1, the secret recipe of prolonging life in traditional Chinese medicine
1, comb your hair in the morning and evening
China's successive generations of health care experts regarded combing hair, protecting hair and strengthening brain as an important measure to live longer. Comb your hair frequently can dredge blood vessels, contribute to blood circulation in the brain, enhance memory and balance and coordination function of the central nervous system, and also help to reduce hypertension and prevent alopecia and cerebrovascular diseases such as dementia, stroke and Parkinson's disease.
2. Soak your feet and press acupoints before going to bed.
Foot bath, also known as foot bath, can add some drugs (ginger juice, rice wine, vinegar, mugwort leaf, etc.) to water, which can play an auxiliary treatment role for some diseases and is a way of external treatment of traditional Chinese medicine. There are requirements for the container, water quantity, water temperature and time of foot soaking. Generally, only hot water is used for foot bath, and electronic foot bath can be selected. If you soak your feet with medicine, wooden barrels are better. The time is usually about 10 to 30 minutes, so as to feel the whole body slightly hot, the back feels a little damp, or the forehead perspires slightly, which is the best. If you sweat profusely, it is easy to cause dizziness and collapse. When soaking feet, you can press Zusanli point, foot center and toes.
3. defecate after getting up
Traditional Chinese medicine advocates the holistic view of "harmony between man and nature", and living habits should conform to the laws of nature. 5: 00 to 7: 00 in the morning is the most vigorous time for the human large intestine meridian, so it is necessary to develop the habit of getting up early and defecating. If you can't get up early, the large intestine can't complete the function of removing turbidity well, and toxins will stay in the body and cause constipation, acne and other diseases. 7: 00 am to 9: 00 am is the time when the yang is at its peak, and eating breakfast is also the most digestible. A good breakfast can make people think sharply, react flexibly, improve their memory and work efficiency, and it is not easy to get fat.
4. Eat more grains
Neijing has long pointed out the dietary structure of "five grains for nourishment, five dishes for filling, five animals for benefit and five fruits for help". Cereal is the main food that nourishes the body, meat is the food that nourishes the body, vegetables are the main food that supplements vitamins and minerals, and fruits are the auxiliary food that supplements nutrients. Pay attention to the mutual cooperation of all kinds of foods and cannot replace each other. Some people do not eat meat and cereals to lose weight and replace them with fruits and vegetables, which will make the nutrition out of balance and thus damage the functions of the spleen and stomach, liver and kidney.
5. Eat medicated diet according to your constitution.
Different dietotherapy is suitable for different physique, and it is not allowed to make up for it. For yin deficiency, nourishing yin food (sea cucumber, duck, abalone, tomato, sugarcane, celery, pear, spinach, etc.) and traditional Chinese medicine (Radix Glehniae, Rhizoma Polygonati Odorati, Radix Panacis Quinquefolii, Radix Ophiopogonis, Rhizoma Polygonati, Lily, Rhizoma Polygonati Odorati, Dendrobium, Rhizoma Dioscoreae, Radix Rehmanniae, etc.) are used as dietotherapy. If you use warm diet (such as shiquan Dabu chicken soup), it will aggravate yin deficiency, but reduce immunity and appear sore throat and aphtha. However, those who have a cold and cough due to exogenous factors and purulent skin should not take tonic.
6. Exercise for 30 minutes every day.
The best time for exercise is in the morning, which can increase the yang in the body and improve the immune function of the body. Exercise depends on the individual's physique and age, and should not be excessive; It is advisable to choose a less or moderate exercise mode, such as walking, jogging, playing Tai Ji Chuan and practicing Qigong. Exercise for 30 minutes every day can prevent heart disease, diabetes, osteoporosis, obesity, depression and other diseases.
7. Quit smoking and drinking
Smoking a cigarette will produce more than 4000 chemicals, of which more than 40 will cause cancer. Quitting smoking is not only good for your health, but also a sign of love for your family. Excessive drinking is easy to cause alcoholic liver disease.
8, grasp the indoor temperature.
The living environment needs air circulation. When using the air conditioner, the temperature of the air conditioner can be controlled at 26 degrees Celsius, which is not only environmentally friendly and energy-saving, but also beneficial to the adjustment of body functions. Stay in an air-conditioned room, and don't blow directly at the tuyere for a long time. It is best for the elderly and people with joint diseases to wear trousers or knee pads.
9, often sit still
Long-term stress is prone to depression, anxiety and tension, resulting in exhaustion of essence, damage to the mind, premature aging and illness. Therefore, keep an optimistic mood, strive for time to calm down and sit still, so that the brain can fully rest. When you are in a bad mood, you can pour out your depression to your relatives and friends, or participate in community activities to release your bad mood and relieve your psychological pressure.
10, cultivate hobbies
After work and study, we should actively cultivate some hobbies, such as listening to music, watering flowers and raising fish, painting and practicing calligraphy, etc., in order to cheer up the spirit and increase the fun of life; Being close to nature can reduce stress.
2. Longevity food ranking
1, drink porridge
Judging from the eating habits, the elderly with long life all like to drink porridge. Ma Yinchu, a famous economist, and Zhang Guijun, his wife, both centenarians, especially like to drink porridge. Every morning, add 50 grams of oatmeal to 250 grams of boiling water and brew for two minutes to make porridge. Every day, never stop.
2, millet is the best tonic
Old people like millet best and regard it as the best tonic. Old people who are weak and sick often use millet to nourish their bodies. Millet benefits the five internal organs, thickens the stomach, nourishes body fluids, strengthens bones and muscles. A famous doctor in Qing Dynasty said, "Millet is the most nurturing person. The rice oil when cooking rice porridge is better than ginseng soup. " It can be seen that it makes sense for long-lived old people to like millet.
3. Corn is the staple food
Corn is a staple food for the elderly with long life. The American Medical Association conducted a general survey and found that none of the indigenous Indians in the United States had high blood pressure and arteriosclerosis. They used to eat old corn. Medical scientists have found that old corn contains a lot of lecithin, linoleic acid, cereal alcohol and vitamin E, so it is not easy to have high blood pressure and arteriosclerosis.
4. Drink milk every day
Drinking milk is a common habit of long-lived old people, especially the birthday girl who lives in the city. It is said that there are 25,000 centenarians in the United States, 80% of whom are women, and their eating habit is to drink milk generally. Benin, the 100-year-old birthday girl, drinks two cups of milk every day, sometimes more, so when she is 100 years old, she still has no signs of osteoporosis.
5. Eat an egg every day.
Eating an egg every day has become a common habit of the long-lived elderly. According to the arrangement of nutrition, Dr. Chen Hansheng, a centenarian and famous economist, adheres to the "three ones" in his diet every day: "Eat an egg in the morning, drink a glass of milk at night and eat a big apple in the middle." He is vegetarian for three meals a day, eats less meat, arranges his diet scientifically, and eats healthily.
6. Prefer sweet potatoes
Eating sweet potatoes is a big hobby of long-lived old people. According to medical scientists, sweet potato has five functions: 1. It tonifies the middle with blood and is rich in nutrition; 2. Wide bowel ventilation to promote defecation; 3. Yiqi Shengjin, enhance immunity; 4. Containing anticancer substances, it can prevent cancer and fight cancer; 5. Resist aging and prevent arteriosclerosis.
Doctors say that sweet potato contains a lot of mucin, so it can prevent connective tissue atrophy of liver and kidney and enhance human immunity. It also has the function of eliminating active oxygen, and avoids cancer induced by active oxygen. Because sweet potato contains more calcium and magnesium, it can prevent and treat osteoporosis.
7. Everyone loves tofu.
Old people generally like to eat tofu. They said, "Fish makes a fire, meat produces phlegm, and cabbage and tofu keep you safe." "Living with Interest Diet Spectrum" says: "It can be created everywhere, and the rich and the poor are easy to get together. Please consult the majority of vegetarians. You can also eat meat. Those who are frozen in winter and moon taste You Mei. "
The main components of tofu are protein and isoflavones. Tofu has the effects of benefiting qi, tonifying deficiency, reducing blood lead concentration, protecting liver and promoting metabolism. Eating tofu often is beneficial to health and intellectual development. Old people often eat tofu, which has a good therapeutic effect on arteriosclerosis and osteoporosis.
8. Love Chinese cabbage
Chinese cabbage, ordinary dish, old people, favorite. Mr. Qi Baishi, a master of Chinese painting, has a picture of Chinese cabbage, arguing that Chinese cabbage is the "king of dishes" and praising "a hundred dishes are not as good as Chinese cabbage". The old man often says, "if you eat cabbage for half a year, the doctor will enjoy leisure." Chinese cabbage contains minerals, vitamins, protein, crude fiber and carotene. From the medicinal efficacy, Chinese cabbage has seven functions, such as nourishing the stomach, benefiting the intestines, relieving alcoholism, facilitating defecation, reducing blood fat, clearing away heat and preventing cancer.
9. Never leave the radish in autumn and winter
Longevity old people can't eat without carrots in winter. They said, "Eat radish in winter and ginger in summer, and you will be safe and healthy all year round." Zheng Banqiao, one of the "Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou", once wrote a couplet: "Vegetables, radish, brown rice, earthenware pot and Tianshui chrysanthemum tea." "radish is tea" is Mr. Zheng Lao's way of keeping in good health.
Radish is an out-and-out health food for the elderly. Chinese medicine believes that it can eliminate stagnation, promote digestion, treat phlegm and cough with aphonia, treat hematemesis, quench thirst, stop dysentery, get rid of headache, and facilitate urination. Raw food can quench thirst, clear internal heat, eliminate phlegm and asthma, and help digestion. Steamed food can help digestion and strengthen the spleen, and has tonic effects.
10, carrots
Carrots are also old people's favorites. Carrots are rich in vitamin A and carotene. Studies have shown that carrots can provide various nutrients needed to resist heart disease, stroke, hypertension and arteriosclerosis.
Carotene can only be absorbed by human body if it is dissolved in oil. Therefore, experienced old people often slice carrots or fry them in oil, so that the preservation rate of carotene can reach more than 79%. When sliced and stewed with meat, the preservation rate of carotene was as high as 95%. Carrots also promote the exchange of substances in the brain and enhance memory. Eating a plate of fried shredded carrots before reading and studying is conducive to consolidating memory.