The article is excerpted from "Into Health" by Yang Yonglong
Health is an extremely important content for human survival. It is important for human development, social change, cultural renewal, and lifestyle change. , plays a decisive role. So, what makes a person healthy? In 1948, the World Health Organization clearly stipulated that health is not only the absence of physical disease, but also mental health. Only physical and mental health and a sound body are complete health. It can be seen that mental health is an integral and important part of human health. How to maintain a healthy body and mind? The following suggestions are for your reference: Establish clear goals in life
Stalin said: "Only great goals can produce great perseverance." The goal is a beacon, the goal is a flag. If a person does not have a goal in life, he can only wander on the journey of life and never reach the ideal shore. Life will appear mediocre, boring, and boring, and may breed various harmful health effects. bad habits. There are many things to pursue in life, but due to the limitations of subjective and objective factors such as the level of the living environment, the level of social and cultural situations, and personal actual conditions, it is often impossible to have both. This requires us to firmly grasp this principle in real life: whether we want a "fish" or a "bear's paw", that is, to determine a clear goal of struggle. If you don't have a fixed goal to pursue in life, you will want "fish" for a while, "bear paws" for a while, and you will want both "fish" and "bear paws" after a while. But what is regrettable is that I have lived a very hard life but have not accomplished anything decent.
The fable "Pulsatilla" vividly depicts this kind of life: when it heard the oriole singing melodiously, it learned to sing from the oriole. After singing for a while, it felt that the singing voice was uncomfortable, so it stopped learning. It also saw that sparrows built beautiful and comfortable nests, so it learned to build nests from sparrows. Later, it said: it was holding branches every day, and its mouth was rotten, and its wings were broken due to fatigue. It was too boring; it also learned from eagles. Flying, flying every day, was monotonous and boring, and it got discouraged. Later, it learned to hunt from an owl, staying up day and night, unable to see the beautiful scenery but still listening to the movements of its prey. It took it several days to learn. I'm tired of it...
Everything that the white-headed man does ends up but ends halfway, and he still accomplishes nothing even though his hair is gray. This fable profoundly reveals that without a fixed goal in life, it is impossible to succeed. At the same time, a person's time and energy are very limited. It is necessary to realize the value of life, seek greater development, and achieve some achievements that make you refreshed and happy within a limited time. It is even more impossible without clear goals. . In fact, those who can dominate this world, enjoy the happiness of life, and live healthily are those who "stick to the green hills and never relax", who focus on one thing and reach the pinnacle of success. Because they have a clear pursuit of goals, their lives become fulfilling and poetic, which effectively eliminates all kinds of negative emotions and harmful interference from the outside world. They live and daily life regularly and are full of energy and vitality. This is the most important spiritual power to ensure a healthy life.
Extended reading: "How to Set Goals" series and treat others with tolerance
The book "Spiritual Mentor? Emotional Management" points out: Giving makes you healthier. In today's world, science and technology are advancing by leaps and bounds, the knowledge economy has taken shape, and competition has reached a fever pitch. Although clarifying goals and pursuing success in life are the elements of health, extending a helping hand, being tolerant to others, and working together to make progress are the "additives" that keep people young, healthy, and happy forever. Mr. Huard is the director of the advertising and public relations department of the largest communications company in the United States. In his spare time, he volunteers for "parolees" in the Kansas Reformatory, raises funds for children's homes, and donates 14 gallons of The blood was given to the state blood bank. All this made Mr. Ward feel: "I am a happy guy!" His healthy and fulfilling life illustrates that "being tolerant to others and doing good deeds" can beautify life and resist the pressure of life. We know that people who are generous are happier. The Bible says: You will reap what you sow.
Being magnanimous and selflessly helping others will usually receive some unexpected and precious rewards: the love and gratitude that arise when we help others. Love, like stress, has a cumulative effect. American medical scientist Dr. Sells said that if we can hoard good feelings, just like swallows hoard food for the winter, we can also survive adversity safely and securely. These feelings remind us that we have good prospects when everything goes wrong. , and gain confidence and courage, so that life will be much easier.
There are many good moral maxims in our country, such as: "Love your neighbor as yourself, love your house as your own"; "I am as old as my elders, and I am my young as my young ones"; "Helping others is a pleasure", etc. wait. Caring for others is a commendable virtue. From caring for others, you feel that you are not alone and that you are needed by others. The more love you give, the more happiness you will get, and your body and mind will also be better. The healthier you become. Develop good living habits
The "Huangdi Nei Jing", a wonderful book from ancient my country, says: "People in ancient times, those who knew it, followed yin and yang, harmonized with numbers, had a moderate diet, and lived a regular life He works regularly and does not work rashly, so he can be in harmony with his body and spirit, and he can live out his life until he is a hundred years old." Special emphasis is placed on eating in moderation and living regularly, requiring people to develop good living habits. Good living habits will benefit people throughout their lives, and their value to health cannot be underestimated! However, in real life, some students do not take this seriously. They lack regularity in life, entertainment, rest and study. They often act on a whim, forget about everything, and tend to go to extremes in everything. For example, some people like to stay up all night reading, playing chess, cards, dancing, and lack regularity in eating and sleeping, etc. This is seriously harmful to health.
As early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period more than 2,000 years ago, our "Sage and Master" Confucius recognized the harm of bad living habits to people's health. He said: "People have three deaths, not the other." Life has been taken. If the husband is not sleeping well, eating improperly, working too hard, he will die if he is sick." This means that there are three kinds of death for people, which are not normal, but are caused by bad life. Caused by habit. That is: being unable to sleep on time and getting up on time; not controlling diet, eating and drinking indiscriminately; unrestricted entertainment or excessive work and rest; if things go on like this, diseases will invade the human body and cause death.
Modern scientific research has proven that the human body’s life activities operate in a controlled manner under the strict control of the biological clock. If you obey it and follow it, it will make you radiant and energetic; if you don't obey it and act against its laws, it will make you haggard, life dim and even dead. Laozi advocates "Tao follows nature". Only by following the laws of nature can we maintain good health. To this end, we must develop a regular and quantitative regularity in diet, daily life, study, work and various life systems, and maintain it from beginning to end. Only in this way can a good conditioned reflex system be established in the cerebral cortex, thereby ensuring that various physiological functions of the body can perform optimally.
Extended reading: "Cultivation of a good habit in one month" requires a reasonable nutritional composition
Adolescents are in an important stage of body growth and have special requirements for various nutrients. . At this stage, on the one hand, due to the large amount of physical activity and strong metabolism, study, life, labor, and physical exercise all need to consume more calories. Therefore, the basic requirement is high calories; on the other hand, the growth and development of the body also needs to provide additional energy. "raw material". During this important period of physical development, it is very important to ensure a reasonable supply of basic nutrients such as sugar, fat, protein, minerals, vitamins and fiber. A reasonable diet should be that each meal is eighty percent full, with half of the staple food and half of the non-staple food. The staple food should be a combination of coarse and fine grains; the non-staple food should be in a ratio of 1:1:3, that is, animal protein (chicken, duck, fish, meat, etc.) 1 1 serving of vegetable protein (soybeans and various soy products), 3 servings of vegetables and fruits. The secret to maintaining youthful activity lies in exercise
Scientific research has proven that physical activity can promote a clear mind and quick thinking.
Because sports can give the brain active rest, improve the blood supply to the brain, and maintain normal working ability of the brain; sports can promote blood circulation and improve heart function, especially during exercise, the blood flow of the coronary arteries is higher than that at rest. 10 times higher. A foreign biologist discovered through experiments that the diameter of the coronary arteries of marathon runners is 1 to 2 times longer than that of ordinary people. This is the physiological basis that exercise can prevent coronary diseases; exercise can also improve the function of the respiratory system. As oxygen demand increases during muscle activity, breathing accelerates and deepens, which promotes the development and functional improvement of the lungs and surrounding muscles and ligaments; exercise can also make bones and muscles strong.
Experiments have proven that the average person’s femur will break as long as it bears 300 kilograms of pressure; but the femur of people who regularly participate in physical exercise can withstand 350 kilograms of pressure without breaking; exercise can also regulate people’s psychology , making people energetic and energetic; regular physical exercise can also improve the body's adaptability and resistance to diseases, prevent and cure diseases, delay aging, and make people healthy and live longer. For our students, swimming, gymnastics, long-distance running, martial arts, cycling and various ball games are excellent sports exercises. In terms of exercise, everyone can choose according to their interests and physical condition. Here, I would like to remind everyone to pay attention to the following two key points when exercising: the first is moderation, and the second is perseverance and perseverance. Indispensable hobbies
Modern life is both tense and busy. After busy and stressful study, work and life, we find a quiet and ideal place to engage in something that interests us as a hobby. Recreational activities are very good for regulating your mood and eliminating fatigue. For example, practicing calligraphy, playing musical instruments, painting, collecting stamps, playing Go and chess, doing some photography, making small projects, etc. are all ideal projects to improve health and can be selected and cultivated according to your own interests. Once you identify it, you must stick to it, make it your true hobby, and strive for new achievements as much as possible. Create a humorous and optimistic character
"Humor is a happy additive to daily life, and humor is a lifebuoy in the waves of life." In fact, humor is indispensable in helping you relax your frown, loosen the wrinkles on your forehead, relax and tighten your heart muscles, and forget the troubles in life. There is a scientific basis for using humor to regulate physical and mental health. In the study of "Untreatable Diseases", some doctors found that humor is closely related to physiological state. Laughter caused by humor will cause the muscles to lose their pace, and the pain related to the muscles may disappear after a burst of laughter; laughter stimulates the brain to secrete a catecholamine hormone, which can trigger "endorphins" A large amount of secretion, which has a natural analgesic effect; laughing humorously will stretch the muscles of the whole body, thereby dilating the blood vessels, so that the tense and congested internal organs can be relieved and rhythmically relaxed, and can be actively massaged. Humor is the lubricant that expands and improves interpersonal relationships. A humorous and optimistic personality is extremely beneficial to a person's physical and mental health, but you have to pay attention: to be a healthy trigger and growth agent, humor must be creative and constructive. Rather than being offensive and defamatory. Therefore, we must eliminate slander and ridicule, and we must not base our happiness on the pain or embarrassment of others.
As for the use of humor, Dr. Olson reminded: There are three levels of humor. One is cynicism, but this is destructive and undesirable. The second is an unexpected pun, which has a positive nature. The third is universal humor, which is an appreciation of the paradoxical truths and absurd and abrupt phenomena of life, which is also positive and constructive. People with this kind of humor may be more flexible, able to bend and stretch, become square and round, and can be freely retracted and retracted; they may be more able to despise difficulties, hold their heads high, face reality, and calmly survive the setbacks and failures in life. For example, the life experiences of cross talk masters Ma Sanli and Ma Ji illustrate this point.
For your health and for your life to be enjoyable and interesting, please pay attention to cultivating and shaping a healthy, toned and sound mind and body