Red bean barley porridge for weight loss.
Barley, in traditional Chinese medicine, called "Job's tears", "Shennong Ben Cao Jing" will be listed as the top, it can cure wet paralysis, benefit the stomach and intestines, eliminating edema, strengthen the spleen and stomach, served for a long time to lighten up the body and benefit from the gas. Red beans, called "red beans" in traditional Chinese medicine, also has a clear water, swelling, spleen and stomach effect, because it is red, red into the heart, so it can also complement the heart.
Modern people have a lot of mental stress, heart qi deficiency, dietary disorders, less exercise, spleen deficiency and dampness. Both to get rid of dampness, but also to complement the heart, but also to strengthen the spleen and stomach, non-barley and red beans. Boiled into a porridge, intended to make its active ingredients fully absorbed by the body, but also does not give any burden on the spleen and stomach.
And the treatment of edema must use red beans, practice has proved that barley and red bean porridge has a good weight loss effect, both weight loss, and does not hurt the body, especially for the middle-aged and elderly obese people, the effect is especially good.
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Add some different herbs to the red bean barley porridge, and its effect is often unexpected.
1, if the weekday thoughts hurt, overworked and less exercise people, often the face is not blood, the spirit is not enough, and even palpitations, sleepy, feel the head heavy, such as wrapping, the heart of the emptiness. This is the body has wet plus heart qi insufficient performance, you can barley red bean porridge with some cinnamon with cooking.
Guiyuan is sweet and warm, can open the stomach and spleen, tranquilize the spirit of blood, can invigorate the heart Yang, warm heart gas, make people full of energy, full of gas. It is especially suitable for strong mental laborers, but also very suitable for middle-aged and elderly people.
2, young people are prone to irritability, insomnia, or face rashes, pimples, this is the heart fire is too strong, dampness and heat caused by the internal disturbance, you can add barley red bean porridge with lily or lotus seeds with cooking, or both add. Lily can moisturize the lungs, nourish the face, and can clear the heart fire, peace of mind. Lotus seed is best for nourishing the heart, clearing the heart fire, and at the same time strengthening the spleen and tonifying the kidneys.
But lotus seed slightly stagnant effect, the body is relatively thin and weak people can use, but the kind of body stagnation more fat I'm afraid it should not be used. When using lotus seeds, remove the heart inside. If you think the porridge has no flavor, you can also add some rock sugar. Among the various types of sugar, only rock sugar is cool, can clear the heart fire.
People's Daily Online - Health Note: Why drink red bean barley porridge to lose weight and not hurt the body?