Why should we eat radish in cold winter and ginger in hot summer? Because in winter, the human body's qi slowly begins to spread, and in summer, all the yang slowly spreads to both ends, so you will definitely sweat in summer. In summer, because the yang reaches the tip, a cold pattern is formed inside the human body, that is, all our internal organs are cold and deficient, which is a pattern of yin. Chinese medicine believes that the yang is scattered at the tip of the nose, so we only eat some hot things in summer, such as ginger. So it is absolutely wrong to eat cold drinks in summer. Why do people drink cold water? In fact, there is stomach cold in the stomach, and heat will come out to attack this cold, so it will form a kind of dryness and heat. At this time, people who drink cold water are thirsty, but it is better to drink warm water. Because the inside of the human body is constant temperature, it will not change. At this time, if you drink some warm water, it will balance the body temperature. Therefore, in ancient summer, people would pay great attention to health preservation. They don't advocate eating meat in summer, but they are very particular about health in spring, summer, autumn and winter. The stomach needs heat to help relieve discomfort. Even if you eat meat in summer, you should chop it very finely. The south pays attention to health preservation, such as Shanghai. They only eat nourishing cream in winter, because people's yang will flow into it in winter, forming a pattern of internal heat. So eating a little meat in winter is no problem, or eating nourishing cream can melt it. Everything you eat must melt. If you don't melt it, it will pile up into garbage. Therefore, it is the basic principle of China to eat something cool and ventilated in winter, such as radish, and adjust the internal heat slightly.
In spring, in ancient times, people paid special attention to eating and must eat food. Because the grain in spring is basically the seed of the previous year, if you want to raise the opportunity of spring, you must rely on the power of grain seeds to raise it. Therefore, Huangdi Neijing tells you a particularly simple truth, that is, it tells you how to eat well and sleep well without drugs at all. There are always 13 prescriptions in it, which are very simple prescriptions. It tells you that as long as you eat well, sleep well and let nature take its course, your health will be fine. Why are people in poor health now? It's just a little unnatural I don't sleep when I should, and then I feel sleepy during the day and feel energetic at night. I don't follow the laws of nature.