Knowledge of TCM dietotherapy and health preservation 1, drinking more water.
Old people themselves have little water, so they are not as sensitive to thirst as young people. Therefore, we must pay more attention to drinking water in peacetime, and try to choose some light or boiled water. Don't wait until you are thirsty. Lack of water in the elderly will lead to metabolic disorder and even constipation.
Knowledge of TCM dietotherapy and health preservation 2. The quantity should be less.
If you want to be healthy, you should be hungry and cold. Old people should eat a variety of foods, but the amount of each food should not be too much, and each meal should be seven or eight points full.
Knowledge of TCM dietotherapy and health preservation 3. The quality should be high.
High quality does not mean high price, such as bean products, eggs, milk and so on are all high-quality foods, and the elderly should eat them regularly. Also pay attention to eat more fish and less meat. The main sources of sugar are staple food and fruits and vegetables. Try to reduce the consumption of refined sugar such as white sugar, brown sugar and granulated sugar.
Knowledge of TCM dietotherapy and health preservation 4. Food should be mixed.
Around our lives, it can be said that no food can replace all the nutrients needed by the body, so we must eat more grains, fruits and vegetables, and other foods in our diet. In addition, we should pay attention to the collocation of meat and vegetables, the collocation of grain thickness and many other aspects.
Knowledge of TCM dietotherapy and health preservation 5. The temperature should be hot.
The best digestion and absorption process of food is carried out at a temperature close to body temperature. Old people have poor resistance to cold. Once they eat raw, cold and hard food, it will affect digestion and absorption, and even cause intestinal diseases. Therefore, the food for the elderly is mainly warm.
Knowledge of TCM dietotherapy and health preservation 6. Diet should be light
The dishes should be light and the taste should not be heavy. It is recommended that the daily salt content should not exceed 6 grams. It is suggested that the daily food composition of the elderly is: cereal150-250g, fish and shrimp and lean meat100g, 50g of beans and their products, about 300g of fresh vegetables, about 250g of fresh fruits, 250g of milk, 30g of cooking oil, 6g of salt and 25g of sugar, and drink less and enough.
Knowledge of TCM dietotherapy and health preservation 7. The speed should be slowed down.
Chewing slowly is good for digestion and absorption. Pay more attention especially when eating fish. Fish is easy to chew, digest and absorb because of its soft and tender meat. Protein content is high; Low fat content and other advantages, it is the first choice food for the elderly. However, due to the problem of fishbone, the consumption of many elderly people is limited. To solve this problem, we should first choose fish with fewer fishbones. When eating fish, it is best not to eat it with rice and steamed bread at the same time.
Recipes for dietotherapy and health preservation in traditional Chinese medicine 1, tremella pig liver soup
Soak tremella in warm water, then remove the pedicle and tear it into pieces for later use; Cleaning pig liver, and slicing; Wash Chinese cabbage and cut into sections about 5 cm long for later use; Slice ginger and onion for later use; Put the pork liver in a bowl, add proper amount of raw flour, salt and soy sauce, and beat in the eggs and mix well for later use; Heat in a casserole, put oil in it until it is 60% hot, add ginger and scallion until fragrant, then add about 300 ml of water, add tremella and pork liver after boiling, and cook for 10 minute.
Efficacy: It has the effects of nourishing liver, improving eyesight, moistening lung and nourishing yin, and improving human immunity.
2. Fried chicken liver with yam and green bamboo shoots
Prepare yam, green bamboo shoots, chicken liver, salt, monosodium glutamate, broth and starch. Firstly, the yam and green bamboo shoots are peeled, washed and cut into strips. Wash chicken liver with clear water and cut into pieces. Then blanch the yam, green bamboo shoots, chicken liver and other raw materials with boiling water respectively. Finally, put some cooking oil in the pot, add a proper amount of broth, add all the raw materials after seasoning, stir-fry for several times, thicken and serve.
Dioscorea opposita is a good tonic in TCM, which has the functions of invigorating spleen and kidney and replenishing essence and qi. Chicken liver is rich in iron, zinc, copper, vitamin A and vitamin B, which is not only beneficial to the synthesis of estrogen, but also the first choice food for enriching blood. Green bamboo shoots are beauty vegetables rich in dietary fiber. The combination of the three has the functions of nourishing qi and blood, improving the moisturizing feeling and color of the skin.
Efficacy: Improve skin color.
3, walnut pine nuts and millet soup
The preparation method is very simple. Take a proper amount of broth, add crystal sugar and millet, stew over low heat, sprinkle with walnut kernels and pine nuts, and serve.
Walnut and pine nuts are classic nourishing foods for women. They are rich in vitamin E and zinc, which is beneficial to moistening skin and delaying skin aging. In addition, they are rich in protein, minerals and B vitamins, which are the best products for beauty and hairdressing. Walnut and pine nuts are excellent sources of linolenic acid, which is the most popular breast-strengthening and health-care component recently, and has the function of stimulating the synthesis of estrogen. Corn itself is rich in vitamin E, and it is also a skin-care food highly praised by experts.
Efficacy: Beauty and breast building.
4. Stewed ribs with dangshen and red dates
Cleaning Radix Codonopsis and cutting into 3cm sections for later use; Wash red dates and remove the core for later use; Wash the ribs and chop them into pieces about 4 cm for later use; Wash ginger and onion, pat ginger loosely, and cut onion into sections for later use; Then put the ribs, codonopsis pilosula, red dates, ginger, onion and cooking wine into a stew pot, add a proper amount of water, boil them with strong fire first, then simmer them until cooked, and finally add salt, monosodium glutamate and pepper to taste.