According to the daily push of health
Living a long life is the wish of many people. However, because of the different ways of living and eating, the length of people's life expectancy also varies greatly.
According to the "longevity formula": a person's ideal state of life can live to 120 years. According to the 2019 Statistical Communiqué on the Development of Health Undertakings in the Mainland, the average life expectancy of residents in 2019 was 77.3 years.
What steals people's lifespan? Why do some people die suddenly when they seem to be healthy? Some people live long even though they are sick?
In fact, the secret of longevity is hidden in the following 8 sentences -
Minor illnesses and small pains live longer
In life, we will find that although some people usually go to the hospital and look sick, they have a long lifespan, why is this?
It turns out that people who have been sick understand that health is not easy to come by, and often have a stronger sense of self-care.
For such people, as long as they feel unwell, they will go to the hospital for diagnosis, find out the cause and treat it in time. In this way, the probability of a minor illness developing into a major illness is reduced, and the life expectancy is naturally longer.
Some people who don't go to the hospital often seem to be in good health, but in fact, they may ignore the minor illnesses and pains in life. When chronic diseases are not managed, they may worsen, ferment, and develop into serious diseases, which in turn affect life expectancy.
This is why it is often said that "those who are not sick die early, and those who are sick live a long life". If you want to live a long life, it is important to strengthen your awareness of self-care, and once you find that there is an abnormality in your body, you should deal with it in time.
It is a medicine that is three parts poisonous
As the saying goes, medicine is poisonous. According to statistics, 2.5 million patients are hospitalized for adverse drug reactions in mainland China every year, and about 200,000 of the patients who are treated each year die from adverse drug reactions.
Although the ingredients of the same origin as medicine and food have certain health care effects, they should not be abused.
There are more than 1,000 kinds of common supplements, traditional Chinese medicines, health products, biological agents, dietary supplements, etc., which can cause liver damage, and some can cause kidney damage.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that deficiency is made up. Some elderly people often have false evidence is true, and appropriate supplementation is okay, but some people who do not have deficiency symptoms also follow the trend to make up for it, but instead have symptoms such as irritability, insomnia, headache, bloating, and increased blood pressure.
Eat less and live longer, eat more and live longer
As we all know, diet is also a key element that affects longevity. The lifestyle of overeating and overeating of contemporary people is too damaging to health.
Excessive diet will not only increase the burden on the stomach and intestines, affect the digestive function of the gastrointestinal tract, but also may lead to excessive fat intake, resulting in overnutrition, leading to obesity, diabetes, etc., and then affecting life expectancy.
Clinical studies have found that many diseases, such as acute pancreatitis, acute attack of cholelithiasis, myocardial infarction, cerebral hemorrhage, etc., are related to overeating and overeating.
It is recommended that you do not overeat at each meal. The ancients said, "If you want to be healthy, you should always bring three points of hunger and cold", that is, we are told that it is enough to eat seven points of fullness.
Seven-point satiety: The stomach does not feel full, but the enthusiasm for food has decreased, and the active eating speed has also slowed down significantly.
More vegetables and less meat are healthier
Some people eat a lot of fish and meat every day, thinking that eating these meat dishes is better for their health. In fact, excessive intake of anything is harmful to the body.
Meat contains a lot of fat, cholesterol, etc., and excessive intake will not only increase the risk of obesity, but also may lead to hypertension, hyperlipidemia and other diseases, and increase the risk of cancer.
It is recommended that in the daily diet, we should pay attention to the combination of meat and vegetables, and ensure the intake of four types of food: meat, grains, vegetables and fruits, soy products and dairy products.
For the sake of health, you should also try to increase the diversity of food, so that there are 2~3 kinds of cereals, 1~2 kinds of meat, 5~8 kinds of vegetables, and it is best to eat some mixed nuts, about 20 grams is appropriate.
Go to bed early, wake up early, and sleep regularly
If you want to live a long life, regular sleep is also essential.
There are two keys to sleep, one is to be regular and the other is to get enough sleep. Everyone sleeps differently and cannot be generalized.
It is recommended that adults reduce their nightlife, and it is best to fall asleep before 11 p.m. to ensure 7~8 hours of sleep and rest. If conditions permit, you can also take a nap of about 30 minutes at noon as an aid.
Of course, if you only sleep for 5~6 hours, or even shorter, and your mental state is good, it means that the sleep time is appropriate, and you don't have to insist that you sleep enough for 6~8 hours.
Smile, ten years less
A person's mental state also has a great impact on lifespan, because an optimistic attitude is a good way to improve the body's immunity.
As the saying goes, smile, ten years less. Laughter relaxes the mind, improves blood circulation, lowers blood pressure and boosts immunity, and laughter also improves the function of the endocrine system.
When a person is psychologically stressed and feels depressed and pessimistic for a long time, the body will secrete a hormone component that can suppress the immune system, which will affect the immune function.
It is recommended that no matter when and where, maintain a healthy and optimistic heart, be optimistic about everything, and smile at life.
Life is in motion
A large number of studies have confirmed that exercise training with appropriate intensity can increase the number of immune cells and help improve the body's immune function.
In addition, appropriate exercise can also improve the contractility of myocardium, speed up metabolism and stimulate hormone secretion, which is helpful for the prevention of three highs, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, Alzheimer's disease, etc.
It is recommended that adults exercise at least 5 times a week at a certain intensity, such as running, playing badminton, swimming, etc., for more than 30 minutes each time.
Note: A certain intensity means that after exercise, the heartbeat should reach 170 minus age per minute, such as 130 for 40 years old, and 120 for 50 years old.
If you are not sick, you should also have a medical examination
Many people think that they are in good health, but they do not pay attention to rest, exercise, diet, and do not think of going for a health check-up.
But just because you feel good doesn't mean you're really okay.
Some people with insidious heart disease may not have any symptoms at all, but cardiac risk factors actually exist, and once the attack occurs, it will be more sudden and more dangerous.
Sun Simiao, the king of medicine, believes that the upper work treats the disease, the middle worker treats the disease, and the lower work treats the disease. To prevent and treat diseases, it is best to do a good job in the prevention and treatment of diseases before or early in the course of diseases.
Regular check-ups are a good way to prevent diseases. If possible, it is recommended to have a physical examination every six months to check whether there is any abnormality in blood pressure and blood sugar.
It is best to add cerebrovascular function tests to the physical examination of middle-aged and elderly people over 45 years old, which will help to detect cerebrovascular diseases as soon as possible and treat them in time.