eat soup
We often say that "drinking soup before meals is better than prescription". Drinking a few mouthfuls of soup before meals is equivalent to adding some "lubricants" to the meridians, which can make the food swallow smoothly and prevent the digestive tract mucosa from being stimulated by hard food. At the same time, a small amount of soup can stimulate the secretion of gastric acid, which is beneficial to the digestion and absorption of food. Generally speaking, it is better to have soup about 20 minutes before meals.
But in fact, you can also drink soup after meals, but not too much. If you don't drink soup before, during and after meals, it's because the gastric juice is secreted too much after meals, and you only drink it when you are thirsty, or you drink soup in large quantities after meals, which will dilute the gastric juice and affect the digestion and absorption of food. "The more soup you drink after a meal, the fatter you get" means that drinking too much soup with high fat content after a meal can easily lead to excess energy and obesity.
Take a nap.
Many people will "fall down after a meal", which is to form the habit of taking a nap after lunch. People often feel dizzy, weak limbs and general weakness after waking up. The reason is that when people eat, blood flows to the gastrointestinal tract to help digestion, resulting in a decrease in blood flow to the brain and limbs.
So, avoid taking a nap immediately after lunch. The physiological law is to rest for half an hour after lunch, and then lie down and sleep for half an hour to an hour.
Eat fruit
I believe many people will use some fruits to make it after meals. Modern research shows that fruits eaten into human body after meals will be blocked in the stomach by the food eaten first, leading to fermentation reaction and even corruption, causing flatulence, constipation and other symptoms, which will adversely affect digestive function.
If you extend the time to eat fruit before meals, it is good for the immune system, but you must target specific fruits. It is generally believed that apples and other fruits that help digestion are best eaten before meals, and oranges and other fruits rich in vitamins are best eaten after meals. Eat more fruits before and after meals, generally one or half is better.
gargle
Zhang Zhongjing, a "medical sage", pointed out: "You can wash your teeth after meals." Gargling after meals can keep the mouth clean and moist, stimulate the taste buds on the tongue to enhance the taste function, effectively prevent and treat oral and dental diseases, help stimulate appetite and help food digestion and absorption.
When you rinse your mouth, you must remove the food residue left between your teeth to prevent bacterial growth and tartar formation.
Massage the abdomen
Sun Simiao said: "After eating, rub your stomach with your hands, take a step or two, and walk slowly." With the fast pace of modern society, it is unrealistic for many people to ask for "0/00 steps after meals", but it is feasible to massage the abdomen by hand after meals.
Specific practice: gently massage the abdomen in the palm and navel for 20~30 laps clockwise and counterclockwise. Massage the abdomen after meals can not only promote gastrointestinal peristalsis and abdominal blood circulation, but also enhance gastrointestinal function, and can be transmitted to the brain through nerves as a benign stimulus, which is beneficial to the regulation and exertion of central nervous system function, physical fitness and disease prevention. It is also suitable for patients with chronic diseases such as tumor, hypertension and diabetes.
have a bath
Many people like to take a bath after supper. This kind of thing is more common in summer, because some people take a bath immediately after meals, and most people use cold water to wash it, thinking that it can remove sweat and be fresh and pleasant.
In fact, it is not appropriate to take a bath immediately after a meal, because the whole body is paying attention to eating when eating, and the blood mainly circulates between the heart and the digestive tract. Sweating makes sweat pores wide open, and the water temperature is low, which makes it easy for exogenous pathogens to invade the heart and digestive tract, leading to angina pectoris and myocardial infarction. Generally, it is better to take a bath for half an hour after a meal.