There is a rumor that "green tea hurts the stomach, but black tea nourishes the stomach." Most people recommend that people with a weak stomach drink black tea. This statement is actually not entirely correct! Traditional Chinese medicine experts say that tea can be divided into cold and cool, and people’s constitutions also have differences in cold and heat. Whether drinking tea nourishes or hurts the stomach varies with the season and each person.
The tea we usually drink is divided into three categories, namely unfermented tea (such as green tea), semi-fermented tea (such as oolong tea, Tieguanyin), fully fermented tea (such as black tea, Pu'er tea, black tea), different teas have different properties, and the choice of which tea to drink should be based on the individual. Unfermented tea is of great benefit to the stomach, semi-fermented tea will improve the transportation and transformation of the spleen, and fully fermented tea is suitable for people with hot constitutions.
2. Yoga method that is good for the stomach
Kneel and sit on the bed, stretch your hands, and take a deep breath while stretching. Then slowly sit on the heels, make fists with both hands and place them on the soles of the left and right feet respectively. Once you are ready, you can push your chest and abdomen forward, slowly raise your chin, and maintain this posture for 2 minutes with your eyes slightly closed. When you feel a feeling of heat in your chest and abdomen, the exercise ends after your breathing becomes stable. This set of yoga only needs to be performed in bed every day when you get up and before going to bed. It mainly fixes the body posture to adjust the breath, dredge the tendons, and mobilize the body's potential. Even for beginners, as long as the movements are in place, There will also be a gradual feeling of heat in the chest and abdomen, which has a good effect of nourishing and warming the stomach.
3. Sit-ups are good for the stomach
The way to do sit-ups to nourish the stomach is to lie on your back, with the abdomen and thighs at 90 degrees, and the thighs and calves at 90 degrees. The body is in the shape of a flying fish, and something can be placed under the calf. This action seems very simple, but to truly obtain the best training effect, it is necessary to use the contraction force of the abdominal muscles to cause "compression" of the abdominal muscles. This action is very short, and your upper back leaves the ground when doing it. But your lower back should still be close to the ground. The action is just the compression of the abdomen, causing the spine to bend, putting the abdominal muscles in a "peak contraction" state. After a pause, the tension of the abdominal muscles is used to control the spine, slowly stretching the spine, and then restoring.
Foods that are good for the stomach
1. Sweet potatoes: Sweet potatoes are rich in starch, dietary fiber, carotene, vitamins A, B, C, E, potassium, iron, copper, It contains more than 10 kinds of trace elements such as selenium and calcium and linoleic acid. It has high nutritional value and is called the most nutritionally balanced health food by nutritionists. These substances can maintain the elasticity of blood vessels and are very effective in preventing and treating habitual constipation in the elderly.
2. Dried hawthorn: Unlike hawthorn slices, which require a large amount of sugar and additives, dried hawthorn is made by directly dehydrating hawthorn. It not only has high fiber content, but also contains rich vitamins, hawthorn acid, lemon It contains acid and other nutrients and tastes very good. It can be said to be a good product for digestion and digestion, and to wake up the stomach and help with meals.
3. Hericium: Hericium contains unsaturated fatty acids, which is beneficial to blood circulation, can reduce blood cholesterol levels, has the function of improving the body's immunity, can delay aging, and can inhibit the genetic material in cancer cells. Synthesis, thereby preventing and treating gastric ulcer, duodenal ulcer, gastritis and other digestive tract diseases.