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As the saying goes, "meat makes a fire, fish produces phlegm, tofu and cabbage keep safe". How to understand it?
Fish is rich in unsaturated fatty acids and other nutrients. Regular consumption is helpful to promote children's intellectual development and prevent cardiovascular diseases. However, hairtail, silver carp, chubby fish, eel and so on. They are all warm foods, and it is easy to get angry if you eat too much, which is what people often say, "fish makes a fire." Therefore, people with yin deficiency and internal heat and strong constitution should eat less warm fish, and it is best to stew, steam or braise in soy sauce when cooking. Similarly, you can't eat too much meat. When people say "meat produces phlegm", it does not mean that eating too much meat is easy to cough and produce phlegm, but that eating too much meat will lead to abnormal metabolism of body fluid and produce phlegm. Meat contains a lot of fat. Excessive intake can easily lead to increased blood lipids and blood viscosity. Clinical examination often shows the increase of blood viscosity, aggregation and coagulation, which is an objective manifestation of phlegm and blood stasis in traditional Chinese medicine and an external reflection of "phlegm produced by meat"

Since ancient times, people seem to rely more on radish and cabbage than fish and meat. Although the folk proverb "Radish goes to the streets, pharmacies have no business" is almost exaggerated, radish does have an auxiliary treatment effect on many diseases. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that white radish has the functions of promoting digestion, resolving phlegm and relaxing bowels, and is suitable for patients with dyspepsia, abdominal distension, pneumonia, bronchitis and cough. Carrots have the functions of invigorating the spleen, resolving stagnation, moistening dryness and improving eyesight, and are suitable for patients with dyspepsia, night blindness, keratoxerosis, etc.

The medicinal value of Chinese cabbage has always been highly valued by doctors in past dynasties. Chinese medicine believes that Chinese cabbage has the functions of clearing away heat, relieving annoyance, dredging the stomach and promoting diuresis. Modern medical research shows that Chinese cabbage is rich in cellulose, which can stimulate gastrointestinal peristalsis and play a laxative role. In addition, the cellulose contained in Chinese cabbage can also promote the absorption of animal protein, which has a certain effect on maintaining the normal balance of blood sugar, so diabetic patients may wish to eat more Chinese cabbage.

It is necessary to avoid partial eating of big fish and big meat, fat and thin, vegetarian and vegetarian. In addition, pungent, sweet, sour, bitter and salty flavors are good for human liver organs, qi and blood, bones and muscles, so you should not be partial to food.