These dishes introduced to you today seem inconspicuous, but they are called "longevity dishes" and "life-saving dishes" by our ancestors, and the prices are not expensive. These "longevity dishes" must be eaten all!
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Chinese cabbage (helps to stabilize blood pressure)
Chinese cabbage is also called Shanghai green or oil cabbage. Chinese cabbage is the best source of potassium, which helps to grow muscles and keep blood pressure at a normal level.
It is also rich in vitamins, which can enhance the immune system function, increase the activity of white blood cells and improve the human body's response to toxins.
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Olive oil (protecting joint muscles)
Muscular joints are sore, so it is excellent to put some olive oil when cooking. Many people have symptoms of muscle and joint pain. Olive oil contains olive oil capsaicin with anti-inflammatory effect, which can relieve inflammation and pain. When cooking, add some olive oil, which will cause less inflammation of muscles and joints and slow down natural aging.
Cabbage (protecting the heart and lowering blood pressure)
Cabbage contains a compound (glucosinolate and kaempferol) that can control cancer. Researchers believe that these two compounds can resist cancer, protect the heart, lower blood pressure, enhance bone strength and reduce human inflammation.
Cabbage is also rich in lutein and zeaxanthin, two antioxidants that help prevent eye diseases and vision loss associated with aging.
Asparagus (heart protection)
Asparagus is very beneficial to heart blood vessels, which can reduce blood lipid concentration and soften blood vessels. Folic acid rich in asparagus can reduce the production of homocysteine. Homocysteine is an amino acid that can cause inflammation and increase the risk of heart disease. While eating asparagus, you also eat other nutrients that are good for your heart, such as potassium.
Watercress (reducing cancer risk)
Also known as watercress or watercress. A handful of watercress can meet the daily recommended intake of vitamin K. If you can eat watercress every day for two months, you can reduce the damage to white blood cells, reduce the risk of cancer, and reduce the triglyceride content 10%.
Sunflower seed (improving rhinitis)
At present, there are more and more people suffering from rhinitis, among which allergic rhinitis accounts for 20%~30%. Sunflower seeds are rich in vitamin E, which can improve allergic symptoms. People who are prone to colds are also prone to rhinitis. A handful of sunflower seeds a day can supplement 90% of the total amount of vitamin E needed by the human body.
Cabbage (brain tonic)
Many people only know that the brain likes to eat nuts. In fact, the brain also likes to eat Chinese cabbage, because cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage all contain acetylcholine, which can strengthen the brain and promote memory.
Studies have shown that eating two kinds of cabbage vegetables, such as Chinese cabbage, every day can slow down the cognitive decline by 40%. Chinese cabbage has the best effect when eaten raw, and can be used as cold salad and salad. Even if cooked, it should not be heated for too long, so as not to destroy the effective ingredients.
Kelp (reducing blood lipid)
"Kelp is indeed a dish with high nutritional value." Zhang said that kelp grows in seawater and is a kind of seaweed with very high iodine content. Kelp is also rich in crude protein, sugar and calcium. It is several times that of spinach and rape.
Sodium alginate in kelp has the functions of lowering blood pressure and preventing leukemia and bone pain. Kelp starch has the function of lowering blood lipid, which helps to prevent arteriosclerosis and lower cholesterol.
Carrots (eyesight)
Orange vegetables such as carrots and pumpkins are rich in β-carotene, just like natural eye drops for dry eye. There are carotenoids, lutein, zeaxanthin and other antioxidants in egg yolk, which can help eyes delay aging.
Studies have shown that eating an egg a day can be effective as long as it lasts for five weeks. Eggs with deep yolk contain more lutein and zeaxanthin, which has better eye protection effect.
Lentinus edodes (inhibiting cancer cells)
Mushrooms were domesticated and cultivated for the first time in China. They have a long history in China, and are called "the king of mushrooms" because of their rich nutrition and delicious taste. Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty often ate this vegetable and thought it was a "longevity dish". Zhang pointed out that Lentinus edodes "can benefit qi and not hunger, cure wind and break blood, benefit stomach and help food", but it is often used by the people to treat headache and dizziness.
Modern research has proved that Lentinus edodes can regulate human immune function, reduce the possibility of inducing tumors, and play an anti-cancer role.
Tomato (skin care)
Tomatoes are the best sunscreen. Because it is rich in natural powerful antioxidant-lycopene. Only 16 mg of lycopene per day can reduce the risk factor of sunburn by 40%.
Red tomatoes contain more lycopene, which can effectively prevent diseases caused by aging and decreased immunity. Yellow tomatoes contain less lycopene, but more carotene, which can prevent dry and rough skin.
Portulaca oleracea (sterilization)
Portulaca oleracea, also known as five elements grass and long-lived vegetables, is widely distributed in China and can be eaten both fresh and dry. It is a good wild dish recorded in ancient books. Portulaca oleracea can be fried with shredded pork or made into soup with eggs and shredded pork. Delicious, crisp and tender.
Portulaca oleracea not only contains protein, fat, sugar, crude fiber, calcium, phosphorus, iron and other nutrients, but also has high pharmacological effects. Portulaca oleracea also contains a lot of norepinephrine, potassium salt and rich citric acid and malic acid, which can keep blood sugar stable, lower blood pressure and protect the heart.