Three meals a day is essential, and a healthy and regular diet is the most basic requirement. After dinner, there is usually a break. What have you been doing these days? In fact, half an hour after a meal is the best time to keep fit. At this time, maintaining good hygiene habits is very beneficial to your health.

Half an hour after breakfast: eat some fruit and massage your knees.

Whether it is an instant breakfast such as bread and milk, or a traditional breakfast with porridge, fried dough sticks and soybean milk, there is a problem of single nutrition. Experts believe that eating a little fruit after breakfast is a good supplement to breakfast. The best choice is kiwi fruit and strawberry, because these two fruits are very rich in vitamins. Taking rich vitamins in the morning can refresh the mind and ensure the work efficiency in the morning. In addition, eating fruit after breakfast can also promote digestion, which is conducive to nutrient absorption.

After breakfast, you can massage your knees or pat the outside of your calves. Theoretically speaking, at 7-9 am, the stomach meridian is called "Changshou meridian" in the meridians of traditional Chinese medicine and passes through the knee joint. Rubbing the knee joint repeatedly about 20 minutes after a meal can make the stomach meridian unobstructed, and it can also drive away cold and protect joints in cold winter, which is a good health preserving method. In addition, you can pat the outside of the calf for 5 minutes. There is Zusanli, the most important acupoint in the human body. Playing after meals helps to prolong life.

It should be reminded that many old people are used to exercising in the morning, but half an hour after meals is not a good time to exercise. Exercise immediately after meals is easy to cause indigestion. If the intensity of exercise is high, it will also cause abdominal pain or gastrointestinal diseases, which is also very dangerous for patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Therefore, do exercise at least half an hour after breakfast.

Half an hour after lunch: have a cup of yogurt and take a nap.

For those office workers who have to sit in front of the computer after lunch, it is necessary to have a cup of yogurt after lunch. Yogurt contains a lot of organic acids such as lactic acid and acetic acid, which not only gives yogurt a refreshing sour taste, but also helps to form delicate curd, thus inhibiting the reproduction of harmful microorganisms. At the same time, it can reduce the alkalinity of intestine, increase the acidity of intestine, and promote gastrointestinal peristalsis and secretion of digestive juice. Moreover, the study found that tyrosine in yogurt also helps to relieve psychological stress, high tension and anxiety.

Half an hour after lunch is a critical moment to adjust your physical and mental state. Experts suggest that office workers can take a nap during this time. Psychologists have found that taking a nap at noon can relieve stress and improve memory, even if it is only ten minutes, the effect is immediate. You can use this time to stretch your waist, stand on tiptoe and take a deep breath, which can refresh your mind.

For the elderly, it is not appropriate to take a nap immediately after lunch, because after lunch, the blood will concentrate in the digestive system, the blood flow rate will slow down, the blood viscosity will increase, and the blood flow of important organs such as the heart and brain will decrease relatively. If you sleep at this time, it may aggravate the lack of blood supply to the heart and brain, causing discomfort such as chest tightness, dizziness and fatigue. In severe cases, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular accidents may be induced.

Half an hour after dinner: do housework and play meridians.

In a busy day, the time after dinner is the most abundant, and people also like to arrange a lot of things after dinner. However, experts point out that keeping in good health after meals is taboo.

First, don't rush to drink tea. Chinese people have the habit of drinking tea after meals, but a large number of acidic substances in tea can combine with iron and zinc in food, leading to the loss of iron in food. You'd better drink it in half an hour.

Second, don't rush to take a bath and soak your feet. Doing so will increase body surface blood flow and decrease gastrointestinal blood flow, thus weakening the digestive function of the stomach. It is recommended to rest 1~2 hours first.

Third, many old people are used to going to the community or square to participate in some activities immediately after meals, such as square dancing and boxing. In order to avoid discomfort, it is best to go half an hour after meals.

So, what should I do during this time? For people who want to lose weight, this half hour is very important. About 30 minutes after dinner, the human small intestine began to absorb. Consciously exercising during this period can effectively lose weight. Therefore, it is advisable to use this time to clean the room, tidy up the desk or wardrobe, or massage each other among family members, which can all play a role in consuming calories. In addition, drinking some water half an hour after a meal can strengthen the body's digestive function and help fat metabolism. Experts also suggest that you can use this time to beat the meridians, mainly for Ren meridian, that is, the middle part above the lower abdomen. There are many important acupoints here. After eating, gently pat it for 20 minutes from top to bottom, which can help digestion and keep fit.