Category: Food/Cooking

Analysis:

Cucumber was originally called "courgette" because it was introduced from the Western Regions during the Western Han Dynasty. Li Shizhen said: "Zhang Qian brought the plant to the Western Regions, hence the name courgette." The water content of cucumber is 96% to 98%. It is not only crisp, tender and fragrant, but also delicious and nutritious.

Efficacy:

Cucumber is a vegetable that can be used for beauty. It is known as the "beauty agent in the kitchen". Regular consumption or sticking to the skin can effectively resist skin aging. Reduce the occurrence of wrinkles and prevent cheilitis and angular stomatitis. Cucumber is a good weight loss product. People who want to lose weight should eat more cucumbers, but remember to eat fresh cucumbers rather than pickled cucumbers, because pickled cucumbers contain salt and can cause weight gain. Cucumber has the effect of lowering blood sugar. For diabetics, cucumber is the best vegetable and fruit food. The bitter elements in cucumber have anti-cancer effects. "Compendium of Materia Medica" records that cucumber has the effects of clearing away heat, quenching thirst, diuresis, and reducing swelling.

Suitable for the crowd: The general population can consume it. It is one of the foods chosen by people with diabetes.

Applicable dosage: 1 piece (100g) per day.

Warm reminder: Cucumbers should be eaten raw as fruits and should not be consumed in excess. Cucumbers contain fewer vitamins, so you should eat other fruits and vegetables when eating cucumbers. The tail of cucumber contains more bitter elements, so don’t throw away all the “cucumber head”. People with liver disease, cardiovascular disease, gastrointestinal disease and high blood pressure should not eat pickled cucumbers. People with weak spleen and stomach, abdominal pain, diarrhea, cold lungs and cough should eat less.

Tofu is deeply loved by people for its rich nutrition, high quality and low price. Especially with the increasing number of "diseases of wealth" such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and coronary heart disease, the value of soy products is also increasing.

According to reports, soybeans and their products have the effects of lowering blood lipids, antioxidants, anti-cancer, and anti-atherosclerosis. This is mainly due to a substance called "soy isoflavones" in soybeans. For example, Japanese residents eat a large amount of soybeans or soy products every day. Tests have found that the levels of trihydroxyisobrassin, dihydroxyisobrassin, 6-methyldidzein and their metabolites in plasma and urine are very high. . Epidemiological surveys have shown that the incidence of prostate cancer and breast cancer in Japanese is lower than that in Western countries, and the soybean isozyme in plasma is 7-100 times that of Westerners. There must be a causal relationship.

There is a folk saying: "If you want people to live longer, eat more tofu and less meat." Because the soybean isobrass in tofu can reduce the occurrence of atherosclerosis and adjust the metabolic balance in the body, and Contains rich vitamins to enhance skin nutrition. 96% of the protein in tofu can be absorbed by the human body, and it contains little fat and no cholesterol. Therefore, it is most suitable for patients with arteriosclerosis, hypertension and coronary heart disease to eat. Moreover, every 100 grams of tofu contains 240 mg of calcium, which is double that of the same amount of milk. Regular consumption of tofu by middle-aged and elderly people can prevent osteoporosis and reduce the occurrence of obesity, hypercholesterolemia, and coronary heart disease.