Six life habits done in reverse

Rest when tired, drink water when thirsty, and seek medical treatment when sick. This is a habit that people have formed over the years. If people stick to this lifestyle, the result is often "too late to mend the fold". Although it is not too late, it has already caused harm to the body. In recent years, some people in the medical community have advocated a retrograde health-preserving method that is contrary to people's living habits, that is, rest even if you are not tired, drink water even if you are not thirsty, go to the toilet even if you have no bowel movements, and seek medical treatment even if you are not sick. Practice has proved that this is also a positive and proactive way of health preservation.

Rest even if you are not tired

People's tolerance for fatigue is limited. When fatigue exceeds the limit, health will be damaged. Resting even when you are not tired is an active way of resting, which is more beneficial to your health than resting when you are tired. When people feel tired, metabolic waste products such as lactic acid and carbon dioxide accumulate in the body. A short rest cannot completely remove these waste products. Over time, they may lead to illness.

On the contrary, if people take a rest before they feel tired, less waste will be accumulated in the body and it will be easy to excrete the waste, so that their physical strength can be restored and they will be more energetic. Scientific experiments have proven that active rest can stimulate and coordinate the functions of all organs in the body, improve the body's immune level and disease resistance, and is especially helpful in preventing fatigue and achieving both labor and fitness.

Drink water even if you are not thirsty

Water is one of the six essential nutrients for the human body. Water plays an irreplaceable role in maintaining human life activities. Medical research shows that insufficient drinking water affects metabolism, blood circulation, reduces organ function, increases toxic substances, and becomes a breeding ground for various diseases. Once the feeling of thirst occurs, it indicates that the body's water shortage has reached a certain level. Especially for the elderly, whose bodies react slowly and who do not feel thirsty even without drinking water, this can easily lead to the occurrence of a variety of diseases. Therefore, people should drink more water and drink water frequently. Actively drinking water is an important measure to ensure the health of the elderly.

No bowel movement but still going to the toilet

“If you want to live long, keep your intestines clean; if you want to be immortal, keep your intestines free of feces.” To achieve "constantly clean intestines", in addition to dietary adjustment, prevention and treatment of digestive system diseases, you should also develop the habit of regular bowel movements. Middle-aged and elderly people generally suffer from constipation due to organ aging, decreased function and reduced abdominal pressure. You should insist on regular bowel movements. Even if you don't have a bowel movement, you should squat in the toilet. Developing a habit and forming a conditioned reflex plays an important role in relieving constipation and promoting health and longevity.

Seek medical treatment even when you are not sick

Taking the initiative to check the body is a new fashion in health care in recent years. It is a sign that people's awareness of self-care has increased. Pay attention to observing your own health status at any time, adhere to the principles of "prevention is better than cure" and "treat illness to Chinese medicine at the earliest stage", seek medical treatment when you are sick and prevent illness when you are healthy. This is very necessary for health and longevity.

No joy but happiness

A happy mood can produce a benign stimulation to the body, making the pulse, blood pressure, respiration, secretion of digestive juices and metabolism in a balanced and coordinated state, thereby improving the body's immunity and disease resistance. Recent studies have discovered a very meaningful rule: a positive and optimistic attitude towards life will activate the body's adaptability and curb the development of disease. Happy events don't happen every day, but happiness can be found every day. To keep a happy mood at ordinary times, you can talk more about happy things, get in touch with more humorous people, watch more crosstalk and comedy sketches, and read more humorous books, so that you can laugh often.

Coughing without phlegm

Coughing is a protective reflex action and also a symptom of certain diseases.

Coughing has three functions: First, it clears phlegm from the trachea. The second is to eliminate harmful pollutants from the lungs. Due to the increasingly serious environmental pollution, there are more and more harmful substances and smoke in the air, which is an important reason why the elderly are more likely to suffer from bronchitis, pneumonia, emphysema and lung cancer. The third is self-rescue techniques for certain cardiovascular accidents.

Some people suffer from cardiovascular diseases and have poor cardiovascular regulation and compliance. When they stay in bed for a long time or stand up from a squatting position, they are prone to orthostatic hypotension due to inadequate blood pressure regulation, which can easily induce cerebral ischemia and lead to syncope. If you cough forcefully a few times before changing your body position, you can squeeze the pulmonary circulation, allow blood to flow into the heart, and by "shocking" the heart, speed up its contraction, increase blood pressure, and improve blood supply to the brain, which can effectively prevent fainting. Coughing at the moment the heart stops beating also gives the dying heart a chance to be "defibrillated" and revived. This self-rescue measure is difficult to replace by any modern heart rescue measures.