Long-lived people all have their own recipes, for instance, the famous economist Ma Yunchu and his wife Zhang Guijun, who both lived to be over 100 years old. The couple especially enjoyed drinking porridge. Below, Mei Tian recommends several foods that contribute to longevity, hoping it will be helpful to everyone...
Drinking Porridge
From a dietary perspective, none of the long-lived people dislike drinking porridge. Every morning, add 50 grams of oatmeal to 250 grams of boiling water, steep for two minutes, and it becomes porridge.
Millet
Millet is the best nourishment for the elderly, who consider it the finest health supplement. The elderly who are frail or ill often use millet to nourish their bodies. Millet benefits the five organs, strengthens the stomach and intestines, replenishes fluids, and fortifies muscles and bones.
Milk
Drinking milk is a common habit among the long-lived, especially for those living in cities. Centenarian Bei Ning drank two glasses of milk every day, sometimes more, so that even at the age of 100, she showed no signs of osteoporosis.
Radish
Radish is a truly authentic health food for the elderly. Traditional Chinese medicine holds that it can resolve food stagnation, aid digestion, treat phlegm-induced cough and loss of voice, and address hematemesis, epistaxis, diabetes, dysentery, headaches, and promote urination. Raw radish can quench thirst, clear internal heat, resolve phlegm, stop wheezing, and aid digestion. When cooked, it can aid digestion, strengthen the spleen, and has nourishing effects.
Cabbage
The elderly often say, "Eat cabbage for half a year, and the doctor can enjoy leisure time." Chinese cabbage contains minerals, vitamins, protein, crude fiber, and carotene. It also contains an enzyme that breaks down carcinogenic nitrosamines. In terms of medicinal properties, Chinese cabbage has seven major benefits: nourishing the stomach, benefiting the intestines, sobering up, promoting bowel movements, lowering lipids, clearing heat, and preventing cancer.
Corn
Corn contains large amounts of lecithin, linoleic acid, grain alcohol, and vitamin E, which makes it less likely to cause high blood pressure and arteriosclerosis.
Carrot
Carrots are rich in vitamin A and carotene. Research shows that carrots provide the various nutrients needed to resist heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, and arteriosclerosis.