Whole grains keep you healthy forever.
Usually we say that health is eaten, on the contrary, illness is eaten through the mouth. It seems that the health of the five senses is also very important. Traditional Chinese medicine pays attention to dietary balance, "five grains are the supplement, five fruits are the help, five animals are the benefit, and five dishes are the supplement". "Five grains" refers to millet, millet, rice, wheat and rice. The nutrients in cereals are mainly carbohydrates, followed by protein, and the fat content is not high. The ancients regarded beans as grains, which was in line with the modern nutritional point of view, because this kind of grain in protein lacked lysine and this kind of beans in protein lacked methionine. Eating cereals and beans together can complement protein. "Five fruits" refers to many kinds of fresh fruits, dried fruits and hard fruits such as plum, apricot, jujube, peach and chestnut. They are rich in vitamins, trace elements and dietary fiber, and some plants are protein. "Five fruits" should be eaten raw as much as possible to ensure that vitamins in nutrients are not destroyed by cooking. Fresh fruit is processed into dried fruit, which is convenient for transportation and storage. Although water-soluble vitamins were lost, protein and carbohydrates increased due to dehydration. Hard fruits such as peanuts, walnuts, melon seeds, almonds and chestnuts contain protein-like beans, which can make up for the shortage of cereal protein. "Five livestock" refers to dogs, sheep, cows, chickens and pigs, and generally refers to animal foods such as livestock, poultry, fish, eggs and milk. Meat food is rich in amino acids, which can make up for the shortage of protein. "Five dishes" refer to various vegetables such as leek, onion, sunflower, onion and epimedium. Five dishes can nourish the human body, enrich the dirty qi, and make all kinds of nutrition in the body more perfect and rich. There are many kinds of vegetables. Roots, stems, leaves, flowers, melons and fruits are all edible. They are rich in carotene, vitamin C and B vitamins, and are also the main source of dietary fiber.
Grains are the foundation of health. Cereals in Zhou Li refer to millet, millet, rice, wheat and rice. Millet refers to corn, including yellow rice, millet refers to millet, and glutinous rice refers to beans. In modern times, whole grains generally refer to cereals and beans, such as rice, cereals, wheat, beans and other whole grains. The nutrients in cereals are mainly carbohydrates, followed by protein, and the fat content is not high. Ancient doctors believed that grain could nourish the qi of the five internal organs. From 65438 to 0997, the Nutrition Society of China adopted the Dietary Guidelines for China Residents, the first of which is "Food is diverse, mainly cereals", which emphasizes that the energy necessary for people's daily life and protein should be mainly supplied by cereals, which is the main and fundamental source of nutrient intake. It can be seen that food ranks first in people's diet structure. The ancients emphasized that the basic principle of "nourishing" is "fine collocation, omnivorous grains"
People who know nutrition enter the human circulation through their mouths, and the most basic thing is to keep healthy with whole grains.
How to eat whole grains
Grains contain more starch and protein, mainly sorghum, millet, buckwheat, oats, barley, millet and coix seed, as well as kidney beans, mung beans, adzuki beans, broad beans, peas, cowpeas, lentils and black beans. The Study on Medium and Long-term Grain Development Strategy in China shows that minor grains should account for 20% of Chinese food supply. We often eat refined rice flour in our life, and its nutritional value is largely deprived. In fact, there are many grains in the supermarket that we need to supplement.
Grains not only have high nutritional value, but also contain special nutritional ingredients, such as buckwheat and naked oats, with high content of protein and reasonable proportion of various amino acids, and are known as health food raw materials for "beauty, fitness and disease prevention". Buckwheat also contains chlorophyll and rutin that other grains do not have. Vitamin B 1 and B2 in buckwheat are twice as high as those in wheat, and niacin is 3 ~ 4 times as high. Nicotinic acid and rutin contained in buckwheat are drugs for treating hypertension. Regular consumption of buckwheat also has a certain effect on diabetes. Beans are also rich in fat, which is the main source of body heat and protein.
The complementary principle of modern nutritious food proves that omnivorous grains conform to the way of diet and health preservation, and the general eating method is porridge. For example, when eating white rice and white flour, it is often combined with coarse grains such as corn, sweet potato, soybean and kidney bean, which can not only obtain comprehensive nutrition, but also improve the utilization rate of food. The combination of rice and corn is a good example. Rice does not contain vitamin A, while corn is rich in vitamin A; Protein in rice contains tryptophan, but less lysine, while protein in corn contains almost no tryptophan, but lysine. Lysine and tryptophan are essential amino acids for human body. The combination of rice and corn can play a complementary role in protein, which makes the vitamins and essential amino acids obtained by human body more comprehensive, and also improves the utilization rate of protein.
Coarse grains also have certain medicinal value. For example, corn is recognized as the "golden crop" in the world, and its cellulose is 4 ~ 10 times higher than that of polished rice and refined flour. Cellulose can accelerate intestinal peristalsis, reduce cholesterol absorption and prevent coronary heart disease; Mung beans are sweet and cold, and have the functions of diuresis, detumescence, neutralization and detoxification, cooling and quenching thirst; Protein of cereals lacks lysine, and protein of beans lacks methionine. Cereals and beans are mixed, with complementary proteins and double nutrition.
Fresh brown rice is more beneficial to health than polished rice, because the more refined the grain, the more vitamins, protein and cellulose are lost. Although dietary fiber in coarse grains can't be digested and utilized by human body, it can ventilate intestines and promote food residues to be excreted as soon as possible.
Whole grains also have the effect of losing weight. For example, corn contains a lot of magnesium, which can strengthen the peristalsis of intestinal wall and promote the excretion of waste in the body, which is very beneficial to lose weight. When the corn is ripe, the ear (corn stigma) has diuretic effect, which is also beneficial to lose weight. We can make fresh corn soup into tea, or make corn flour into tortillas, tortillas and so on.
Of course, if flour and rice are completely replaced with coarse grains, it is not only unacceptable in taste, but also unreasonable in nutrition. Studies have shown that it is appropriate for overweight people, meat lovers and sub-healthy people to eat 50 ~ 80 grams of coarse grains per person every day, and it can also be adjusted according to personal circumstances.
What about bad breath?
In the view of Chinese medicine, bad breath is a symptom and must not be ignored. Bad breath originates from various acute and chronic diseases of human body. Although it is not a disease in itself, it is a symptom. It is generally believed that bad breath is caused by unsanitary mouth. In order to eliminate bad breath, we should increase the frequency of brushing our teeth, chewing gum and gargling with mouthwash every day. However, these measures are temporary and cannot fundamentally solve the problem. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that bad breath originates from various acute and chronic diseases of the human body. For example, in The Source of Miscellaneous Diseases Silent Candles in the Qing Dynasty, it was said: "Deficiency of fire and stagnation of heat in the chest and stomach will inevitably lead to bad breath, or those who are tired and have a thick taste will also have bad breath, or the lungs will burn with fire." It can be seen that the main causes of halitosis are stomach heat syndrome and stomach yin deficiency syndrome, among which stomach heat syndrome is mostly accompanied by severe halitosis, swollen gums, constipation, stomachache, indigestion, irritability and other symptoms, and patients with acute and chronic gastritis, duodenal ulcer, hepatitis, tuberculosis, diabetes, cancer and chemotherapy will also have strong halitosis.
So when you have bad breath, you'd better see a Chinese doctor and check the health of your internal organs.
About oral ulcer
Oral ulcer is a common oral disease, which is mainly related to liver meridian. Oral ulcer caused by liver blood deficiency. All these ulcers, that is, those that grow outside are called yang sores, and those that grow inside are called yin sores. Yin deficiency ulcer is caused by blood deficiency and yang deficiency, so this kind of oral ulcer may be a sign of weakness if it is not a simple stomach fire upwelling, but a repeated oral ulcer. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, there are mainly the following types of oral ulcers:
True fire type
The ulcer surface of excess fire type oral ulcer is small and deep. The surface is yellow and sometimes there is pus. The pain gets worse after drinking hot water and soup. In addition, there are dry mouth and bitter taste, hot upset, catnap, short urine and constipation. Niuhuang Jiedu Tablet and Yinhuang Buccal Tablet are effective in treating oral ulcer caused by excess fire. Deficiency fire type
The ulcer surface of this kind of patients is large and shallow, and the surface is covered with ~ layers of white corrupt tissue. Patients may also have symptoms such as upset, flushed cheeks, fatigue and weakness. Patients with oral ulcer due to deficiency fire can take Baizhi Dihuang Pill or Liuwei Dihuang Pill with the functions of nourishing yin and clearing heat.
Liver fire type
This kind of patients have a large number of ulcers, the ulcer surface is yellow and white, and there is red edema tissue around them. When the symptoms are severe, multiple adjacent ulcers can fuse into a lump, causing severe pain. When smelling incense, patients may have dizziness, irritability and other manifestations. Longdan Xiegan Pill is effective in treating this kind of oral ulcer.
Heart fire type
Heart-fire oral ulcer is common in white-collar workers who are busy at work and often stay up late. This kind of ulcer is more common on the tip of the tongue. From the perspective of Chinese medicine, the tip of the tongue belongs to the heart. The tongue surface of this kind of patients is relatively clean, with little or no tongue coating, and the tip of the tongue and the edge of the tongue are red. These are the concrete manifestations of a thriving heart. In addition, such patients often have poor sleep quality. You can take some Tianwang Buxin pills with the function of nourishing yin and clearing heart.
Virus infection type
This kind of oral ulcer mostly occurs after a cold, and is mostly caused by cytomegalovirus or EB virus. Therefore, after suffering from a viral cold, you should take Banlangen Granules, Virulin or Ribavirin in time to remove the local residual virus as soon as possible to prevent the occurrence of oral ulcers.
Estrogen deficiency type
Some working women often have oral ulcers during menstruation, which is related to the decrease of estrogen levels in the body. In addition, some menopausal women are also prone to oral ulcers. In addition to symptomatic use of sprays, buccal tablets and other drugs, you should also take some estrogen preparations under the guidance of a doctor. Although oral ulcer is a minor illness, it greatly affects diet and speech, making the patients miserable. Don't just take some anti-inflammatory drugs when we have ulcers. Taking anti-inflammatory drugs often does more harm than good. It is necessary to distinguish the reasons and deal with them separately.
Dental health care
Teeth in the mouth are "weapons" to get food. Teeth enable us to enjoy all kinds of food. Healthy teeth allow us to chew hard food, meat, raw food and fruit without scruple ... Good chewing can strengthen the strength of gums and promote saliva secretion ... It can be said that teeth are our first line of defense for health. In order for us to have strong and good teeth when we are old, we need to protect our teeth frequently. To protect your teeth, you should clean them regularly, supplement nutrition, treat them early and exercise frequently.
Clean teeth
To develop a good habit of brushing your teeth, brush them once every morning and evening, and Chinese medicine believes that brushing your teeth at night is more important than brushing your teeth in the morning. Rinse your mouth after meals and eat less snacks, especially all kinds of sweets. It should be noted that don't brush your teeth too often, and choose a soft toothbrush, otherwise it will easily damage your gums.
Charge the teeth
The most important components of teeth are calcium and phosphorus, but the most important substance to be supplemented is fluorine, because the most important component to protect the enamel on the tooth surface is fluorine. Healthy fluoride mainly exists in natural mineral water, marine fish, tea and some vegetables. It should be noted that if you take more than two milligrams of fluoride every day, your teeth will turn black.
Various dairy products are healthy sources of calcium and phosphorus, and are also rich in vitamin D, which can promote the absorption of calcium and phosphorus. Therefore, a glass of milk every day is good for the firmness and whitening of teeth.
Early treatment of dental diseases
As the saying goes, toothache is not a disease, but it hurts to death. The risk of dental disease is not only manifested in pain, but also affects other organs. Poor food chewing can easily lead to indigestion, problems in oral cleaning, and bacterial growth, which may cause various diseases if eaten in the stomach.
And there is something wrong with one tooth. If not treated early, it is likely to spread to other teeth. Therefore, once you find something wrong with your teeth, you should go to the hospital for treatment immediately.
Regular activities
Not only the body needs exercise, but also the teeth need exercise. The most suitable exercise for teeth is chewing sugar-free chewing gum, which can not only clean the mouth, but also exercise the teeth and mouth; There is also tooth fastening, which can not only strengthen teeth, prevent them from loosening and falling off, but also activate facial muscles and promote facial blood circulation. Sun Simiao, a famous medical scientist in the Tang Dynasty, said in his Notes on Health Care that "invading a plate of porridge in the morning, not teaching enough food at night, hitting the Jingyang bell, and locking the teeth for thirty-six" means long-term health care.