Drink porridge

Judging from the eating habits, long-lived old people like to drink porridge. Ma Yinchu, a famous economist, and his wife Zhang are both centenarians, and they both like porridge very much. Every morning, 50 grams of oatmeal is added to 250 grams of boiling water and brewed for two minutes to make porridge. Every day, never stop.

In life, millet is the best tonic for the elderly. Sick old people should drink more millet porridge. Millet benefits the five internal organs, thickens the stomach, nourishes body fluid and strengthens bones and muscles. A famous doctor in Qing Dynasty said: "Millet is the most nourishing. Rice oil when cooking rice porridge is better than ginseng chicken soup. "

Corn is the staple food.

Corn is the staple food for the elderly. The American Medical Association made a survey and found that none of the native Indians in the United States had hypertension and arteriosclerosis. They used to eat old corn. Medical scientists have found that old corn contains a lot of lecithin, linoleic acid, grain alcohol and vitamin E, so it is not easy to suffer from hypertension and arteriosclerosis.

One kilogram of milk a day.

Drinking milk is a common habit of long-lived old people, especially the birthday girl who lives in the city. It is said that there are more than 20,000 centenarians in the United States, 80% of whom are women, and their eating habit is generally to drink milk. Benin, the birthday girl of 100 years old, drinks two glasses of milk every day, sometimes more, so when she is 100 years old, she still shows no signs of osteoporosis.

Milk is high in lysine and low in cholesterol. All carbohydrates are lactose, which can be converted into lactic acid in the intestine and can inhibit the growth of spoilage bacteria. Milk is rich in calcium, has high absorption rate and contains more vitamins A and D, which is necessary and beneficial for the elderly.

Milk is fermented to make cheese. Eating cheese can prevent dental caries. Drinking yogurt can lower cholesterol, so people who drink yogurt regularly are not prone to cardiovascular diseases, and can also improve eyesight, strengthen teeth and prevent cell aging.

sweet potato

Eating sweet potatoes is a big hobby of many old people. Medical scientists have found that sweet potatoes have five functions:

1. tonify blood and medium coke, which is rich in nutrition.

2. Wide bowel ventilation to promote defecation.

3. Yiqi Jinsheng, enhance immunity.

4. It contains anticancer substances, which can prevent cancer and fight cancer.

5. Anti-aging and prevention of arteriosclerosis.

Doctors say that sweet potato contains a lot of mucin, so it can prevent the atrophy of liver and kidney connective tissue and enhance human immunity. Sweet potato also has the function of scavenging active oxygen to avoid cancer induced by active oxygen. Because sweet potato contains more calcium and magnesium, it can prevent osteoporosis.

tofu

Old people generally like to eat tofu. They said, "Fish makes a fire, meat produces phlegm, and cabbage and tofu keep you safe." The main components of tofu are protein and isoflavones. Tofu has the functions of supplementing qi and deficiency, reducing blood lead concentration, protecting liver and promoting metabolism. Eating tofu regularly is good for health and intellectual development. The elderly often eat tofu, which has a good therapeutic effect on arteriosclerosis and osteoporosis.

Chinese cabbage

Chinese cabbage, ordinary dishes, old people, favorite. Mr. Qi Baishi, a master of Chinese painting, has a picture of Chinese cabbage, which is known as "the king of Chinese cuisine" and praised "a hundred dishes are not as good as Chinese cabbage".

The old man often says, "After eating cabbage for half a year, the doctor enjoys leisure." Chinese cabbage contains minerals, vitamins, protein, crude fiber, carotene and nitrosamine glycosidase which decomposes carcinogens. In terms of medicinal efficacy, Chinese cabbage has the effects of nourishing stomach and relaxing bowels, relieving hangover and relaxing bowels, lowering blood lipid, clearing heat and preventing cancer.