The principle of spring tonic
1. Nutrition should be increased in spring, so that the human body can get timely compensation when the consumption increases gradually in spring.
2. Chinese medicine believes that "spring is based on stomach qi", so it is necessary to improve and promote the digestion and absorption function. Whether it is food supplement or medicine supplement, it should be conducive to strengthening the spleen and stomach, tonifying the middle energizer and benefiting qi, so as to ensure that nutrients are fully absorbed.
3. The humidity in spring is higher than that in winter, which is easy to cause damp-temperature disease. Therefore, on the one hand, we should strengthen the spleen and dry the dampness, on the other hand, we should also pay attention to diuresis and osmotic dampness in food supplement and medicine supplement.
4. According to the deficiency syndrome of the original chronic patients, give relevant food supplements and medicine supplements.
5. The supplement of food supplement and medicine supplement should be relatively peaceful. Unless necessary, it is not advisable to blindly use spicy and warm products, so as not to aggravate the fire and harm human health when the temperature rises in spring.
Nutrition that should be guaranteed in spring tonic
In early spring, the temperature is still relatively low. In order to keep out the cold, the human body needs to consume energy to maintain the basal body temperature. In early spring, the nutrients should be mainly high in calories. In addition to cereal products, we should also choose foods such as soybeans, sesame seeds, peanuts and walnuts to replenish energy in time. Cold stimulation will accelerate the decomposition of protein in the body, leading to the decline of body resistance and illness. Therefore, it is necessary to supplement high-quality protein foods such as eggs, fish, shrimp, beef, chicken, rabbit meat and bean products in early spring.
Spring turns from cold to warm, and the temperature changes greatly. Bacteria, viruses and other microorganisms begin to multiply in large numbers, and their vitality is enhanced, which is easy to invade the human body and cause diseases. Therefore, you should take enough vitamins and inorganic salts in your diet. Eat more foods rich in vitamin C, such as fresh vegetables such as Chinese cabbage, rape, bell pepper and tomato, and fruits such as citrus and lemon, which have antiviral effects; Carrots, amaranth and other vegetables are rich in vitamin A, which can protect upper respiratory mucosa and epithelial cells of respiratory organs. Eating more can resist the invasion of various pathogenic factors; You should also eat more foods rich in vitamin E, improve human immune function and enhance the body's disease resistance. This kind of food includes sesame seeds and blue cabbage.
According to China medicine, spring can activate the liver, and it is easy for the liver to flourish in spring. Excessive liver qi will affect the spleen, so it is prone to spleen and stomach weakness in spring, so "it is advisable to save acid and sweeten it in spring to nourish the temper". If you eat more sour food in spring, your liver function will be high. Therefore, the spring diet should choose spicy and warm food, avoid acidity, light and delicious food, avoid greasy, cold and irritating food. If the liver opens its eyes, if it is liver blood deficiency, it will make the eyes dry and dim. Therefore, "Xinglin Proverbs" said: "Spring tonic has a knack, nourishing the liver and improving eyesight first." In addition, spring is the off-season of vegetables, but the growth period of wild vegetables is earlier than that of ordinary vegetables, and they are rich in vitamins, so they can be picked and eaten to supplement the shortcomings of ordinary vegetables.