands of years. The record of sachet first appeared in Shan Hai Jing, which contained "there is grass, called smoked grass, hemp leaves and square stems, which are red and black, stinking like weeds, and can be cured if cultivated".

After the Tang Dynasty, sachets became more popular, and people often used them to repel insects, epidemics or filth.

Common medicinal materials for making sachets and their efficacy;

Xinyi: Dispelling cold, clearing the nose;

Perrin: wake up the spleen and stomach, disperse and relieve summer heat;

Zanthoxylum bungeanum: warming the middle to relieve pain, killing insects and relieving itching;

Cinnamon: help fire to replenish yang, warm and disperse cold evil, and lead fire to return to yuan;

Folium Artemisiae Argyi: Warming meridians and dredging collaterals, dispelling cold, removing dampness and relieving itching;

Acorus calamus: sweating to relieve exterior syndrome, eliminating dampness, neutralizing and promoting diuresis to reduce swelling;

Atractylodes lancea: strengthening the spleen and stomach, eliminating pathogenic dampness, expelling wind and cold, and improving eyesight;

Borneolum Syntheticum: Refreshing the brain, inducing resuscitation, clearing away heat and relieving pain.

In ancient times, people often hung sachets on their chests; Now, for convenience, we can put it beside the pillow or hang it on the bag. Adults, the elderly and children can wear it. Generally, the medicinal flavor of the sachet will evaporate in about a month, and it needs to be replaced again.

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Flap lung meridian

Flapping the lung meridian can stimulate the meridian qi and achieve the purpose of tonifying the lung. The lung meridian flapping here is mainly the lung meridian outside the body surface.

Specific steps:

① Knead Taiyuan and Zhongfu points 8-10 times before beating the lung meridian to open the meridian.

(2) the empty palm or fist is slapped from top to bottom along the meridian, and both sides are slapped for 5-10 minutes.

③ Push Lieque Point, Taiyuan Point, Yuji Point and Shaoshang Point from top to bottom with both hands and thumbs until they are hot and flush locally. Push 20~30 times on both sides.

It is recommended to beat the lung meridian once a day for about 20 minutes, which has a good effect on tonifying the lung. Especially for the elderly or people with insufficient lung and qi function, the effect will be very significant if they insist on slapping every day.

"Five Best" Methods for Nourishing Lung

1. The simplest way to nourish the lungs-hot water

This method can moisten the lungs. Pour hot water into the cup, and aim your nose at the cup to absorb water vapor for about 5~10 minutes each time, once in the morning and once in the evening. It will be better to cover the cup with a towel and suck it.

Patients with respiratory diseases or people whose sputum should not be discharged can do it several times a day.

2. The most effective way to nourish the lungs-active cough

After getting up, you can cooperate with deep breathing to cough actively, and discharge sputum and turbid gas in the respiratory tract to achieve the purpose of maintaining the lungs.

3. The oldest method of nourishing lung-breathing exercises

Inflate your stomach when inhaling, and deflate your stomach when exhaling. When you sleep at night, you can put 2~3 kg sandbags on your stomach to help you practice, which is conducive to increasing your vital capacity and thus maintaining your lungs. It is advisable to practice once a day.

4. The cheapest way to nourish the lungs-smile often.

Laughter can dilate the lungs, and people will unconsciously take a deep breath when laughing, clearing the respiratory tract and making breathing more smooth.

5. The most comfortable way to nourish the lungs-press Yingxiang point

Yingxiang point is located at the junction of alar and nasolabial groove, one on the left and one on the right.

External air enters the respiratory tract through the nasal cavity. Pressing Yingxiang point can adjust the blood supply of nasal mucosa, which is conducive to heating and moistening inhaled gas, sticking toxic gas and discharging it through nasal scab and snot, purifying the respiratory environment inside the nasal cavity and promoting the health of the respiratory tract. Massage it 20~30 times a day.

Ziyin Runfei Tea

1. Component analysis

◎ Boat-fruited Sterculia has the effects of clearing away heat and moistening lung, relieving sore throat and opening voice, and relaxing bowels.

◎ Ophiopogon japonicus has the effects of nourishing yin and moistening lung, benefiting stomach and promoting fluid production, and clearing heart and removing annoyance.

◎ Mulberry leaves have the functions of dispersing wind and heat, clearing away lung-heat, moistening dryness, calming the liver and suppressing yang, and clearing the liver and improving eyesight.

◎ Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch has the effects of invigorating spleen and qi, eliminating phlegm and relieving cough.

Step 2: Making method

Take 2 boat-fruited Sterculia, 5g of Ophiopogon japonicus, 3g of mulberry leaves and 3g of licorice to make a cup of tea for nourishing yin and moistening lung. Drinking a cup every day can nourish yin and moisten the lungs, which is suitable for office people with faster pace of life to drink it to nourish the lungs.

Taboo crowd: Ziyin Runfei tea is cold, and it is not recommended for people with spleen and stomach deficiency and pregnant women.

In addition to tea, some foods in daily life also have a good lung moistening effect. Pear, tremella and pumpkin can be put together to make soup, and a little rock sugar can be added. This soup also has a good effect of nourishing and moistening the lungs.

Source: Health consultation WeChat WeChat official account (ID: ahtvjkdwz)

Original title: "It is urgent for the whole people to raise their lungs! This "five best" lung-nourishing method should be put away quickly ~ (with lung-nourishing exercises and dietotherapy) "

The heat of the "Lantern Festival" has soared! Henan two cities are on the list of the top ten popular lantern festivals in China.

The Lantern Festival in the Year of the Tiger coincides with the working day, but there are still a few people who enjoy the night tour after work. According to the data released by Ctrip, the booking volume of the Lantern Festival scenic spots increased by nearly 30% compared with last year, and the search popularity of the keyword "Lantern Festival" increased by 312% year-on-year. Among them, Rizhao, Shandong, Zhumadian, Henan, Zhoukou, Jincheng, Shanxi, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, Zigong, Meishan, Sichuan, Suizhou, Yining, Xinjiang and Siping, Jilin, are among the top ten cities in China that enjoy lanterns during the Lantern Festival.

The popularity of the Lantern Festival keyword "Lantern Festival" increased by 312%

Major scenic spots across the country are well prepared for festival experiences such as watching lantern exhibitions, enjoying folk customs, and night tours of intangible cultural heritage. The reporter learned from Ctrip that the booking volume of tickets for the Lantern Festival this year increased by nearly 30% compared with last year, and the search popularity of the keyword "Lantern Festival" increased by 312% year-on-year. The search volume of popular lantern festivals such as "Welcome the Spring Festival in Yuyuan Garden in 2022" and "Zigong China Lantern World" increased by more than four times compared with January.
According to the search popularity of recent lantern festivals, Ctrip counted five popular lantern festivals, namely: Zigong Zhonghua Lantern World, Yuyuan Garden in 2022 to welcome the Spring Festival (Yuyuan Lantern Festival), Longqingxia Ice Lantern, Shenyang Spring Festival Lantern Festival in 2022 and Shenzhen Bay Area Super Lantern Festival in 2022.

Young people in small towns prefer to have Lantern Festival.

It is worth mentioning that young people in small towns love Lantern Festival more than those in big cities and small towns. According to the data of Ctrip Lantern Festival, the growth rate of tourists visiting the Lantern Festival scenic spots in fourth-and fifth-tier cities is much higher than that in first-tier and new-tier cities. In the fourth-and fifth-tier cities, the growth of the Lantern Festival in this year’s Lantern Festival is 62% and 30% respectively; The growth of fourth-tier cities is 80% higher than that of new first-tier cities.
Among them, Rizhao in Shandong, Zhumadian in Henan, Zhoukou in Henan, Jincheng in Shanxi, Zhangjiakou in Hebei, Zigong in Sichuan, Meishan in Sichuan, Suizhou in Hubei, Yining in Xinjiang and Siping in Jilin have the strongest atmosphere of enjoying lanterns and observing the New Year.

After the Lantern Festival, the last round of return wave was ushered in.

After the Lantern Festival, the New Year will be over. From the traffic point of view, after the Lantern Festival, all parts of the country will welcome the last wave of return passengers. Ctrip ticket data shows that the booking volume of air tickets on the 16th day of the first month is nearly 50% higher than that on the 15th day of the first month. After the holiday, the trend of students returning to school is obvious. The number of student air tickets booked in the four days after the Lantern Festival (February 16 -19) increased by 200% compared with the previous four days. In addition, the average price of air tickets for this round of small return peak is around 600 yuan, which is more than 30% lower than the average price during the peak hours on February 5th and 6th.
Hotel bookings for Lantern Festival increased by 45%

Although the Spring Festival holiday has passed, the tourism market has not significantly "cooled down". According to data from Ctrip, the number of hotel reservations for the Lantern Festival this year has increased by 45% compared with last year. The trend of "hotel vacation" still exists, and the Lantern Festival is also a good time to punch in your favorite hotel at the wrong peak.

(Zhengguan journalist Cheng Yan)

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8 secrets of running without fatigue

8 tips for running no matter how far you are! Learn in 3 minutes, easily run for 10 kilometers, and the fat reduction effect is particularly good!
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Pre-run skills:
17 minutes full, and exercise 30 minutes after meals.
Don’t eat greasy and indigestible things before running! To avoid hypoglycemia, a cup of black coffee and two slices of whole wheat bread are good choices!
2 Warm-up skills before running
Remember to collect the 6 moves you must do before running, and the national team is also using them!
A. Walking around the thigh
B. Hold your legs while walking
C. Hip abduction during marching
D. Hold your head and touch your knees while moving.
E. Raise your legs during the journey
F. Kicking after moving.
3 Running shoes selection skills
Remember this formula! The choice of BMI<24 is lightweight cushioning running shoes; 24<=BMI<=28 Choose heavy running shoes; If BMI>28, don’t run, you need to lose weight before running!
I wore Anta Hydrogen Run 4.0 today and just finished 10 kilometers! Run very lightly! I want to recommend it to boys and girls with normal weight!
Running skills:
4 jogging for the first 2 kilometers (a better way to lose weight: Tolek running+maximum aerobic heart rate running)
Recommend two professional running methods, you can run more effectively and reduce fat better!
A. Tolek runs for 1 minute, runs fast, and jogs for 1 minute.
B. Maximum aerobic heart rate Keep your heart rate below 180- your age when running.
5 Breathing skills
Keep breathing in two steps and breathing in two steps when running, and you will find it easier and more carefree!
6-step frequency technique
Keep the pace frequency of the first runner between 170 and 180, and you will save more effort! A pair of lightweight running shoes will also help you improve your pace!
Post-run skills:
7 run and then walk for 2 minutes.
Don’t stop at once after running! Walking for 2 minutes is good for heart health and slow down the heart rate!
8 stretching skills after running
If you don’t stretch after running, your muscles will be stiff, your legs will be thick and your pain will come! These six must do stretching, remember to put them away!
A. Stretching the front thigh (20 seconds left and 20 seconds right)
B. Stretching the back of thigh (20 seconds left and 20 seconds right)
C. Stretching the front side of the calf (20 seconds left and 20 seconds right)
D. Stretching the back of calf (20 seconds left and 20 seconds right)
E. Hip stretching (20 seconds left and 20 seconds right)
F stretching iliopsoas muscle (20 seconds left and 20 seconds right)
Finally, three suggestions for beginners:
1 Don’t run every day! Otherwise, almost 100% will encounter pain.
Step by step: increase the running volume by 10% every week! Not 5 kilometers today, 10 kilometers tomorrow.
3 wear professional running shoes! Can better protect your ankles and knees.


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