Many people who can keep fit know that eating a balanced diet and eating slowly is beneficial to health and even helps to prolong life, but in fact, the time after eating also has an important impact on longevity. So, what are the good habits after meals that help to prolong life?

1, rinse your mouth after meals

After eating, a lot of food residues will remain in the mouth. At this time, gargling helps to clean up food residues, avoid the growth of oral bacteria, and inhibit the reproduction speed of oral bacteria, thus preventing the occurrence of oral diseases. It also helps to reduce the influence of food retention on tooth growth and protect teeth. In addition, gargling after meals also helps to freshen the breath and reduce oral odor.

2, massage the abdomen

Moderate and appropriate massage on the abdomen after meals can not only accelerate the peristalsis of the human intestine and promote the digestion of food, but also stimulate the brain and regulate the function of the nervous system, thus achieving the functions of fitness and disease prevention. Pay attention to massage, wrap your palm around your navel 100 times or so, and touch it clockwise or counterclockwise, without too much force.

3. Take a walk after supper.

Walking after meals helps to promote gastrointestinal peristalsis and improve gastrointestinal digestion; But also helps to accelerate the decomposition of blood sugar and reduce the risk of diabetes. However, it should be noted that you can't exercise immediately after meals, especially strenuous exercise, because a lot of exercise is easy to make blood flow to the limbs, leading to insufficient blood supply to the digestive system and indigestion. It is better to do slow exercise for half an hour after meals.

You need to keep a steady mood after dinner, and don't get angry. Because anger, irritability, anxiety and other negative emotions will be transmitted to the central nervous system, affecting the gastrointestinal function of the human body and reducing the digestion and absorption of food. Therefore, to maintain a positive mood after meals, you can choose to listen to music and watch some favorite books or movies to adjust and ease your mood, which will help the digestive system digest food better.

Forming good habits after meals has a good health preserving effect and helps to prevent diabetes and hypertension. Long-term adherence to these habits, longevity is not particularly difficult.