My principle: don't forget that the spleen and stomach come first.
In a person's life, diet determines physique, and physique determines health and happiness. I think if you want to stay healthy, you must first forget your spleen and stomach. Jujube, yam, coix seed and other foods beneficial to the spleen and stomach can be called "three treasures of the spleen and stomach". Jujube has the functions of invigorating spleen and stomach, benefiting qi and enriching blood. Li Shizhen said: "Jujube is the fruit of the spleen, and spleen diseases are suitable for eating." Jujube is a good health product for patients with spleen and stomach weakness, deficiency of qi and blood, listlessness and insomnia. People with spleen deficiency, loose stool, gastrointestinal weakness and deficiency of qi and blood should eat jujube. Yam has the effects of strengthening the spleen, regulating the stomach and tonifying the lungs and kidneys, and is a good prescription for people with weak spleen and stomach. Coix seed has the functions of invigorating spleen and lung, clearing away heat and promoting diuresis, and is especially easy to digest and absorb, so it is a good food therapy. Modern medical research shows that eating yam, jujube and coix seed can improve human immunity. If you cook porridge together, it can not only prevent the recurrence of gastritis and gastric ulcer, but also reduce the probability of suffering from infectious diseases such as influenza, which is very suitable for people with weak spleen and stomach.
Zhangyan (Chief Physician, Cardiovascular Department, Affiliated Hospital of Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Liaoning Province).
My method: "mix and match, rotate" to balance.
Chinese medicine pays attention to dialectical treatment, dialectical feeding and individual differences, that is, eating different foods and Chinese medicines according to different seasons, different constitutions and different diseases. Traditional Chinese medicine divides medicinal properties and eating habits into five categories: cold, hot, warm, cool and flat. Warm food can warm the sun, and people who are afraid of cold can eat more. Cold food can clear fire, and people who are afraid of heat can eat more; Ordinary people can eat flat food.
In real life, I eat a mixture of several foods. Mixed eating, cold, hot, warm and cool can complement and balance; Mixed eating can contain six nutrients. In addition to mixing, you need to take turns eating. Only by not being partial to the eclipse can we diversify the nutrition, avoid the imbalance of the body's nutrition, and maintain health and longevity.
Shen Pian (chief physician of Shanghai Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, director of Shanghai Dietotherapy Cooperation Center, vice president of Shanghai Medicinal Diet Association)
My attitude: "Harmless" means keeping in good health.
A good habit that lasts for decades is to prolong life, and a bad habit that lasts for decades is to shorten life. Traditional medicine is a life-saving thinking under the background of traditional culture in China. If you conform to nature, follow the law naturally, and do not violate the law, if you choose beneficial behavior and avoid injury, you will naturally get more help and prolong your life. Ge Hong, a doctor in Jin Dynasty, concluded that "keeping in good health is based on not hurting", so "not hurting" is the principle of keeping in good health. The attitude towards life based on "not being hurt" is health preservation.
In order not to be harmed, China people have formulated the code of conduct of "harmony between time, place and people" according to the world outlook of "harmony between man and nature", and the principle of "three factors: time (different seasons), place (different geographical conditions) and people (different physique of men, women and children)".
For example, everything grows in spring, and the aftercare of the human body should conform to the nature of spring growth and go for a walk in the outdoor courtyard to make the mood flourish; On the contrary, closing the door at home and feeling depressed is the opposite. When everything is closed in winter, the aftercare of the human body should conform to the nature of closing in winter, avoid the cold and keep warm, and beware of the dissipation of yang; On the other hand, excessive outdoor exercise and the dissipation of the sun's spirit are not a health-preserving journey of harmony between man and nature.
Hong Lei (Professor of College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chairman of Health Professional Committee of Chongqing Chinese Medicine Association)