After diet enters the human body, it can nourish viscera, qi and blood, meridians, limbs, muscles and even bones, fur and nine orifices. The nutrients needed by the human body must be continuously supplemented through diet. The nutritional effect of food on human body is also manifested in the selectivity of various foods to human organs, meridians and parts.

The material basis of "spirit"

Diet is the nutritional basis of essence, qi and spirit. Only when the body is well nourished, the essence will be sufficient and the mind will be healthy.

prevent disease

Huangdi Neijing pointed out that "healthy qi should be kept inside, and pathogenic factors should not be done", indicating that the human body is full of healthy qi, and pathogenic factors cannot invade and make people sick. To be healthy and energetic, it is necessary to arrange diet reasonably, so as to ensure the nutrients needed by the body and the functions of the five internal organs can be vigorous. Modern medicine has proved that if the human body lacks certain food ingredients, it will lead to diseases, such as rickets caused by calcium deficiency, night blindness, beriberi, stomatitis, scurvy and rickets caused by vitamin deficiency.

treat a disease

Dietotherapy is often more effective than medication. There are many foods that can be used to treat diseases, such as pig bone marrow for strengthening brain and improving intelligence, hawthorn for resolving stagnation, garlic for treating dysentery, angelica mutton soup for treating postpartum blood deficiency, and adzuki bean for treating edema.

anti-ageing

For the elderly, we must pay attention to the deployment and maintenance of diet. Only in this way can we delay aging. The reason why diet is anti-aging and anti-aging is that its function is produced by tonifying kidney and benefiting qi, nourishing kidney and strengthening body. Deficiency of kidney essence can lead to signs of premature aging such as loose teeth, premature whitening and forgetfulness.