Secrets to women’s health and longevity

If women want to live a healthy and long life, the key is not to follow the trend and eat anti-aging health supplements that cost thousands of dollars, nor to force themselves to eat salads or go to the gym, but to focus on the two core areas of "hormone stabilization and emotional relaxation", and leave the rest of the rules as they can. This is a solid conclusion that I have gathered after talking with several doctors from the gynecology and nutrition departments of local tertiary hospitals for almost three years, and comparing the living habits of 12 strong and strong grandmothers over 80 years old around me.

There is a lot of quarrel online now. One group says that women must stop smoking and not stay up late, otherwise they will age quickly. The other group says that this is all "pseudoscience to domesticate women." You can eat ice cream if you want and stay up late at night, as long as you are happy. In fact, both sides are reasonable. I accompanied my mother for a menopausal check-up last year, and I met a 72-year-old aunt in the same clinic. Her bone density is higher than that of a 50-year-old person, and her estrogen level is stable in the normal range of perimenopause. She said she has never taken exogenous estrogen supplements. After turning 30, she rarely stays up after 12 o'clock. She does not eat iced drinks more than three times a year. She even drinks hot milk tea three days before her period. Clinical data does show that after the age of 35, women who stay up late frequently and eat cold drinks for a long time have a 27% faster decrease in estrogen than those who have a regular schedule and eat less ice. However, this premise is "long-term frequent". If you occasionally eat ice cream in the summer and stay up late to watch a concert, it will have no impact at all. You can't worry about a sip of iced milk tea for half a day, and don't rely on your youth to stay up until two or three o'clock every day, chewing popsicles in winter, and then regret it when your aunt suffers pain and loses her hair.

My grandma is 91 years old. Not long ago, she carried a small basket to the vegetable market to buy vegetables. She negotiated prices with stall owners better than I did. She has never taken any health products in her life, and she only started taking calcium tablets in the past two years. When asked what her secret is, she said, "If the sky falls, only tall people can stand up, so I don't meddle in other people's business." My uncle lost 200,000 yuan in the stock market, and my aunt was so worried that she cried for two days at home. After hearing this, my grandma said oh, turned around and went to the kitchen to make a pork rib soup, saying, "He made the money. If he loses, he will find a way. I am so anxious that I have high blood pressure, but I have to ask him to take care of me. The gain is not worth the loss." Now there are two opinions in the psychology circle. One group says that you should "turn your emotions inward, don't get angry, and be calm." The other group says that you should not hold back your emotions. You should scold and cry when you need to. Holding it in for a long time can easily lead to breast nodules and thyroid problems. In fact, the key point is not "tolerance" or "venting" at all, but rather don't take things to heart. When you're done scolding and crying, turn the page. Don't lie in bed and think over and over for three days, "How could he say that to me?" No matter you tolerate it or vent it, you will be the one who suffers in the end.

I met a girl before. In order to maintain her health, she ate to the nearest gram every day. She knew how much carbohydrate and protein she had. She had to run five times a week. She was so anxious that she would suffer from insomnia even if she took one more bite of cake. As a result, she went for a physical examination six months later and found thyroid nodules and breast hyperplasia, but she still hadn’t lost any weight. Nowadays, the health circle is too confusing. Some people say that you must eat 12 kinds of food every day, and some say that you must do 150 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise every week. If you can't do it, you are "irresponsible for yourself." But in fact, the 72-year-old aunt I know loves to eat braised pork three times a week. She doesn't like to exercise. She walks for half an hour after dinner every day. Her physical examination indicators are better than many young people. The nutritionist told me that eating takeout happily every day is much healthier than eating salad every day but feeling depressed. There are no standards that must be followed. You are not a control group in a laboratory, so you don’t have to live by parameters.

I have adjusted my living habits in the past two years, and my biggest feeling is that the female body is really "sensible". It remembers all the good things you do to it, and it also bears all the burdens you put on it. You don’t have to believe those who sell health care products and say “You need to supplement this and supplement that”, and you don’t have to worry when others go to the gym every day. Stay up less late at night and worry less about other people’s affairs. If you want to eat ice cream, just take a few bites. If you don’t want to move, just slump on the sofa and watch a TV show. Remember to do a routine physical examination of gynecology and breast every year. If you feel uncomfortable, see a doctor in time. It is more effective than any fancy tips. Oh, by the way, if you really can’t help but feel angry, just touch your breasts and then your thyroid, and you’ll be able to relieve most of your anger immediately. I’ve personally tested it to be effective, haha.