Intestinal health determines life span
If the intestines are not good, the mood will be bad.
Intestine is the largest detoxification organ of human body, which undertakes most of the detoxification tasks of human body and also bears the heavy responsibility of resisting diseases. Even when people are at rest, the intestine is still moving, which not only participates in the digestion and absorption of food, but also participates in the regulation of many important organ functions.
In addition, the intestine can be called the second "brain" of human beings. There are 1000 billion nerve cells in the intestine, which are mainly responsible for people's subconscious activities. Serotonin, dopamine and a variety of happy hormones are synthesized in the intestine. Therefore, a large part of emotions will be affected by the intestinal nervous system.
Bad habits make the intestines age ahead of time.
Intestines also have ages. As long as the intestines are young, people are more likely to live longer and be healthier. With the increase of physiological age, the intestinal flora will change. Take Bifidobacterium which is beneficial to intestinal flora as an example. When most people reach adolescence, bifidobacteria gradually decrease. In youth, the proportion of Bifidobacterium gradually decreased from 40% to about 10%, and the intestine began to age. After entering middle-aged and elderly people, the number of beneficial bacteria such as Bifidobacterium is further reduced.
Therefore, the number of bifidobacteria is often used to judge the intestinal age, but also reflects a person's physical condition. In order to ensure the number of beneficial bacteria in the intestine and make the intestine younger, we can eat some foods that can provide beneficial environment for the intestine. For example, soybean contains soybean oligosaccharides, which is helpful for the reproduction of beneficial bacteria.
So, can intestinal beneficial bacteria sit back and relax? In fact, if you don't pay attention to maintenance, some unhealthy lifestyles, such as irregular work and rest, improper diet, smoking and drinking, will make the intestinal microecological environment unbalanced, which will lead to premature intestinal aging. In particular, the abuse of antibiotics and other drugs will cause great damage to the beneficial flora of the intestine and lead to premature aging of the intestine. Without the restriction of beneficial flora, harmful flora such as Escherichia coli and spoilage bacteria will take the opportunity to multiply, causing great damage to important organs such as heart, brain, liver, kidney, digestive tract and skin, causing many diseases and even life-threatening.
In addition, to protect the intestines, we should also prevent "drunk eating" and "angry eating". "Drunk" means having the urge to sleep after a meal. This is because just after eating, the whole body blood is concentrated in the digestive system, and the cerebral blood flow is reduced, which leads to the decrease of brain activity excitability, so I want to sleep. If you eat and sleep at this time, it will affect intestinal digestion. So someone thought of a famous way to preserve one's health: "Walk a hundred steps after a meal and live to ninety-nine." However, the time and way of taking a walk after dinner are quite particular. Generally, it is best to take a walk about 20 minutes after a meal, and rubbing the abdomen while walking is very good for intestinal digestion.
"Meal rage" refers to eating in a bad mood. Being angry after a meal can lead to food accumulation, but eating immediately after being angry will not melt. Western medicine believes that anger can cause sympathetic nerve excitement, act on the heart and blood vessels, weaken digestive function and worsen appetite. Therefore, no matter what happens when eating, don't get angry, so as not to affect digestion and hurt the intestines.
Defecation is a technical job.
When it comes to protecting the intestines, the first thing most people think of is defecation. Defecation does reflect and affect the health of the intestine. To defecate smoothly, pay more attention to the following points:
1. If defecation is obvious, you should go to the toilet immediately. Don't read newspapers or play with mobile phones when going to the toilet, so as not to affect defecation.
2. Don't squat in the toilet for a long time. If you have been squatting in the toilet for more than 5 minutes and still feel uncomfortable, it should be over.
3. Don't use too much force when defecating, so as not to damage the anus. You should gradually increase your strength and use it. If constipation and defecation are difficult, exertion is not only not conducive to defecation, but may increase cardiovascular and cerebrovascular pressure. Many heart patients have a sudden attack when they go to the toilet because of improper exertion, and their stools can't be discharged, and their blood vessels burst first. When defecation is not smooth, proper anal lifting is more effective.
4. At the end of defecation, you should lift your hips first, and then stand up straight slowly to prevent dizziness or syncope.
In addition, teach you a natural therapy to help defecate: the patient sits on a bedpan filled with about 2000 ml of hot water and fumigates. The stimulation of hot air can enhance intestinal peristalsis and soften feces, which is beneficial to excretion.