Emotion and diet health
In eating activities, we often experience that when people are happy, they will eat a lot and digest well when eating, while when they are angry, sad and other negative emotions, they will feel that they have no appetite and eat like chewing wax. Under severe anxiety and tension, abdominal distension, diarrhea and other discomforts may occur.
People's digestive function is very sensitive to emotional changes. In a positive and happy emotional state, the gastric mucosa will be congested and red, gastrointestinal peristalsis will be strengthened, and the secretion of digestive glands will be normal, which is conducive to achieving normal digestive function. When in a negative emotional state such as depression, sadness, disappointment and grief, the gastric mucosa is pale due to ischemia, gastrointestinal activity is weakened, gastric mucosa secretion is reduced, and gastric acidity is reduced, which is not conducive to food digestion and absorption. However, if you are angry and anxious for a long time, the secretion of gastric juice will continue to increase, making the acidity in the stomach too high, making the digestion of gastric juice greater than the neutralization of mucus and the self-repair ability of mucosa, thus leading to the onset of peptic ulcer.
It is also found in medical clinical work that many digestive system diseases are related to bad emotions and belong to psychosomatic diseases. Common ones are: chronic gastritis, gastric ulcer, duodenal ulcer, ulcerative colitis, nervous vomiting, chronic hepatitis and so on. In addition to the necessary medication, it is also important to regulate bad mood and eliminate pathogenic factors. Therefore, we should not only pay attention to nutrition and hygiene, but also pay attention to emotional regulation in eating activities, so that people can have good digestive function in a positive emotional state, promote health and prevent diseases.
First of all, we should pay attention to psychological adjustment before meals. There may be setbacks and pressures of one kind or another in life, which makes people feel bad. Before eating, you can properly adjust your mentality and get rid of bad emotions for the time being. Diet is a kind of enjoyment to meet people's physiological needs. Don't let the troubles of life dilute the pleasure of eating. You can go home or go to an elegant restaurant, think about how to eat this meal well, don't worry about things, and prepare dinner with a relaxed and happy mood.
When eating, people's attention should be focused on eating activities, and it is not appropriate to read books while eating and think about problems while eating. The food is as good as you like, delicious and delicious. Good food can make people feel happy and increase their appetite. The dining environment should be clean and tidy, and some melodious music can be played to create a good atmosphere.
Pay attention to psychological adjustment after meals. People often say that you can live 99 years by walking a hundred paces after a meal. The function of walking after meals lies not only in the promotion of gastrointestinal function by slight activities, but also in the fact that people have a relaxed and happy psychology during walking. Don't go to work immediately after dinner. You should have a pleasant rest time, so that the gastrointestinal tract can complete its digestive function normally.
In short, people should pay attention to eating activities and have a good mood. Eating rough food and eating in a hurry just to fill the stomach is not good for people's physical and mental health.