Many people say: There are some things that must not be done after meals. If you step on the taboo minefield, you will have to say goodbye to longevity.
Is this really the case?
Dr. Clove has found out all these statements. Let’s take a look.
Can’t you take a walk after dinner?
Hey! [Walk a hundred steps after dinner and live to be ninety-nine], is that what you said?
Walking after meals will neither cause insufficient gastrointestinal blood supply nor induce functional dyspepsia.
If you are a friend with high blood sugar and want to lose weight, taking a walk after meals can help you reduce the blood sugar just rising after meals, which is better than sitting down to study and work or lying down to sleep immediately.
Can’t take a nap after dinner?
[Sleep when you are full, eat when you are asleep] Sounds lazy, very two senior brothers, but in fact it has nothing to do with getting fat, as long as you are not full and eat two more.
Moreover, drowsiness after meals is a normal physiological phenomenon for many friends. It is not because blood runs to the stomach and intestines to cause cerebral ischemia and hypoxia, but mostly due to blood sugar fluctuations and hormones.
If you feel sleepy, of course you should sleep, don’t carry it hard. Don’t sleep at this time, stay and wait for insomnia before sleeping?
Can’t you lie down after dinner?
Some people take a nap on their stomach, but this is not good for cervical vertebrae and eyes, so naturally they have to choose to lie down and sleep.
Generally speaking, for gastroesophageal reflux patients with serious acid regurgitation problems, it is recommended not to lie down within 2 hours after meals.
Other people have no big problem. They can lie as they like and as comfortable as they like.
Can’t drive after dinner?
If you are an old driver who meets the first two [stay up at noon and waste the afternoon], then you are really not suitable to drive immediately after meals.
Compared with drunk driving and drug driving, the danger of [trapped driving] [fatigue driving] is not small at all.
What if you know you want to drive?
Driving is not full, eating is not driving.
To be on the safe side, you can rest for about half an hour and drive again when you are in good spirits.
Can’t take a bath after dinner?
If you are a friend with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular problems, take a bath immediately after the meal, which may lead to a dangerous situation of wrestling in the bathroom due to dizziness.
However, for the vast majority of people, the possibility of being affected is not very high.
Can’t brush your teeth after dinner?
There is no basis.
Rumor has it that brushing teeth after meals will destroy enamel and make teeth soft and brittle due to the acidity of food, which is purely a rumor.
There is a lot of food residue in your mouth after eating, so there is no doubt about the benefits of brushing your teeth and cleaning them. Moreover, the fluorine contained in toothpaste can also promote the firmness of teeth.
If it is not convenient to brush your teeth or you are really too lazy to brush your teeth, then don’t brush them and don’t speak ill of brushing your teeth.
Brushing your teeth immediately after dinner has another small advantage, that is, you are less likely to eat food taken late at night … after all, you are lazy.
Can’t drink tea after dinner?
Hey! [A cup of tea after dinner, refreshing and helping digestion], is that what you said?
In theory, the composition of tea will solidify some proteins, which may affect absorption.
But in fact, it is only not recommended to drink a lot of strong tea, and it is generally impossible to dilute gastric juice without drinking more than 2 liters of water. Therefore, don’t mind too much about the statement that you can’t drink it for half an hour to one hour after a meal.
Can’t you eat fruit after dinner?
In the same sentence, if you are full, don’t eat two more bites.
This is only because fruits also have calories and a strong sense of satiety, rather than what’s immediate eating of fruits will block all the food he had eaten in his stomach for dyspepsia.
Can’t you loosen your belt after dinner?
If we say that without a waistband, the stomach will have no support and will cause gastroptosis, then we have to ask: What about people who have never had a waistband?
The waistband is not tied to the stomach, and gastroptosis is only a state in which the position of the stomach is relatively low, which will not lead to stomach discomfort.
But then again, when you eat, you have to loosen your waistband to loosen your waistband. Is it still necessary to eat two more when you are full?
Can’t exercise after meals?
This makes sense, otherwise it is easy to cause fork.
However, it is not absolutely strict to say that you can exercise immediately half an hour or one hour after a meal.
The amount of food eaten varies, and the digestion speed varies. Generally, after the stomach empties for half an hour to 4 hours after the meal, most of the exercises will not be affected.