Habit 1: Breathe in for a long time and breathe quickly (try to go to a place with good air).
The basis of Taoist practice is breathing and breathing. Correct and good breathing habits have a great influence on a person's health. After all, any factors that affect breathing will have a negative impact on health and longevity, especially breathing will affect various physiological functions of the body, such as blood pressure, heart rate, blood circulation and body temperature.
Breathing method is as follows:
Relax the abdominal muscles. When the abdominal muscles relax, give yourself enough time to exhale in an appropriate way, and remember the most appropriate degree: the length of inhalation is twice that of exhalation.
Habit 2: Eat less and eat more.
Not only the elderly, but also young people with digestive system diseases should develop the habit of eating less and eating more. Research shows that skipping a big meal is very important for your health.
First of all, you should know your hunger and have a small meal every 2 ~ 3 hours. If you go out to eat, eat half of it and take the rest home to eat later, but it is recommended not to eat after ten o'clock.
Secondly, eat more fish and choose smaller fish, such as wild or organic salmon and fresh sardines.
Thirdly, don't forget foods rich in cellulose, such as whole wheat food, whole oat food, brown rice and so on.
Finally, take multivitamins every day, especially vitamin D.
Habit 3: Go to bed as soon as possible, instead of requiring a fixed length of sleep.
Many people have a deep-rooted view that 8 hours of sleep every day is the most beneficial to their health. Not exactly, because the quality of sleep is also good or bad.
If you need an alarm clock to get up; Need a nap every day during the day; Falling asleep or dozing off while reading a book or watching a movie may indicate that you don't have quality sleep.
At this point, I suggest you choose breathing exercise to help you fall asleep. At the same time, keep the sleeping environment dark and quiet. Remember to feel your physical condition carefully. When your body signals that you need to rest, you must go to bed.
Habit 4: Keep positive energy.
Maintaining an open-minded and indifferent attitude is a very important thing in the process of health care for the elderly, that is to say, it is very important to ensure mental health. If you have good interpersonal relationships in your later years, you will feel comfortable, which is also beneficial to the health of the elderly.
Besides physical health, mental health is the most important thing for the elderly. A good attitude is conducive to the healthy operation of various functions of the body. Regarding the mental health of the elderly, we mainly introduce the following points about mental health:
First, pay attention to interpersonal relationship and psychological communication.
Old people should not only keep in touch with old friends, but also make new friends. They should often chat with friends and exchange thoughts and feelings, so as to care about each other in life, exchange ideas with each other, learn from each other's strengths in group activities and interpersonal communication, absorb life nutrition and make themselves feel comfortable and happy.
Second, keep optimistic and cultivate healthy psychology.
Old people should be full of confidence in life, try to be generous, open-minded and optimistic, try to give full play to their advantages in knowledge, experience, skills, intelligence and expertise, and find new life fun.
Third, be good at getting rid of troubles and keeping abstinence.
In the face of troubles in life, you don't have to be upset, let alone depressed, but release bad emotions in time through various channels. Be good at transcending external fame and fortune, don't overwork housework and keep yourself in a good mood.
Fourth, pay attention to diet nutrition and strengthen physical exercise.
A healthy person can better ensure mental health. The elderly should usually take more high-quality protein and eat foods rich in vitamins and low in fat, such as lean meat, milk, eggs, bean products, lotus seeds and longan.
Old people should also choose suitable sports, such as walking, jogging, boxing, doing exercises and so on. And the strength should be comfortable.
Fifth, expand the colorful living space.
The elderly should enrich their lives according to their physical condition and hobbies, such as practicing calligraphy, learning painting, planting flowers and plants, raising birds, reading newspapers, watching film and television dramas, etc. This can not only stretch the mind, but also cherish time, learn new knowledge and make life more meaningful.