● Ten long-lived elderly people who are nearly a hundred years old, but all of them are full of energy, can sing and dance, and eat well!
This issue of " I am a great doctor " filmed and observed the daily life of these long-lived elderly people, and found and recorded many common good habits of longevity and health care that they have.
Professor Zhang Shengsheng, director of the Digestive Center of Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Capital Medical University, was invited to the show to talk about health and wellness, and lead the audience to reveal the longevity and health care codes of these centenarians!
The 85-year-old grandfather recommended longevity hair cake
Mysterious ingredients can help control blood sugar
A spirited 85-year-old grandpa recommended his own table must-have food-healthy hair cake. In the health hair cake , grandpa also specially added a mysterious ingredient to help control blood sugar! The secret ingredient is chickpeas .
Modern nutrition proves that chickpeas have high nutritional value, and chickpeas have obvious advantages in dietary fiber and protein content compared with rice noodles that are eaten daily. In addition, chickpeas also contain trace elements - chromium, which plays an important role in the body's glucose metabolism and fat metabolism, which can increase insulin activity and the number of insulin receptors in the body, thereby controlling blood sugar. effect.
Professor Zhang pointed out that Chinese medicine believes that chickpeas are "flat in nature, enter the stomach meridian, sweet in taste, non-toxic, and mainly quench thirst". Chickpeas have the auxiliary effect of tonic and treatment for promoting body fluid and quenching thirst, clearing stomach and purging fire.
Diabetes mellitus is characterized by polydipsia, polyuria, and weight loss. It is especially common in middle-aged and elderly people. If the body shows symptoms such as polydipsia, it is caused by the body's yin deficiency and dryness. Experts suggest that people with yin deficiency, dryness and heat, and stomach fire can eat a moderate amount of chickpeas to help the body clear heat and detoxify, and supplement the lack of yin fluid in the body. In terms of dosage, it is recommended to consume 50g of chickpeas per person per day, and it is better to grab a handful.
Eating ginger can also be healthy
How to choose ginger is very particular about
Ginger is an essential condiment in the home kitchen. But centenarians say that ginger can also be used for health! This is because it can dispel wind and dispel cold, warm and stop vomiting, and transport and transform the functions of the spleen and stomach. But did you know that if ginger is eaten incorrectly, not only will the efficacy be completely lost, but it will even cause damage to the body. How to correctly choose ginger with health benefits?
Jiang is the "senior veteran" of Jiangzhong, also known as Jiang's mother. When ginger is fully loaded for 10 months, it is fully mature and aged. Old ginger has less water and more fiber, and has a spicy taste. It is usually used to dispel wind and cold in daily life. However, because old ginger is spicy, it is not suitable for direct consumption. It is usually added to dishes or boiled ginger tea. The daily kimchi and cold dishes are " devil ginger ", also known as artichoke . But in fact, its scientific name is " Jerusalem artichoke ", but it looks like ginger, but it is not a ginger family plant, and it has no effect of ginger.
wants to use ginger to assist in health preservation. Professor Zhang recommends using ginger, the "little fresh meat" in ginger, tender ginger, which is not only full of health benefits, but also has a tender taste due to the short planting time, and the taste will not be so spicy. More suitable for raw food health.
In addition, what other good habits do centenarians recommend in daily life to maintain longevity? Tonight at 21:00, "I am a great doctor" will open the longevity secrets of centenarians with you!
