Watermelon contains an amino acid called citrulline, which has a strong diuretic effect and is a good supplementary food for treating kidney disease. Besides nephropathy, it can be used as an adjuvant therapy for edema caused by heart disease, hypertension and pregnancy. In addition to the pulp of watermelon, its skin and seeds can be used for boiling water.

2. Macroalgae

Kelp contains mannitol, which is a good helper for diuresis and detumescence. Kelp contains a lot of iodine, which is very effective in treating obesity caused by hypothyroidism and can eliminate the edema image of human body. Moreover, kelp can eliminate blood lipids, reduce the deposition of fat in the heart, blood vessels and intestinal walls, and promote the elimination of cholesterol, so it is called "oil scraping" food.

3. adzuki bean

Saponins contained in red bean skin not only contain rich potassium, but also have strong diuretic effect. It is very effective for beriberi and edema of eyelids and lower limbs when renal function declines, and it can not only reduce cholesterol and triglyceride, but also treat hangover through detoxification.

4.wax gourd

Wax gourd is a typical vegetable with high potassium and low sodium, which is of great benefit to patients with nephropathy, hypertension and edema who need to eat low sodium food. Wax gourd is also rich in vitamin B 1, malonic acid and trigonelline, which can prevent sugar from transforming into fat and prevent fat from accumulating in the body, and has a good effect on preventing and treating hypertension, atherosclerosis and losing weight.

5. Black coffee

Caffeine in black coffee can stimulate gastrointestinal secretion of gastric juice, help digestion, promote human metabolism and relieve constipation. Black coffee is low in calories. Drinking black coffee can increase the consumption of calories, help accelerate the burning and decomposition of fat, and achieve the effect of losing weight. At the same time, caffeine can also accelerate the excretion of the body, which is very effective in eliminating edema.

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For edema areas, massage can play a role in dredging blood vessels. Chinese medicine suggests that if you are a person with cold constitution, you can also massage the edema with a hot towel every day, and the effect will be more obvious. Especially in summer and autumn, the metabolism of the human body is faster. If you are too tired, it is easy to cause edema. Therefore, it is necessary to prevent edema at this time, so as to help you stay away from edema.

Reference: People's Network-Eat 6 kinds of food skillfully to eliminate edema