With the increase of age, the metabolic function of many elderly people gradually declines. Therefore, in order to ensure a healthy body, some health care work is essential, especially after meals. So, how can the elderly promote digestion and absorption after meals?
Rinse your mouth after meals
Ancient physician Zhang Zhongjing pointed out that "after eating, rinse your mouth to keep your teeth healthy and your breath fresh." Keeping the mouth moist and clean can stimulate the taste buds on the tongue, enhance the sense of taste, effectively prevent oral and dental diseases, and help digestion.
Massage your abdomen after meals
Tang Dynasty physician Sun Simiao once proposed, "After each meal, use your hands to rub your face and abdomen to promote the flow of body fluids. After eating, take a walk." He also required "rubbing the abdomen with your hands hundreds of times, tapping your teeth thirty-six times, and allowing saliva to fill your mouth." As long as you can do this, "you can eat and drink without any illness." If you "lie down after eating too much," you will "develop various illnesses." Specific method: Use the palm of your hand to press your abdomen, with the navel as the center, gently and softly massage in a clockwise and counterclockwise direction for 20 rounds each.
Take a walk after meals
The book "Shouyang Zhongfang" records that "after eating, walk a few hundred steps, which is very beneficial to the body." It means that walking slowly after meals can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, help the secretion of digestive juices in the stomach and intestines, and facilitate the digestion and absorption of food. However, do not walk fast and do not engage in vigorous exercise. The best time for a walk is 20 minutes after a meal, not immediately after eating. However, people with poor physical fitness and those with conditions such as stomach ptosis should not take a walk after meals and should lie flat for 10 minutes after eating. It is also not suitable for people with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
Listen to music after meals
Listening to soft and fresh music while eating can stimulate appetite and aid digestion. And listening to music after meals can cultivate temperament and maintain a pleasant mood.
