40 years old, for men, is a sign of maturity, but also the golden period of career development; for women, taking care of children, household chores, hard work has become the norm of life. But busy, they may have ignored their health. Recently, the British “Daily Mail” published a survey shows that by the age of 40, nearly 3/4 of the British people began to worry about health, and regret not to develop healthy habits when they were young. “40 is a watershed moment for health!” Hong Zhaoguang, director of the Cardiovascular Disease Committee of the China Association of Geriatric Health Care, stressed that before the age of 40, people eat and drink and fight for their lives; after the age of 40, if they continue to overspend on their health, they may really end up having to “buy their lives with money”. The British survey also showed that although 64% of people have begun to change their habits, but there are still half of the people worried that even if the immediate action can not make up for the damage caused to the body in the past. In this regard, British health experts Lindbergh said bluntly: “Nothing is more surprising than people are ready to throw away bad habits, as long as the change starts now, can certainly help you live a healthier, longer life.” 1, eat more 4 kinds of food. Tianjin Nutrition Society Honorary Director Fu Jinru said that people in middle age should try to achieve a balanced diet, in addition to ensure regular diet, eat seven minutes full, but also appropriate to eat more fresh fruits and vegetables and coarse grains, less fried, barbecued food, etc., do not eat haphazardly, meals big fish and meat. A Japanese study found that after the age of 40 to eat more 4 kinds of food: soy products to improve bone density, oats to help lower cholesterol, almonds are good for blood sugar control, eat deep-sea fish 4 times a week to improve hypertension. 2, quickly quit smoking. Yang Gonghuan, professor at Peking Union Medical College and vice president of the Chinese Tobacco Control Association, stressed: “Tobacco and smoke contain more than 250 toxic or carcinogenic substances, which are extremely harmful to the respiratory system, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular. It’s never too late to quit smoking!” Studies show that quitting smoking at the age of 40 can lead to an extra 9 years of life. In addition, when people reach middle age, their careers are beginning to take off, and socializing is inevitable, they should enjoy themselves with small drinks, but not without getting drunk, otherwise their liver will be seriously damaged. Beijing Friendship Hospital liver disease center director Jia Jidong suggested that drinking must grasp the amount of low white wine up to 2 two, moderate white wine do not exceed 1 two, strong wine to control within 25 ml, beer a day up to a bottle. 3, do strength exercises. People in middle age, metabolism began to slow down, the chances of obesity increased, if you do not pay attention to exercise, the risk of chronic diseases will be doubled. Leeds City University Professor of Kinesiology Cook pointed out that after the age of 40, the muscle will gradually reduce, it is recommended that weekly dumbbells, barbells, resistance bands and other help to “rebuild” the muscle group strength training, to 3 times a week, each time 8-10 sets is appropriate. If there is no time, daily walks, brisk walking 30 minutes, also beneficial to health. 4, a change of mindset, subtractive life. 40 years old around, many people have to face the “mid-life crisis”, career may be in a bottleneck, stagnant; the family has an old and a small, heavy burden of life. In this regard, Dr. Xiao Zhenyu, a doctor of psychology at Peking University, pointed out that people in midlife is the mindset, if the accumulation of knowledge and experience when you are young is to do addition, after the age of 40 we must learn to do subtraction, timely cleaning up negative emotions. Adjust the relationship between work and life, more attention to themselves and their families, can make people more open-minded. 5, adjust the marriage. 40 years old, less love and newlywed sweet and romantic, more day-to-day chores and tend to dull feelings, marriage began to appear crisis. Xiao Zhenyu suggested that after 40 years old also to create a honeymoon period, couples can arrange a trip once a year to develop common hobbies, find the feeling of love, rekindle the spark of love. 6, pay attention to medical checkups. Chinese medicine believes that after the age of 40, people’s internal organs, the twelve meridians began to decline, the external manifestations of the skin is increasingly relaxed facial luster slowly disappear, hair graying, etc., while the internal changes are cardiovascular and cerebrovascular become fragile, chronic diseases began to accumulate, so regular medical checkups are very necessary. Beijing Geriatric Hospital Health Checkup Center Medical Examiner Ma Yi suggested that in addition to basic items such as blood pressure and blood sugar, it is recommended that people in their 40s increase the examination of blood vessels, prostate, bone and joint, Helicobacter pylori infection, tumor markers, breast, cervical and thyroid. People who have family genetic diseases should do targeted examinations. 7, start brain health. Once you pass 40, many people suddenly find themselves easily distracted and always forgetting things. “These are the epitome of a mid-life ‘brain crisis’.” Wang Yuping, chief physician of the Department of Neurology at Beijing Xuanwu Hospital, said the brain can do “aerobic exercise” every day, such as reversing the clock and calendar to make it more difficult to watch; try to change the route home to reacquaint yourself with your surroundings; adjust the layout of your home every few months, etc. In addition, but also often to the brain “detox”, by laughing, meditation, listening to music and other ways to relax the body to the brain to decompress. 8, protect the teeth. Zhang Ye, deputy director of Peking University Stomatological Hospital, said that after 40 years old, saliva secretion decreases, the oral self-cleaning ability becomes poor, teeth began to “strike”, periodontitis, tooth pain, gum redness and other problems will ensue. Therefore, middle-aged people should pay more attention to oral health care. 40 years old, in addition to adhere to the daily morning and evening brushing, but also once a year to clean teeth.