Longevity is something that everyone dreams of, but the results are often disappointing. With the progress of the times, not only the elderly pay attention to health, but young people also begin to pay attention to health. To achieve longevity, it is crucial to do these 5 things!
1. Learn to be picky eaters
To maintain a healthy intestine, it is important to learn to be picky eaters and eat more foods rich in dietary fiber. Both insoluble fiber and soluble fiber in dietary fiber are beneficial to intestinal health.
Insoluble fiber can promote colon movement and effectively carry toxins out of the intestines, reducing the burden on the intestines. Soluble fiber can provide nutrients to the intestines, promote the growth and activity of beneficial bacteria in the intestines. Legumes, mushrooms, potatoes, and algae are all rich in dietary fiber. Try to eat as many as possible every day.
2. Don't overeat
Eating only 70% full at each meal is not only beneficial for maintaining normal digestive and absorptive functions of the intestines, but also regulates intestinal flora. It significantly increases beneficial bacteria, reduces and delays the entry of endotoxins into the blood, prevents intestinal inflammation, and improves metabolic indicators, thereby extending lifespan.
It is recommended to chew slowly and spend at least 20 minutes for each meal. This is more conducive to judging whether the amount of food is just right.
3. Stay calm
Long-term excessive stress, abnormal emotional fluctuations such as excessive tension, anxiety, depression, and anger can disrupt the physiological function of the intestines, leading to imbalances in the intestinal environment and various intestinal diseases such as constipation, diarrhea, and enteritis. Maintaining a good attitude, a calm mindset, is very beneficial to maintaining intestinal health. You can practice calligraphy, meditation, yoga, etc. in your daily life to cultivate your mentality.
4. Massage the abdomen at night
Frequent abdominal massage can enhance the digestive and absorptive functions of the intestines, facilitate the elimination of waste, and be beneficial to intestinal health. Stand up half an hour after dinner every day, stretch your palms, place your hands on your abdomen, centering on the navel, and massage clockwise from the inside out, then massage counterclockwise from the outside in. This is one time. Repeat the massage 10 times.
5. Have a bowel movement in the morning
From 5 to 7 in the morning is the time when the large intestine meridian is dominant. At this time, having a bowel movement coincides with the body's biological clock, which can timely eliminate the waste after metabolism in the intestines and is beneficial to intestinal health. Go to the toilet to have a bowel movement during this time every day, even if you don't feel the urge. This way, you will develop a habit of having a bowel movement in the morning over time. In addition, when defecating, do not read books, watch newspapers, or play with your phone to avoid prolonged defecation causing problems such as hemorrhoids and prolapse.
6. Don't take medicine randomly
According to statistics, about 200,000 people die from adverse drug reactions in China every year, of which 40% are caused by the abuse of antibiotics. Therefore, China has become the country with the most serious problem of antibiotic abuse in the world.
Taking antibiotics without authorization or prolonging the medication time will disrupt the intestinal environment, cause disorder of the intestinal flora, and lead to various intestinal diseases and other health problems. Therefore, to maintain intestinal health, it is necessary to take medication under the guidance of a physician.
