Diversified equilibrium
Dr. Shen Ping of Maguang Health Care Group pointed out that there are more than 40 kinds of nutrients needed by human body, which can be classified into seven categories, namely: protein, fat, carbohydrate, minerals, vitamins, water and dietary fiber.
The differences and emphases of the contents of nutrients in various foods make it difficult for any single natural food to provide all the nutrients needed by the human body, and the diversification of food can do this, so as to achieve a balanced diet and nourish the body.
Some nutritionists suggest that each person should have more than 30 kinds of food every day.
Traditional dietary principle
The concept of dietotherapy in TCM fully embodies the viewpoint of balanced diet. Thousands of years of culture have accumulated the dietary principles of traditional health care in China:
● The ecological concept of "harmony between man and nature, harmony between body and soil" (referring to "one side's soil and water support one side's people").
● The concept of health preservation is "regulating Yin and Yang and keeping secrets of Yin and Yang".
The dietotherapy concept of "medicine and food are homologous, and medicine is integrated into food".
● The concept of balanced diet is "born by eating, eating according to syndrome differentiation".
Therefore, please follow:
● "Light diet, vegetarian".
● "A day without meat cannot be without beans".
● "Rough tea and light rice, green vegetables and tofu keep you safe".
● "Food cannot be green".
have a healthy diet
Dr. Shen Ping said that the so-called diet health preservation refers to the use of Chinese medicine theory to understand the role of diet, the principle of distribution, avoid intake, and eat reasonably to achieve the purpose of fitness, disease prevention and longevity. Only a reasonable and balanced diet can achieve the effects of nourishing the body and preventing and treating diseases.
Diet is one of the basic conditions for human survival, so there is a saying that "food is the most important thing for the people" and "diet cannot be abandoned for a day". China people have a long history of paying attention to dietotherapy, and famous doctors in past dynasties have a lot of discussions on the importance of diet: for example, "the foundation of peace of mind must be food, but I don't know whether food is suitable or not, which is not enough to make a living"; "The entrance of food is equal to the treatment of drugs, which is beneficial to the viscera and can be hygienic; Inconsistency is harmful to human viscera, but it aggravates the condition and promotes death. " ……
With the popularization of dietary health knowledge, people's awareness of dietary nutrition and health care is increasing. They are not only interested in how to eat, but also pay special attention to what is healthier and can even prevent and treat diseases. Dietotherapy health care allows people to get health care effects from their diet, and at the same time, they can taste delicious food in medical treatment and enjoy it easily.
Traditional diet structure
There are many kinds of food with different ingredients, so it needs reasonable collocation to play its health-preserving role.
The traditional dietary structure of the Chinese nation advocates the diversification of food sources, a wide variety, and the combination of master and slave, forming a diet dominated by grain and beans; Eat enough vegetables; Supplemented by animal food; The traditional diet structure of eating fruit.
This dietary structure is suitable for the physiological structure of human digestive tract and the overall nutritional needs of human body, ensuring the balance of diet. The traditional diet structure is incisively discussed as follows:
● Grains should be raised, and beans are not easy to raise;
● Five animals should be beneficial, and excessive use will be harmful;
● Five dishes are always prosperous, fresh, green, yellow and red;
● Five fruits should be helped and strive for less;
● The smell is consistent, especially when avoiding being alone;
● Diet is expensive and frugal. Never overdo it.
Balance between meat and vegetables
According to modern research data, cereals contain sugar and a certain amount of protein; Meat food contains protein and fat; Vegetables and fruits are rich in vitamins and minerals; Therefore, it needs to be reasonably matched.
In the collocation of dishes, we should pay attention to the collocation of meat and vegetables. Meat (fish, meat, poultry, eggs, etc. ) can provide a lot of heat energy needed by the human body, but excessive consumption will cause harm to the human body. Hypertension, coronary heart disease, diabetes, gallstones and obesity are all related to high-fat diet.
Vegetarian food is not only rich in vitamins and inorganic salts, but also can dredge the stomach and promote digestion. Cellulose in vegetarian food swells when it meets water, forming a dense network, which can absorb inorganic salts and organic acids in the intestinal cavity, further absorb water, thus regulating the digestive and absorption function of the intestine. Therefore, eating more foods containing cellulose, such as beans, corn, celery in vegetables, Chinese cabbage, etc., can prevent enteritis and intestinal cancer.
With the combination of meat and vegetables, the total amount of vegetables is preferably twice or more than the total amount of meat and vegetables. Modern nutritionists believe that fresh vegetables, dried fruits, berries and other foods have high biological activity and are good foods to prolong life.
The balance between sex and taste
Food is the best medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine has always emphasized that "medicine and food are homologous" and "medicine therapy is not as good as diet therapy".
Food has four natures and five flavors, just like traditional Chinese medicine. Four natures: cold, hot, warm and cool; The five flavors are sour, bitter, sweet, pungent and salty. Foods with different properties can have therapeutic effects similar to those of traditional Chinese medicine in different degrees, such as:
● Pear is sweet and cool, which is a good product for clearing spleen and stomach, relieving cough and resolving phlegm, nourishing yin and moistening dryness;
● Watermelon is cold and sweet, which can relieve summer heat and quench thirst;
● Mung beans are cold and non-toxic, which can clear away heat and detoxify, promote fluid production and quench thirst;
● Jujube is warm and sweet, which is a commonly used medicine for strengthening the spleen and nourishing the stomach, nourishing blood and calming the nerves, and is also a good fruit that is often eaten;
● Mutton is sweet, warm and hot, which can tonify deficiency and dispel cold, and has the same effect as ginseng;
● Garlic is warm and pungent. It is a common condiment, but it has a good detoxification and sterilization effect, and can treat diseases such as diarrhea and cough. It is known as a natural broad-spectrum antibiotic.
● Ginger is mild and pungent, and has the effects of sweating, relieving exterior syndrome, warming lung, relieving cough and stopping vomiting.
Therefore, food, like Chinese medicine, must be combined in a balanced way to ensure the balance of qi in the five internal organs. Excessive five flavors lead to imbalance of five internal organs and diseases.
Cold-heat balance
Eating warm food or cold food in daily diet will have an impact on human physique and personality.
Common warm foods are jujube, distiller's yeast, black beans, peppers, oranges, plums, peaches, mutton, carp and shrimp. It has the functions of supplementing fatigue, dispelling cold, invigorating qi and blood, and warming waist and knees.
Common cold foods are millet, mung bean, mushroom, Chinese cabbage, tomato, wax gourd, watermelon, lotus root, horseshoe, pear and crab. It has the functions of clearing away heat and toxic materials, promoting fluid production to quench thirst, nourishing yin and cooling blood.
Children's diet
Dr. Shen Ping pointed out that diet should also be based on people's physique and age differences, and it should not be the same. If the child is in the stage of growth and development, it must have sufficient nutrition to ensure the healthy growth of the child. The nutritional value of food should be both "high" and "fine" to facilitate absorption and digestion, but not too much, so as not to damage the spleen and stomach or cause overnutrition, especially snacks should not be too much and too miscellaneous, and fish, chickens and ducks should not be too much, otherwise haste makes waste. Therefore, we should master the principles of comprehensive, balanced and appropriate nutrition.
The diet of the elderly
Because the elderly are in a state of qi deficiency and blood stasis, weakened visceral function and limited digestive ability, they should try to give priority to the three and eat less:
● Light-based, eat less strong flavor;
● Keep warm and eat less cold;
● Cooked and soft, not so sticky to eat.
Female diet
The physiological characteristics of puerperal women are qi and blood loss and physical weakness, so it is advisable to eat more qi and blood-nourishing foods, such as jujube, millet, chickens and ducks, eggs, fish, brown sugar and longan, to ensure the nutritional supply during puerperal period.
Diets with different constitutions
On the other hand, people with different constitutions should also have different diets.
Fat people should eat more light and cellulose-rich foods such as vegetables, melons, leeks, celery and coarse grains, and eat less meat to strengthen the spleen, promote diuresis and lose weight.
Thin people have more yin deficiency and less body fluid, which is easy to get angry. Eat more porridge, milk, eggs, fruits and other products in the diet. You can also eat sea cucumber and tremella.
People with strong yang are full of heat in their bodies, and they like cold and hate heat. In diet, we should eat more heat-clearing and yin-nourishing products, such as vegetables, fruits, mung bean porridge, lotus leaf porridge, etc., and eat less peppers, ginger, onions, garlic and mutton.
Singapore diet
Diet should adapt to climate change, so as to maintain yin and yang qi and blood in the body. Different geographical environments also have great influence on food structure.
Singapore is located in Southeast Asia, and it is summer all year round. Pathogens in summer are very easy to damage body fluid and consume gas, so the daily diet should be light, tonic and cool.
Summer tonic should choose nourishing yin and light products, replenish vitality, clear heat and relieve summer heat. Duck, lean meat, chicken, Shanrui, mung bean, tofu pudding water, wax gourd, tomato, American ginseng, Pseudostellaria heterophylla, Coicis Semen, Poria, yam, etc. Optionally, food supplements are the main ones, supplemented by medicines.
In addition, it is rainy and humid in the local area, which easily leads to poor sweating, general drowsiness and even joint pain. You can choose some foods with strong light transmission and diuresis, such as coix seed, white lentils, wax gourd, lotus root, peanuts, eggs and so on. You can also choose some traditional Chinese medicines for invigorating the spleen and eliminating dampness, such as Atractylodis Macrocephala Charcoal, Atractylodes Rhizome, Pericarpium Citri Tangerinae, Herba Agastaches, and Peixiang.
In short, it needs to be treated according to the specific situation. A balanced diet and a combination of medicine and food will definitely enhance physical fitness.