Do you usually do housework at home?
In life, "who will do the housework" is a topic of endless debate in many families. Some men are "macho", believing that all men have to do is earn money to support their families, and housework is "exclusive" to women. In fact, men do housework for a very good reason to reduce mortality!
Men do housework, and the mortality rate is reduced by half!
Who should do the housework? The topic has also piqued the interest of scientists. Previously, the well-known open access SCI journal "PLoS One" published an online study on housework from the University of Chinese in Hong Kong, "Doing Housework Can Reduce All-Cause and Cancer Mortality in Chinese Men". The study found that if boys do some of the more heavy housework, they can reduce their cancer mortality. However, this effect is not reflected in girls! ①
First of all, what is housework? Someone may say, you also have to explain this? Because according to this study, the effects of different chores on all-cause mortality and cancer are different. The researchers divide housework into two categories of "heavy housework" and "light housework":
Heavy household chores: vacuuming, flooring, mopping, windows, car washes, moving furniture, moving gas cans, etc.
Light household chores: dusting, dishwashing, hand washing, ironing, drying clothes, cooking, groceries, etc.
To analyse the health effects of household chores, the University of Chinese hong Kong included a sample of 2867 people over a 9-year time span, and about double the number of men who died among women (301 men, 151 women).
The results showed that for men, regular weekly heavy domestic work benefited more, with the risk of all-cause death being reduced to 71 percent and the risk of cancer death being reduced to nearly half, or about 52 percent; and the cancer mortality rate of men involved in light household chores was 67 percent lower, but for women, the association of cancer mortality from participation in light household chores was not significant. ①
Therefore, let the men in the family do housework for his own good, even if it is just cooking and mopping the floor.
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There are so many benefits to doing housework!
1. Exercised
Now people are getting busier, many people are not exercising enough, and various calls for everyone to exercise in their spare time have had little effect over the years.
Many of these high-risk groups derive most of their daily physical activity from household chores, which can be linked to the amount of exercise to some extent. Some men have a high probability of running out of exercise in their spare time, and heavy housework may make up for this deficiency. Especially for office workers or sedentary people, doing some housework every day can bring unexpected exercise effects to the body.
2. Exercise the brain
Doing housework also has the effect of exercising the brain. In November 2021, a study published in the British Medical Journal Open edition confirmed that people who regularly do housework scored higher on cognition than people who rarely do housework. Heavy workers scored about 14 percent more attention than others, while mild workers scored 8 to 12 percent more. This shows that housework is beneficial for clear memory and sustained attention. ②
3. Can prevent cancer
The above-mentioned study published in PLoS One, "Doing Housework Can Reduce All-Cause and Cancer Mortality in Chinese Men," points out that for men, regular heavy housework per week benefits more, with a risk of cancer death reduced by about 52 percent; men involved in light housework reduced cancer mortality by 67 percent. ①
4. Relieves stress
Doing housework not only exercises, but also helps relieve stress. Housework can be relaxing and even contemplative. Cleaning and organizing function is a way of venting and a way to get rid of things that are no longer needed. If we keep the house organized, our brains will be in order.
5. Promote family harmony
Men are usually busy with work and rarely have time to calm down and do housework. But if you take advantage of your free time to do some housework, you can not only make the wife feel the love of her husband, but also set a good example for the children and enhance the feelings and parent-child relationship between husband and wife. If you can enjoy doing housework and create a relaxed atmosphere, it will also enhance the happiness of the family and set an example for the child.
The more men do housework, the happier the family becomes
A writer once said, "If someone asks you, what are you doing in your company?" You say you don't do anything, so how do you reflect that you are part of the business; if someone asks you, what chores do you do at home? You say you don't do anything, so how do you reflect that you are a member of the family? ”
Doing housework is a necessity for family members. It does not exist who helps whom, and there is no "women should do housework". At the same time, men should not use "busy work and busy career" as an excuse to avoid housework.
American sociologists once did a survey of the division of labor in the housework, and the results showed that the poorer the man, the less willing he was to do housework. The more elites in the industry, the more they understand that housework should be involved together.
The famous film director Ang Lee was a typical "housewife" before he became famous. After becoming famous, he still did not fall behind in washing dishes and cooking, and sorting out housework.
Director Ang Lee was interviewed
Once, Ang Lee and his wife went to the wet market to buy vegetables. When he was seen by an acquaintance, he went to Ang Lee's wife and said, "I really envy you, my husband has become so famous, and he still accompanies you to buy vegetables." ”
Ang Lee's wife said, "Make no mistake, I deliberately accompanied him to buy vegetables." ”
Then there was the buzzword, "Home is not the set, you still have to do the housework." ”
Men, it's time to change your mind, men don't need too many reasons to do housework, it is enough to make you live longer, have a more harmonious family, and have a more successful career. And for women, love him, let him do housework!
Edit: Lu Yang
Reviewer: Yang Xiaoming
Resources:
①HouseworkReducesAll-CauseandCancerMortalityinChineseMen.PlosOne
②Housework linked to sharper memory and better falls protection in older adults
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/935423