28. Afternoon Tea and Mental Relaxation: An Energy Boost for Working Men

There are ways to warm the stomach with black tea.

Black tea is not suitable for drinking cold, as this will affect its warming effect on the stomach and may also reduce its nutritional content due to prolonged storage.

When brewing black tea, it is best to use an open cup. Do not wait until the water in the cup is completely drunk before adding hot water. It is best to add water when about 1/3 of the water remains to dilute the tea leaves and maintain the appropriate temperature and concentration of the tea. Adding water 3 times per cup of black tea will result in the best taste.

Afternoon tea also helps men maintain their energy until dusk, allowing them to eat lighter meals and develop the best eating habits.

Learn to relax and avoid mental exhaustion

When work pressure comes crashing down like a tidal wave, men must take steps to relax. Otherwise, it will be too late to remedy mental exhaustion. Health is something you should be doing right now!

A healthy nap of ten minutes or so is just right.

Taking a nap during the day can not only make up for insufficient sleep at night, but also eliminate physical fatigue, restore energy, relieve psychological anxiety, and make people appear more energetic.

But the habit of dozing off in a chair is not good.

Falling asleep while sitting puts the entire weight of your upper body on your lower body, which can easily lead to symptoms such as neck pain or lumbar muscle strain over time.

Moreover, when dozing off in a chair, the head usually droops towards the chest, which can easily cause breathing difficulties.

Elderly men, especially those with high blood pressure, heart disease, or obesity, should pay particular attention to changing this bad habit.

At the same time, if you doze off in an incorrect posture, it will not only be difficult to relieve fatigue, but you will also experience symptoms such as dizziness, numbness in your hands and feet, tinnitus, and blurred vision after waking up. If you stand up and walk immediately, you are very likely to fall and have an accident.

In the office, you can choose to lie on your side on the sofa to ensure good blood circulation.

Since the brain is in a sleep state when you nap, your body temperature drops and your resistance is weaker, making you more susceptible to colds. It is best to place soft pillows under your shoulders and behind your head. This will not only help maintain your body's energy but also prevent you from catching a cold.

There are also rules regarding the frequency and duration of naps.

Generally, it should be done once or twice a day, for 10 to 20 minutes each time, and no more than half an hour at most.

If you nap too frequently or for too long, or even fall into deep sleep, it may be caused by various diseases such as sleep apnea syndrome or high blood pressure. It is best to go to the hospital for examination.

Massaging the ear canal has many benefits.

More and more jobs require working with computers, and prolonged computer use can easily cause eye strain.

Computer users should massage their eyes and ear acupoints more often; it has many benefits.

When you have a spare moment, you can massage the nerves around your eyes regularly. Massage your brow bone in the direction of eyebrow growth, or rub your palms together to warm them, then cup them and place them on your eyes to relieve eye fatigue.

In addition, ear acupressure is also a good option.

The human ear is covered with acupoints, and massaging these acupoints can reduce stress.

The area near the earlobe is related to the head. Regularly massaging this area from the cochlea to the earlobe can help relieve stress.

When you're in a bad mood or about to get angry, you can quickly pinch your ears to help cool down.

Office exercises to relax a tired body

Even while sitting at your desk, you can do some simple lower back exercises. The key is to arch your waist and back like a cat.

Whenever you feel a slight soreness or fatigue in your lower back, you can try this immediately.

Stretching your back and abdominal muscles can relieve lower back pain or fatigue and also prevent lower back pain.

To stretch your hips and inner thighs, sit fully on a chair with your back against the backrest, place one foot on the chair, hug your knee with both hands, inhale, and exhale as you bring your foot towards your chest, hold for about 5 seconds, then lower your foot. Repeat this movement 5 times on each side.

Here's how to exercise your lumbar spine: Place both hands on your lower abdomen, engage your lower abdominal muscles, arch your body, hold your breath for about 3-5 seconds, then slowly exhale and straighten your body.

Doing this exercise 5 times can correct lumbar spine twisting and pelvic tilt, and also strengthen abdominal muscles.

Men can also use this movement to stretch their back and hip muscles. Sit on a chair, cross your arms over your chest, spread your feet slightly wider than shoulder-width apart, bend your knees at a 90° angle, inhale, slowly exhale and lean your upper body forward, hold for 5 seconds, then slowly lift your upper body back up.

If you lift your head first, it will increase the burden on your lower back, so lift your head last.

Don't doze off on the bus

Don't doze off on the bus, because if you are awake and your muscles are in a state of tension, you can react in time in case of sudden situations such as the bus shaking or sudden braking.

However, when a person is asleep, their muscles are relaxed, especially the lumbar spine.

In emergency situations, the lumbar and cervical vertebrae are prone to misalignment.

Sleeping near a window, even if it's not winter outside, can cause drafts when the window is open. When sleeping, the pores of the skin are open, which can easily damage nerve endings. In severe cases, it can even cause a crooked mouth when you wake up.

When work pressure comes crashing down, the stairwell or tea room becomes a man's "private space" where he can chat, have a cup of coffee, relax, and change his mood.

Part 9

Shen Shi (3:00 PM to 5:00 PM)

Male hormones, the messengers of male charm

According to the Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic, the "Wei Shi" (未時) is the best time for men to exercise. But what benefits does exercise bring to men?

Keen eyes, strong arms, broad chest...

Of course, men who love sports will have all of these, but it's not just these things. The essence of sports is that it brings male hormones to men.

Male hormones are the messengers of male charm; they can keep men from aging, keep them agile, strong, and decisive...

These are gifts from male hormones to men, and also the best labels of being a man.

Let all men get moving during the Wei hour (1-3 PM) to enhance their charm!

Decreased male hormones, approaching menopause

Men also experience male menopause, and the symptoms can make them feel very "unmanly." At this time, men need a magic bullet to defeat male menopause, and that is male hormones!

Menopause, a nightmare for men

Male menopause syndrome is caused by many factors. It is a psychosomatic illness, and factors such as environment, smoking, drinking, and overwork can all lead to a decrease in male hormone levels.

The reactions to male menopause are even more varied from person to person.

Most men experience decreased libido and erectile dysfunction, feeling frustrated and distressed because they are willing but unable to perform.

In fact, it is the changes in sexual function that make some patients start to notice their other symptoms, such as fatigue, lack of concentration, memory loss, reduced sleep, loss of interest in their surroundings, and decreased work ability.

Some men may also experience dizziness, palpitations, cold limbs, and pain in indescribable locations, but no abnormalities are found during physical examination.

Depression, anxiety, irritability, and neuroticism are also quite common. For men, this menopausal syndrome, which cannot be diagnosed as a disease, is unique to each individual, but it has truly become a nightmare that plagues all men.

Men who engage in mental work and rarely exercise, or men who used to engage in strenuous sports but suddenly stopped, are more likely to enter menopause prematurely.

It is recommended that men who work in sedentary mental jobs create more opportunities for themselves to go out and move around, so as to smoothly get through menopause.

Muscles help you get closer to male hormones

Muscles are like a man's soil; if they are not maintained in time, men will lose the foundation of their life.

Men experience a rapid decline in hormone levels around age 40; weight gain immediately lowers hormone levels.

Men with high estrogen levels may exhibit symptoms such as snoring, thinning facial hair, a higher-pitched voice, pettiness, and decreased sexual function.

No matter how much fertilizer you apply to a barren piece of land, it will still not grow good crops.

Many people think that there's no point in building muscle at 40. In fact, the biggest characteristic of human muscles is that they "grow when used and atrophy when not used."

As long as you train, you will maintain excellent physical condition.

Don't think that muscle training is only for bodybuilders. For ordinary people, muscle training is an effective way to alleviate health problems.

Muscle training includes endurance training, strength training, and speed training, with middle-aged people placing more emphasis on muscle flexibility.

Swelling and congestion are not signs of muscle growth.

Muscles can boost male hormones, and many men dream of having a strong, muscular physique.

Sometimes, you may find that your muscles seem to have gotten bigger after exercising. This is actually due to local congestion causing the muscles to enlarge, not because your muscles are growing rapidly.

Muscle congestion is simply a phenomenon where the temperature of a localized area of ​​the body increases and blood flow increases during exercise, leading to an increase in muscle volume.

Although the increased blood flow during muscle engorgement can deliver more nutrients to promote muscle growth, the engorgement only lasts for 20 to 30 minutes, while the recovery and repair of muscle fibers can take a day or even several days.

A brief surge of blood into the muscles does not actually lead to muscle growth. Therefore, the goal of exercise is to develop muscles through long-term physical activity, rather than creating the illusion of muscle growth through a short-term surge of blood.

Hormone levels drop, food can help.

Male menopause is caused by a decrease in hormone secretion.

When men around 50 years old enter menopause, their bone density decreases as their testosterone levels decline.

At this time, fractures are most likely to occur.

Dairy and soy products are rich in protein and calcium, which are very beneficial for restoring physical strength and preventing osteoporosis.

Here, we especially recommend mixing black beans, which have strong health benefits, with black sesame seeds, which also have high nutritional value, and milk to make a nutritious and delicious black bean milk.

For soy products, choose tofu or soy milk, and avoid fried tofu and tofu pudding, which are high in fat.

A decrease in male hormone levels can also affect the body's protein synthesis process.

Therefore, it is even more necessary to obtain high-quality protein from the diet.

Lamb has less fat and cholesterol than pork and beef, but it is rich in high-quality protein, vitamins, and trace elements such as calcium, phosphorus, iron, and iodine.

Lamb has the effect of tonifying the kidneys and strengthening virility, making it suitable for men to eat regularly.