First, the spring six solar terms diet health
The March of the vernal equinox, that is, January, February and March of the lunar calendar, includes six solar terms: beginning of spring, rain, sting, vernal equinox, Qingming and Grain Rain, which is the stage in which the spirit of the sun grows step by step. One of the principles of health preservation in Huangdi Neijing is timely health preservation, and health preservation in spring should also be based on solar terms.
Beginning of spring is the first of the 24 solar terms, and "beginning of spring" means the beginning. Beginning of spring kicked off the spring, heralding the beginning of the spring when everything is revived. At this time, the climate is getting warmer, the temperature is gradually rising, the yang is beginning, and the liver yang, liver fire and liver wind of the human body are also rising. The Yellow Emperor's internal classic Su Wen said: "The liver governs spring ... the liver is bitter and urgent, and the liver is urgent and slow ... The liver wants to disperse, and the pungent food is quickly dispersed, and the pungent food is supplemented, and the acid is diarrhea." The sour taste entering the liver has the characteristics of convergence, which is not conducive to the rise of yang and the release of liver qi. Diet should be nursed back to its liking. Therefore, beginning of spring's diet should consider the characteristics of strong yang in spring, and should eat more divergent foods, such as spicy food and sweet food, rather than sour food, because sour food mainly converges. People have always had the custom of biting spring: for example, eating spring rolls, spring cakes and even radishes. Spring rolls, spring cakes and radishes are all divergent, such as spring rolls. What are spring rolls made of? Eggs, leeks and, of course, flour. Leek and eggs are germinal. People eat them in the spring of hair growth, which conforms to the principle of health preservation-eating vegetables in season should also reflect the vitality of spring growth.
In the rainy season, the climate gets warmer. At this time, the wind is strong and dry. People often have dry skin, dry mouth and chapped lips at this time. However, in the rain solar term, although there is still little rain in northern China, the humid atmosphere is gradually rising, and there will be floating frost and dew in the morning. In view of the characteristics of this solar term, diet recuperation should focus on regulating the spleen and stomach and eliminating rheumatism. Because the weather is still cold at this time, according to the theory of yin and yang gossip, this solar term belongs to yin and yin has the nature of convergence, so in this special season, it can be supplemented appropriately, but it should be lightly supplemented. Such as honey, is a tonic that is very suitable for this solar term.
Huangdi Neijing pointed out that "healthy qi can exist, but evil is not feasible", which means that under the condition of vigorous healthy qi, evil is not easy to invade the body, and diseases will not occur, so it is very important to strengthen physical fitness and improve immunity. Because the weather is obviously warmer after the sting, not only all kinds of animals begin to move, but also all kinds of bacteria and viruses begin to grow and reproduce, so people need to pay attention to diet, strengthen their physique and resist the invasion of bacteria at this time. The principle of diet is to nourish yin and suppress yang, eat more light food, choose supplements appropriately and improve immunity.
The vernal equinox and solar terms are divided into day and night, cold and summer, so people should also keep the balance of yin and yang in health care. In this solar term, we should choose a diet that can keep the body function coordinated and balanced according to our actual situation.
Tomb-Sweeping Day gas, should not use "hair" food, such as bamboo shoots, chicken, etc. Materia Medica from the New says: "If you eat bamboo shoots, it will cause more diseases." Chickens can move the wind to help the liver fire. In spring, liver yang is hyperactive, so eating chicken is easy to be overcast and liver wood.
After Grain Rain, it means that spring is over. According to the viewpoint of "nourishing the liver in spring" in traditional Chinese medicine, we should seize the opportunity to show the liver blood well. The liver is beginning to understand the eyes, liver blood deficiency, so you can't concentrate on the eyes, and you can't see clearly. At this time, the main points of diet focus on nourishing the liver and improving eyesight.
Second, the precautions for eating wild vegetables in spring
With people's attention to health, the concept of diet is also changing quietly. Eating wild vegetables, vegetarian dishes, coarse grains and miscellaneous vegetables has become fashionable on the daily dining table. But we must understand what is "wild", which mainly means fresh, pollution-free and non-toxic. In Huangdi Neijing, it is mentioned that "the man of Yin and Yang in the four seasons is the root of all things". The reason why wild vegetables are better than cultivated vegetables is that wild vegetables absorb the gas of nature and have no chemical fertilizer pollution.
Last spring, Aunt Wang saw that all kinds of wild vegetables in the park were growing well, so she picked some to eat at home. After dinner, Aunt Wang began to have diarrhea and was finally diagnosed as food poisoning by the doctor. In fact, Aunt Wang doesn't understand that the wild vegetables grown in the park, although fresh and tender, have actually been polluted, and they are not the wild vegetables that grew in the fields decades ago.
Wild vegetables such as bitter vegetables, shepherd's purse and purslane are all called "natural treasures", and spring is the seasonal season to eat wild vegetables. However, wild vegetables growing on grasslands and roads where industrial wastewater flows are polluted by wastewater and automobile exhaust, which leads to high contents of heavy metals and other harmful substances such as mercury and lead, which can easily lead to food poisoning if eaten carelessly or excessively. Although the wild vegetables in the park look green, in fact, every spring, the park will spray drugs to prevent pests and diseases, so that the wild vegetables growing inside are polluted. Therefore, it is best to pick wild vegetables in the open suburbs, away from garbage dumps and abandoned construction sites. Don't eat wild vegetables you don't know. Some wild vegetables are highly toxic. After eating by mistake, you will feel chest tightness, bloating, vomiting and even life-threatening.
In addition, most wild vegetables are cold, and eating more will damage the spleen and stomach, causing stomach pain, nausea and other symptoms. Wild vegetables such as dandelion and alfalfa contain substances that can cause allergies. People with allergies may have itching, rash and other symptoms after eating them.