37. Yoga and Dinner Management: The Art of Balancing Stress Reduction and Nutrition for Men

Do yoga anytime, anywhere

Many sports have significant drawbacks for men.

Because you can't fully relax after strenuous exercise, the lactic acid produced stays in your body, causing back pain and even discomfort when you raise your arms for several days after exercise.

Yoga places great emphasis on relaxation and breathing regulation. Each pose is followed by a relaxation technique, ensuring that the body is not so fatigued that harmful substances produced during exercise cannot be eliminated. This means that men don't need to worry that yoga will affect their work the next day.

Yoga requires very little space and has no time or location restrictions. It can be done even while sitting in a chair at your desk, and it can comprehensively exercise every part of the body.

People who sit for long periods of time do not have smooth blood flow in their legs, so harmful substances cannot be eliminated and beneficial substances cannot flow to every part of the body, which can lead to some diseases.

Yoga's cross-legged postures and many stretching and compression movements promote blood circulation and relieve physical tension, making it especially beneficial for people who do desk work.

It can help regulate various issues such as cervical and spinal problems caused by prolonged sitting in front of a computer, gastrointestinal problems, and even hair loss caused by poor blood circulation.

It is irreplaceable in regulating brain fatigue.

The brain is one of the most important organs in the human body, and many functions are affected when the brain is fatigued.

The nerves that regulate a person's mental state mainly include the sympathetic nervous system and the parasympathetic nervous system. During the day, the sympathetic nervous system is mainly in charge, dealing with various situations; at night, when we sleep, the parasympathetic nervous system helps us sleep peacefully.

One of the great benefits of yoga is that it can help brain waves return to a calm state, maximize the function of the parasympathetic nervous system, and restore a person to a state of high energy.

Women mostly practice yoga to maintain or achieve a more perfect figure, and they are also very concerned about whether they look beautiful when they do the poses. Men, on the other hand, do not pay much attention to the aesthetics of the poses, and are more likely to understand the true meaning of yoga.

Part 11

戌时 (19:00～21:00)

Magic Man, Satisfying Your Body

The "Xu Shi" (戌时) in the Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic is a time for "enjoyment".

During the Xu hour (7-9 PM), the pericardium is the outer part of the heart. Like the heart, it is the monarch of the body's internal organs and should not be underestimated. Many heart-related ailments are not actually caused by problems with the heart itself, but rather by problems with the pericardium.

Therefore, men should avoid being in a state of suppressed emotions during the Xu hour (7-9 PM) to prevent damage to the pericardium.

Men can engage in enjoyable leisure activities during the Xu hour (7-9 PM) to refresh their minds and bodies, and can also prepare a nutritious dinner as the best reward for a hard day's work.

All men, please set aside your fatigue at this moment, wash away the dust of the day, and quietly enjoy this moment of tranquility!

How to eat dinner is a decision a healthy man can make.

Many men have misconceptions about dinner. Some men eat large amounts of meat and fish for dinner, while others eat a light meal. Neither of these is a scientific approach.

Men should take responsibility for their own dinners and their own health!

Eating too much at dinner can suppress sexual desire.

Men tend to eat more at dinner, but consuming more oily food at dinner, especially before sex, can affect a man's erectile function.

For men, maintaining a firm and lasting erection during sex is a huge undertaking, requiring the use of various hormones in the blood and muscles.

Testosterone is a very important sexual stimulant that can arouse male libido and help achieve an erection.

A greasy, unhealthy meal can greatly suppress the secretion of testosterone.

The food in restaurants, in particular, is so oily that it's astonishing and could very well be a sex killer.

However, eating some carbohydrates before sex is encouraged.

It can quickly replenish energy and maintain an erection for longer.

If you're going to eat before sex, consider Italian pasta, toast, or potato soup.

People who prefer meat can try replacing beef and pork with appropriate amounts of animal liver, fish, or shellfish.

Exercising on an empty stomach before meals is beneficial for fat loss.

Many obese men use exercise on an empty stomach before meals to lose weight, which can indeed burn a lot of fat.

Different types of exercise have different effects on human health. In terms of exercise volume, different exercise methods, times, and intensities will consume different amounts of calories and fat.

For example, during moderate-intensity exercise, 35% of the calories burned within 30 minutes come from fat; after 40 minutes, this rises to over 40%.

Subsequently, as time goes on, more and more fat is burned. About 48% of the calories burned in an hour of jogging come from fat.

However, when exercising at the speed of a 100-meter sprint, almost all the calories burned come from carbohydrates and proteins, and not a single bit of fat is burned.

If you exercise on an empty stomach before dinner, such as a brisk walk or jogging, the calories you burn will mostly come from fat.

Therefore, to achieve weight loss through exercise, it is important not only to control the amount of exercise but also to control the timing. "Timing" is crucial! "Exercise before meals" is the most effective way for men to burn fat.

Dinner planning should be based on scientific principles to ensure nutritional value.

Dinner should be light. Men should choose low-fat and easily digestible foods for dinner to avoid excessive nutrition. Unburned fat will accumulate in the body, causing obesity and affecting health.

For dinner, the best choices are: noodles, rice porridge, fresh corn, beans, vegetarian buns, side dishes, and a fruit platter.

Occasionally, it's also nice to have a small glass of rice wine or red wine with your meal.

Pay attention to the combination of foods at dinner, including a balance of coarse and refined grains, dry and liquid foods, meat and vegetables, and hot and cold foods.

Food pairings are closely related to nutritional balance. For each meal, a bowl of instant noodles can only provide oil, a little protein, and carbohydrates, so it is best to pair it with a serving of fruit, a serving of meat or soy products to supplement protein, vitamins, and fiber. As for the choices of food throughout the day, if you eat hamburgers or fried chicken for lunch, you should eat some light food for dinner, especially vegetables.

Men may also consider eating salmon for dinner, as it is not only good for the heart but also helps alleviate depressive moods.

Finally, men should be reminded that dinner must be eaten early.

It is generally best to eat 4 hours before bedtime.

For most men, 7:00 PM is a suitable time to have dinner.

Try not to stay past 9 PM.

It is best not to eat any solid food after 9:00 PM.

For men who do mental work, here's how to arrange dinner.

People who use their brains intensively for long periods of time need to supplement with acetylcholine to enhance their memory.

Here is a recommended nutritious dinner menu for men who do mental work: 100g steamed crucian carp or braised tofu, 200g cold celery or spinach salad, a cornbread bun, a small bowl of seaweed soup (without dried shrimp) or a bowl of purple rice porridge.

Candles used in candlelight dinners, especially scented candles, can release harmful particles such as lead and mercury, which can hinder the synthesis of male hormones and sperm in the testes.

Eliminate athlete's foot and protect a man's second heart.

Feet are known as the "second heart" of the human body. Taking care of feet is especially important for men who are busy working in society. However, athlete's foot brings a lot of trouble to men.

"If you have athlete's foot, you'll suffer." How to prevent and treat athlete's foot is very important for every man.

Athlete's foot is highly contagious and poses significant health risks.

Athlete's foot is a fungal skin infection.

The disease is mainly transmitted through shared slippers, shared foot baths, public baths, and towels.

Every spring and summer, there is a significant increase in men suffering from athlete's foot, because the warm and humid environment provides favorable conditions for the growth and reproduction of fungi.

The feet have well-developed sweat glands, and shoes and socks make it difficult for sweat to evaporate, resulting in a higher local temperature. Fungi can multiply rapidly in this area. If you don't wash your feet often or if you have excessive foot sweat, it is even easier for fungi to grow and multiply.

Men with athlete's foot may experience dampness, whitening, or small blisters between their toes. Peeling off the skin reveals a moist, eroded surface that is intensely itchy and prone to secondary infections.

If athlete's foot persists, it can cause self-infection and spread to others, and in severe cases, complications may occur.

Moreover, what terrifies men is that the fungus will not die after 10 minutes at a high temperature of 120°C, and can survive for a long time in an environment of -6°C.

Fungi can survive and remain toxic for more than a year in detached hair, nails, and skin flakes, so men who do not have athlete's foot should also take precautions against it and should not be careless.