If you often eat walnut porridge, you don't have to worry about constipation.

As we all know, walnut has high medicinal value and is widely used in traditional Chinese medicine. Chinese medicine believes that walnuts are warm, sweet and non-toxic, and have the effects of invigorating stomach, enriching blood, moistening lung and nourishing heart. "Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing" lists walnuts as the top grade for long-term service, benefiting qi and prolonging life. In the Herbal Medicine of Dietotherapy written by Meng E in Tang Dynasty, it is recorded that eating walnut kernel can increase appetite, moisten blood vessels and make flesh and blood delicate. According to Li Shizhen's Compendium of Materia Medica in Ming Dynasty, walnut kernel has the functions of "benefiting qi and nourishing blood, moistening dryness and resolving phlegm, benefiting qi and treating triple energizer, warming lung and moistening intestine, treating deficiency cold, asthma and cough, severe pain in waist and feet, hernia in the heart, bloody diarrhea and intestinal wind". Modern medical research has confirmed that the fat contained in walnut kernel is beneficial to remove cholesterol and unsaturated fatty acids. Generally speaking, taking four or five walnuts a day can moisten dryness and relieve constipation symptoms.

Walnut is a good food therapy product. Whether eaten raw or together, it has the health care function of regulating constipation of the elderly. In particular, eating walnut porridge often has a better effect.

The method of walnut porridge

Prepare 5 walnuts, 300g millet and jujube 10. First, put the walnuts in a steamer and steam for 10 minute, then put them in cold water for 3 minutes, and then take out the whole walnut kernel. Wash the millet and wash the red dates to remove the core.

Put all the ingredients in the pot, add water and bring to a boil. Turn to low heat and cook until cooked. It can be eaten at breakfast and dinner.

Nutritional interpretation of walnut porridge

Walnut porridge is especially suitable for middle-aged and elderly constipation patients and menopausal women: walnut kernel moistens dryness and laxatives; Jujube supplements the middle jiao, increases vitality and stimulates intestinal absorption during defecation; Millet strengthens the stomach, dehumidifies and is nutritious. The combination of the three ingredients is delicious, appetizing, sweet and delicate, which complements each other and enhances the effects of tonifying kidney, consolidating essence, relaxing bowels and strengthening body. It is good porridge, good food and good medicine.

Experts recommend a healthy eating plan for spring outing.

How to prepare for the peak of spring outing? Store energy the day before playing, pay attention to food hygiene after leaving, don't lack carbohydrates, drink plenty of water, and don't eat food with bloating.

In spring, the sun is shining and everything is sprouting. One of the most suitable seasons to go out to play, I believe this has been a long-awaited moment for many people. The reason is that the pressure in the city is so great that people want to wait until the weekend before going out for a spring outing. But one thing we must pay attention to is to pay attention to diet when going out. Let's take a look at the spring outing food scheme recommended by the nutritionist for you, so that you can play healthily and happily.

Reserve energy the day before play, and pay attention to food hygiene after departure.

First of all, food hygiene and safety is the top priority. Don't let some "unpleasantness" (such as diarrhea caused by unsanitary) spoil your fun.

Secondly, according to different groups of people (such as diabetics, porridge and fruit with high sweetness should be avoided), different foods should be selected, and convenient and healthy fast foods, such as biscuits, potato chips, fruits, disposable porridge and eight-treasure porridge, and instant soup (soybeans, peas and lentils), should be selected based on the principles of rationality, nutrition, hygiene and safety.

In addition, if you go out in groups, you may organize some interesting activities or competitions (such as mountain climbing). Then, the day before going out or three or four days before going out, you should exercise less, ensure that you eat 500 grams of carbohydrates every day, and reserve the "carbohydrate load" in advance, so that protein and fat in your body can be extracted to supplement the much-needed energy. If you don't reserve enough carbohydrates in advance, the body will burn excess fat too quickly when it is in urgent need, leading to the accumulation of toxic substances and poisoning the body.

Protein: Try to eat high-quality protein, such as lean meat, eggs, milk, lean ham and bean products.

White sugar and brown sugar have their own merits.

White sugar, brown sugar and rock sugar are all important sources of calories and carbohydrate nutrition, but they have their own advantages in dietotherapy value.

refined sugar

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that white sugar is cold, which can clear lung, moisten dryness, soothe liver, regulate middle energizer, strengthen spleen, promote fluid production, relieve sore throat and relieve hangover. Austrian researchers find it difficult to concentrate when blood sugar is low, so they suggest that long-distance drivers take some sugar with them to be more sensitive. In addition, drinking some white sugar water often has a certain effect on constipation and mild cystitis, and it also helps to improve memory.

brown sugar

According to Compendium of Materia Medica, brown sugar is warm and has the effects of removing blood stasis, promoting fluid production, dispelling cold, promoting blood circulation, warming stomach, invigorating spleen and relieving pain. Maternal and menstrual women can drink some brown sugar water to enrich blood and promote blood circulation; Patients with coronary heart disease often drink brown sugar water to promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis; After catching a cold or getting wet by rain, drinking a bowl of ginger and brown sugar water can prevent colds.

crystal sugar

Rock candy is made of dehydrated white sugar, which is mild in nature and has the effect of relieving cough and resolving phlegm. Its unique curative effect is irreplaceable by other sugars. For example, tortoise plastron glue and autumn pear paste are all added with rock sugar as ingredients; Ginseng sugar is made of100g ginseng and 500g rock sugar.

Treating insomnia by soaking feet with orange peel.

My mother has to soak her feet with hot water every night because of insomnia. One night, as soon as she poured 40℃~45℃ water from the thermos into the footbath, my 3-year-old daughter threw an orange peel into it. I want to take it out, but my daughter won't let me. My mother stood on the orange peel and soaked for 30 minutes. I didn't expect to sleep better at night. So, my mother did this every night, soaking for more than 20 days in a row, and the quality of sleep was greatly improved. She not only slept well, but also slept for more than an hour than before. Mom and neighbors talked about it, and everyone said, "The child's unintentional behavior gave us a small remedy for treating the disease."

Six reasons for eating eggs for breakfast

Compared with cereal or bread, eggs give you a longer-lasting satiety. Protein and fat in eggs help to maintain your energy level, make you full longer and reduce the need for snacks after breakfast.

1, eggs help to lose weight.

This is the advantage of keeping you full for a long time. Studies show that people who eat eggs for breakfast are more likely to lose weight than those who eat bagels.

2. Eggs are an excellent source of protein.

Whole eggs are one of the most complete sources of protein, which means that eggs contain all the essential amino acids that we must take from our diet.

3. eggs are relatively cheap.

Compared with other high-protein foods, such as red meat (beef, pork, etc. ), even naturally stocked eggs are more cost-effective.

4. Eggs won't raise your cholesterol.

Although eggs do contain a lot of cholesterol, the old theory that cholesterol intake will affect blood lipids has been overturned. So don't worry that eating eggs will increase the risk of heart disease.

Eggs are good for brain development and memory enhancement.

Choline, the core nutrient found in eggs, can promote brain development and work. It is also related to enhancing the persistence and recall ability of memory and improving alertness.

6. Eggs can protect your eyesight.

Eggs contain lutein and zeaxanthin, which can protect eyes from ultraviolet rays. They are also related to reducing the incidence of senile cataracts.

Warm heart and nourish stomach mutton radish soup

China is rich in radishes, which are available all year round. People often say that "eating radish in winter and ginger in summer will keep you healthy all year round". Radish contains a lot of cellulose, vitamins, trace elements and double-stranded RNA, which can induce human body to produce interferon and enhance human immunity. There are many varieties of radishes, mainly carrots, green radishes, white radishes and water radishes. The four kinds of radishes are all good in nutrition, and each has its own "strengths". From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, white radish can replenish qi and smooth qi; Carrots can nourish the heart, promote blood circulation and nourish blood, and patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases can eat more; Green radish can clear away heat and soothe the liver; Radish has a particularly good diuretic effect. You can choose according to your own situation.

Radish is full of treasures. Eating radish can dispel the virtual fire in the heart, and different parts of radish have different effects: the seeds of radish can help digestion, eliminate phlegm and stabilize the breath; Leaves can stop diarrhea: roots that die of old age after sowing can induce diuresis and reduce swelling. Even Compendium of Materia Medica praised radish as a medicine in vegetables, calling it the most beneficial one in vegetables.

It's cold in winter. Eating a bowl of mutton balls until radish soup is warm is stimulated by pepper sprayed on your nose. If you are interested, put one or two dried red peppers in the soup. After a while, your nose will be unobstructed, your head will sweat profusely, and the virus and virtual fire in your body will be excreted with sweat, and then your whole body will get hot.

Just prepare a catty of mutton, a radish and two fragrant lai. Wash mutton, chop it with water, onion, ginger, garlic and monosodium glutamate, chop it into meat stuffing, put it in a pot and stir it in one direction; Shred radish. Point a pot, put clear water, and when dividing water, squeeze the mutton balls the size of your fingers into the pot. After the soup is boiled, skim off the froth, add shredded radish to boil, add salt, chopped coriander, balsamic vinegar or dried Chili according to personal taste, then put the boiled mutton meatball radish soup into a bowl with good seasoning, sprinkle some Chili with a spoon and mix well, and then take a hearty drink from the bowl to keep you from catching a cold.

Summary: To sum up, we know that to treat constipation, we should often eat walnut porridge, eat more eggs for breakfast, eat more mutton and radish soup to warm our hearts and stomachs, and so on. I hope these dietary tips can help you. (The article was originally published in Health for All, serial number: 20 12/02. Authors: Chen Yun, Li Bo, Sheng Yuan, Xin Li, Jin Qiang, the copyright belongs to the author; The purpose of reprinting is to convey more information, which does not mean that Sanjiu Yangshengtang agrees with its views and is responsible for its authenticity. Please contact us as soon as possible if it involves the content and copyright of the work, and we will delete the content as soon as possible)