Gastrointestinal care is the key to a man's health. "The stomach" is an important organ for the body to digest and absorb food, and it is also the source of energy in the human body. The so-called "stomach" is based on stomach qi, as well as internal injury to the spleen and stomach, and various diseases arise from it, which highlights the importance of the "stomach".
Men who want to have a healthy stomach should develop good eating habits, while avoiding those bad habits.
1: Breakfast should be warm
"Many people like to drink cold boiled water for defecation or a glass of vegetable juice when they wake up in the morning, which is said to be able to absorb vegetable nutrients and clean up waste in the body.".
"However, eating and drinking cold food when you wake up in the morning can make various systems in the body contract more and blood flow more sluggish. Therefore, the first bite of food in the morning should be warm food.".
After a whole night, after waking up, the stomach will try its best to digest the food we eat, so breakfast should not only be eaten well, but also at the right time.
Basically, breakfast time should be 30 minutes after getting up and taking cereal staples, such as hot porridge, hot oatmeal Congee, hot soybean milk, with a small amount of vegetables, bread and fruit, but not meat.
It is important to remember that skipping breakfast or having a poor breakfast quality can lead to lethargy, poor complexion, and even insufficient qi and blood in the stomach meridian.
2: Chewing slowly nourishes the stomach more than food
"The stomach is the organ that grinds food and initially digests it, so food stays in the stomach for a certain period of time, and through gastric motility and digestion of gastric juice, large particles of food are converted into small particles.".
Small particles of food break down into small molecules, which smoothly pass through the digestive tract mucosa and enter the blood, while other large molecules can only be turned into feces and excreted.
Please try to imagine: If the nutrients entering the gastrointestinal tract are all liquid or paste like small particles, can they not be quickly digested and absorbed? This is why chewing slowly nourishes the stomach more than food.
3: Avoid consuming high fiber foods
Although high fiber foods are beneficial to health, some high fiber vegetables and fruits may increase exhaust emissions. If you want to increase the amount of fiber in your diet to maintain health, start with a small amount and gradually adapt your intestines, which can reduce flatulence.
(Intern Editor: Lin Yanjuan)