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People often say that "medicine is not as good as food". Which foods have health-preserving effects when eaten together?
Since ancient times, people in the East and the West have observed the important relationship between food and health. For example, during the Five Dynasties, outstanding people in our ancestors summed up the aphorism that "illness comes from the mouth", reminding everyone not to eat indiscriminately, even food. In ancient times, food was scarce, and even if the food went bad, such as moldy or rancid, it was still reluctant to throw it away. However, eating these spoiled foods may directly lead to death, even if it is not immediately fatal, it will easily lead to various chronic diseases in the long run.

Foods suitable for invigorating spleen, nourishing stomach and promoting diuresis in four seasons are: yam, coix seed, white lentil, adzuki bean, lotus seed and so on. The spleen and stomach are afraid of cold, try not to eat or eat less all kinds of cold food, especially those with bad stomach, and eat less spicy and irritating food. Lotus and lily porridge? Strengthening the spleen and moistening the lungs, lotus seeds have the effects of strengthening the spleen and tonifying the kidney, clearing the heart and calming the nerves, and lily moistens the lungs and relieves cough. This kind of porridge helps to relieve discomfort such as indigestion and loss of appetite. If you have a bad appetite, you can eat appetizing food or cook porridge, such as mung bean porridge, yam bean porridge and sweet potato? Oatmeal porridge, etc.

In the cold season, you might as well eat more pumpkins in your diet to warm your spleen and stomach. How many pumpkins can I put in my porridge for breakfast? Pumpkin porridge tastes soft and easy to digest, especially suitable for people with weak spleen and stomach and indigestion.

A study by the Graduate School and Health Management Center of Okayama University in Japan shows that chewing slowly is more beneficial to health than other eating habits such as greasy food and overeating. Chewing slowly can prolong the meal time, make the brain capture the information of "satiety" in time, and avoid overeating because of eating too fast, which will cause a burden on the body and stomach.

Eating on time is 70% to 80% full, which is in line with human biological clock and work needs, especially eating dinner too late, otherwise the food will be difficult to digest in the stomach and increase the burden on the stomach. If you work overtime at night, choose a healthy midnight snack. You can eat foods with high fiber, high protein or whole grains, such as whole wheat bread, yogurt and apples. , bananas? Warm milk, millet porridge, yam pumpkin porridge, etc.

Men often eat walnuts, chestnuts, ginkgo, medlar, mulberry, leek, leek seeds, beef and so on. But you can't use too many good things. If you are young and strong, don't make up for it, otherwise it will be counterproductive.