A healthy diet is the guarantee of physical health. The following habits can effectively fight aging!
Eating raw onions prevents heart disease. Many people carefully pick out onions when eating dishes, which is a big mistake. Dr. Victor Dzau, a professor of cardiology at Harvard Medical School, pointed out that onions contain a large amount of flavonoids that protect the heart. Eating half a raw onion daily, or drinking an equivalent amount of onion juice, can increase "good cholesterol" in heart patients by about 30%. Especially when eating less healthy foods like grilled meat, the onions inside act like your "lifeline". Sun Mengli, deputy director of the Nutrition Department at Peking University First Hospital, pointed out that onions are indeed beneficial for patients with hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and cardiovascular diseases, and eating them raw or in cold dishes is the most effective.
Use the dressing of a cold dish for dipping. Many people like to order a large mixed salad or fruit salad when dining out, thinking this will supplement vitamins. In fact, the dressing in these dishes can add a lot of calories to what is otherwise a healthy dish. It's best to put the prepared dressing in a small bowl and dip the cut vegetables in it. This way, you only need one-sixth of the original amount of dressing.
Wash meat with cold water and wash vegetables with hot water. Many people like to soak meat in warm water before washing it. However, washing meat with warm or hot water not only makes it easier to spoil and go bad, but also affects the texture of the cooked meat. Most importantly, it accelerates the loss of protein, amino acids, and B vitamins in the meat. Conversely, it's better to wash fruits and vegetables with warm water. He Hongju, a researcher at the National Engineering Research Center for Vegetables, pointed out that warm water is more effective than cold water in removing pesticide residues from the surface of fruits and vegetables.
Dark-colored fruits fight aging. If you can't decide which fruit to buy, choose the dark-colored one. Compared to light-colored fruits, dark-colored fruits contain more antioxidants, vitamins, selenium, iron, calcium, zinc, and other substances, with effects such as preventing cancer, fighting cancer, and anti-aging.
An early dinner is better than a late one. Professor Hong Zhaoguang, Chief Health Advisor of the Ministry of Health, stated that the peak time for calcium excretion in the human body is 4-5 hours after a meal. Eating dinner too late not only affects sleep and leads to heat storage, but can also easily cause urinary tract stones. The best time for dinner for the elderly is around 6 or 7 PM, and they should avoid or eat less late-night snacks.