“Food is the most important thing for the people.” If you don’t eat, how can you have the strength to work? In feudal society, common people ate white rice and steamed buns with gusto. When wars or emperor corruption happened, they would stuff their mouths with "Guanyin soil". Now that the standard of living in society has improved, you can buy whatever you want and cook whatever you want. But when it comes to delicious food, we can’t bring up our appetite... Lack of appetite does not mean there is something wrong with our stomach, it is closely related to our life and health.
I have heard many people say that they cannot control their appetite. In fact, the phenomenon of lack of appetite also quietly appears in our lives. The so-called "appetite" refers to a physiological need to eat. Once this need decreases or even disappears, it is called loss of appetite. Simply put, there is no desire to eat.
A college friend was very greedy when he was in college and loved to eat everything. When he went to the supermarket, he would buy whatever he saw. Now that she is working and making money, she said that she can buy a lot of snacks, but she has lost her appetite and does not even want to eat fragrant meals. She has lost weight rapidly and is in a sub-healthy state. If you don't eat well, you'll get stomachaches. If the weather changes, you'll catch a cold. At the same time, you'll also have severe menstrual cramps every month, and you'll either need infusions or medication. He became a complete "sick man".
It is said that the gods all want to eat, and the food is very delicious. Why? Because the life is so carefree and carefree in heaven, of course, food will be delicious. Although this is just a legend that makes people laugh, emotion is indeed a very key factor affecting appetite. This friend from college loved to eat everything he wanted to eat in college, but after working he couldn’t eat anything. Why? We all know that college life is not as fast-paced as social work. In a fast-paced competitive society, huge life and work pressure can easily lead to emotional stress and excessive fatigue, which can lead to insomnia, anxiety and other nervous emotions. Causes gastric endocrine acid interference dysfunction, causing loss of appetite. And excessive physical or mental work can cause insufficient blood supply to the gastric wall and gastric secretion, weakening the gastric digestive function.
In addition, many men and even women in modern life have the habit of smoking and drinking. Smoking, drinking and drinking can cause loss of appetite. Because alcohol can damage the taste buds on the tongue that are responsible for taste, alcohol can also directly damage the gastric mucosa. If you suffer from ulcer disease or chronic gastritis, drinking alcohol will aggravate the condition and even cause perforation of the stomach and duodenum; in addition, smoke can damage the gastric mucosa. The harm is no less than drinking. Smoking can also cause chronic gastritis.
High heels are also closely related to appetite. Young women like to wear shoes with higher heels and harder soles. People who wear high heels and slim shoes have their toes easily squeezed and poor blood circulation in their feet. Smooth, in severe cases, it will lead to poor blood circulation in the brain, further causing insufficient blood supply to the lateral hypothalamus area of ??the food intake center, causing anorexia and even refusal to eat. No matter how good the food is, it will not arouse appetite. And over time, it can cause pain in the pads and soles of the feet. These pains are transmitted through nerves, making people restless, even sad and depressed, leading to loss of appetite or refusal to eat. In addition, during severe pain, the secretion of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine in the human body is greatly reduced, while the secretion of 5-hydroxytryptamine is increased, which greatly reduces appetite through the neurobiochemical mechanism of feeding.
How to stimulate appetite? When we have the desire to "eat", it is when the glucose content in the blood decreases. When we have the desire to "drink", it is when there is a lack of water in the blood. This is due to the function of the appetite center. In short, the reason why appetite occurs is not all caused by the contraction of the stomach. Therefore, we can stimulate "appetite" by pressing acupoints.
Acupressure on the 6th and 7th thoracic vertebrae can produce significant effects on the appetite center and gradually cure insomnia. The right side of the 6th thoracic vertebra and the left side of the 7th thoracic vertebra are the acupoints. During acupressure, exhale and press hard for 6 seconds, then withdraw your hands and resume natural breathing. Repeat this 30 times.
It should be noted that this acupressure method must be performed one hour before meals and try to eat as little sweeteners and white sugar as possible before meals, which will reduce appetite.
In addition, maintaining emotional stability at all times can also prevent loss of appetite. If you have troubles, it is best to forget them and do more activities or do things that interest you. After the psychological uneasiness is removed, appetite can be generated.