Li Yu, a gourmet in Qing Dynasty, said: "The beauty of food lies in lightness, purity is close to alcohol, and lightness is true. Strong taste often leads to the loss of its nature. The five flavors are light, which can make people feel refreshed, feel comfortable, have a smooth stomach and less illness. Five flavors are suitable for the five internal organs. "
Light taste, which is called taste type by Chinese medicine, ranks with pungent, sweet, bitter, sour, astringent and salty. As far as diet health is concerned, light taste is a type of diet developed from the original meaning of "light".
Light taste health is affirmed by people out of their aversion to strong taste after they have tasted thick taste and greasy food. In fact, since ancient times, people have had a * * * understanding of the concept that light taste is good for health. After the Zhou and Qin Dynasties, people deeply reflected on the rich flavor of food, and were influenced by Zhuangzi's philosophical thoughts of "returning to nature" and "being indifferent to nothingness". During the Jin and Tang dynasties, health experts have clearly put forward the theory of light diet health preservation. Sun Simiao, a pharmacist in the Tang Dynasty, once said: Learn to eat lightly, and don't let your breasts be full of dishes. "Book of Rites" once said: "Accept peace and not do it", which shows that the beauty of food lies in sweetness, and sweetness is not sweetness, but health preservation. If the original flavor is readjusted, the sweetness will be lost. For example, the freshness of meat lies in the smell of mountains and forests, and the beauty of food lies in the water.
In recent years, westerners have put forward various ways to return to nature after suffering some diseases caused by delicious food. For example, we oppose putting additives in food, advocate eating green food, coarse grain products mixed with chaff, and try to eat vegetables raw. More and more people join the ranks of vegetarians and abandon the three-high diet structure of high sugar, high fat and high protein. Looking for functional food beneficial to health from the viewpoint of modern medicine and nutrition is a denial of the strong taste of fatty food, which shows that light taste is a diet beneficial to human health.
Light is harmony, nourishing yin and producing essence. Zhu Danxi, a medical scientist in Jin and Yuan Dynasties, advocated natural harmony and "had the function of nourishing yin", such as grains, vegetables and fruits. Neijing said: "Those who are deficient in essence should be supplemented by taste. However, rich fragrance can't produce essence, and bland can supplement essence. " Modern nutritionists believe that cereals, vegetables and fruits are rich in water-soluble vitamins and trace elements necessary for human body, while those lacking vitamins and trace elements are mostly due to yin deficiency and lack of body fluid, so tasteless cereals and vegetables have the function of nourishing yin and promoting fluid production.
Light for clearing the fu-organs, conducive to digestion. Zhu Danxi wrote "Gentleman's Words on Eating Sexes", saying: "Light can strengthen the spleen and stimulate appetite, and clear away the deficiency of intestines and fu organs. Light can permeate dampness, spleen hates dampness, and when spleen is wet and sleepy, only light food can be healthy. " The humidity in summer summer is so heavy that most people will lose their appetite and have a thick and greasy tongue coating, especially greasy food. This is spleen dampness and lethargy, so we should use light food to awaken their temper, which is the so-called "light food to stimulate appetite." Light food is beneficial to digestion and has the function of dredging viscera, which has been affirmed by modern medicine. The light taste of vegetables contains a lot of cellulose, which has a good effect on stimulating intestinal peristalsis and is often used as a laxative.
Just nourish honor and promote blood circulation. Sun Simiao, a pharmacist in the Tang Dynasty, said, "Light can nourish qi and blood and dredge blood vessels. Light food is mainly vegetarian and has a light taste. " He also believes that "thin taste nourishes blood." When light vegetables eat complex carbohydrates, such as rice, corn and other grains, the cholesterol and triglycerides in plasma are generally low, and the onset age of atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease is delayed and the incidence rate is also low. The plant protein, plant cholesterol and other components contained in beans and bean products have the function of lowering human blood lipid. Green leafy vegetables and fruits are rich in vitamin C and trace elements, which can lower cholesterol. This shows that it is not unreasonable to eat lightly and promote blood circulation.
Just calm your mind and refresh your mind. In the Secret of Eating Immortals, Zhu Yizun in the Qing Dynasty said that "five flavors are indifferent, which makes people feel refreshed, clear and less sick", and that people who keep in good health "have their own true flavors, but they are full of gas without fatigue". "Bao Sheng Tie" says: "Being weak is the main thing, which can clear your breath, vent your desires, settle your mind and be blessed." Modern science has also found that dietary nutrients can really regulate people's mood and refresh their minds. American brain physiologists and nutritionists believe that different foods have certain effects on people's mental state and mood. For example, carbohydrates have the functions of sedation and concentration, as well as hypnosis. Fruits and grains contain a lot of vitamin B, which is effective for depression and depression. Chinese medicine uses wheat and jujube to treat women with mental depression. Potatoes and most vegetables can make people feel carefree, while eating more thick and greasy food will raise blood lipids and make people sleepy.
Light is balance, harmonizing yin and yang. Neijing claims: "Yin originates from five flavors." Ge Hong of the Eastern Jin Dynasty pointed out that "five flavors are imported, not too much, so acid hurts the spleen, bitter hurts the lung, pungent hurts the liver, salty hurts the kidney, and sweet hurts the kidney". Although the light diet is mild and light after five flavors, it is not pungent, sweet, bitter, salty and sour, but slightly pungent, slightly sweet, slightly bitter and slightly sour.
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Su Dongpo has long said that "sending it is indifferent to taste." "Rich, but three meals a day; There are thousands of rooms in Xia Guang, but I can't sleep three feet at night. " Mencius also said, "nourishing the heart is not good at lust." Socrates even said, "The less we need, the closer we are to God." As we all know, as long as life is simple, you will be happy. Don't be surprised to see Bloom fall in front of the court. I have no intention of staying or staying, looking up at the clouds in the sky! Abandon all worldly things, relax in the mountains and vegetation of heaven and earth, live a quiet life that the soul has been longing for for for a long time, be refined and different from other realms, do not compete with the world for profit, but only seek pure masturbation in the spiritual realm! Liang Shiqiu's reading is really comfortable, and what he pursues is also the realm of "gorgeous and extremely plain". However, it is not easy to reach this level. "Poetry is ancient and modern, and it is difficult to be dull." But there are always few happy people.
Today's world is a materialistic society, full of too much impetuousness and noise. The endless pursuit of fame, money and status, the infinite dependence on material and spiritual enjoyment, and the indulgence of sensory and spiritual stimulation. Or fight for fame, or fight for the market, intrigue, intrigue, those who forget the meaning of profit have it, and those who are greedy for profit have it. In the endless possession, seeking and obtaining, they also brought endless troubles to themselves and became exhausted.
Many times, for different interests, people are bound by the shackles of fame and fortune, succumb to the secular, pitch power, lose their true self, like puppets, perform involuntarily, consciously or unconsciously. Seemingly lively, it actually runs counter to the goal of pursuing happiness in life.
Some people say that there are only two kinds of people in the world who can truly appreciate the beauty of life: children and old people who see through the world. Childhood is innocent and happy because they think simply, and the elderly are quiet and peaceful because they stand on the other side of life and understand the true meaning of life.
In the face of prosperity and impetuousness, in the face of confusion and temptation, we are often blinded by contradictions and disturbed by impulses. Only after experiencing many things and seeing prosperity can people find their spiritual home and find the simplest and simplest life.
People only have a cold heart, and the idea is very simple. When they are calm, they will not be fascinated by the world, trapped by material desires, and moved by temptation. Life needs a calm and peaceful mood, a free heart and a simple and meticulous attitude towards life, so as to interpret the true meaning of life in the most free state.
Life needs tempering, and life needs enlightenment. Lan Zhi was born in a valley. It doesn't work because no one cares about it. Plum blossoms bloom in the corner, but the sun doesn't shine and it doesn't smell sweet. The water flowed around the stone, and there was no dispute because of the resistance of the stone. This is a kind of calm and tranquility; The mountains are silent, and the deep water is more gorgeous, which belongs to the realm of simplicity, tranquility and profundity. True indifference is the smelting of one's personality and feelings, forgetting things and things in a troubled world, a kind of inner peace and a deep peace, and a profound understanding of life and the extreme of life realm. Life is just a process, a fleeting process, as short as a fast meteor in the sky. Once, no matter how tightly you hold it, you will eventually lose it. The real meaning of life is to cherish what you have and what you are having, and strive to create and pursue what you are about to have.
Simplicity is a mature argument, a Zen mind that transcends oneself. It is not simple inaction, nor is it willing to be mediocre and not enterprising. It is a moderate choice between material desires and things. Facing the hustle and bustle of the world of mortals, facing the temptation of prosperity, and facing life with a calm and calm attitude, it is indifferent and calm. On the journey of life, the less sleek and sophisticated, the more pure and elegant; The less you cling to fame and fortune, the more comfortable you are.
We can't choose our life, but we can choose the way we want to go. In the noise, we will stay alone in a plain place. In the midst of prosperity, we will stick to simplicity, not worry about immediate fame and fortune, not be afraid of honor and disgrace, not care about gains and losses, and be quiet and calm. We will live a relaxed, full and tasteful life.
Look at all the ups and downs in the world, there has never been rich or poor! This is Lu You's attitude towards life, which shows his detachment and openness. Life is a journey of time. Only when the moon is white and the wind is clear can people be calm and enjoy the perfect scenery in the process of life.