Qi Baishi was born in 1864 and died in 1957 at the age of 93. At the age of eighty or ninety, he is still full of energy and insists on painting, which shows that his health is far superior to that of others.
People summed up his longevity experience in five aspects: first, seven commandments, second, eight noes, third, drinking tea, fourth, eating properly, and fifth, playing erhu. In fact, the way of keeping in good health revealed from the details of Qi Baishi's life is also worth pondering by modern people.
Nutrition of Shrimp Skin Cabbage
Qi Baishi likes to draw shrimp and cabbage in his paintings. He also likes to eat shrimp and cabbage in his daily diet. Shrimp skin and cabbage are very common and cheap things, but Qi Baishi regarded boiled cabbage with shrimp as delicious for a long time.
From the analysis of modern nutrition, shrimp skin is small, but it is rich in nutrition. Protein in shrimp skin is much higher than that in beef, chicken and fish, and there are many kinds and quantities of minerals, especially iodine and calcium. Shrimp skin also contains unique astaxanthin, which is a strong antioxidant and has significant anti-aging effect.
Although Chinese cabbage is common, it is also known as a good health care product in many ancient books and has the reputation of being the king of hundreds of vegetables. Modern medicine believes that Chinese cabbage can enhance gastrointestinal function, resist cancer and prevent aging, beauty beauty. It can be seen that simple shrimp-skin cabbage meets the nutritional requirements of modern health care.
Low salt diet promotes the health of the elderly
One detail in Qi Baishi's daily diet is often overlooked, that is, his sense of taste is extremely weak, even too weak for ordinary people to understand.
It is said that once Qi Baishi's mother cooked taro without salt and deliberately asked Qi Baishi if it was salty. After eating it, Qi Baishi said it was only salty, which showed that it was light.
Ancient Chinese medicine books say that light food can be supplemented, and modern medicine also believes that excessive salt intake can easily lead to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases such as hypertension and heart disease. It can be seen that Qi Baishi's health all his life has a lot to do with his not eating salty things.
Mental Health in Resting Qi Baishi's longevity can not be separated from his attention to mental health. Besides painting for most of his life, he has a good habit of rest. Every morning, Qi Baishi always sits upright in his chair, closes his eyes slightly, is not disturbed by external things, and focuses on his inner self. This persistence for a long time, similar to Taoist meditation, has a significant effect on health.