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"The May Day holiday is finally here, do you have any plans for your family?" asked her friend Zhao Ping on the bus to the suburbs.
Li Min, 58, is a middle school history teacher, while Zhao Ping works for the local health department.
As the bright spring scenery outside the window continued to retreat, the topic of the two naturally turned to the topic they were most concerned about recently - health.
"I heard that you recently went to see a Chinese medicine doctor?" Zhao Ping asked with concern.
Li Min nodded and sighed softly, "Yes, the doctor said that 55-year-old people should change their eating habits, especially eat less staple foods like steamed buns."
He made a list of four things that he should eat more, but they all sounded a little hard to believe. ”
Zhao Ping asked curiously, "Which four?"
"Oh, the first thing the doctor recommended was bitter melon. He said that some of the special ingredients in bitter melon, such as chalcone and mollione, can help lower blood sugar.
This is especially important for people of our age, after all, as we age, our metabolic function is not as good as before, and it is easy to get high blood sugar. Li Min gestured with his hand as he spoke.
"Next is purple potato, you see how beautiful this purple is, not only is it beautiful, but the anthocyanins and antioxidants in purple potatoes are also very powerful, which can help us resist aging and protect the heart and blood vessels.
Then, there is the yam, which contains a lot of mucin and various trace elements, which can help the intestines move and improve the resistance of our digestive system after eating. ”
"The last recommendation is walnuts, which contain omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin E, which are good things that can make our brains brighter and prevent cardiovascular disease.
See, I also specially prepared these small snack bags, which are full of these foods that are good for health. Li Min said as she happily took out the bag containing these healthy snacks from her bag and handed it to Zhao Ping.
Zhao Ping couldn't help but laugh after hearing this, "These sound like good things, but why eat less steamed buns?"
"Doctors say that steamed bread is mainly carbohydrates, and excessive intake can easily be converted into sugar and fat, which leads to a rise in blood sugar and cholesterol levels, especially for people of our age, whose metabolism is no longer as active as when they were younger.
Too much carbohydrate intake can increase the risk of heart disease and diabetes. Li Min explained in detail.
As the car drove into the scenic spot, the topic of the two became more and more in-depth. Li Min also mentioned a case of a doctor, "The doctor once told me the story of a patient.
The old gentleman had been disobeying the doctor's advice and had to eat a lot of steamed buns and white rice every day, and was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes soon after.
Later, he began to change his diet strictly according to the doctor's advice, eat less carbohydrates and eat more of the above four foods, and his blood sugar level dropped significantly after half a year. ”
"It seems that these small changes can make a big difference. Zhao Ping sighed.
As the bus arrived at its destination, the two got off the bus together and started their holiday journey in the warm spring sunshine.
On this day, Li Min not only brought healthy snacks but also a new understanding of a healthy lifestyle.
However, after enjoying a good day, a question suddenly rose in Li Min's heart: "If we have been eating inappropriately in the past, can these food changes really reverse the health problems accumulated over the years in a short period of time?"
Although the body's ability to repair itself is strong, it is also limited.
Long-term poor eating habits may have caused some irreversible damage to the body, such as long-term high blood sugar may lead to retinopathy.
Therefore, it is always more important to start adjusting your diet as early as possible, and prevention is more important than cure.
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