Spring dietary principles
Early spring, the temperature is still relatively cold, the human body in order to protect the cold to consume a certain amount of energy to maintain the basal body temperature. Therefore, the nutritional composition of the early spring period should be high calorie-based, in addition to cereal products, should also choose soybean, sesame, peanuts, walnuts and other foods in order to replenish the energy material in a timely manner. Due to the cold stimulation can make the body's protein decomposition accelerated, resulting in reduced body resistance and disease, therefore, during the early spring also need to supplement high-quality protein foods, such as eggs, fish, shrimp, beef, chicken, rabbit and soybean products. The above food is rich in methionine, and methionine has the function of enhancing the body's cold resistance.
Spring, and the climate from cold to warm season, the temperature changes, bacteria, viruses and other microorganisms began to reproduce, increased vitality, easy to invade the human body and cause disease, so the diet should be taken enough vitamins and inorganic salts. Cabbage, greens, persimmon peppers, tomatoes and other fresh vegetables and citrus, lemon and other fruits, rich in vitamin C, has an antiviral effect; carrots, amaranth and other yellow-green vegetables, rich in vitamin A, with the protection and enhancement of the mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract and respiratory organs epithelial cells of the function of the body, so that it can resist the invasion of a variety of disease-causing factors; vitamin E-rich foods should also be consumed to enhance the human body's immune function and enhance the body's ability to resist disease, this kind of diet should be sufficient intake of vitamins and inorganic salt. The body's ability to fight disease, this kind of food has sesame, green cabbage, cauliflower and so on.
Motherland medicine also believes that "the spring should save acid increase sweet, in order to raise the spleen qi". This is because spring is the time of liver qi, liver qi will affect the spleen, so spring is prone to spleen and stomach weakness disease. And eat more acidic food, will make the liver function hyperactivity, so the spring diet, should choose sweet and warm products, avoid spicy. Diet should be light and tasty, avoid greasy, cold and stimulating food.
To pay attention to the overall nutrition
Spring everything is recovering, the body's metabolism is also gradually exuberant, at this time, only to maintain the liver's exuberant physiological mechanism, in order to adapt to the natural world of vibrant changes. In the spring, it is advisable to eat more protein-rich, vitamin-rich foods, less animal fatty foods, meals on time, poor digestive function to take fewer meals, to ensure the intake of nutrients. Fresh fruits are good for health. Chicken liver taste sweet and warm, can nourish blood and liver, is a good food to supplement the liver, more than other animal liver liver to supplement the role of the liver is stronger, and can warm the stomach. If the taste of liver tonic preferred vinegar, vinegar flavor acid and into the liver, with the liver dispersal, detoxification and other effects.
The cold is more prevalent in early spring, and it is difficult to develop the liver yang, if you can drink a small amount of wine, you can use it to promote the role of the liver in the yang Qi rise.
Duck blood is flat, rich in nutrients, can nourish the liver blood and cure anemia, is one of the best food to protect the liver.
Spinach has the role of nourishing yin and moistening dryness, soothe the liver and nourish the blood, such as soup with animal blood, can treat the liver gas uncomfortable.
Spring weather is unpredictable and humid, people tend to become tired and lethargic, more susceptible to respiratory problems, gastrointestinal discomfort and skin diseases. So it's good to eat more light food, eat more vegetables, drink more water to clear your stomach and eat less fried food.
Drinking more of the soup to get rid of dampness, such as lentils, red beans with Pueraria lobata, is a good idea. Eat a lot of fruits that are rich in seed pigment c to prevent colds. You can also eat spicy discretion, such as drinking pepper pork belly soup, can enhance appetite; do not eat greasy food such as glutinous rice in order to avoid increasing the burden on the stomach and intestines. Treat the skin will not eat food containing hot toxins, such as beef, shrimp, crabs, etc.; drink red rooibos, horse crow bamboo cane soup can clear heat and detoxification. Drink Coco flower tea beauty and liver. A year's plan is in the spring, out of the street to eat, "choose to drink and choose to eat", is the performance of self-care.
After the winter stings, the spring breeze, spring fusion, everything began to sprout, gradually thriving, it is a good season to sparse living muscles and bones. First, tempering the spirit: spring sunshine, wind and sunshine, the spirit of the organization should be to do sparingly up to. Heart to broad, optimistic, quit anger to nourish the nature of the holiday to go to see the willow, cultivate the temperament, will make the blood smooth, the spirit is strong. Second, exercise: spring Yang Qi rise, wind and sunshine, woods, riverside air more negative oxygen ions, very favorable to the human body, people should try to go to these places to activities. In the case of adequate sleep, but also adhere to physical exercise, participate in appropriate amount of physical labor, in order to stretch the muscles and bones, smooth blood, enhance immunity and disease resistance. In the spring, people often appear "spring sleepiness", manifested as lack of energy, sleepiness and drowsiness, can be eliminated through exercise, and never sleep, because Chinese medicine believes that "lying down for a long time hurts the gas", sleeping for a long time will result in slow metabolism, poor circulation of qi and blood, stiffness of muscles and bones The fat accumulation, absorption and transportation of oxygen function decline, toxins can not be discharged from the body in a timely manner, resulting in physical weakness, disease breeding. People can choose appropriate outdoor activities according to their age and physical condition, such as: tai chi, jogging, kite flying, spring excursions and so on. Third, disease prevention and health care: spring viruses and other microbial reproduction spread quickly, easy to occur influenza, pneumonia, bronchitis, scarlet fever, mumps, and viral myocarditis and other diseases, so we must be hygienic and diligent sunshine clothes, in addition to the pests, open the windows to ventilate the air, improve the ability to defend against infectious diseases are prevalent, less to go to the public *** place, to avoid contagion. Fourth, wind and cold: spring is suitable for late to bed and early to get up, to the outdoor activities, stretching the heart body, so that the day more energetic. According to the early spring weather at first warm and cold, three changes a day, the characteristics of the clothes can not be reduced, too early to take off the winter clothes, it is very easy to cold lungs, triggering respiratory disorders. To increase or decrease clothes with the change of temperature. Spring way of life five, regulate the diet: spring should eat more protein, minerals, vitamins. A variety of yellow-green vegetables, such as lean meat, soy products, eggs, carrots, cauliflower, cabbage, persimmon peppers, spinach, etc., in addition should also pay attention to not too early to eat cold drinks and other foods, so as not to injure the stomach loss of Yang. Spring dietary supplements should eat more warm yang qi food, green onions, garlic, leeks are good for the liver and yang, spinach soothe the liver and nourish the blood, should be eaten often. Jujubes are flat and sweet, nourish the liver and spleen, spring can often eat more. Spring in addition to liver protection, but also pay attention to supplement the trace element selenium, eat more selenium-rich animals and plants, such as marine fish, shrimp, beef, quail eggs, sesame seeds, almonds, wolfberries, cowpeas, cauliflower, etc., in order to improve the body's immune function, conducive to health care.