Adhere to 10 Principles for Men to Be Strong and Live Long
Men, to some extent, are more afraid of death than women, and most of the long-lived are women. However, it's not impossible for men to live a long life. As long as you master the following 10 principles, you can achieve health and longevity!
1. Intercept Heart Disease
Eat more steak
Eat more sirloin steak made from tenderloin: Beef is rich in selenium and vitamin B. The former can help you cope with stress, while the latter can remove homocysteine from the blood—the culprit that damages the inner walls of arteries. 50% of the fat in steak is the heart-healthy monounsaturated fatty acid. So, feel free to enjoy it.
2. Take Care of Your Liver
Drink less beer
If you have been drinking about 1.5 liters of beer every day for ten years, then you definitely have a liver ravaged by disease. After a summer of heavy drinking, your liver will need 12 months to repair itself.
Eat some vegetables
Your liver will be happy if you eat more avocados and asparagus, which are rich in glutathione, an amino acid necessary for the liver to metabolize toxins and chemicals. It is the body's main antioxidant and an essential substance for promoting liver regeneration.
3. Avoid Lung Cancer
Eat more nuts
We're talking about their nuts, not their hair. Nuts are rich in selenium, which is a cancer fighter. So, how many do you need to eat to have superhuman lungs? Just three a day.
Quit smoking
We have to earnestly advise you again: your breath is so bad that even dogs will recoil in disgust; you spend thousands of yuan on this habit every year, only to make women keep their distance from you; and if that's not enough, we have to tell you—80% of lung cancer is caused by smoking.
Even if cigarettes don't kill you, you might end up killing yourself. American researchers surveyed and analyzed 300,000 military personnel and found that the suicide rate of those who smoked 20 or more cigarettes a day was twice that of non-smokers. The main chemicals in cigarettes can worsen your depressive mood.
4. Avoid Suicide
Rebuild your life
Getting into trouble might close some doors in your life, so try traveling to Europe with your college buddies, or drive a jeep across the Qaidam Basin, or go to Latin America to see how male strippers live.
Canadian researchers found that the suicide rate of divorced men is twice that of bachelors. Focus on positive things. After all, all difficulties will eventually disappear. If you are still troubled by being single, put on your sexiest clothes and go out now.
5. Protect Your Prostate
According to research by Australian scientists, masturbating at least five times a week can reduce the risk of prostate cancer by more than one-third. Ejaculation can flush out carcinogens from the prostate. Therefore, if you love your partner as much as you love yourself, maintain regular sexual activity, which is good for your prostate.
Drink some red wine
Drinking four to eight glasses of red wine a week can cut the risk of prostate cancer in half. The skin of red grapes is rich in resveratrol, which can inhibit the growth of cancer cells.
Get some sun
Getting 15 minutes of sun a day can cut the risk of the disease in half. Sunlight helps the skin produce vitamin D, which can synthesize disease-fighting substances in the blood. Of course, don't forget to apply sunscreen when you sunbathe.
Eat more bean sprouts
According to American research, bean sprouts have amazing anti-cancer effects because they contain a large amount of plant glucosinolate, which can prevent lung cancer caused by smoke and other air pollutants. You can add bean sprouts to salads or eat them with sandwiches.
6. Clean Your Kidneys and Stay Hydrated
According to research by the UK Kidney Research Center, if you drink at least two liters of water a day, your risk of kidney disease will be reduced by 80%.
Add some honey
Add three tablespoons of honey to your breakfast bread, and you'll get as much energy as a sports drink, but for a much smaller cost.
According to research by relevant institutions in the United Arab Emirates, honey can not only resist heart disease but also reduce blood sugar by 6% and prevent diabetes, the main killer of the kidneys.
Prevent infectious diseases
Drink unsweetened cranberry juice and eat more blueberries—they are both rich in a substance that can inhibit bacteria from attaching to bladder tissue. Additionally, the vitamin C in them can also prevent bacterial growth.
7. Avoid Car Accidents
Lose weight
According to a survey by the Highway Safety Insurance Institute, the more obese your body, the closer you are to the steering wheel, and the higher your risk of injury. Lose the extra fat: for every two-point decrease in your Body Mass Index (BMI), your chance of survival increases by one-third. An ideal BMI is around 20, which can reduce the risk by 40%.
Forget your fists
American research has found that the mortality rate for men under 25 is three times that of women, because they are more enthusiastic about participating in competitive sports to show their abundant energy. In other words, women enjoy a nice weekend night, while men are more fascinated by a group fight. Use your brain, not your muscles, to get through the lessons of life.
Stay away from alcohol
"One last drink before you leave" might really be your last. Nearly 40% of male drivers killed in car accidents had a blood alcohol content of 0.08% or higher—equivalent to two drinks.
Prevent falls
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents in the UK found that in the past five years, the number of injuries caused by slipping on parquet and polished floors has increased from 2,900 to 12,300, a rise of 400 percentage points.
Make sure your floors are not slippery, and it's best to take off your socks when walking on them.
8. Take Care of Your Colon
Drizzle olive oil on a tomato and white cheese salad, dip crisp bread into it, or add it directly to cooked batter, then sprinkle with crushed red chili and Parmesan cheese, and a heart-healthy, colon-strengthening meal is complete.
Hiking
According to research by the U.S. Human Nutrition Research Center, doing some aerobic exercise every day, especially jogging, can prevent food from staying in the body for too long. The shorter food stays in the colon during lunch, the smaller the chance it will turn into harmful substances and even cancer cells. Join the ranks of sidewalk hikers or 10,000-meter runners! Good digestion will make your breathing easier and your figure more perfect.
9. Prevent Stroke
Drink some orange juice
Researchers in Finland found that men who drink half a liter of orange juice a day can lower blood pressure, cholesterol, and arterial damage, because orange juice is rich in the antioxidant vitamin C. In addition, spinach is rich in folic acid, which can also reduce your chance of stroke by one-third.
Walk more
Walking for 30 to 60 minutes a day, five days a week, can cut your risk of stroke in half.
Forget the shortcuts and choose a different route home; more walking, less stroke.
Drinking four to eight glasses of red wine a week can cut the risk of prostate cancer in half. The skin of red grapes is rich in resveratrol, which can inhibit the growth of cancer cells.
10. Satisfy Your Lungs
Cover your mouth
Cross-country running is not that helpful for you. Swedish researchers found that exercising in cold outdoor air can increase your risk of bronchitis by 25% and your risk of asthma by three times. To reduce the environmental stress of exercising in cold air, you can do a warm-up indoors first, and then wear a scarf over your mouth when you go out, which can help you breathe warm air.
Leave the room
Greek scientists found that those who were exposed to cigarette smoke at least three times a week for at least 30 minutes were more likely to develop lung cancer. Find some smoke-free pubs or cafes nearby.
Have a kiwi
The small, hairy fruit. Taking 120 milligrams of vitamin C a day or eating one kiwi can cut the damage to your lungs from air pollution in half.
Have some more spinach
Again, we remind you to eat more spinach. Researchers in Nottingham, UK, found that the magnesium in spinach can promote lung breathing.
Vitamin E
American researchers found that vitamin E obtained from plant seeds, not most nutritional supplements, can prevent the development of lung diseases. One microgram (one-millionth of a gram) of vitamin E from walnuts, pecans, or sesame seeds can inhibit pathogenic factors. So, chew some seeds.