According to the point of view of traditional Chinese medicine, four-season food supplement should pay attention to the following matters:
In spring, the human body's yang increases, and spicy and sweet products help to increase the spring yang. Warm food helps to protect the yang, so eat more, while spicy food such as ginger, onion and pepper should be eaten in moderation to avoid causing virtual fire, especially in the spring epidemic. Yellow-green vegetables such as carrots, cauliflower and Chinese cabbage are rich in vitamins and should be eaten often. As for cold, greasy and sticky products, it is easy to hurt the yang of the spleen and stomach, so try to eat less. You can eat more mutton, beef and eggs to supplement your physical strength and enhance your disease resistance.
At the same time, patients with chronic diseases or allergies should avoid eating "hair" in spring, such as sea fish, shrimp, crab, pickles and spicy things. Otherwise, it is easy to relapse.
Eating porridge is a health-preserving method to get rid of diseases and prolong life. Eat porridge in spring with shepherd's purse, celery, leek and so on. Conducive to digestion and absorption, conducive to the rise of Chunyang, and prevent epidemics. It is an ideal seasonal product for preventing diseases.
In summer, the human body has sufficient yang and insufficient yin, which is also an important opportunity for health care and nourishing yin. From summer solstice to early autumn, although it is the hottest time, it is also one of the best seasons to replenish and nourish yin. Chinese medicine believes that for people who are prone to chronic diseases in winter, it is best to use the opportunity of stable condition in summer to cure and alleviate the recurrence of chronic diseases.
In summer, people are prone to loss of appetite, low digestive function, general weakness, abdominal distension and discomfort, and some will have gastrointestinal diseases such as abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea and vomiting; Sodium chloride and some water-soluble vitamins are easily lost with sweat, gastric acid will be reduced, water and salt metabolism will be disordered, and the activities of various digestive enzymes will be reduced, so we should pay great attention to diet conditioning:
Pay attention to supplement salt, vitamins and water, and eat more watermelons, tomatoes, beans and bean products, animal liver and kidney, shrimp skin, etc. And drink some salty boiled water or salted soup.
Appropriate potassium supplement, eat more strawberries, bananas, apricots, lychees, peaches and plums, green vegetables, green onions, celery, edamame and so on.
Don't eat too many cold drinks in summer, and take light and nourishing foods as the tonic, such as duck, crucian carp, shrimp, lean meat, mushrooms, tremella, lily, lotus seeds, coix seed, jujube cold drink soup, euryales seed, yam, adenophora, reed rhizome, adzuki bean and so on. And it is best to take it in the morning or evening. Eating more foods such as cucumber, loofah, wax gourd and watermelon in summer, which can clear lung, induce diuresis and reduce fire, is beneficial to dispel diseases and relieve summer heat.
Taking tonic once in autumn is called "inducing tonic" or "bottom tonic", which means laying the foundation for tonic in winter. When the climate is cool in autumn, taking some mild tonics first can adjust the function of zang-fu organs and make them better adapt to the cold climate in winter, so as to achieve the purpose of fitness and "replenishing the bottom". Autumn "tonic" is not only a preparation for winter "tonic", but also a better measure to prevent frequently-occurring diseases in winter.
In autumn, yin rises and yang hides. Nourishing mainly focuses on warming and nourishing yang qi. But at this time, the climate is dry, and the choice of complementary food should be nourishing, warm but not hot, cold but not cold, so as not to hurt Yang and consume Yin. If you eat more radishes, autumn pears, cucumbers, watermelons and stewed kelp and pork ribs soup, it will be very beneficial.
Tonifying should be done step by step, starting with foods that are easy to digest and absorb. For example, Euryale ferox is a nutrient-rich and digestible autumn tonic, which has the effects of strengthening the spleen and stomach, eliminating diseases and strengthening the body. Others, such as yam, jujube, walnut kernel, lily, lotus seed and so on. Can be taken alone or with lean beef, peanuts, sugar, etc. They are mild in nature and taste, and can tonify qi and blood, strengthen spleen and tonify kidney. Another example is bird's nest, which is also an excellent food supplement. It has the effects of nourishing lung yin, regulating stomach and tonifying deficiency. Patients with chronic bronchitis and yin deficiency pulmonary tuberculosis in remission can take it. You can add crystal sugar, eggs and pigeon eggs, and stew with slow fire.
Those who are physically weak in menopause can eat more lean meat, beef, chicken, mutton, honey, royal jelly, milk, eggs, soybean milk and so on. These foods have the effects of strengthening the body, invigorating qi, strengthening the body and eliminating evil spirits. You can also take raw ginseng or American ginseng under the guidance of a doctor to invigorate qi, promote fluid production, strengthen the spleen and soothe the nerves.
Joint pain is a frequently-occurring disease of menopausal people in winter, which is mostly caused by deficiency of liver and kidney, deficiency of qi and blood, and obstruction of cold and dampness. If you can take Duhuo Jisheng Pill in autumn to strengthen the body resistance and eliminate evil spirits, you may refuse the disease in winter. Chronic bronchitis and bronchial asthma are diseases of deficiency of both lung and kidney. Cough and asthma often get worse in cold winter. If you can take Gecko Dabu Pill or Shenqi Pill in autumn and eat walnut kernel to tonify lung and kidney, you can reduce the incidence in winter and relieve symptoms.
The "bottom supplement" in autumn is not only a supplement to the body, but also a forerunner of tonic, which can make the body gradually adapt to the role of tonic, and it will be easier for the body to accept tonic in winter, avoiding the situation of "empty but not tonic".
Autumn dryness hurts body fluids, so you should eat more fruits and vegetables to moisten the lungs and promote fluid production. Besides radish, pear, water chestnut and sugarcane, grapefruit is the best fruit. The sour taste of grapefruit meat can promote digestion and appetite, the juice is lubricated and laxative, and the volatile fragrance can moisten the lungs and clear the fire. Citrus grandis peel instead of tea thick frying also has the function of ventilation and digestion.
How to tonify, prevent and keep healthy in winter? In winter, the human body's yang converges, which consumes a lot of heat energy. After being suddenly attacked by cold current, the body's activity ability is easy to weaken, and its disease resistance is low, so people in menopause and old age are prone to catch cold, asthma, tracheitis and other diseases or relapse. Chinese medicine believes that some "fat and sweet" foods and warm tonics can be properly supplemented in winter, which is beneficial to the body to increase energy and increase resistance. Because of the large energy demand of human body, the digestive function of human body is more active in winter than in spring, summer and autumn, and the food intake will increase, especially fatty foods, so we can eat more high-energy foods such as meat and milk, especially warm foods such as mutton and chicken.
The nutrition of winter diet is especially based on the principle of increasing calories. Protein's intake can be maintained at the usual level, but it is necessary to increase the intake of carbohydrates and fats, as well as the intake of cereals and edible oils. Non-staple foods should be selected with high fat content. Eat more warm vegetables, such as carrots, peppers, potatoes, spinach, fresh fish, eggs, beans and so on. And ensure the human body's needs for vitamin A, vitamin C, riboflavin, thiamine, etc.
In menopause, people's kidney qi gradually declines, and in winter, symptoms such as chills, soreness of waist and knees, excessive urination or incontinence, and loose stools are prone to occur. In particular, they should eat warm, hot, kidney-warming and aphrodisiac foods, such as mutton, chicken, milk, apples and red dates. In short, menopausal people must eat with the principles of low salt, low fat, high protein, high cellulose and easy digestion and absorption.
As the saying goes, "make up this year, the tiger will be next year", "make up a winter in September, and be disease-free in the coming year". March in winter is a good time for people to recharge their batteries. At this time, people's digestive tract absorption function is relatively enhanced, and the intake of nutrients is sufficient and easy to store, which can lay a good foundation for health next spring and even the whole year. Tonifying in winter is especially necessary for people with "physical weakness" and menopause. Generally, people with "physical weakness" should choose appropriate methods to supplement according to the symptoms of qi deficiency, blood deficiency, yang deficiency and yin deficiency, so as to receive good results.