1. Massage the abdomen

After lunch, we can use our hands to properly massage the abdomen, which can help digest food and achieve the purpose of health preservation and disease prevention.

When massaging the abdomen, it can effectively promote the peristalsis of the gastrointestinal tract, enhance the blood flow of the abdominal muscles and intestinal smooth muscles, increase the gastrointestinal wall muscles, and thus effectively promote the digestion of the food ingested. Digestion and absorption are also important factors in promoting defecation and preventing constipation. It is especially suitable for people who suffer from constipation.

In addition, when the abdomen is massaged, it can also stimulate the peripheral nervous system to a certain extent. Regular massage can also make the capillaries on the abdominal wall relatively unobstructed, making it easier for fat to be consumed, thus causing To achieve the purpose of losing weight.

When massaging the abdomen, we can interlace our fingers and place them on both sides of the navel. Apply a little force on the roots of the palms, and then follow the position of the navel in a combination of clockwise and counterclockwise movements. It is advisable to massage the abdomen until there is a feeling of heat inside the abdominal cavity. The movements of the hands must not be too heavy to avoid discomfort.

2. Take a walk

There is an old saying: "Take a walk after a meal and you will live to be ninety-nine." This illustrates the benefits of taking a walk after a meal. However, taking a walk after a meal is not done immediately after the meal, but after taking a moderate nap for about 10 minutes, strolling and walking moderately, while breathing the fresh air, taking a leisurely walk, which is comfortable and can effectively digest food. lose weight.

At the same time, walking after meals is also very helpful in increasing the body's energy consumption and promoting the burning of excess fat in the body. Especially for those who have plans to lose weight, walking after meals can be very beneficial. Promote fat consumption and control diet to avoid gaining weight.

In addition, for some workers who have been working at their desks for a long time, taking a walk after a meal is an effective way to eliminate nervous tension and relieve fatigue. Because noon is an important stage for linking up the past and the next. Only by maintaining a gentle nervous state can the cerebral cortex be relaxed, thereby activating the nerves and facing the afternoon work in a more full state.

2. Precautions for maintaining health after meals

1. Do not loosen your belt after a meal

After a full lunch, many people will feel that their belts are a little tight. , so I habitually loosen the waistband of my pants to achieve a comfortable state. Then loosening the belt immediately after eating a full meal will cause the intra-abdominal pressure to drop, and the support capacity of the digestive tract will also be weakened, resulting in an increase in the load on the digestive tract. This will also cause a rapid increase in gastrointestinal motility, impairing normal digestive procedures and causing gastrointestinal distress. Symptoms such as discomfort appear.

2. Don’t drink tea immediately

Many people will enjoy the mellow aroma of tea after lunch, thinking that drinking tea can help digestion. However, drinking tea after meals is very harmful. Because after a full lunch, the food in the intestines and stomach has not been completely digested, and drinking tea at this time will cause the concentration of gastric acid to decrease, thereby diluting gastric juice, thereby affecting the normal digestion of food.

Tea also contains caffeine and tannic acid. After being ingested by the human body, these two substances will combine with the iron and protein in the food to form a substance that is not easily digested by the human body. Damage gastrointestinal function.

3. Don’t eat fruit immediately

In order to lose weight, many people will choose to eat very few staple foods at lunch, and then eat some fruit immediately after finishing the meal. This achieves the purpose of losing weight. However, eating fruit immediately after lunch will cause the fruit to stay in the stomach for a long time, causing flatulence over time. For some people with poor gastrointestinal digestive function, it will aggravate the normal gastrointestinal digestive system and affect the normal digestion of food. . Therefore, do not eat fruit immediately after lunch. It is best to wait until an hour later.