Make Me Well. By Xand van Tulleken. Cornerstone Press(基石出版社): 400 pages; £22. To be published in America by Crown(皇冠出版社) in January; $34
《让我健康》。Xand van Tulleken 著。Cornerstone Press 出版：400页；22英镑。将于明年一月由 Crown 在美国出版；34美元。
During the Tang dynasty, Emperor Xuanzong became so distracted by a beautiful young woman with luminous skin, Yang Guifei, that he neglected his duties and nearly lost his empire.(唐朝时期，唐玄宗被一位肌肤光洁的年轻美女杨贵妃迷得神魂颠倒，以致荒废朝政，几乎丢了江山。) The secret behind her good looks was ejiao(阿胶), a Chinese collagen(胶原蛋白) supplement made from boiling donkey hides. Or so claim marketers(至少营销人员是这么说的) promoting the pricey(昂贵的) product, which promises youthful skin and graceful ageing(优雅老去). (Though Guifei was executed, so never experienced the latter.)
唐朝时期，唐玄宗被一位肌肤光洁的年轻美女杨贵妃迷得神魂颠倒，以致荒废朝政，几乎丢了江山。她美貌的秘密据说是阿胶——一种用驴皮熬制而成的中国胶原蛋白补充剂。至少推销这款昂贵产品的营销人员是这么说的，该产品承诺能让人肌肤年轻、优雅老去。（不过杨贵妃被处死了，所以从未体验过后者。）
Today collagen is one of the most popular supplements in the wellness sector. But after researchers removed studies with industry funding or poor design, they found no clinical evidence that the “miracle” supplement with the supposed power to topple a dynasty truly makes an impact on your forehead wrinkles.(但研究人员在剔除有行业资助或设计拙劣的研究后，并未发现临床证据表明这种号称能颠覆王朝的“神奇”补充剂真能改善你的额头皱纹。)
如今，胶原蛋白是健康领域最受欢迎的补充剂之一。但研究人员在剔除有行业资助或设计拙劣的研究后，并未发现临床证据表明这种号称能颠覆王朝的“神奇”补充剂真能改善你的额头皱纹。