北方的冬天可以用天寒地冻来形容,出门总会把自己包裹得严严实实,尤其是老年人,除了做好手脚面部的保暖外,还有一个器官需要格外注意保暖——胃。为什么胃需要保暖老年人身体各种机能都在降低,基础代谢率降低,御寒能力降低,肠胃消化吸收功能也在降低。我们所吃的食物通过咀嚼,流经食管到达胃,经过胃的机械消化才会进入小肠,小肠将食糜进一步的消化才能将营养物质吸收经血液运输到全身各处。我们经常说这样一句话,“牙好胃口就好”。这体现了消化系统的整体性,上 Winter in the north can be used to describe the cold, always go out to wrap themselves tightly, especially the elderly, in addition to doing facial warm hands and feet, there is an organ need extra attention to keep warm - the stomach. Why the stomach needs to be warm The elderly are reducing various functions of the body, reducing basal metabolic rate, reducing the ability to keep warm, gastrointestinal digestion and absorption are also reduced. We eat food through chewing, through the esophagus to reach the stomach, after the stomach’s mechanical digestion will enter the small intestine, the small intestine will further digest digestion in order to absorb nutrients transported through the blood throughout the body. We often say such a sentence, “teeth good appetite ”. This reflects the integrity of the digestive system, on