Old people should drink porridge to keep warm in winter.
Old people should pay attention to proper cold protection and warmth in winter, and insist on washing their faces, faces and limbs with cold water every day; Pay attention to keep warm on weekdays, but don't cover too much; Indoor windows should be ventilated, the temperature should be constant and appropriate, and the blood circulation of the elderly is poor. If the room temperature is too low, the hands and feet of the elderly will be easily frostbitten, while if the room temperature is too high, the temperature difference between indoor and outdoor will be too large, and a cold will occur. Often go outdoors, avoid "cold evil" in morning exercise, and it is best not to get up early to exercise. It is recommended to exercise at 9 ~ 10 every day when the sun is slightly higher and the temperature is warmer. This not only enhances the cold resistance, but also helps to prevent various chronic diseases, such as asthma and arthritis.
1, tonic depends on physical fitness.
In winter, the elderly should pay attention to eat more foods that help to supplement nutrition. For people who are thin and excitable, they should follow the principle of "light tonic" and choose a diet that can nourish blood, promote fluid production and nourish yin, and avoid spicy; People with plump figure and flabby muscles should eat more warm food and avoid spicy, cool, greasy and cold and wet food.
2, tonic should be moderate.
Old people should take proper and reasonable supplements in winter, and don't overdo it. If the elderly eat too much high-calorie food in winter, it is likely to lead to the rise of stomach fire, which will induce diseases such as upper respiratory tract, tonsil, oral mucosa inflammation, constipation and hemorrhoids. Old people will also cause other diseases after getting angry, so we must pay attention to eating less hot food.
Step 3 supplement special nutrition
It is very important for the elderly to properly supplement nutrition in winter. For the elderly, it is very important to eat more foods that supplement calories and strengthen the spleen and stomach in winter. Cold weather will accelerate the decomposition and metabolism of fat, enhance the digestion and absorption capacity of gastrointestinal tract, reduce sweating, and then lead to increased urination. These changes need to be adjusted by supplementing corresponding nutrients to ensure that the body can adapt to the cold weather in the snow season.
What porridge is better for the elderly to drink in winter?
First, millet longan porridge
Efficacy: Xiaomi longan porridge is very suitable for the elderly to drink in winter. Millet longan porridge is made of millet, longan pulp and japonica rice. For the elderly, it has the effects of nourishing the heart and kidney and benefiting the waist and knees. Millet longan porridge is very suitable for common diseases of the elderly in winter, such as deficiency of heart and kidney essence and blood, palpitation and insomnia, soreness of waist and knees, etc.
Ingredients: millet 1 kg, longan meat15g, and japonica rice 50g.
Exercise:
1. Millet is shelled and washed.
2. Wash the hard rice, put it into aluminum pot, add millet and longan meat, add appropriate amount of water, bring it to a boil with strong fire, simmer it, add sugar and stir well. Tip: Corn is sweet, salty and cold. Entering the kidney, spleen, stomach, hands and feet Taiyin and Shaoyin meridians. Its efficacy is recorded in ancient books. Compendium of Materia Medica says: "Cooking porridge is beneficial to the abdomen, tonifying deficiency and appetizing." It can be seen that in winter, millet longan porridge can nourish the heart and kidney and benefit the waist and knees. But avoid eating with almonds, which will make people vomit and diarrhea.
Second, whole grain health porridge
Efficacy: For the elderly, drinking this porridge in winter helps to nourish the body, protect the cardiovascular system and relieve constipation. Regular consumption by the elderly can effectively promote the metabolism of blood and water in the human body, so it has many effects such as eliminating edema and diuresis, and can help defecation very well, so regular consumption of five-grain health porridge can effectively prevent constipation.
The calories of grains in the five-grain health porridge are relatively low, so long-term consumption also has the effect of lowering blood fat. Because cereal is rich in water-soluble fiber, it can effectively digest fat, which makes the absorption rate of fat in human intestine worse, thus having the functions of lowering blood sugar and blood fat. Therefore, it is suggested that friends with hyperlipidemia can often eat five-grain health porridge. This is very helpful for lowering blood fat in the body.
Ingredients: buckwheat, coix seed, black rice, Gordon Euryale seed, peeled mung bean, brown rice, red bean, wheat kernel, polished rice, jujube and longan.
Exercise:
1. Wash Buckwheat, Coicis Semen, Black Rice, Euryale Semen, Peeled Mung Bean, Brown Rice, Semen Phaseoli and Barley, and soak them in water for two hours. Longan is shelled. Wash red dates and japonica rice for later use.
2. Put the above raw materials into the pressure cooker together, add 1500ML water, cover the pressure valve, and turn off the fire after the fire is sprayed. Wait until all the air is exhausted, then open fire and cook until the air blows, and then turn off the fire. Just spray it three times.
3. If you like sweets, you can add sugar when eating, but it is best to use brown sugar, which has the best effect of enriching blood and benefiting qi.
Above, we introduced some living habits and eating habits of the elderly in winter. In winter, the elderly should pay attention to cold resistance and warmth, and the supplements should vary from person to person, with appropriate amount and special nutrients. It is better to nourish the body according to these principles. In winter, the elderly can drink more porridge, such as millet longan porridge and grain health porridge, which is very suitable for the elderly to drink in winter and has the benefits of protecting the cardiovascular system, warming the waist and knees and strengthening the spleen and stomach.