A person's lifestyle habits have a great impact on physical health and longevity, and many diseases can actually be said to be lifestyle diseases, which are related to people's long-term unhealthy habits. Men with short life expectancy may have the habit of smoking and drinking.
Men with long life spans generally have the following hobbies in life, see how many of them you occupy?
Hobby 1: I like outdoor sports
Compared to men who do not have this hobby, men who exercise regularly are in a better mental state, they give people the impression of being energetic and younger, even if some people are middle-aged, but because they have this hobby for a long time, they are also younger compared to their peers.
Consistent exercise can make them have a better body, flexible brain, good skin, bones and muscles, and exercise ability will also be improved, which has a very positive impact on longevity.
Hobby 2: Love to laugh
People who love to laugh may not only not be too lucky, but also tend to live longer. Laughter can promote the lungs, the lungs are good, the breathing is better, and it is naturally conducive to health. In addition, many men are under a lot of pressure nowadays, and smiling often can also help regulate emotions and be good for mental health.
Hobby 3: Love to eat fruits
In life, many men prefer to eat meat, eat less vegetables and fruits, especially fruits, and feel that they can eat or not, but it not only has water in it, but also various vitamins, and it is good for health to eat often.
Whether it is for middle-aged and older men or young men, eating fruit regularly is beneficial. Many elderly men suffer from constipation, young men often sit for a long time, and are prone to intestinal diseases.
Maybe many middle-aged and elderly male friends feel that people can't always eat cold, plus the autumn and winter weather is also cold, and the fruit is eaten less. In fact, you might as well cook it before eating, such as pears, which may be better eaten.
Hobby 4: Drink plenty of water
Pay attention to the daily life of men, you will find that "not drinking water" is a habit (and a large part) of many men, drinking water is an ordinary thing, but it has "extraordinary significance", water is a basic nutrient to maintain human life, "drinking water often" is an element of longevity.
Fundamentally, there are many diseases in life that are actually caused by "insufficient water intake", such as constipation, hyperuricemia and other problems that you are familiar with.
Therefore, if male friends want to live longer, "ensuring adequate daily water intake" is a detail that must be achieved.
Ensure the total amount of daily water intake, a single day of water intake to meet 1500-1700 ml, people with problems such as "high uric acid" can drink about 2000 ml, drink some water when you are fine, get up in the morning, properly hydrate before going to bed, and replace unhealthy habits such as smoking and drinking with drinking water, your life will be healthier.
In addition, long-lived men will also have some characteristics on their bodies, you can also take a look, if you also meet the standard, it may be easier to live a long and healthy life, and we will talk about it below.
Men who live a long life tend to weigh more than a reasonable amount
So, how much does a man weigh to meet the target? Men want to know if they are up to the mark, do the math and see: divide your weight by the square of your height. If you are not over 60 years old, you can follow the standard, that is, the result is between 18.5-24, which is satisfactory and reasonable.
For men over this age, it is reasonable to go a little more than that, without anxiety. Older men who are underweight are not a good thing. If it is seriously exceeded, it is necessary to pay attention to proper control to avoid the three highs coming to the door.
How to live longer after 60?
Although we cannot avoid and reverse aging, we can change the state of our body after the age of 60 through our lifestyle. If you want to steadily get through the critical period of life, you can't do without 4 things.
1. Adjust your diet
Julie Mattheison, a scientist at the National Institute on Aging (NIA), found that reducing the amount of food eaten is healthier for older adults. The specific method is not to be overly full at each meal, keep the state of eight points full, when eating, you can drink a bowl of soup first, eat slowly by chewing slowly, and leave the table immediately after the meal, do not be afraid of leftovers.
Avoid eating a lot of low-fiber dry foods, such as biscuits and potato chips, and eat more fruits and vegetables to maintain calories.
2. Control your weight
Zhang Qian, a nutrition expert at Beijing Tongren Hospital, said that the elderly should not be overweight or thin. If you are too fat, you will be prone to anemia, osteoporosis, and sarcopenia. For the elderly over 60, a slightly chubby figure, that is, a BMI between 25~29.9, is easier to bear the damage of disease and is easier to achieve the goal of longevity.
BMI指数=体重(kg)/身高(m)²
Therefore, the elderly must maintain a certain amount of muscle, moderate exercise, such as 150 minutes of aerobic exercise per week, strength training twice a week, etc.;
3. Calm your mind
According to a survey by the Chinese Society of Gerontology, 60% of the reasons for the longevity of centenarians depend on the elderly themselves, and the first of them is mentality. Older people who are "cheerful and open-minded" will also live longer on average.
Laughter is a "free skin care product", laugh more and let yourself develop a habit. For some elderly people who don't like to laugh, you can watch comedies, jokes, etc., go out and walk around more on weekdays and find that life is beautiful, and you can also work with people who like to laugh to let smiles infect each other.
4. Learn to prevent cancer
The middle and elderly period is the period of high incidence of cancer, and the key to cancer prevention and treatment is "early detection, early diagnosis and early treatment", so early detection of abnormal signals is of great significance.
The elderly should pay attention to their own physical discomfort, such as painless, non-itchy, unexplained lumps or indurations in any part of the body (skin, tongue, breasts, etc.), retrosternal swelling, choking, and esophageal pain when eating, dry cough that does not heal for a long time, blood in sputum, hoarseness, etc., changes in stool habits, and often bloody stools, irregular vaginal bleeding in middle-aged women or above, or vaginal bleeding after menopause.
When any one or several of the above phenomena occur, you should be vigilant and go to the hospital for further examination. At present, there are many methods to examine tumors, such as common X-ray, ultrasound, immunology, endoscopy, CT examination, etc., which can help make accurate judgments and intervene in discomfort as soon as possible.