Vegetarian food contains less fat and basically no cholesterol. Therefore ... vegetarianism can effectively reduce cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases because there is no oil.

Secondly, vegetarian food contains more dietary fiber, which can promote intestinal peristalsis, take away toxins accumulated in the intestine, speed up metabolism and reduce the burden on the body. Eating vegetarian food can reduce animal fat intake and reduce the body's calorie intake. Moreover, the cellulose contained in vegetarian food can also speed up metabolism, thus making the body healthier.

In other words, people who eat vegetarian food generally have less "four highs", that is, hypertension, hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia and high uric acid.

For vegetarians, these diseases should be reduced. At the same time, because it promotes intestinal peristalsis, many people used to feel constipated when eating vegetarian food, but now they are not constipated; I used to have hemorrhoids, but now I'm all right.

There is a saying in the Yellow Emperor's Canon: Our diet structure is "five grains for nourishment, five fruits for help, five livestock for benefit, and five vegetables for supplement".

"Five grains for nourishment" refers to millet, millet, rice and other grains and beans. As a staple food for nourishing the human body. Xiaomi Xiaomi Wheat Rice is rich in carbohydrates and protein, while glutinous rice is rich in protein and fat.

"Five fruits are helpful" refers to jujube, plum, apricot, chestnut, peach and other fruits and nuts that are beneficial to health and fitness. Fruit is rich in vitamins, cellulose, sugars, organic acids and other substances, which can be eaten raw and can avoid destroying its nutrients due to cooking.

"Five livestock are beneficial" refers to the meat of cattle, dogs, sheep, pigs, chickens and other livestock, which is beneficial to the human body, can supplement the nutritional deficiency of the staple food of grains, and is the main complementary food of a balanced diet. Benefiting means supplementing, and five animals benefit the five internal organs. In other words, animal meat can be used as a necessary supplement to human nutrition.

"Five-dish stuffing" refers to vegetables such as sunflower, leek and onion. All kinds of vegetables contain various trace elements, vitamins, cellulose and other nutrients, which can stimulate appetite, satisfy hunger, help digestion, supplement nutrition, prevent constipation, reduce blood lipid and blood sugar, and prevent intestinal cancer, so it is very beneficial to human health. Fruits and vegetables contain a large number of vitamins and minerals necessary for human body, and some important enzymes closely related to human metabolism also mainly depend on the supply of fruits and vegetables.

Huangdi Neijing also advocates balanced nutrition, which should not be neglected. Therefore, vegetarianism varies from person to person. Don't push yourself too hard. Let it be. If you feel comfortable, that's good. If you are a vegetarian, you don't feel physical decline after eating vegetarian food, and you can grasp the principle of vegetarian food and have enough calories. I think persistence is good for your health.

It should be pointed out that the so-called five grains, five fruits, five livestock and five vegetables do not refer to the above five in a narrow sense. They are just the representatives of the big categories, and there are also good things with their own characteristics in the five categories.

For example, glutinous rice can nourish the stomach, coix seed can dehumidify, barley malt can soothe the liver and promote digestion, adzuki bean can detoxify and promote diuresis, barley can strengthen the spleen, mung bean can detoxify and relieve summer heat, glutinous rice can nourish the stomach and soothe the nerves, black sesame can nourish the kidney and moisten dryness, millet can warm the stomach and replenish qi, Euryale ferox can invigorate the kidney and strengthen the spleen, and grain sprouts can promote digestion.

Citrus can dissipate phlegm and regulate stomach, mulberry can tonify kidney and blacken hair, banana can moisten intestines and relieve constipation, walnut can tonify kidney and fix essence, bergamot can soothe the liver and relieve pain, lotus seed meat can tonify spleen and stop diarrhea, papaya can soothe the liver and relieve pain, almond can relieve cough and phlegm, hawthorn can help digestion, watermelon can clear away heat and relieve summer heat, jujube can tonify spleen and blood, water chestnut can cool blood and stimulate appetite, longan can nourish the heart and soothe the nerves, and peanuts can tonify blood and diuresis.

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Traditional Chinese medicine health care has always paid attention to seasonal health care and when to do something. Huangdi Neijing holds that the secret of human body lies in adapting to the changes of yin and yang in four seasons, so as to keep healthy for a long time.

Generally speaking, in spring, everything germinates and eats green onions, lobster sauce and other foods to help yang rise; In summer, when the sun is strong, you should eat less spicy and dry foods to avoid hurting yin, and eat more sweet and sour foods such as mung beans and watermelons to clear away heat and relieve summer heat, and promote fluid production to quench thirst. In dry autumn, it is advisable to eat less spicy products and eat more oily products such as sesame seeds and honey to moisten dryness; It is cold in winter and yin deficiency in the body, so it is advisable to eat mutton and dog meat for isothermal tonic to protect yang.

To put it simply, spring moon is less sour and more sweet, Xia Yue is less bitter and more pungent (onions, ginger, garlic, peppers, pungent and strong things), autumn moon is less bitter but more sour (eat less ginger and garlic, eat more apples, grapes, pineapples, sour and sweet things), and winter moon is more bitter and not salty.

The principles of daily diet are as follows: ① There are various foods, mainly cereals; ② Eat more vegetables, fruits and potatoes; ③ Eat milk, beans or their products every day; ④ Eat proper amount of fish, poultry, eggs and lean meat, and eat less fat and meat oil; ⑤ Balance food intake and physical activity, and maintain an appropriate weight; 6. The diet is light and salt-free; ⑦ If you drink alcohol, limit it; Eat clean, hygienic and non-perishable food.