中國官方倡導健康生活 每天發呆5分鐘

Letting the mind go blank for five minutes each day is good for heAlth, according to an initiative on healthy lifestyle recently launched in China.

我國近日啓動一項倡導健康生活方式的項目，提出每天發呆5分鐘有益健康。

The initiative was jointly created by the National Health and Family Planning Commission, Chinese Health Education Center and All-China Journalists Association.

該項目由中華人民共和國國家衛生和計劃生育委員會、中國健康教育中心和中華全國新聞工作者協會聯合發起。

Other suggestions include working out for an hour every day, playing at least one sport and joining one sports community.

其他建議還包括每天運動1小時、掌握至少1項運動技巧和加入1個運動社羣。

The initiative also stressed the importance of a more balanced diet. As suggested by the initiative, an individual should consume more than 12 kinds of food on a daily basis and more than 25 on a weekly basis.

該項目還強調了更均衡的飲食的重要性。根據該項目的建議，個人每天應攝入12種以上食物，每週應攝入25種以上食物。

The guideline added that it is common for the working class to experience stress, insomnia, anxiety, excessive eating and drinking and deteriorating memories.

此外，該指導意見還補充說道，工薪階層普遍都存在壓力過大、經歷失眠、焦慮，暴飲暴食、記憶衰退。

Wu Tao, an expert in emotional management and a member of the International Coach Federation, said long-term emotional stress can have severe health consequences and may lead to cardiovascular diseases, digestive problems and even cancer.

情緒管理專家、同時也是國際教練聯盟的會員的吳濤表示，長期的情緒壓力可能會帶來嚴重的健康後果，可能會導致心血管疾病，消化問題甚至癌症。

To mitigate the risks, the public needs to first understand and recognize their emotions.

爲了減輕風險，公衆需要首先了解和認識他們自己的情緒。

"When you are able to face and effectively control your emotions, negative feelings such as stress can be converted into positive energies," added Wu.

吳濤補充說道：“當你能夠面對和有效地控制你的情緒時，消極的情緒，比如壓力，就可以轉化爲正能量。”