Stomach, the engine of life energy. Chinese medicine believes that the stomach is the root of the human body, the normal physiological activities of the five viscera and six bowels are dependent on the glory of the stomach. Stomach gas is damaged, then all the diseases, so in the health care focus on “stomach gas”, in the treatment focus on “save stomach gas”. So, what is stomach qi? Stomach qi here, can be understood as the spleen and stomach for food digestion and absorption, and then the nutrients to the whole body’s function, is the body’s nutrient logistics center. If this function is damaged, the human body can not get enough nutrients from the outside world through eating, or poor transportation of nutrients, can not reach every corner of the body, it is natural to get sick. Modern people live a hectic, fast-paced life, mental stress, coupled with poor eating habits, it is easy to cause damage to the stomach qi, and then for the whole body of a variety of other diseases occurring to lay the root of the trouble. That being the case, what should we pay attention to in our daily lives in order to nourish the stomach and health, to achieve the purpose of preventing diseases before they occur? The first is diet, which is the closest contact with the spleen and stomach, if the diet is not appropriate, it will directly damage the stomach qi. Therefore, the diet should pay attention to the following points: eat less fried food and pickled food This kind of food is not only not easy to digest, aggravate the burden of the digestive tract, and contains a variety of carcinogenic substances, a greater danger to health. Eat less irritating food and cold food Irritating food has a strong stimulating effect on the mucous membrane of the digestive tract, which can easily cause diarrhea or inflammation of the digestive tract; cold food is not easy to digest, and disinfection is not complete, which can easily cause intestinal infections. Appropriate temperature, soft and hard moderate The temperature of the diet should be “not hot and not cold”, the temperature will be too high to burn the oral cavity and esophageal mucosa, too low will stimulate the intestinal tract, easy to cause diarrhea; do not eat too hard food, because it will be friction damage to the esophageal epithelial cells and the gastric mucosa, easy to induce esophageal cancer and gastric cancer and so on. Not salty, not light The World Health Organization recommends a daily salt intake of 6 grams of salt for adults, too much salt intake will increase blood volume, and thus the risk of hypertension, too low is unable to meet the normal physiological needs of the human body. Do not favoritism picky food, food variety, vitamin supplement Food diversity is a significant feature of the traditional Chinese diet, very consistent with the health requirements. The latest survey data from scientists show that a single diet, long-term partiality and picky eating are important factors in inducing cancer. The first principle proposed by the World Health Organization and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to solve the problem of nutrition is food diversity. Vitamins are important nutrients to maintain the normal functioning of the digestive system, and vitamin C also has a detoxification and antioxidant effect, so eat more vegetables and fruits can maintain the normal vitamin content in the body, can effectively play the digestive function of the gastrointestinal tract, to protect the mucous membranes of the gastrointestinal tract. Regular diet, regular quantitative 3 meals a day, to the prescribed time, whether hungry or not, should take the initiative to eat, each meal in moderation, to avoid over-hungry or overfilled, and should avoid overeating. Studies have shown that regular meals, regular quantitative, can form a conditioned reflex to help the secretion of the digestive glands, more conducive to digestion, in particular, we should pay attention to the 2 ~ 3 hours before bedtime do not eat, because our stomach is like a machine that works every day, sleep is the time it rests and repairs its own damage, if you go to bed to eat, not only will affect the quality of sleep, and the stomach is forced to work during the time of rest, it is easy to exacerbate If you eat before going to bed, it will not only affect the quality of sleep, but also the stomach is forced to work during the rest time, which will easily aggravate the damage of the gastric mucous membrane and lead to gastric cancer, gastric ulcers and other diseases. Chewing and swallowing The more times you chew your food, the finer the food particles, the more favorable it is for the digestive juices to mix with the food, which can reduce the burden on the gastrointestinal tract and make the nutrients easier to be digested and absorbed. Drinking water at the right time Drinking a lot of water before or after meals will dilute the gastric juice, and using soup to soak rice will also affect the digestion of food. Against these dietary details, rationalize their daily eating habits, the disease will be away from you, health is always accompanied by around.