"If you don't eat food, you have to cultivate immortals", this is a joke that people joked.
Unexpectedly, according to the news of the official account of Elephant News in April, the academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences said that people can theoretically live to be 130 years old, and it is not necessary to eat three meals a day.
Is it true that skipping meals can "cultivate immortals"? Can hunger really live a long life? Let's verify it together!
1. Explain the secret of longevity from the diet customs of the Hui people
"The Hui elderly live a long life, get up early to diet and drink tea and soup", this is a Hui folk proverb, and the census also shows that the number of Hui centenarians exceeds the global average.
This proverb contains the secret of their longevity, let's take a look at how the Hui people live for longevity.
The long-lived elders of the Hui ethnic group in Ningxia have the habit of waking up early, dieting and drinking tea, and these old people only eat two meals a day and only eat half full at one meal.
Eating eight points full, to the old stomach is good, is the truth that these old people believe. The old people are not picky eaters, but they don't eat too much, and pay attention to the combination of dry and wet meals and nutrition.
In addition, they will resolutely not eat dinner, "one less bite of night dinner, live to ninety-nine", in the hearts of the long-lived elderly, night dinner is like poison, eating night dinner will grow a whole body of meat, not to mention, it will not digest and cause great damage to the stomach.
What's more interesting is that the old people are supplemented by tea, and would rather drink tea without eating, and tea is also based on red dates, wolfberries and dried fruits, which have the effect of benefiting qi and replenishing deficiency.
The Hui practice of dieting has a history of thousands of years, and modern medicine says it is reasonable.
Regular dieting can eliminate or reduce harmful substances in the body, making the body function healthier. "Those who eat less will not get sick", "The stomach is the home of all diseases, and moderation is the sect of all medicines", this is the secret of the longevity of the Hui elderly.
Second, the scientific evidence of eating seven points full
Professor Liu Yong's team from the Chinese Academy of Sciences cooperated with universities to find that a low-fat diet and lifelong dieting are beneficial to health and longevity, and the study was published in 2013.
The research team prepared three groups of mice, group A was fed high-oil and high-fat food, group B was fed low-fat and healthy food, and group C reduced the food by 30%, that is, the mice were only seven points full.
The results showed that the maximum lifespan of mice in group A was more than two years, and the maximum lifespan of mice in group B and C was more than three years.
Therefore, the results speak for themselves, and the low-fat dieted mice met the health standards for all examinations. Low-fat dieting mice lost weight, but generally lived longer than the high-fat group.
It can be seen that the academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences concluded that people can theoretically live to 130 years old, and there is no need to eat three meals a day.
Starvation therapy has important results in suppressing cancer and reducing the side effects of medications, and proper dieting can reduce the risk of heart disease.
Surveys have shown that men often eat too much, which greatly reduces the body's own inhibitory ability to cancer cells and increases the risk of cancer.
Eating and drinking too often can lead to obesity, hardening of the arteries, and insufficient flow of qi and blood. Most staple foods are acidic foods, which can lead to a decrease in skin resistance and worsening of the skin.
If you are on an empty diet, the saliva secreted by you when you are hungry contains a lot of hormonal substances that can rejuvenate you.
3. There is no need to eat 3 meals a day?
Having said that, whether or not to choose 3 meals a day depends on the individual's physique.
It is more reasonable to eat less at each meal and not reduce the number of meals.
The three meals passed down through the test of the ancestors are more in line with the eating habits of most people, do not rashly change your eating habits, so as not to bring adverse consequences, especially the elderly!
In addition, the consumption of carbohydrates should not be too simple, and nuts and grains should be consumed. Choose low-sugar fruits to eat, apples and strawberries are good choices.
Also, don't be afraid of fats, which make food more palatable, opt for fish and canola olive oil.
You can choose the five-two diet, that is, you can eat normally from Monday to Friday, and the intake of Saturday and Sunday should not exceed 200 kcal.
This method does not require too long of a diet, and it is easy to stick to it regularly, and it can also remove toxins from the intestines.
You can concentrate your eating time for eight hours a day, so that your body will have a slight hunger and achieve a light fast.
During the diet, it is necessary to pay attention to hydration, otherwise too much fiber food in the body will easily cause diarrhea and electrolyte loss.
It is necessary to achieve eight glasses of water a day, eat more diuretic vegetables such as winter melon, improve metabolism, and drive away toxins in the body as soon as possible.
It's worth noting that if you decide to miss a meal, the less must not be breakfast!
It is also necessary to avoid overeating, some people may have a revenge diet after the diet, which will seriously damage all the functions of our body, and a full meal is seriously contrary to health.
Summary:
Dieting is a custom and wisdom of the Hui people for thousands of years, which has been scientifically proven in modern times, and we should learn from it and apply it to our own lives.
Dieting does have longevity benefits, but more important than dieting is a healthy diet and regular exercise, which is a way for us to metabolize toxins from our bodies.