Chronic Diseases Target the Young: How Can Ordinary People Practice "Preventive Treatment"?

Do you also think chronic diseases are something to worry about only when you're older?However,these chronic conditions are not the"exclusive domain"of the elderly;they have long been targeting young people.

To overcome chronic diseases,prevention is actually more important than treatment.This means we must emphasize"preventive treatment".How can ordinary people achieve this?


Chronic diseases do not refer to a specific illness but are a general term for a group of non-communicable diseases characterized by a long onset period,insidious onset,and persistent,difficult-to-cure conditions once they manifest.Common chronic diseases include COPD,asthma,stroke,hypertension,Alzheimer's disease,etc.


Statistics show that in China:

160 million:160 million people with dyslipidemia(including hyperlipidemia)

100 million:Over 100 million people with hyperlipidemia

270 million:There are 270 million people with hypertension in China.

92.4 million:The number of diabetic patients has reached 92.4 million.

120 million:There are approximately 120 million patients with fatty liver disease.

Over 300 million people in China suffer from chronic diseases,with a prevalence rate as high as 23%.Deaths from chronic diseases account for 86%of total deaths,making them the"number one killer"threatening residents'health.

Chronic diseases have already targeted young people,with those born in the 1970s and 1980s becoming the favored demographic.Data from the insurance industry shows that the average age for claiming critical illness insurance is 42 years old!

Although many chronic diseases cannot be"cured quickly,"through scientific management and active intervention,it is entirely possible to achieve"coexisting with the disease and living a healthy life."


Hydrogen-oxygen gas has effects such as anti-inflammatory[1],antioxidant[2],and anti-apoptotic[3].Hydrogen-oxygen medicine,as a safe and significantly effective innovative technology,has broad application potential in preventive healthcare and the management of chronic diseases!

Regarding the development of hydrogen-oxygen medicine,the national-level journal"China's Talents"published a special report:Medical Technology｜Academia and Industry Collaborate to Safeguard the Healthy Development of Hydrogen-Oxygen Medicine


Cheng Youqin,Secretary-General of the Hydrogen Molecular Biomedicine Branch of the Chinese Geriatrics Society and former Deputy Director of the First Department of Cardiovascular Medicine,South Building Clinical Department,Chinese PLA General Hospital,Cheng Youqin stated that based on clinical research,the role of hydrogen in medicine can lead to the following main conclusions[4]:

The discovery of hydrogen’s biomedical effects is considered one of the most significant medical breakthroughs of this century.

Hydrogen is the only gas discovered so far that has biological effects and is non-toxic.

Third,hydrogen can reduce the body's oxidative stress state and excessive inflammatory response,promote intracellular metabolic balance,and provide etiological treatment rather than symptomatic treatment for humans.

Fourth,hydrogen can assist in lowering the"three highs"(hypertension,hyperlipidemia,hyperglycemia),offering an important means for the integrated prevention and treatment of multiple diseases in chronic disease management.In 2020,the National Medical Products Administration approved the inclusion of hydrogen-oxygen inhalation devices as Class III medical devices,and in 2022,it approved hydrogen-oxygen machines for home use.This move may become a new medical development approach for the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases in China.

Currently,the domestic medical community is conducting a series of research on the effects of hydrogen-oxygen gas on tumors,Alzheimer's disease,Parkinson's disease,and the"three highs"diseases.It is believed that more scientific research achievements and applications will benefit patients.

It is believed that in the near future,the development of hydrogen-oxygen medicine will play a significant role in advancing medical science and technology in China and globally,safeguarding the health of all humanity.

References:

[1]Cai WW,Zhang MH,Yu YS,et al.,2013.Treatment with hydrogen molecule alleviates TNFα-induced cell injury in osteoblast.Mol Cell Biochem,373(1-2):1-9.

[2]Chen HG,Han HZ,Li Y,et al.,2020.Hydrogen alleviated organ injury and dysfunction in sepsis:the role of crosstalk between autophagy and endoplasmic reticulum stress:experimental research.Int Immunopharmacol,78:106049.

[3]Jiang Y,Liu G,Zhang L,et al.,2018.Therapeutic efficacy of hydrogen-rich saline alone and in combination with PI3K inhibitor in non-small cell lung cancer.Mol Med Rep,18(2):2182-2190.

[4]LüYuehua.Medical Technology｜Synergistic Efforts from Academia and Industry to Safeguard the Healthy Development of Hydrogen-Oxygen Medicine[J].China's Talents,2024,23:68-69.