12. Obesity and Longevity: Kang Er Shou's Anti-Aging Substances and Life Extension

12. Obesity and Longevity

"The longer the belt, the shorter the lifespan." Obesity is harmful to health and lifespan. Medical research shows that when a person's weight exceeds the standard weight by 5% to 10%, the mortality rate increases by 22%; when the weight exceeds the standard weight by 15% to 25%, the mortality rate increases by 44%; and when the weight exceeds the standard weight by more than 26%, the mortality rate increases by 74%.

Statistics from an American life insurance company show that people who become obese due to overeating have a life expectancy 3.6 to 15.1 years shorter than those of normal weight. Another foreign life insurance company conducted a statistical analysis of the causes of death of 50,000 obese individuals. The analysis revealed that the number of deaths from diabetes was 3.8 times higher than in non-obese individuals.

From the perspective of modern pathology, obesity affects health and longevity because it disrupts the body's metabolic functions, making people more susceptible to disease. The human body is a complete system; the functions of various systems and organs are closely interconnected, influencing and restricting each other. With disordered fat metabolism, subcutaneous fat accumulates. As obesity gradually develops, disordered glucose metabolism often leads to diabetes. Furthermore, abnormal fat metabolism and the formation of high blood lipids can promote the formation and development of arteriosclerosis, increasing the incidence of hypertension and coronary artery disease. Simultaneously, the long-term increased burden on the heart due to obesity can contribute to heart failure. Excessive fat accumulation between the intestinal membranes affects intestinal peristalsis, easily leading to constipation and hemorrhoids. Severe obesity can also reduce alveolar elasticity, causing hypoxia and carbon dioxide retention, resulting in cardiopulmonary dysfunction and increasing the risk of various diseases such as cholecystitis. Many metabolic processes in the body occur in the liver. If a large amount of fat accumulates in the liver, it forms "fatty liver," affecting many liver functions.

Obesity is indeed detrimental to your health and longevity, and should not be taken lightly.

Kang Er Shou slimming tea not only significantly reduces weight and lowers blood lipids, but also contains many anti-aging and health-promoting ingredients, such as Ganoderma lucidum, Polygonum multiflorum, and dandelion. Dr. Armindel, a renowned American nutrition and health expert, stated in his book "The Anti-Aging Bible" that "Ganoderma lucidum, Astragalus membranaceus, Polygonum multiflorum, dandelion, Angelica sinensis, and Schisandra chinensis are the most popular and effective anti-aging substances." The textbook "Chinese Materia Medica," published by People's Medical Publishing House and used as a teaching reference for higher education institutions of traditional Chinese medicine, states on page 737: "Astragalus membranaceus tonifies Qi and raises Yang, strengthens Wei Qi and consolidates the exterior." Page 739 states: "Astragalus membranaceus can enhance the body's immune function, promote metabolism, significantly increase the number of living cells, promote vigorous cell growth, and prolong lifespan." Kang Er Shou also contains Polygonum multiflorum. The "Compendium of Materia Medica, Volume 18, Polygonum multiflorum" states: "Polygonum multiflorum nourishes blood and benefits the liver, consolidates essence and benefits the kidneys, blackens hair, and is a good tonic." Modern pharmacological research has found that Polygonum multiflorum can lower serum cholesterol, prevent atherosclerosis, and has fibrinolytic activity. It can prevent the thymus of young mice from atrophying and may even maintain a youthful level, thus having an anti-aging effect. Kang Er Shou also contains ginseng, which greatly replenishes vital energy, strengthens the spleen and lungs, promotes the production of body fluids and quenches thirst, calms the mind and enhances intelligence. The "Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica" says that ginseng: nourishes the five internal organs, calms the spirit, eliminates evil qi, and improves intelligence. Modern pharmacological research has found that ginseng can improve mental work efficiency and brain function, particularly in terms of concentration and sustained thinking ability. It also has a stimulating effect on intellectual decline, memory loss, and sluggish thinking. Ginseng can enhance the body's immune function, prevent leukopenia caused by various factors, and strengthen the reticuloendothelial system and phagocytic capacity. It can increase the lymphocyte transformation rate and the levels of gamma globulin and LgM in healthy individuals, thereby improving the body's immune function. Ginseng can promote lipid metabolism, promote the biosynthesis of cholesterol in the liver and lipoproteins in the blood, inhibit the occurrence of hypercholesterolemia, and prevent the formation of atherosclerosis. Ginseng can promote the biosynthesis of proteins, DNA, and RNA, increase the activity of RNA polymerase, increase the serum protein synthesis rate, increase protein and gamma globulin levels, promote bone marrow cell division, and cause an increase in red and white blood cell counts. Ginseng also has an inhibitory effect on the growth of cancer cells.

Kang Ershou also contains Cordyceps sinensis. Page 130 of "Immunological Traditional Chinese Medicine" published by the Joint Publishing House of China Union Medical University and Beijing Medical University in April 1999 states: "Cordyceps sinensis can enhance bone marrow hematopoietic function, enhance the function of the mononuclear-macrophage system, enhance the immune function of red blood cells, attack tumor cells, have obvious tumor-reducing effects, and have pharmacological effects such as antiarrhythmia, increasing nutritional blood flow to the heart and brain, delaying aging, anti-fatigue, and sedation."

It is clear that Kang Er Shou not only helps with weight loss, but also promotes health and longevity. This has a material basis, a scientific basis, and is true science.