The human body contains about 70% water, and water plays an important role in the human body. There is nothing wrong with the saying that man is made of water. Water is the source of life, and it is very important to supplement enough water for health and longevity. The water content of porridge is as high as 90%, and the combination of water and starch fiber can keep the water in the human body for a longer time.
After you get through the porridge, you will find a delicate and oily layer of rice oil on it, and Chinese medicine believes that this layer of rice oil has extremely high nutritional value, even comparable to the special nourishing and health-preserving soup. A Dream of Red Mansions once said that bird's nest porridge is Baochai's top beauty product. Although it is inseparable from bird's nest, porridge is beneficial to the absorption of nutrients.
Moreover, people who keep healthy and live a long life will have a good stomach, and normal defecation every day is a big secret to prolong life. Cooked soft glutinous porridge is easy to be absorbed and digested, and it is rich in dietary fiber and has a maintenance effect on the stomach.
Finally, drinking porridge is conducive to the enrichment and diversification of nutrition, because all kinds of rice, beans or some fruits and vegetables can be added to porridge, and a bowl of porridge after full boiling can be supplemented with nutrients such as calcium, iron, zinc, selenium and vitamins in protein.
Drinking porridge can also prevent colds and other minor problems, which is the best choice for health. So I think cooking nutrition porridge with some other auxiliary materials can prolong life.