1, dietary precautions
1, diet light yin-based
Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine professor Du Jinxing that, after the spring of the nourishment should be in line with the spring yang qi hair, the characteristics of the beginning of the birth of all things, pay attention to the protection of yang qi.
The main thing in health care is to protect the liver. In terms of work and rest time, people should also follow the law of nature, go to bed late and get up early. In terms of mental health, it is important to guard against anger and avoid depression, and to keep your mind open and happy.
For healthy people, the diet should be light, do not over eat dry, spicy food. At the same time, because at this time the rise of Yang Qi is easy to hurt Yin, so we should pay special attention to Yin, you can use more Lily, yam, lotus seed, wolfberry and other foods.
2, "flavor punch" food can prevent colds
Spring after a period of time tend to be cold and warm, beware of the "spring cold" intrusion, especially for the weak, colds and fever is a common thing. This expert said, in order to sterilize and prevent cold, in the diet can be increased to eat garlic, onions, celery and other "flavor punch" food times, on the prevention of typhoid colds and other respiratory infections that occur in the spring is very useful.
Song Xin, a dietitian at Chaoyang Hospital Nutrition Department, said that Chinese medicine believes that onions, ginger, garlic, celery, these flavored food, both wind dispersal of cold, but also bactericidal disease prevention. Among them, garlic contains volatile chorine, which can eliminate the fat accumulated in blood vessels. Onions contain prostaglandins, have diastolic blood vessels and lower blood pressure, and promote the role of blood clot dissolution. Celery contains volatile oil, mannitol, etc., with hypotensive, sedative, stomach, diuretic effect.
However, children may be a little resistant to this kind of food, which can be eaten with celery and ginger as dumpling filling, or fried rice with crushed onions. In addition, heating onions, garlic, and celery longer can reduce the odor, but the longer the cooking time, the less of the healthy substances in the odor are retained.
3, the spring may not drink herbal tea
After the spring is still relatively dry, drink flower tea can help dispel the winter accumulation of cold and evil in the body.
Because each kind of flower, grass has its corresponding sex, flavor, efficacy, if used properly, herbal tea does have certain health effects, but need to be adjusted according to their own constitution, drinking too much will also cause discomfort.
The warm edible flowers and herbs mainly include plum blossoms, jasmine, roses, moon flowers, saffron, etc.; cold edible flowers and herbs mainly include summer grass, honeysuckle, chrysanthemums, acacia flowers, etc.; and flat flowers and herbs mainly include Acacia, cornhusk, hibiscus flowers, lavender and so on. When matching, those flowers and herbs with warm medicinal properties are best not eaten in combination with those with cold properties.
In addition to medicinal matching, drinking herbal tea also needs to pay attention to the physical condition. Each kind of herbal tea has a special effect, so in the choice, on the one hand, need to distinguish their own physical condition, such as hot body, it is appropriate to use cold flowers and plants, and cold body is suitable for warm flowers and plants, for those who are flat flowers and plants can be used mostly. In addition, if you are taking medication, the selection of herbal tea should be careful.
Experts said that, in fact, herbal tea and Chinese medicine, as well as different from person to person. Only in accordance with the physical condition of the selection of herbal tea, in order to achieve the purpose of health care.
2, spring vegetables list
1, spinach
Spring is the best season to eat spinach, spinach is rich in carotenoids, vitamin C, vitamin K, minerals (calcium, iron, etc.), coenzyme Q10 and many other nutrients. Among them, potassium plays a vital role in regulating blood pressure. High sodium and low potassium is an important factor in the pathogenesis of hypertension, so dietary supplementation of potassium, beneficial to lowering blood pressure.
2, caper
Ancient vegetables are very few, common in written records of the main five: Kwai, patchouli, leek, woad, caper. This "shepherd's purse" refers to the shepherd's purse. Shepherd's purse has eyesight, cool, antipyretic, diuretic, dysentery and other effects. It is usually used to cool or make vegetable stuffing with a unique flavor.
3, cauliflower
Cauliflower nutrition is richer than the average vegetable. It contains protein, fat, carbohydrates, dietary fiber, vitamins A, B, C, E, P, U and calcium, phosphorus, iron and other minerals, with the prevention of infection, clearing blood vessels, cancer prevention and anti-cancer effects. Cauliflower practice varied, with a variety of meat or other vegetables stir-fried, but it should be noted that, because the cauliflower is rich in water-soluble vitamins, easy to heat decomposition and loss, so it should not be cooked at high temperatures, is not suitable for boiled.
4, Artemisia annua
Anciently also known as Artemisia vulgaris, Su Dongpo wrote a poem: "Artemisia vulgaris is full of short reed buds, it is the river dolphin wants to go on. Artemisia vulgaris has a very unique aroma, crisp and tender taste, cool and inhibit liver fire. Stir-frying is very sweet, with other ingredients can also be very good with, used to stir-fry dried incense, stir-fry bacon, are a masterpiece.
5, carrots
Carrots are a crunchy, flavorful, nutritious home cooking vegetables. Chinese medicine believes that it can make up for the gas, stomach and digestion, strong yang, and five organs, the treatment of indigestion, dysentery, cough, night blindness, etc. has a good effect, it is known as the "Oriental small ginseng". Carrot is very helpful to improve constipation, rich in beta-carotene, can neutralize toxins. Fresh carrots have a better detoxification effect. Not only that, carrots are also effective detoxification food
6, leek
Leeks are recognized as aphrodisiacs can be fixed essence of vegetables, there is an anti-cancer effect. In medicine is known as "wash intestinal grass", sexual temperature, also known as the "sun grass". The first of the vegetables to replenish the kidneys and the sun! Spring climate warm and cold, it is recommended that people eat some spring leeks in the spring to dispel yin and disperse cold, so there is a "spring leek" of the common name. Moreover, the spring human liver qi is strong, affecting the spleen and stomach digestion and absorption function. Eat more spring leeks can enhance the spleen and stomach qi, beneficial liver function.
7, pea shoots
Pea shoots in some places is also called longbeard, only edible shoots and young leaves, fragrant and tender, in the restaurant is a very precious dish. Pea shoots have a sweet taste and a flat nature, which is good for the middle qi, and good for the spleen and stomach. Because the sprouts are so tender, they are usually dipped and cooked in a broth to maintain a fresh texture and springiness.