“想完全戒糖真的很难，因为你会发现，几乎每样食物里都有糖。所以，我给自己定了一个简单的规则：每餐糖分不超过 10 克，大约就是一个苹果所含的果糖量。”
——David Gillespie 是《Sweet Poison》的作者。他曾通过减少饮食中的糖分摄取，成功减掉 40 公斤。
It was impossible to remove all sugar - because everything seems to contain it, so I set myself a limit of no more than 10g of sugar in a meal (about the amount of fructose in an apple).
-David Gillespie is an Australian author, former corporate lawyer, and software entrepreneur. His best-known book is Sweet Poison: Why Sugar Makes Us Fat, originally published in 2008. He lost 40kg after limiting sugar intake in his diet.
2022年的某一天，不知道为什么突然想吃童年时吃过的月饼。那天，我向本地有名的一间饼家一口气买了大概三盒左右不同种类的月饼。一想到可以吃到用猪油制作新鲜出炉香脆的月饼时就满心欢喜。
One day in 2022, for some reason, I suddenly had a craving for the mooncakes I used to eat as a child. That day, I went to a well-known local bakery and bought about three boxes of different kinds of mooncakes in one go. I was so excited at the thought of enjoying freshly baked, crispy mooncakes made with lard.
月饼在下单后不久就收到了。可惜的是爸妈的健康情况不太适合吃高糖分多油脂的月饼，家人又对我小时候喜欢的口味没什么兴趣，结果，三盒月饼几乎都是我在吃。
The mooncakes arrived not long after I placed the order. Unfortunately, my parents’ health conditions made it unsuitable for them to eat mooncakes that were high in sugar and fat. And since the rest of my family wasn’t particularly interested in the flavors I loved as a child, I ended up eating almost all three boxes myself.
当我快把月饼吃完时，我发现我的皮肤好像慢慢地慢慢地烧了起来。起初是双腿的一小部分开始发痒，后来那止不住的痒好像星火燎原一发不可收拾地扩散到全身。最严重的时候，整个背后发痒，全身几乎被我抓破皮，洗澡的时全身刺痛，晚上根本没有办法好好入睡。
By the time I was almost finished with the mooncakes, I noticed that my skin seemed to be slowly, gradually “burning.” At first, a small area on my legs started to itch. Then, the unbearable itch seemed to spread like wildfire, until it covered almost my entire body. At its worst, my entire back was unbearably itchy, and I scratched my skin until it was covered with wounds. Taking a shower was extremely painful because my whole body stung, and at night, I could hardly sleep.
那个时候，我终于了解爸爸皮肤痒的痛苦。爸爸被皮肤痒的问题困扰了好多年。为了治疗皮肤痒的问题，他不断寻找治疗的方法，吃了许多药。由于双腿几乎体无完肤，他只好穿长裤遮盖身体的伤口，免得惹人注目。没想到现在轮到我为了遮丑穿长衣长裤出门了。
It was then that I finally understood the suffering my father had been going through. He had struggled with chronic itchy skin for many years. In his search for relief, he tried various treatments and took many different medications. Since the skin on his legs was almost completely covered with wounds, he had to wear long pants to hide them and avoid attracting attention. I never imagined that one day, I would be the one wearing long sleeves and long pants whenever I went out, simply to hide my skin.
当时我每天都有在灌肠，而且还刚排了胆石。但是，皮肤的痒还是不断地扩散。为了止痒，我尝试了清水断食。一个星期两天的清水断食。大概一个月内，皮肤就痊愈了。从此我不敢再吃高糖分的月饼。
At that time, I was also doing daily enemas, and I had recently had gallstones removed. Yet the itching continued to spread. Desperate for relief, I tried water fasting—two days of water-only fasting every week. Within about a month, my skin completely recovered. Since then, I have been afraid to eat mooncakes that are high in sugar.
如果您也面对着皮肤痒的问题，不妨试试无糖无精制淀粉的饮食。说不定您会和我一样找到不药而愈的方法。
If you are also struggling with skin problems, you might consider trying a sugar-free diet without refined carbohydrates. Perhaps, like me, you may discover a way to recover without relying on medication.