Is sitting for a long time harmful to your mind? Be aware of the four major negative effects of sitting for a long time!

Nowadays, many people have electronic office equipment, so they only need to sit there and operate the office equipment when they work every day. But this will lead to a problem, that is, sitting for a long time. The harm of sitting for a long time for men is too great, not only harming the kidneys, but even the heart.

1. Sitting for a long time will hurt your flesh

Traditional Chinese medicine has long recognized that "sitting for a long time hurts the flesh." Sitting for a long time without moving, poor blood circulation, and lack of exercise will cause muscle relaxation, reduced elasticity, swelling of the lower limbs, fatigue, and in severe cases, muscle stiffness, pain, numbness, and muscle atrophy.

2. Sitting for long periods of time can damage your mind and brain

If you sit for a long time, the blood circulation will slow down, which will lead to insufficient blood supply to the brain, damage the mind and brain, and produce mental depression, which is manifested as fatigue, listlessness, and yawning. If you stand up suddenly, you will also experience symptoms such as dizziness. Sitting for a long time and thinking will consume blood and damage Yin. For the elderly, it will lead to memory loss and lack of concentration. If Yin is deficient and heart fire is generated internally, it will also cause heat in the five hearts, as well as toothache, dry throat, tinnitus, constipation and other symptoms.

3. Sitting for a long time can damage your heart

Sitting for a long time will slow down the blood circulation, which will eventually lead to the decline of heart function and myocardial atrophy. Especially for the middle-aged and elderly people with arteriosclerosis, the slow blood circulation caused by sitting for a long time is most likely to induce myocardial infarction and cerebral thrombosis. If you sit for a long time in your daily life and work, then you have to pay attention to whether there is a large amount of visceral fat accumulation in your body... Visceral fat is caused by sitting.

4. Sitting for a long time hurts your stomach

Sitting for a long time without whole body exercise will weaken gastrointestinal motility and reduce the secretion of digestive juices. Over time, symptoms such as loss of appetite, indigestion and abdominal distension will appear.