時尚雙語:5種有助於健康長壽的生活習慣
Is it really possible for anyone to live happily to 100? The good news is that your body was designed to be 100 - you just have to get out of the way.
Getting out of the way means taking an honest look at the habits and lifestyle you are living with today. Most of us have developed habits that limit our true health potential.
But don't let these bad habits of the past discourage you - it is never too late to make new choices. What you did in the past can be changed, and your body will respond in kind. What matters is what you do from this moment forward.
Top 5 Daily Habits for Your Longevity
It takes 14 to 21 days of repetitive behavior to form a new pattern in your brain. Once the pattern is formed, it becomes an automatic behavioral response. As you develop new healthy habits, they will begin to replace bad habits. These healthy lifelong habits are adapted straight from the time-tested traditions practiced by centenarians all around the world, and I can say with certainty that they will transform and rejuvenate you!
Eat five small meals a day.
In the Western culture, meals are taken three times a day, but it is much better to eat five smaller meals. When you eat smaller portions five times a day, you deliver a steady stream of nutrients, blood sugar, and energy to your body throughout the day. Additionally, eating this way is less taxing on the digestive and metabolic systems and also reduces your risk of heart disease.
Climb the stairs instead of using elevators.
The health benefits of a daily exercise program cannot be stressed enough. Regular exercise can help promote physiological well-being, strengthen the immune system, maintain joint mobility, increase energy - and the list goes on. Look for opportunities all through your day to work in physical activity. Power-walk, run, or ride your bike instead of driving. Begin a daily tai chi practice. Join a gym and actually go! Practice safely and watch your health results pile up.
Laugh it up!
We know from research that laughter and joy boost immune functions, especially the production of the natural killer cells that help protect the body from illness and cancer. Laughter also increases the release of endorphins, compounds that give you a sense of well-being, in your brain. Without a doubt, joyful people live longer and healthier lives.
Drink 8 glasses of water every day.
Water is essential for all healthy body functions. Centenarians from around the globe cite their native water as the source of their health and longevity - and the scientists agree with them. What they all have in common is pure water sources located far from any city, free from chemicals and toxins.
Choose filtered water; the best filtration processes are the ones that use activated charcoal, which removes the impurities but leaves the water-soluble minerals. Also, do not store water in plastic containers because the polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) can leach into the water.
Unwind with meditation.
Stress is the root cause of most of the diseases that shorten our life span. In our modern society stress will continue to increase - unless you find techniques to manage it. Meditation is the best way to release tension and revitalize your being. It teaches you to breath properly, which is critical for eliminating up to 70% of your body's toxins and wastes. It also quiets your mind, lowers your stress hormones, and teaches self-discipline, which is a necessary attribute to achieving your health and longevity goals.
Try this beginning meditation:
Sit comfortably on a chair or the floor. Breathe naturally and close your eyes. Each time a thought appears, put it inside a balloon and let it fly up into the sky and disappear. Do this until the thoughts are exhausted. After a bit, your body will feel very light, and your mind will become still. The first few times it may take a while, but it will get easier and faster with practice.
I hope you use these healthy habits for years to come! I invite you to visit often and share your own personal health and longevity tips with me.
May you live long, live strong, and live happy!
-Dr. Mao
是否我們每個人都能快樂無憂的活到100歲？是的，上帝在製造我們身體的時候就已經給了它100年的有效期——如果你能合理使用你的身體的話。
合理的使用自己的身體？是的，先看看你現在的生活習慣和生活方式吧。很多人的不良生活習慣極大的限制了他的健康潛力。
你不必因爲過去的那些不良生活習慣而氣餒——現在做出新的選擇還不算晚！改掉你過去的那些壞習慣，很快你的身體狀態就會發生一些令人驚喜的變化。重要的是此刻你是不是已經決定改變！
能使你健康長壽5大生活習慣
這大概需要連續堅持14至21天來在你大腦中形成新的生活習慣。一旦新的生活習慣形成，它就成爲了一個無意識的身體反應。一旦你養成了新的健康生活習慣，那麼以前的不好的生活習慣就自然的被取代了。這些健康生活習慣是從世界各地的壽星那裏直接獲取的第一手資料。如果你能照做並且堅持下來的話，我敢說你一定會每天都充滿活力！
1、少食多餐之每天吃5頓飯
西方的生活習慣是每日三餐，但是如果選擇少食多餐——每天五餐的話也許會更有利於你的健康。當你每天分5次用餐，每餐都只吃少量食物的話，這將有助於你體內營養、血糖和能量的平穩吸收。另外，這種飲食方式將減輕你的消化和新陳代謝系統的負擔，並且降低你患心臟病的風險。
2、選擇爬樓梯而不是乘坐電梯
有規律的鍛鍊有助於改善你的生理機能，強化你的免疫系統，增強關節的靈活性，讓你更有活力，等等等等之類的好處。日常生活中你可以找到很多鍛鍊的機會。快步走，跑步，或者選擇騎自行車而不是開車上班。每天打一會兒太極。趕緊找個健身房開始吧！鍛鍊時要注意安全，然後記得觀察鍛鍊給你帶來的健康成果。
3、大聲的笑出來！
研究表明笑聲和快樂會提高你的身體免疫力，特別是它們會產生的自然殺傷細胞能使你免受疾病和癌症的侵害。平時多笑一笑，這會讓你的大腦分泌更多的安多芬——一種能使你感覺愉快的化學物質。快樂的人們更長壽，這是毋庸置疑的。
4、每天喝8杯水
水份是我們身體有多重要大家應該都很清楚。全球各地的長壽老人都把家鄉的水比作他們健康長壽的源泉——科學家們也都同意他們的這種說法。不含化學物質和毒素的遠離城市的純淨水資源，是我們所共同擁有的。
5、通過冥想來放鬆自己
生活工作中的壓力是那些導致我們壽命減少的疾病的誘因。現代社會的壓力越來越大，冥想是釋放壓力使你重新擁有活力的最好途徑——除非你發現了別的對付壓力的方法。冥想能教會你一種新的呼吸方式，這種呼吸方式能釋放你體內70%的毒素與廢物。冥想還會是你的內心更平靜，教會你自律——這對你能不能最終執行這個計劃有着至關重要的聯繫。
試着這樣開始冥想“
找張椅子坐下來，或者地板上，怎麼舒服怎麼來。閉上眼睛，自然的呼吸。每當一個想法出現在你腦子中時你就把它放進一個氣球，然後放飛它，讓它在天空中越飛越高，越飛越高，直到消失不見。反覆的這樣做，知道你腦子中的想法耗盡。過一會兒之後，你會感覺你的身體變輕了，思維也越來越平靜。第一次做時也許比較困難花費你很長時間，但是之後會越做越好。
我希望你能把這些好的生活習慣一年一年的長期堅持下去！如果你也有一些有關健康和長壽的小祕訣，希望你能和我們分享！
祝你健康長壽，天天開心！
-Dr. Mao
