Don’t do these 6 things that will shorten your life one hour after a meal

In fact, after meals we always habitually do things that we shouldn’t do, and unknowingly seriously affect our health. Take a look at these 8 things you should never do within an hour after a meal, and see how many of them you have done?

1. Eat fruit immediately after a meal

Phenomenon: Many people like to eat some fruit after meals, thinking that they can replenish the carbohydrates and trace elements needed by the human body and also relieve greasiness. In fact, this is a wrong lifestyle habit.

Result: Over time, it will cause symptoms such as bloating, diarrhea or constipation.

Reason: After food enters the stomach, it needs 1 to 2 hours to digest. If you eat fruit immediately after a meal, it will be blocked by the food you have eaten previously, causing the fruit to not be digested normally.

Solution: Fruit is best eaten between meals

2. Drink strong tea after meals

Phenomenon: Chinese people love to drink tea, and drinking tea with meals seems to be a complete service. However, drinking strong tea before or after a meal is a very bad behavior!

Result: indigestion, iron deficiency anemia.

Reason: Drinking tea after a meal will dilute the gastric juice, affecting the digestion of food and the digestion and absorption of nutrients. For example, tea contains theanine, which can interfere with the absorption of protein and trace elements. Especially when trace elements such as calcium, zinc, iron, etc. exist at the same time as theanine, the absorption rate will be significantly reduced. Tea contains a large amount of tannic acid. Drinking tea after a meal will cause the protein that has not been digested in the stomach to combine with the tannic acid to form indigestible precipitates, affecting the absorption of protein. In addition, tea leaves can hinder the absorption of iron, and long-term consumption can even cause iron deficiency anemia.

Solution: Not only should you know how to eat, but you should also know how to match food with food.

3. Smoking after meals

Phenomenon: "A cigarette after a meal is better than being a living god" is a famous saying among smokers.

The result: damage to the liver, brain, and heart vessels.

Reason: Research results show that gastrointestinal motility increases and blood circulation speeds up after meals, and the ability to absorb smoke is the strongest. If you smoke a cigarette at this time, the harmful substances in the smoke will enter the blood more easily than usual, and the amount of poisoning will be greater than the total of smoking 10 cigarettes at normal times.

Solution: It is best to quit. If you really can’t quit, then try the following methods.

4. Take a walk immediately after a meal

Phenomenon: There are two old sayings in China. One is "Take a hundred steps after a meal and you will live to ninety-nine", and the other is "If you want to live to ninety-nine, don't walk after a meal". Which of these two sayings is more reliable?

Result: indigestion.

Reason: For some people, walking a hundred steps after a meal will not only prevent them from living to 99, but also affect the absorption of nutrients by the digestive tract due to the increased amount of exercise.

5. Take a bath after meals

Phenomenon: Some people like to take a bath after a meal, believing that taking a bath after a meal can promote blood circulation and is beneficial to health. Some people sweat profusely when they eat, and like to wash themselves clean after eating. Some people also hate the smell of cooking fumes in restaurants. However, taking a shower immediately after a meal can have a significant impact on your body.

Reason: Taking a bath after a meal will increase the blood flow on the body surface and reduce the blood flow in the gastrointestinal tract accordingly, thereby weakening the gastrointestinal digestive function and causing indigestion.

6. Driving after a meal

Phenomenon: Many people know that you can’t drive after drinking, but do you know that you can’t drive after eating?

Result: Car accident

Reason: Driving immediately after a meal can easily lead to a car accident.