The secret to health: control your diet and move your legs!

Overeating can damage your stomach, so you should eat until you are 70% to 80% full. To prevent obesity, you should eat according to your needs and choose food according to your body size.

If you eat according to your appetite, calories will not accumulate. If you take in more calories than your body consumes, you will inevitably become obese. If you take in more energy than you consume, it will be stored. An adult consumes 900,000 kcal per year, but if you take in an extra 4,000 kcal, you will gain one pound. If you eat one more bite a day, you will take in 38.5 kcal more, and you will gain 3 pounds in a year.

The ancients said: "Overeating causes many diseases."

"Donggu Zuiyan" says: "People who eat too much have five problems: one is frequent bowel movements, two is frequent urination, three is disturbed sleep, four is heavy body unable to cultivate, and five is indigestion."

Su Dongpo advocated "eat when you are hungry and stop before you are full".

"Qian Jin Yao Fang" points out: "Eat small but frequent meals, and don't eat large amounts at once."

Nutritionist Professor Li Ruifen's dietary secret is: "Sheep eat grass", that is, eat multiple meals a day, but don't feel full at every meal. Eat when you are hungry, and eat very little.

If you eat and drink in moderation, it will benefit your body and increase your life.

An old saying goes: "If you eat in moderation, your body will benefit and your life will increase", which means "those who eat less are healthier."

First, animals that have a strict meal schedule and eat less food live longer than those that eat freely;

Second, centenarians eat less and most of them are vegetarians.

The energy consumption of the human body includes basal metabolism, physical activity and the thermal effect of food. Basal metabolism is the calories consumed by the human body when it is at rest. If the basal metabolic rate is low, the calories are easily stored and the body is prone to gaining weight.

The ancients said: "If you eat and drink in moderation, you will be safe." Pay attention to dietary balance when eating daily, and remember the five words during the meal: "slow, light, careful, quiet, and happy."

"Slow": means "eat the full amount, don't rush, and avoid eating too fast."

"Light": means "chew lightly to protect your teeth and mouth."

"Fine" means "chew slowly and thoroughly to ensure that food is fully digested and absorbed; at the same time, it promotes saliva secretion, which helps to eliminate disasters and diseases."

"Quietness" means "peace of mind, concentration on eating, and smooth flow of qi and blood" when eating. The ancients taught "don't talk while eating, don't talk while sleeping", so you must not be distracted when eating, and keep your stomach qi smooth to facilitate digestion.

"Happy": When dining, one should "keep a happy mood and enjoy the joy of eating."

As the saying goes, "Take a hundred steps after a meal and you will live to be ninety-nine," which shows the health benefits of taking a slow walk after a meal.

Greece is the hometown of the Olympic Games. The ancient Greeks carved the following famous sayings on rocks: "Do you want to be healthy? Run! Do you want to be smart? Run! Do you want to be beautiful? Run!" It took humans 1 million years to complete their evolution. The structure of the human body is designed for walking. No wonder the old saying goes, "A hundred practices are not as good as one walk."

To sum up, if you want to be healthy, you must "control your mouth and move your legs."