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. ?
2. Why do people feel sleepy when they are full?
A recent study published on the website of a British weekly shows that people feel sleepy after meals because the increase of blood sugar level inhibits the neurons in the brain that remain awake and alert.
Professor Dennis Buldakov, who is in charge of the study, said: "The results of this study are in line with the basic principles of biology, because drowsiness after meals may be caused by the body telling us to relax to save energy."
Buldakov's team studied the brain cells of a group of neurons called orexin. Orexin neurons exist in hypothalamus and can produce orexin protein, which plays an important role in keeping people awake. These neurons are inactive at night. If they are dysfunctional, it will lead to narcolepsy and the patient will feel sleepy.
Previously, experts knew that blood sugar could inhibit orexin neurons, but they were not sure about the sensitivity of orexin neurons. Buldakov's team put orexin neurons through subtle changes in blood sugar levels, just like when they are full and hungry every day, and then measured their discharge frequency.
Buldakov said: "We found that a slight increase in blood sugar caused by normal eating can lead to the closure of orexin neurons." He said that this shows that neurons are more active when blood sugar is low, so people will feel sleepy when they are full and can't sleep when they are hungry.
3. Why do you feel sleepy after eating?
Sleepiness after meals is a typical symptom of spleen deficiency. Chapter 21 of Differentiation of Meridian in Huangdi's Internal Classic states: "When you drink into the stomach, you will lose essence in the spleen; The spleen qi disperses essence and goes up to the lungs; Through waterways, along the bladder; The water essence is four weaves, and the five meridians are parallel. It is normal to combine the five internal organs and yin and yang at four o'clock. "
Shui Gu entered the stomach, after preliminary digestion, was sent to the spleen, where it was further digested and absorbed. Later, with the help of temper, the essence went up to the lungs, from which it was sent to all parts of the body to nourish the viscera and organs. Therefore, when the temper runs healthily, people's digestive function is good and their bodies are full of energy. If the spleen is weak in temper and loses health, and the spleen itself cannot complete this task, then the body needs to mobilize more qi and blood to complete this task.
When the workload of the spleen suddenly increases after meals, the spleen system needs more qi and blood to help the spleen digest, absorb and transport nutrients, which will inevitably lead to a decrease in the supply of qi and blood to other organs of the body. When the supply of qi and blood in the brain decreases, there will be symptoms of drowsiness, and those with spleen deficiency will have symptoms of drowsiness after meals, but they can still control not to sleep; People with severe spleen deficiency must sleep after meals, otherwise they can't continue to work; What's more, I was too sleepy to control when I started eating. In this case, after acupuncture and moxibustion, the symptoms of drowsiness after meals will gradually ease until they disappear.
If you find that you are always sleepy after meals, even if you get enough sleep at night, this will still happen. Then, it is more likely to be spleen deficiency. In order to relieve the drowsiness after meals, we should pay attention to regulating the spleen, which can be adjusted by acupuncture, taking ginseng Guipi pills and other drugs, or eating chestnuts, coix seed, cowpeas, red dates, beef and other foods.