1. Emotional stability
A survey of 34 centenarians in Yimeng Mountain area by Linyi Research Center for the Aged in Shandong Province shows that these centenarians have the same characteristics: optimistic and cheerful personality, open-minded, loyal and kind, harmonious family and good interpersonal relationship. Maintaining emotional stability is the basic condition for longevity. Old people who live alone are not good for their health. Because I rarely associate with people, my loneliness is enhanced, my mood is unstable, and my chances of using my brain are obviously reduced. According to statistics, the incidence of Alzheimer's disease is 69% higher than that of the elderly who do not live alone. A study conducted by experts from the Centers for Disease Control in the United States shows that living in harmony with people close to you or colleagues who work together can slow down the aging of the brain, enhance health and prolong life.
Scientific diet
The above survey also found that the diet of these centenarians is relatively simple, because they live in mountainous areas with inconvenient transportation and their food is mainly produced locally. They take corn, millet, wheat flour, sweet potato (sweet potato, sweet potato) and beans as their staple food; Non-staple food is mainly fruits and vegetables, which meets the requirements of low calorie and low fat. It is worth mentioning here that people in this area are used to eating "small tofu", that is, mixing bean powder with white (green) vegetables and cooking them together. According to analysis, this food is rich in vitamins, protein and trace elements. The food composition can be used for preventing atherosclerosis (cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases) and diabetes.
Because there is no cooking oil, I seldom eat fried and fried food. Recently, a study by the University of California found that fried foods are rich in oxidized cholesterol, which can form fat blocks in blood vessels, leading to atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease and cerebral infarction. Among the centenarians surveyed, few people suffer from cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
Expert research suggests that an unbalanced diet can also induce cancer. Tony Macmichael, a professor at the University of London, announced to the press that the World Cancer Foundation has published a report on the relationship between diet and cancer, arguing that cancer can be prevented, and unbalanced diet is one of the causes of cancer. Changing eating habits, eating less meat and eating more fruits and vegetables can obviously reduce the incidence of cancer.
Proper exercise
The exercise of the elderly can be arranged according to their actual situation. Walking, jogging, playing Tai Ji Chuan, aerobics, dancing, gateball and chess are all suitable sports. The most important thing is to choose the exercise that you like and can bear, and the most important thing is to persist. After a few years, you will feel the superiority of participating in sports. As for the intensity of exercise, the degree is that you don't feel tired, or you feel tired, but you can recover after a short rest; If you still feel tired after getting up the next morning, it means that you exercised too much the day before 1 and you should reduce it. After exercise, the heart rate can be increased, but it cannot exceed 1 10 beats/min.
4. Overcome bad living habits
When people are old, they often keep some bad habits, such as smoking and drinking, not sleeping on time, unbalanced diet, and the types of food only meet the taste. In order to keep healthy, these bad habits must be resolutely changed, especially smoking.