1. Drink porridge
Porridge is a good food for nourishing the stomach, and thin, soft and warm porridge is very suitable for people with bad stomach. According to different people and different constitutions, different medicinal materials can be added to rice porridge.
If the constitution is too hot, you can cook porridge with herbs such as Prunella vulgaris. If the constitution is too cold, you can add Codonopsis pilosula and Astragalus membranaceus. Eating milk oatmeal for breakfast can nourish the stomach and strengthen the spleen; Eating millet porridge for dinner can warm the stomach and soothe the nerves; And miscellaneous grains porridge such as pumpkin porridge and corn porridge can clear the stomach; Beef porridge can nourish qi and stomach; Jujube porridge can nourish the stomach, strengthen the spleen, enrich the blood and nourish the skin.
2. Proper exercise
Chinese medicine advocates that nourishing the stomach requires exercise, which is helpful to health, and proper exercise can also help people to strengthen the stomach. Simple stomach-nourishing exercise is to stir body fluids with our tongues every morning and then swallow them. This method has the effects of promoting fluid production and stomach.
Chinese medicine also pays attention to meridians and acupoints. From the point of view of meridians, our stomach meridian passes between the second toe and the third toe of our foot. Regular exercise of our toes can also strengthen the spleen and nourish the stomach.
Massage yourself
Massage is also good for our health. Massage can also improve our gastrointestinal function. You can massage your upper abdomen every morning and evening. The method is to massage our upper abdomen with two hands overlapping each other for 30 to 50 times clockwise and counterclockwise to enhance the ability of gastrointestinal peristalsis and improve our immunity. In addition, before going to bed at night, after washing our feet, we can massage at Zusanli point on our feet, which is also helpful for nourishing the stomach.
4. Learn to cook and drink soup
In modern life, many young people like to drink drinks, milk tea, coffee and so on, but these are not very beneficial to our health. And some people will like to drink soup, which is a nutrient and helps to nourish our bodies. However, learning the correct way to drink soup is more beneficial to health. When you drink soup, you need to wait until the right temperature. When the soup is too hot, it should not be drunk immediately, otherwise it will easily cause damage to the digestive tract and gastric mucosa.
Keep a good mood
Huangdi Neijing said: excessive thinking, depressed temper, long-term injury, abnormal transportation. This shows that emotions will affect people's health, and bad emotions will weaken our gastrointestinal function. Some people always like to move their work, meetings, negotiations, etc. to other places. They like to work while eating. They always think this is a good way to save time, but it is the price of health. When eating, it is best to concentrate and chew slowly, so as to truly taste the beauty of food and be beneficial to your health.