在課堂中，提出「如果不知道病怎麼來的，要治療什麼？」，聽到的都懂，可是深思的人不多。

聽外國人演講的影片，演講人的幽默引來全場一陣哄堂大笑，無法理解他們在笑什麼，那是他們的文化背景，那是他們的情境和環境。

面對生病的議題，那不是某一個國家的獨特現象，病痛幾乎可以說是全人類的公敵，既然不是文化的議題，就是思考層級的問題，而思考層級已經是環境的問題。

治病的邏輯錯誤屬於重大議題，影響層級非同小可，那不是繞地球一周可以回到原點的狀況，是永遠回不了家的恐懼。

如果知道真正的病因，糖尿病不需要降血糖藥物，癌症不需要化療，高血壓不需要降血壓藥，高血脂當然也不需要仰賴藥物降血脂。

從這樣的基礎看全球醫療生態，那些掛不到號的名醫門診，那些到處求情送紅包的治療請託，聰明的人類是如何被灌迷湯到昏迷不醒的，這背後的力量必然夠邪惡。

 

如果有人意圖要騙你，騙人或騙錢都好，我們無法識破對方的意圖而失身或失去錢財，那是因為我們的弱點被對方逮住，那是我們的貪念迎合對方的邪念。

被騙的基礎不是愛就是貪，識人不明也好，自以為是也好，在結果的檢討中，承認或不承認，沒有智慧終究是事實。

我的人生如果有撰述回憶錄的機會，一定會有標題為「受騙」的一章，我會陳述的很清楚，我是被自己騙了，騙我的人都是配角。

不經一事，不長一智，缺乏智慧是成長的必經，聽不懂大人說的話都是每個人的成長記憶，可是成長不是必然，我們不小心限制了自己的成長。

「醍醐灌頂」所形容的不是智慧大開，是具備理解真相的能力，是願意思考而掌握到所有的重點，而「具備」是「願意」之後才得以存在的事實。

令人不解的現況是渴望健康的人卻拒絕健康，人們很習慣為自己不健康做出最合理的解釋，理由都有一個對著別人的手指頭，自己不是無辜，就是慶幸還有心跳。

 

不思考是一種現象，不閱讀是不思考的根基，我從自己的生命軌跡領悟閱讀和思辨能力之間的關係，進一步理解大環境現況之所以快速惡化。

大腦遲鈍還有另一種面相可以窺探，就是腸道和大腦的同步逆行，一邊是雞，另一邊是蛋，物質面堆積，物理面也堆積。

腦和腸都是強力釋放訊息的器官，都具備強大的意識領空，我們一向只熟悉大腦的思考，因為我們會運用它，人們對於腸道的思考力極度陌生。

腸道是第二個腦是公認的事實，問題是我們依然用第一個腦牽制第二個腦，它們雙向溝通的事實以及它們必須平衡共處的事實，人們重度忽視，而且極度陌生。

第二個腦沒有發言權是一件可怕的事情，我們是如何強制它不能發言的？作法就是把它當成垃圾掩埋場，來自第一個腦的慾念和慣性。

第一個腦猜測第二個腦正常無礙，誤以為每天都有做清除廢物的事，真相是廢棄物堆積，障礙了傳輸，第一個腦聽不到第二個腦的聲音。

 

從便秘的人每天吃三餐看懂極端氣候的人體，第一個腦的頑固不僅造成第二個腦的髒亂，繼續由第二個腦回溯第一個腦的思考路障（負面思考）。

「一肚子大便、滿腦子負面」之說不是玩笑話，是現代社會的街景，是人類世界的盛況，必須說，醫療盛世「頭痛醫頭」的荒謬思維也助長了兩個腦的雍塞。

檢視第一個腦的態度和行為，發現頑固是輕症，傲慢才是重症，兩個腦不溝通後，無感是輕症，無病呻吟是重症。

治本之道，第一個腦必須對第二個腦臣服，第一個腦有責任維繫第二個腦的環境，這就是斷食的責任，斷食在全人類健康式微的現象中異軍突起，成為全人類必修的養生學分。

願意尊重腸道思維的都是斷食的執行者，他們不是愛好斷食，是知道必須斷食，斷食的基本面是土壤的休耕，讓腸道有機會重建豐盛的生態。

腦腸雙向無礙溝通是身體經營平衡的必要背景，第二個腦裡面還存在號稱微生物群的第三個腦，把第三個腦經營好就有健康的第二個腦，把第二和第三個腦經營好就有健康的第一個腦。

 

（大自然給我們一個靠不斷改變它得以在不斷改變的世界中存活的大腦）

 

Brain-Gut Blockage

 

In class, I posed the question: “If we don’t know the root cause of an illness, what exactly are we treating?” Everyone understood the question, but few truly pondered it.

 

Watching a foreign speaker give a lecture, the audience erupted in laughter at a joke I couldn’t comprehend. That humor was rooted in their culture, their context, and their environment.

 

Illness, however, is not a phenomenon unique to any one country. It is a common enemy of all humankind. Since disease is not a cultural issue, it must be a matter of thought—of how we think—and the way we think is shaped by our environment.

 

The flawed logic of modern medicine is a profound issue, with consequences that go beyond the individual—it is not a journey where one can circle the globe and return to the same place; it is a fear of never finding the way home.

 

If we truly understood the root cause of disease, diabetes wouldn’t require blood sugar-lowering drugs, cancer wouldn’t need chemotherapy, hypertension wouldn’t demand antihypertensives, and high cholesterol certainly wouldn’t necessitate lipid-lowering medications.

 

Looking at the global medical landscape from this perspective, we see crowded clinics where patients wait endlessly for appointments with top doctors, desperate pleas for treatment accompanied by bribes—how has humankind, supposedly so intelligent, been deceived into a state of unconscious compliance? The forces behind this must be truly sinister.

 

If someone intends to deceive you—whether to trick you or steal from you—and you fail to see through their intentions, losing either your body or your wealth, it is because they have exploited your weakness. It is because your greed has aligned with their malice.

 

At the root of deception lies either love or greed. Whether due to poor judgment of character or arrogance, in the end, the truth remains: a lack of wisdom.

 

If I ever write a memoir, there will surely be a chapter titled “Deception.” In it, I will clearly state that I was deceived—by myself. The people who misled me were merely supporting characters.

 

There is an old saying: “Experience brings wisdom.” A lack of wisdom is part of the growth process. Everyone recalls moments from childhood when they couldn’t understand what adults were saying. But growth is not inevitable; sometimes, we unknowingly restrict our own development.

 

The phrase “a sudden enlightenment” doesn’t describe an instant explosion of wisdom. Rather, it refers to the ability to comprehend truth, to be willing to think deeply, and to grasp all the key points. And “having” wisdom can only come after “being willing” to seek it.

 

A perplexing reality is that people who crave health often reject it. Many are accustomed to justifying their poor health, always pointing fingers at someone else. Either they claim innocence, or they are simply relieved that their heart is still beating.

 

Failing to think critically is a phenomenon. Not reading is the root cause of this failure. From my own life, I have realized the deep connection between reading and critical thinking, which has further helped me understand why the global environment is deteriorating so rapidly.

 

There is another way to observe sluggish brain function—through the parallel dysfunction of the brain and the gut. It’s a chicken and egg situation: physical accumulation on one side, physiological accumulation on the other.

 

Both the brain and the gut are powerful messaging organs, each possessing immense cognitive space. We are only familiar with the brain’s thinking ability because we actively use it. Yet, we are largely unaware of the gut’s capacity for thought.

 

It is an accepted fact that the gut is our second brain. The problem is that we continue to let the first brain dominate the second. We ignore the reality that these two must communicate and remain in balance. This truth is not just overlooked—it is deeply unfamiliar to most.

 

It is terrifying that the second brain has no voice. How did we suppress it? By treating it as a garbage dump, allowing the desires and habits of the first brain to dictate its fate.

 

The first brain assumes the second brain is functioning normally, believing that as long as waste is eliminated daily, everything is fine. The reality, however, is that waste accumulates, blocking transmissions, preventing the first brain from hearing the second.

 

From people who suffer from chronic constipation yet eat three full meals a day, we can understand how extreme climates manifest in the human body. The stubbornness of the first brain not only pollutes the second brain but also feeds back into its own thought processes, creating more mental blockages (negative thinking).

 

The phrase “A belly full of waste, a mind full of negativity” is not a joke—it is the prevailing reality of modern society. The absurd “treating symptoms instead of the root cause” mentality that dominates medicine has only exacerbated the congestion between these two brains.

 

Examining the first brain’s attitudes and behaviors, we find that stubbornness is a mild issue—arrogance is the real disease. When communication between the two brains breaks down, lack of awareness is a minor symptom, while hypochondria is the severe one.

 

The fundamental solution is for the first brain to submit to the second. The first brain must take responsibility for maintaining the environment of the second brain. This is the essence of fasting. As human health continues to decline, fasting has emerged as a critical and necessary practice for all.

 

Those who respect gut intelligence practice fasting. They do not do so because they enjoy fasting but because they know it is necessary. Fasting, at its core, is like leaving farmland fallow—it gives the gut the opportunity to rebuild a thriving ecosystem.

 

Unobstructed, two-way communication between the brain and the gut is essential for bodily balance. Within the second brain exists what is often called the microbiome—a third brain. By nurturing a healthy third brain, we ensure the well-being of the second; by maintaining the second and third brains, we secure the health of the first.

 

Articles By Li Wei Chen, Translated By ChatGPT