twelfth month of the lunar year

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The eighth day of the twelfth lunar month is Laba Festival, a traditional festival in China. According to legend, it was on this day that Sakyamuni succeeded in becoming a Buddha.

But now, all we can remember is drinking Laba porridge! As the taste changes, the practice of Laba porridge is also full of tricks. For people who lower blood pressure, you can't drink unscrupulously. Hypertension also has its own health Laba porridge!

Pay attention to raw materials

Folk traditional Laba porridge pays attention to eight masters and eight assistants. The main ingredients are rice and beans, and the condiments are walnuts, red dates, lotus seeds, peanuts, raisins and longan. But for hypertension, there should be some increase or decrease in composition.

1. Add beans

Elderly hypertensive patients should add some beans to porridge, which are low in fat and rich in dietary fiber, and can solve the problem of constipation in the elderly. It can also prevent osteoporosis and lower cholesterol; Supplementing mung beans is also helpful to treat hypertension.

Increase coix seed

For patients with hypertension, hyperlipidemia and hyperglycemia, it is not recommended to add raisins, white rice, candied dates, glutinous rice and other ingredients to porridge, because these ingredients are difficult to digest and have high sugar content! It is suggested to switch to oats and barley. Coix seed can strengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness, which is helpful to reduce blood fat and blood pressure. Oats have the functions of lowering cholesterol, inhibiting the rise of blood sugar and regulating blood lipid.

In addition to beans and coix seed, adding chestnuts, medlar, yam, lotus seeds and walnut kernels to porridge is also very helpful for regulating blood pressure, blood lipid and blood sugar, which is worth recommending.

Be single-minded in taste

Generally, northerners still keep the habit of drinking Laba porridge, but few people drink Laba porridge in Guangdong. Northwest China prefers to eat laba rice rather than Laba porridge, and Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions will also distinguish between sweet and salty Laba porridge.

However, for patients with hypertension, it is recommended to drink light porridge, and it is best not to add oil, sugar, salt, meat and other ingredients. Especially for patients with severe hypertension and cardiovascular diseases, a bowl of "small and fresh" bean cereal Laba porridge is enough. Don't add too much seasoning and ingredients to avoid blood pressure rising.

In addition, Laba porridge for patients with hypertension should be cooked until it is soft and easy to digest; Recently, people with wanton flu and poor respiratory tract can also add tremella and lily; Hypertension can also eat some Laba garlic in winter to help promote blood circulation.

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