What kind of food should I eat in spring? Spring is a good season for health preservation. Nowadays, more and more people are taking health care, and diet is the key to health care. There are different health foods in each season, so what kind of food should we eat in spring?
What food should I eat more in spring? First of all, drink plenty of water.
The weather in spring is changeable, sometimes cold and sometimes hot, which is the most changeable season among the four seasons. In this special period, people's blood is also in a vigorous period, and the hormone level is also in a relatively peak period, so it is easy to cause non-infectious diseases, such as hypertension, cerebral infarction, menstrual disorders, allergic diseases and so on. Therefore, in this period, we must pay attention to the following points.
Drinking water can increase the circulating blood volume, which is beneficial to nourishing the liver and excreting metabolic waste, and can reduce the damage of poisons to the liver. In addition, hydration is also beneficial to gland secretion, especially the secretion of digestive juice such as bile. Drinking scented tea in spring helps to dispel the cold evil accumulated in the body in winter, promote the growth of human yang, and stagnate and evacuate. Moderate drinking tea can also refresh you, but don't be greedy for cold drinks in spring.
Secondly, we should eat more sweets and less sour food in our daily life.
Sun Simiao, a famous doctor in the Tang Dynasty, said: "It is advisable to keep sour and sweet in spring to nourish your temper." It means that when spring comes, people should eat less sour and more sweet, which has the benefits of strengthening the spleen and stomach. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the spleen and stomach are the foundation of the day after tomorrow and the source of qi and blood transformation. Strong spleen and stomach can prolong life. However, spring is a season of vigorous liver qi. According to the theory of five elements in traditional Chinese medicine, liver belongs to wood, spleen belongs to soil, and wood and soil coexist, that is, liver depression can hurt spleen and affect its digestion and absorption function. Chinese medicine also believes that five flavors enter the five internal organs, such as sour taste into the liver, sweet taste into the spleen and salty taste into the kidney. Therefore, eating more sour food will strengthen the function of the liver, make the hyperactive liver qi more vigorous and hurt the spleen and stomach. In view of this, people should eat less sour food in spring to prevent excessive liver qi. And sweets into the spleen, can make up the temper, so you can eat more, such as jujube, yam, crispy rice and so on.
Moreover, it is not advisable to eat fruit blindly.
Fruit is everyone's favorite food, but there are certain stresses on eating fruit. Eating fruit blindly will do harm to your health. Let me tell you what to pay attention to when eating fruit. Excessive consumption of fruit will lead to copper deficiency in the body, which will lead to an increase in cholesterol in the blood and cause coronary heart disease. Therefore, it is not advisable to eat too much fruit in a short time. Some people think that the vitamin content in the peel is higher than that in the pulp, so when eating fruit, eat it with the skin. As we all know, when fruit is damaged by diseases and insect pests, pesticides are often sprayed, which will soak and remain in the wax of the peel, so the pesticide residue in the peel is much higher than that in the pulp.
Finally, we should raise yang in our diet.
Yang refers to the yang of the human body. Chinese medicine believes that "Yang acts outside the body", that is to say, Yang plays a defensive role in the body, which can make the body strong and avoid the invasion of natural pathogens. In terms of spring diet, we should follow the principle of "nourishing yang in spring and summer" put forward in Huangdi Neijing, and eat more foods that warm and tonify yang, so as to enrich the yang of human body, enhance the body's resistance and resist the invasion of common cold pathogens. Li Shizhen also advocated "fresh and tender dishes such as onion, garlic, leek, Polygonum hydropiper, Artemisia, mustard, etc." in Compendium of Materia Medica. It should be mixed. " On the other hand, because kidney-yang is the root of body-yang, tonifying yang in diet should also include warming and tonifying kidney-yang. In spring, the human body is full of yang, but the human body is not full of yang, so we should eat more' things that tonify kidney and strengthen yang' in our diet. At present, in addition to Polygonum hydropiper, Artemisia annua and other wild vegetables have been rarely eaten, onions, garlic, leeks and so on are all good yang-nourishing products.
In a word, diet is the top priority of spring health preservation, and many people think that eating more fruits is good for health. As we all know, blindly eating more fruits is easy to induce coronary heart disease. In addition, in spring, you should drink more water, eat less acid and eat more sweet, and eat kidney yang in your diet to stay away from diseases.
What food should I eat more in spring? 2 1, Buxue Jujube.
Eating red dates is good for your health. Sun Simiao, a famous doctor in ancient China, said: "In spring, it is advisable to keep acid and sweeten it to nourish your temper." It means to eat less sour and eat more sweet in spring. Chinese medicine believes that when the liver qi is strong in spring, eating more sour food will make the liver qi excessive and damage the spleen and stomach, so eat less sour food. In spring, people have more outdoor activities than in winter, so they consume more energy and need more calories. But at this time, the spleen and stomach are weak and the digestive ability of gastrointestinal tract is poor, which is not suitable for eating greasy meat. Therefore, heat can be properly supplied by sweets. Jujube is such a good spring health care product.
2, Buzhong Yiqi raisins
Raisins are also good for health. Raisins are good food for invigorating qi, which has the function of invigorating qi and enriching blood. People who are anemic and often dizzy should eat it often. There are many reasons for dizziness in spring, mainly due to lack of qi and blood. Raisins are rich in iron, and people with anemia should eat some raisins appropriately. However, people with high sugar content, high blood sugar and diarrhea should eat less. It is recommended to eat a palm a day.
3, longan dried into the spleen to nourish
Some longan can replenish blood and qi. Dried longan can soothe the nerves For some people with poor blood circulation, and those who are prone to insomnia and poor spirits in spring, you can eat some dried longan appropriately. At the same time, longan nourishes the spleen and stomach, so it has certain therapeutic effect on insomnia at night. But people who often eat dried longan will get angry, and those who are hot and dry should eat less. It is recommended not to eat more than half a palm a day.
Seasonal food is the bud of spring.
Some seasonal vegetables are good for health. Eating spring buds in spring is a gift from nature. Huangdi Neijing, a classic work of traditional Chinese medicine, says to "eat the old valley", which means to eat seasonal food. In spring, all plants will produce fresh buds, including many edible spring buds, such as Toona sinensis, bean sprouts, garlic sprouts, bean sprouts and so on.
5, the first of the four fresh is spring leek.
Spring leek is a good product for tonifying kidney. Early adopters in spring, first spring leeks. In spring, the climate is suddenly cold and warm, so it is necessary to maintain the yang. Leek is the most suitable for human yang. Leek contains essential oil, protein, fat and vitamins, and has the functions of invigorating stomach, refreshing and strengthening kidney. Spring leek is the best among leeks, and it tastes particularly delicious. Its roots are as white as jade, its leaves are as green as jade, and its fragrance is rich. There are many ways to eat spring vegetables, which can be served with meat, eggs, shrimp, cuttlefish, etc., and can also be used as stuffing for steamed dumplings. Add some spring leeks when frying mung bean sprouts or dried tofu, which is especially fragrant and delicious.
Paying attention to nutritional supplement, reasonable dietary nutrition, keeping the endocrine balance of the body and eating some healthy food in spring are all helpful.
What food should I eat more in spring? Eat more vegetables in spring
1, Chinese cabbage
Bitter and slightly cold, nourishing the stomach and harmonizing the middle, clearing the intestines and benefiting the stomach. Chinese cabbage contains a lot of vitamin C and calcium, as well as phosphorus, iron, carotene and vitamin B. There is also a kind of Chinese cabbage, namely cabbage, whose food is bitter and flat, which can benefit the heart and kidney, strengthen the spleen and stomach, relieve pain and promote the healing of gastric and duodenal ulcers.
2. Cauliflower
Cauliflower is rich in vitamins, and every 200g fresh cauliflower can provide more than 75% of vitamin A needed by adults in one day. The content of vitamin C is even more prominent, reaching 80 mg per 100 grams, which is 3-4 times higher than that of common Chinese cabbage and soybean sprouts and 2 times higher than that of citrus. Chinese medicine has always said that "white goes into the lungs." Autumn is the season with frequent respiratory infections, and cabbage flowers are undoubtedly timely health-care vegetables.
Step 3: celery
Celery is cool, sweet and nontoxic, calming the liver and invigorating the stomach. It is rich in protein, sugar, carotene, vitamin C, amino acids and so on. It can excite the central nervous system, promote the secretion of gastric juice, stimulate appetite and have expectorant effect. Celery can be fried with dried incense and shredded pork. All of them are brightly colored and full of fragrance.
4. Bean sprouts
Soybeans and mung beans contain a lot of protein, fat and carbohydrates, as well as essential elements such as sodium, iron, phosphorus and calcium. After germination, they can not only keep the original substances, but also increase the contents of vitamins b 1, b2, b 12 and C. Chlorophyll in bean sprouts can prevent and treat rectal cancer, and aspartic acid rich in water can greatly reduce the accumulation of lactic acid, thus helping to eliminate it. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that carrots in sweet spinach with bean sprouts are cool and have the functions of clearing away heat and toxic materials, diuresis and laxative.
5. Spinach
Spinach is a vegetable with high nutritional value. Spinach with pointed leaves has long petiole, thin leaves, strong roots and high sugar content. Spinach slices with round leaves are big and thick. The content of carotene in spinach is much higher than other vegetables. Ascorbic acid is lower than pepper, but higher than tomato. Vitamin K with hemostatic effect in spinach is the highest in leafy vegetables. Rich in riboflavin, it can also prevent oral ulcer, cheilitis, glossitis and dermatitis.
6.carrots
The taste is sweet, and the food tonifies the spleen and stomach. Stewed carrots are the best, and fried carrots are the best. Stews can keep carotene above 93%, fried products can also keep carotene above 80%, while raw food and cold salad can only absorb 10%.
7. Lettuce; lettuce
Lettuce is tender and smooth, suitable for raw and hot frying. Eating lettuce often can enhance the secretion of gastric juice and digestive juice and enhance the secretion of bile. The potassium in lettuce is 27 times that of sodium, which is beneficial to diuresis and water balance, and is of great benefit to patients with hypertension and heart disease. Fluorine contained in lettuce can participate in the formation of enamel and dentin and the growth of bones.
The iodine content in lettuce is high, which will have a beneficial effect on the basic metabolism and physical development of human body. The nutrition of lettuce leaves is much higher than that of lettuce stems. The carotene content in leaves is more than 72 times higher than that in stems, the vitamin b 1 is 2 times, the vitamin b2 is 5 times and the vitamin c4 is 3 times. Therefore, it is a pity to throw away lettuce leaves and not eat them. In addition, people who love coughing in autumn can eat more lettuce leaves to relieve cough.
Second, the method of spring health care
1, to keep warm
The temperature rises gradually in early spring, and sometimes it is extremely high. Some people, especially young people, like to "go into battle lightly", and many fashionable women wearing short skirts can be seen everywhere on the street. For the health of the post-40 s, we should give consideration to "grace" and "temperature" and don't expose our bodies to the cold wind too early. The viewpoint of "covering spring and freezing autumn" in traditional health preservation is indeed true from the perspective of life practice.
2. Pay attention to ventilation
If indoor doors and windows are closed for too long, the air will become turbid, which is conducive to the breeding of various germs. The essence of ventilation is to replenish fresh air in time, so that the content of germs in the air is always maintained at a very low level, so that people in the house are not easy to get sick. It is best to open the window once in the morning and once in the afternoon for about 15 minutes, and each room takes turns. Attention should be paid to keeping the old people and children warm in the room during ventilation.
3. Vinegar fumigation
With the germination of yang, bacteria, viruses and other pathogenic microorganisms gradually gain vitality, so spring is the season of high incidence of colds, flu, measles and chickenpox. For these diseases which are mainly transmitted by air at home, we can do some effective prevention, and vinegar fumigation is a simple and effective way.
Pour a proper amount of vinegar into the pot and heat it with an induction cooker. Soon, the vinegar vapor will diffuse in the room. Can effectively kill or reduce pathogenic microorganisms. Pay attention to close the doors and windows when fumigation. For patients who catch a cold at home, it is more valuable to take this method to prevent domestic infection.
Step 4 Wash your face with cold water
Practice has proved that washing your face with cold water is an effective means to prevent colds. Perhaps for a few people, it is a little unbearable to wash your face with biting cold water in winter, but when spring comes and the temperature rises, it is time to develop this good habit. It will be good to stick to it.
5. soak your feet in hot water
The foot is called the second brain of human body, which has dense nerve reflex areas. I believe that most people have this life experience: as long as their feet are warm, they won't feel too cold all over. After a day of standing and walking, my feet are exhausted. Soaking feet with hot water before going to bed can relieve fatigue, relax nerves and promote sleep, thus improving the body's resistance. The temperature of hot water is preferably around 45 degrees Celsius, and the water can be continuously heated to a level that the human body can tolerate. If it is too low, it will not play its due role.