Four methods of maintaining health after meals in ancient Chinese medicine

Busy modern people lack exercise and are under great work pressure, and many people are in sub-healthy condition. Diseases such as cervical spondylosis, stomach problems, computer vision syndrome, etc., health care has become a "luxury" for modern people. In fact, health care can start from the details of health. The following are recommended health care methods commonly used by the ancients after meals.

Walk slowly after eating

"Sheyang Zhenzhong Fang" records: "Walking a few hundred steps after eating is very beneficial to people." It means that walking slowly after eating can help promote gastrointestinal motility, the secretion of gastrointestinal digestive juices and the digestion and absorption of food, which is beneficial to human health. However, you should not walk briskly, do strenuous exercise, or sit down or lie down to rest immediately after eating, otherwise it will be harmful to your health.

Massage the belly after eating

Sun Simiao, a great medical scientist in the Tang Dynasty, once said: "After lunch, rub your belly with your hands and walk one or two hundred steps slowly. Rubbing the belly after a meal can cure all diseases." Massaging the abdomen after a meal can promote gastrointestinal motility and blood circulation in the abdominal cavity, which is beneficial to enhancing gastrointestinal function, but also can serve as a benign stimulus, which is transmitted to the brain through nerves, which is beneficial to the regulation and function of the central nervous system, and is beneficial to fitness and disease prevention. Specific method: Place your palms on your abdomen, with the navel as the center, and slowly and gently massage clockwise and counterclockwise for 20 circles each.

Enjoy music after dinner

The ancients said: "Don't get angry after eating, and don't eat after getting angry." Soft and light music, or even a pleasant environment, can act as a benign stimulus to regulate the body's digestion and absorption functions through the central nervous system. On the contrary, noisy noises, strong and exciting rhythms, chaotic environments, and foul and unpleasant smells will undoubtedly have adverse effects on mood and appetite. Therefore, enjoying soft, bright, beautiful and moving music after eating is of great benefit to the human body.

Rinse your mouth after eating

The ancient medical scientist Zhang Zhongjing pointed out: "You should rinse your mouth after eating to keep your teeth healthy and your mouth fragrant." Rinsing your mouth after eating can keep the mouth moist and clean the teeth. It can stimulate the taste buds on the tongue, enhance the taste function, and effectively prevent and treat oral and dental diseases. Protecting the mouth and teeth is beneficial to increasing appetite and aiding digestion and absorption. In this way, the elderly will feel that their food is delicious, their body is healthy, and they can live a healthy and long life.