Apply the '4 less - 4 more' rule to live long

The ancients have a saying "Trouble comes from the mouth - Illness comes from the mouth" meaning: Eating and drinking have a great impact on each person's health.

Whether or not people can live long, healthy lives depends not only on what they eat but also on how they eat.

So remember the following eating rule of 4 less - 4 more to keep your body healthy:

Fruits and vegetables are very good foods for the body.

1. Eat less meat - more vegetables

Animal meat contains a lot of fat, protein, cholesterol... which when entering the body will turn into acid, damaging cells.

Meanwhile, vegetables and fruits contain more nutrients that are good for the body such as vitamins, minerals, etc., which help alkalize and prevent aging.

2. Eat less sugar - more fruit

Sugar is on the blacklist of foods that make the body heavy and age quickly. When sugar enters the body, if not used up, it will accumulate into fat, causing blood sugar disorders leading to diabetes.

Fruits also provide vitamins, minerals and fiber.

Although fiber has no nutritional function, it aids the digestive process, prevents constipation, and makes it easier for toxins and excess cholesterol in the body to be excreted.

3. Eat less salty and more sour

A diet high in salt is harmful to the heart, kidneys...

Many studies have shown a correlation between high salt consumption and high blood pressure in the elderly. When the body absorbs more salt than normal, it will increase the pressure of blood on the artery walls.

Therefore, consuming too much salt means the risk of high blood pressure. People with high blood pressure also have a higher risk of stroke or problems related to cardiovascular disease.

At the same time, when the body contains too much salt, it will increase pressure on the kidneys, making you susceptible to kidney stones.

Eating a lot of acidic foods will help you lose weight quickly and help your digestive system work well. However, you need to be careful if you are having problems with stomach acid.

4. Eat less - chew more

Whether you are full or not does not depend on the amount of food but on how you eat. You should eat less and divide it into many meals a day. Don't let your body get too hungry or too full, both are harmful to your stomach.

Eating less but chewing slowly and thoroughly will keep you full longer than eating a lot but chewing quickly.

When eating, you need to take your time, eat slowly, chew thoroughly, enjoy the flavor of the food, and let your body slowly absorb the nutrients.

In particular, do not eat while doing other things so that the brain can only focus on digesting food, increasing absorption efficiency.

According to Family & Society