Beginning in 1989 she began to suffer a series of ailments including gastric ulcers and insomnia. These problems continued for four years, until 1993 when a friend presented her with a piece of material, telling her it was "Biowave fabric," produced by Tsinghua University in Beijing by using nanotechnology, and that it would help improve her general health.
從一九八九年開始出現胃潰瘍、失眠的症狀，她就此病了四年，直到一九九三年，有一天朋友拿了一塊布料給她試用，告訴她，這塊布是北京清華大學以奈米技術製成的「生物波活性棉」，對身體有益。