Bitter food is a good medicine for reducing fire, because bitter food contains bitter substances such as alkaloids and urea. Traditional Chinese medicine research has found that these bitter substances have the function of relieving fever and summer heat, so bitter gourd, almond, bitter vegetable, kudingcha, celery and kale are all good choices for health preservation and detoxification in spring.
Here is a specific introduction to what to eat in spring for health and detoxification:
First, spinach
Quercetin, glutathione, dietary fiber, folic acid and iron are all indispensable nutrients for women, which have significant effects on detoxification, constipation improvement and metabolism improvement. At the same time, carotenoids are also rich in content, which helps you beauty beauty. The content of vitamin C in spinach produced in spring is 3-5 times that in summer. Now is a good time to eat more spinach.
Second, Chinese kale
The representative Chinese kale is edible in stems, leaves and flowers. It is rich in vitamin C, vitamins, carotene, calcium, folic acid, iron and potassium, and its nutritional value is very high. In addition, the content of glucosinolates in Chinese kale is quite high, which can form isothiocyanic acid and play a super detoxification role. From the end of winter,1-March is the season of Chinese kale production. When the population in Chinese kale exerts its super fat metabolism, combined with the diuretic effect of potassium, it can effectively detoxify and eliminate edema.
Third, Komatsu cabbage.
Japanese people call it healthy and delicious green leaves. Komatsu, which is often used to lose weight in daily diet, is rich in vitamins and minerals, and its calcium content is more than three times that of spinach. Needless to say, the detoxification effect of chlorophyll, and the cooking method is not afraid of the loss of effective ingredients.
Fourth, potatoes
Potatoes are rich in vitamin C, which is hardly damaged after heating. The vitamin C content of potatoes started to be produced in March reached its peak. In fact, the skin of potatoes is rich in dietary fiber and minerals, so you might as well wash it thoroughly before cooking and eat it with the skin! When potatoes are eaten after heating and cooling, some starch will be converted into indigestible starch, thus promoting intestinal peristalsis, improving constipation and taking toxins and wastes out of the body.
V. Cabbage
Cabbage is also one of the vegetable ingredients often used in cooking. Vitamin U can repair gastric mucosa, improve liver function and prevent fat from accumulating around internal organs. Different cooking methods have different effects. Boiling water can promote detoxification, and eating raw before meals can prevent the loss of vitamin U and get a sense of fullness.
Six, pumpkin
With the increase of age, many women lack dietary fiber. Eating 200 grams of pumpkin every day can effectively supplement the daily weight deficiency, about 7.3 grams, help you have a full stomach, detoxify more smoothly and improve constipation. The orange pigment in pumpkin comes from lutein, and its super antioxidant capacity can repair retina, * * *, uterus and other parts after being absorbed by human body.
Seven. broad bean
Protein and starch are the main components of broad bean, in which amino acids are very healthy and calories are low. At the same time, vitamin B group greatly promotes the metabolic process of fat. In addition, the epidermis of broad bean is rich in quercetin. If you want to promote detoxification and improve constipation, you can generally eat the epidermis together.
Eight, onions
The detoxification power of onion is definitelyNo. 1 among many vegetables, such as quercetin, glutathione, dietary fiber, polyphenols, selenium, oligosaccharides and so on. Onions are effective ingredients for detoxification and antioxidation. Among them, the powerful detoxification energy comes from organic sulfur compounds. Before cooking, cut the onion, leave it at room temperature for a while, and fry it in oil when cooking. This ingredient can be well locked and not lost. In addition, spicy ingredients help to speed up metabolism.
Nine, tomatoes
80-90% of the efficacy of tomatoes comes from lycopene, which has the functions of detoxification, inhibition of neutral fat and malignant cholesterol, and super antioxidant components can effectively resist aging. After tomatoes are heated or cooked in oil, the amount of lycopene is greatly increased, so it should be used more in the diet to achieve the purpose of losing weight!
X. The effect of broccoli is as follows:
Isothiocyanate, quercetin, dietary fiber and chlorophyll in broccoli work together to promote a powerful detoxification effect. Every 100g contains 4.4g of dietary fiber, including 3.7g of insoluble dietary fiber, which is quite high and is a good product to improve constipation!
Eleven, leeks
The green component of leek comes from chlorophyll, which can remove toxins from the intestines after entering the human body. The unique taste of leek comes from sulfur-containing compounds, which can maintain normal liver function and prevent toxin accumulation. This sulfur-containing compound is called "allicin", which can promote the absorption of human body, thus improving the metabolic rate of sugar. The secret is to cut the leek into sections and put it at room temperature to improve the efficacy; If 15- is added, allicin will be gradually transformed into disulfide and prosulfide, which will inhibit the increase of blood sugar level. In addition, the contents of vitamin A, vitamin C and vitamin E in leek are also quite rich.
Twelve. avocado
Among many fruits, avocado with superior glutathione content is actually a vegetable component. In recent years, we will see avocados in many diet recipes. At the same time, the potassium content is rich, which makes the water metabolism in the body smooth and can naturally eliminate edema.
Avocado, also known as "avocado", although the calorie is not low, half of it is about 190 calories, but because it is rich in dietary fiber, eating half before meals or on an empty stomach can fully satiate, control appetite and prevent overeating. 60-70% of avocado fat is oleic acid, which can effectively reduce malignant cholesterol. Avocado itself contains almost no cholesterol.
Thirteen, carrots
Carrots are rich in α and β carotene, which is a good helper for female beauty beauty. Even skin care products and cosmetics will be added! The dietary fiber in carrots is equally soluble and insoluble, which helps you detoxify and improve constipation from the inside out.
Fourteen, spring buds
Eat spring buds in spring. Confucius said "from time to time, don't eat", which means not to eat unless in this season. Huangdi Neijing, a classic work of traditional Chinese medicine, also said that "eating the old valley" means eating seasonal food. In spring, all plants give birth to bright green buds, and there are many edible spring buds, such as Toona sinensis, bean sprouts, garlic sprouts, bean sprouts, lettuce and so on.
Fifteen, spring bamboo shoots
Spring bamboo shoots, known as "the first vegetarian food", are loved by people as delicious food. Scholars and gourmets are amazed at this, and there is a saying that "early adopters are like mushrooms after rain". Spring bamboo shoots are thick, delicious, nutritious and vegetarian. Different practices have different flavors. Stir-frying, stewing, boiling and simmering are all delicious foods. Local famous dishes, such as "dried medlar bamboo shoots" in Shanghai, "dried white feather chicken bamboo shoots" in Nanjing and "dried southern meat bamboo shoots" in Zhejiang, all occupy a place. However, it is difficult to eat fresh bamboo shoots in the north, so just soak them in formalin.
Sixteen years old, cherry
Known as "the first branch of spring fruit", it is cultivated all over China. Cherry fruit is plump, delicious, juicy, bright in color and rich in nutrition, and its iron content is particularly prominent, which is more than 20 times that of citrus, pear and apple, ranking first among fruits. Cherry is warm, sweet and slightly sour, and has the effects of invigorating qi and benefiting middle warmer, regulating middle warmer and caring skin, strengthening spleen and appetizing. Eating cherries in spring can make people sweat, benefit qi, dispel wind and penetrate rash. It should be noted that cherries belong to fire and should not be eaten more, and those with yin deficiency and fire are forbidden to eat or eat less. If you can't eat cherries, strawberries are also a good choice.
In addition to the sixteen kinds of food mentioned above, there are many other health-preserving and detoxification foods for you to choose from, so I won't introduce them here. For more food choices about health and detoxification, please continue to pay attention to the Spring Health Channel.