The secret of longevity of centenarians

Children and grandchildren are filial and don't drink cold water.

Li Qingxian and Guo Xiurong, who live in fengqiu county, Henan, are 265,438+04 years old. The couple gave birth to nine children, and now five generations live under one roof, with more than 20 children and grandchildren/kloc-0, all of whom are very filial. Couples often eat coarse grains instead of cold water.

Interpretation by experts: Older people whose children and grandchildren are filial have warmer and safer lives, which will naturally add points to their longevity. The elderly have weak spleen and stomach, so drinking cold water often will stimulate the stomach and intestines, which is not conducive to health. Middle-aged and elderly people with cardiovascular diseases and high blood viscosity can effectively prevent cardiovascular diseases by drinking some water in the middle of the night, but they must not drink cold water. Chinese medicine believes that drinking cold water at night will affect the growth of yang, while western medicine believes that drinking cold water is not conducive to blood circulation. From the point of view of protecting teeth, gargling and drinking water are also warmer and healthier.

Rice vinegar with rice and sweet potato every day.

Wu Tingyi and Liang, who live in Wanning, Hainan Province, are 265,438+02 years old this year. The couple like to eat rice vinegar with rice and eat sweet potatoes every day; Love to do farm work, never idle; Harmonious feelings, love to chat.

Expert interpretation: Rice vinegar has the function of softening blood vessels and lowering blood lipid and cholesterol. Li Shizhen's Compendium of Materia Medica also recorded its effects of "reducing qi and promoting digestion" and "drinking less blood and promoting qi circulation". But people with gastric ulcer and hyperacidity should not eat more rice vinegar. Sweet potato is the only potato food containing vitamin C in starch staple food, which helps to resist oxidation and aging. Sweet potato contains chlorogenic acid, which can prevent freckles and senile plaques and delay cell aging. In addition, the potassium content of sweet potato is higher than that of apple and citrus, which is beneficial to prevent and relieve hypertension, and it is the longevity food of the elderly.

Read books, newspapers and practice calligraphy.

Jess Zhang and his wife Wang Huamei, who live in Binzhou, Shandong Province, are the only centenarians in this city. Their total age is 20 1 year. Zhang went to a private school when he was a child. With the family style of reading newspapers and practicing calligraphy at home, there is always a strong ink fragrance at home.

Expert Interpretation: How long have calligraphers lived since ancient times? When practicing calligraphy, the key points should be solid, palm empty and wrist flat, which embodies the unity of form, spirit and cultivation. When lifting a pen, the fingers and wrist joints move rhythmically with the stroke order, which can adjust the muscles and nerves of the arm and drive other parts of the body to move slowly, thus achieving the effect of "invigorating the bones and muscles and moving the limbs". Of course, when practicing calligraphy and painting, we should pay attention to adjusting the body (posture), adjusting the breath (breathing), adjusting the heart (mind), eliminating external interference and enjoying it.