How to preserve one's health in winter can be found from the Huangdi Classic, an ancient Chinese medicine book. The Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic, Su Wen and Four Seasons' Theory of Regulating the Spirit mentioned that we should pay attention to the spirit, daily life and diet according to the changes in nature. Winter is a time when everything is frozen and withered, and at this time, the yang of the human body will also be hidden inside. Therefore, the key point of health care in winter is to conform to nature and close Tibet, and to converge the yang. Animals should hibernate, store energy well and get ready for next spring. We don't hibernate, but we should prepare for the outbreak of vitality next spring. At this time, we should adjust our health and save our strength. Diet is mainly supplemented.

You can cook snail-headed mushrooms, medlar and carrot lean broth.

Snail is slightly cold, sweet and salty, and has the functions of nourishing yin, improving eyesight, diuresis and promoting fluid production. Mushrooms are flat and sweet, enter the liver and stomach meridians, and have the effects of invigorating spleen and stomach, invigorating qi and benefiting kidney. Lycium barbarum, the correct name is Lycium barbarum, which is flat in nature and sweet in taste. It enters the liver and kidney meridians and has the effects of nourishing liver and kidney and improving eyesight. Carrots are flat in nature and sweet in taste, and enter the spleen, liver and lung meridians, which can lower the qi, widen the middle energizer, strengthen the spleen, promote digestion and eliminate phlegm. Lean meat is slightly cold, sweet and salty. When it enters the spleen and kidney meridians, it can nourish the viscera, smooth the skin, tonify the middle energizer and replenish qi. Therefore, the snail-headed mushroom, wolfberry and carrot lean broth has the function of tonifying spleen and kidney, which is very suitable for being used as soup in winter.

Materials (4 persons):

3 snails, 4 mushrooms, 2 Chinese wolfberry, carrot 1 strip, 2 slices of ginger, 2 candied dates and half a catty of lean meat.

Production method:

1. Blanch lean meat.

2. Peel and cut carrots.

3. Add water (about 2000 ml) to all the materials, simmer over high heat, and simmer for 2 hours.