1, eat sick
(1) Drink chicken soup to fight inflammation and influenza.
This ancient prescription is now scientifically proven to cure colds and flu. Studies show that the anti-inflammatory effect of chicken soup helps to clean the nasal cavity and relieve the inflamed and swollen throat.
(2) Drink yogurt to relieve rhinitis.
A recent study shows that probiotics contained in yogurt can help relieve symptoms such as runny nose and itchy eyes caused by allergic rhinitis. At the same time, yogurt can enhance human immunity and will not make people sleepy like other drugs.
(3) Avocado lowers cholesterol.
One of the best ways to lower blood cholesterol is to eat avocados. A study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association showed that after eating avocado every day for five weeks, the level of low-density lipoprotein (commonly known as "bad cholesterol") in the plasma of the subjects decreased by 13%.
(4) Eat eggs to prevent diabetes
Eating 4 eggs a week helps to prevent diabetes. The study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition shows that men who eat more eggs have a 38% lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes than men who don't eat eggs.
(5) Two spoonfuls of honey to relieve cough
A study by Pennsylvania State University found that two teaspoons of honey can relieve children's cough more effectively than over-the-counter cough medicine. Dr. John Lapma, director of Shafu Clinic in California, said that the antioxidant activity and antibacterial properties of honey can help alleviate pharyngeal inflammation.
(6) Prunus mume increased bone density.
Researchers at Florida State University found that eating dried plums helps to increase bone density.
(7) Yeast can reduce fasting blood glucose.
Yeast is rich in B vitamins and mineral chromium, which helps to control blood sugar. A study published in the Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology shows that chromium in yeast can significantly reduce the fasting blood glucose level of subjects after eating yeast.
(8) Walnuts can delay Alzheimer's disease.
According to the research of New York State Institute of Developmental Disorders, walnut contains a lot of omega-3 fatty acids, which can delay the onset of Alzheimer's disease.
(9) Cheese helps you get rid of insomnia.
A bowl of cheese can make people sleep well, because it contains a lot of tryptophan, an amino acid that can cause drowsiness. Researchers at the National Sleep Foundation found that combining foods rich in tryptophan with carbohydrates will make it easier for the brain to obtain this amino acid, so you can eat cheese with biscuits or bread.
Oats can lower blood pressure and blood lipids.
Eating oats helps to lower systolic and diastolic blood pressure. Oats are rich in soluble dietary fiber, which can absorb a lot of "bad cholesterol" in the body and excrete it.
(1 1) Black Bridge prevents heart disease.
Swiss scholars recently published in the Journal of the American Heart Association research results show that eating chocolate can help relieve stress and prevent heart disease. At the same time, antioxidants in chocolate also help protect the heart and reduce the risk of cancer.
2, Chinese medicine winter health
1, exercise properly and avoid sweating. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that winter belongs to yin, so the essence of yin should be protected and the body fluid should be less discharged. Therefore, it is necessary to "dispel the cold and warm up" in winter to prevent the cold from invading. Outdoor exercise in winter is suitable for health preservation, which can improve the excitability of cerebral cortex, strengthen the central nervous system and body temperature regulation function, make the body balance with the cold climate and environment, adapt to the cold stimulation, and effectively improve the cold resistance of the body.
2, should be diligent and healthy, promote blood circulation. Always keep your feet clean and dry in winter, and wash your socks frequently. Walk for more than half an hour every day to exercise your feet. And insist on rubbing the soles of your feet in the morning and evening to promote blood circulation. It is very important to keep your feet warm in winter. Chinese medicine believes that the foot is the foundation of the human body, the beginning of Yin San Meridian and the end of Sanyang Meridian, which is related to the twelve meridians, viscera and qi and blood. As the saying goes, "cold starts from the feet", because the feet are far away from the heart, the blood supply is insufficient, the heat is low, and the heat preservation is poor, so it is very important to keep the feet warm. Besides keeping your feet warm during the day, it is also a very good practice to wash your feet with hot water every night.
3, should keep warm and prevent diseases, protect the respiratory tract. Low temperature and cold in winter are very easy to induce the recurrence or aggravation of various chronic diseases, and winter is also the season of high incidence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Moreover, many diseases begin with a cold and cough. Therefore, we should pay attention to cold and warmth in winter, and the warm parts that the human body should pay special attention to are the neck, back and feet. It is important to keep your neck warm. Both tracheitis and pneumonia begin with respiratory infection. Keep your back warm. Because the back is the yang of the human body, pathogenic factors such as wind and cold can easily invade through the back, causing exogenous diseases, respiratory diseases, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and so on.