Half an hour after a meal, the golden time for health, don't miss it! 

Half an hour after a meal, seizing this golden moment to do a few simple moves can greatly improve your health. 

Half an hour after breakfast

1. To avoid suffering from indigestion, you should not rush to exercise.

2. The stomach meridian passes through the knee joint. Using hands to massage the knee joint can make the stomach meridians unblocked, can also dispel colds, and protect bones and joints in the cold winter. This is a very good way to stay healthy.

Half an hour after lunch

Half an hour after lunch is an important time to adjust to the state of the body and mind, can take advantage of this time with a nap.

1. Half an hour after lunch is an important time to adjust your physical and mental state. Studies have shown that taking a nap at noon can relieve stress, bring mental clarity and improve memory. Even if it's only for 10 minutes, you can see the effect immediately. 

2. Even if you don't have the conditions to sleep, you should also practice some gentle movements to relax your body.

Researchers at the University of Michigan, USA shared that 30 minutes after lunch, you can tiptoe, stretch your waist to dispel fatigue. Or more simply, you just need to straighten your arms and legs, take a few deep breaths and relax your tense body.

Half an hour after dinner

After dinner, do some light household chores like washing dishes so you can get around without straining your digestive system. 

1. At this time, you should not rush to exercise, even bathing or soaking your feet. Because these activities will increase blood flow to the surface of the body, causing blood flow in the digestive tract to be reduced, thereby impairing the digestive function of the digestive tract.

According to research by the Cooper Aerobic Institute of America, the human small intestine begins to absorb about 30 minutes after eating dinner. Therefore, drinking some water half an hour after dinner is a simple way to stimulate the digestive system to work effectively.

2. Do some light household chores during this time, such as washing dishes or cleaning your room, so you can get around without straining your digestive system.

5 things not to do after a meal

1. Eat fruit after meals

Do not eat fruit immediately after a meal to avoid bloating and constipation.

Most people think that eating fruit right after eating will help digest food faster thanks to the acids in fruit. Therefore, dessert with fruit after a meal has become a habit of many families.

However, once food enters the stomach, it takes 1 to 2 hours to digest. If immediately after a meal, the fruit continues to be inserted, it will be blocked by the previous food, making the fruit unable to digest normally. The fruit contains a lot of monosaccharid "fruit sugar" which is easily absorbed by the small intestine, if it is blocked in the stomach, it will cause bloating and constipation. 

You should wait about 2 hours after eating or preferably between meals to continue eating fruit. Especially for people with high blood sugar, it is not advisable to eat fruit immediately after a meal.

2. Brush your teeth after eating

After a meal is not the best time to brush your teeth. 

Brushing your teeth fresh and clean right after a meal seems to be a well-recognized 'good habit' by many people. 

However, the truth is that this is not the best time to brush your teeth. Because at this time tooth enamel is very weak, if you brush your teeth right away, it may damage the enamel, gradually weakening the teeth, even easily falling or cracking.

The best time to brush your teeth is 1 hour after a meal, especially after we eat acidic foods or drink soda and carbonated drinks. At this point, the enamel has hardened and works normally. Need to brush properly to avoid the risk of damage to enamel.

3. Drink tea after meals

Drinking tea right after a meal will dilute the gastric juice and affect the digestion of food.

Drinking tea right after a meal will dilute the gastric juice and affect the digestion of food. At the same time, the tannins in tea can turn the protein in the food into an indigestible coagulant, increasing the burden on the stomach and affecting the absorption of protein. This tannic substance binds to iron in food and prevents the absorption of iron in the intestinal tract.

The right time to drink tea is 1 hour after a meal.

4. Exercise right after a meal

After a meal, even light exercise like walking will cause stomach upset, in the long run also cause stomach diseases.

Within half an hour after a meal, the stomach becomes very heavy as food has to be taken in. Participating in sports at this time (including light exercise such as walking) will make the stomach chaotic, affect digestive function, and in the long run also cause stomach diseases. Therefore, it is best to rest for half an hour after a meal before going out for light activity.

5. Shower right after a meal

Do not bathe immediately after meals, affecting digestion. 

Bathing after a meal will increase the amount of blood on the body's surface, the amount of blood in the digestive tract will also decrease, thereby weakening the digestive function of the gastrointestinal tract and causing indigestion. Scientifically, it is not recommended to take a bath when hungry before a meal, it is easy to cause temporary lack of oxygen and anemia, nor should you take a bath immediately after a meal, affecting digestion, it is best to take a bath an hour or more after a meal. . Bathing before bed will also help you get rid of the fatigue of the day and easily fall asleep.