1, water to drink in spring
1, Jasmine relieves spring sleep
People have long said that flowers should be drunk in spring. From the perspective of health care, it is also spring scented tea. Most parts of China have a monsoon climate with four distinct seasons: high temperature in spring, hot in summer, cool in autumn and cold in winter. In the days of spring, the spring breeze recovers, and the sun is the spirit, bringing vitality to everything. But at this time, people generally feel sleepy and weak, and there is a phenomenon of spring sleepiness.
Drinking scented tea in spring can alleviate the adverse effects of sleepiness in spring. Scented tea tastes sweet and cool, but its fragrance is pungent, which is beneficial to dispel the cold evil accumulated in the human body in winter, promote the growth of yang in the body, make people feel refreshed and make the "spring sleep" disappear on its own.
Scented tea is a treasure in tea that combines the beauty of tea taste and the beauty of flowers. "Flowers attract tea and fragrance complement each other" is a mixture of tea and flowers by using the absorption characteristics of tea such as fried green tea and the fragrance characteristics of flowers, among which jasmine tea is the most famous. This is because jasmine has a pleasant fragrance. Jasmine tea is known as "in the scented tea in China, you can smell the breath of spring". Drinking jasmine in spring can refresh the mind, and has the effect of "dispelling cold evil and helping depression", which is the top grade of drinking tea in spring.
For high-grade scented tea, cover the cup with transparent glass, take 3 grams of scented tea, put it in the cup, brew it with boiling water slightly cooled to about 90℃, and then cover the cup to prevent the fragrance from losing.
2, honey water moist and dry in spring
Sun Simiao, a doctor in the Tang Dynasty, said: "On the seventy-second day of spring, acid is preserved and sweetened to nourish the temper." People transition from the cold in winter to the windy season in spring. According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, wind is easy to dry, and external evil invades the human body, which is easy to turn into heat, often manifested as dry throat and thirst; Cough and constipation. Honey is sweet and peaceful. Compendium of Materia Medica says that honey has five functions as medicine: clearing heat, tonifying middle warmer, detoxifying, moistening dryness and relieving pain. Honey moistens dryness, can moisten intestines, clear heat and moisten lungs, and relieve pain. Honey mainly contains glucose and fructose, as well as a variety of essential amino acids, protein, malic acid, vitamins and other ingredients. Therefore, honey is the most ideal healthy drink in spring. Washing a cup of honey water every morning and evening can not only relax the bowels, but also prevent colds and eliminate toxins in the body.
Jujube tea is a good match, which has the functions of tonifying deficiency and benefiting qi, nourishing blood and calming the nerves, strengthening the spleen and regulating the stomach. Prepare dried red dates 150g, rock sugar 50g, honey 250ml and water 350ml. Dig out the core of dried jujube, pour it into a small soup pot with rock sugar, add water, bring it to a boil with high fire, and then turn to low fire until the water is completely drained. Beat in a small soup pot with an egg beater, beat the cooked red dates into red jujube paste, let them cool thoroughly, put them in a clean glass bottle, then pour in honey and stir well with a spoon. When drinking, take 2 teaspoons of candied dates and put them in a cup, then pour them into warm water and mix well.
3. The chicken soup is cold in spring
In spring, the temperature changes greatly, the human immunity drops, and it is easy to catch a cold. In spring, you can choose chicken soup that can improve immunity and prevent colds. Protein is high in content, easy to digest, easy to be absorbed and utilized by human body, and has the functions of strengthening physical strength and keeping fit. Chicken soup can effectively inhibit inflammation and excessive mucus production in the human body, and help reduce the number of stuffy nose, sore throat and cough.
Motherland medicine pays attention to spring, summer, autumn and winter, and thinks that spring and summer nourish yang and autumn and winter nourish yin. Therefore, spring tonic should pay attention to the characteristics of climate warming and rising human yang, and take the principle of being clear, soft and flat, which should not only nourish and replenish yang, but also be gentle. Chicken soup has the effects of warming middle warmer, benefiting qi, tonifying deficiency and essence, strengthening spleen and stomach, promoting blood circulation and strengthening bones and muscles. Hen soup is fatter and hotter, and young chicken soup is more suitable for spring.
Lycium barbarum chicken soup has the effect of nourishing liver and improving eyesight. Besides chicken soup, drinking fish soup is also a good choice. For example, carp soup has the function of strengthening spleen and appetizing, which can relieve edema symptoms.
2. Precautions for drinking water in spring
1, after getting up in the morning, drinking a cup of warm water can stimulate gastrointestinal peristalsis, excrete metabolites in the body, and reduce the chance of small belly. If constipation occurs, you can add some honey or a glass of lemonade to warm water to clear your bowels and relieve constipation;
Drinking a glass of water before eating can make you feel full, which can reduce your food intake and make you eat less.
3. When you feel hungry during afternoon tea, you can choose to drink more water or drink tea and coffee, which can not only increase satiety, control the desire to eat snacks, but also relieve fatigue and refresh your mind;
Besides paying attention to the time of drinking water, we should also control the amount of drinking water every day. Generally speaking, it is most appropriate to take 2000 ml ~3000 ml every day. If you drink too much, it may increase the burden of renal function, and it will also cause too much water in the body, which will affect digestion and lead to edema. At the same time, remember not to drink water or drink less water before going to bed to avoid edema the next day.