Common dietary therapy and health care methods With the improvement of people's living standards, health care and health preservation have become more and more the focus of people's attention, and dietary therapy is favored by people as a safe and effective health care method. Let us introduce several common dietary health care methods below. 1. Dietary prescription for removing bad breath (1) Patchouli porridge: 15 grams of Patchouli (30 grams of fresh product), 50 grams of japonica rice. Wash 15 grams of Patchouli (30 grams of fresh product), put it into an aluminum pot (be sure to use an aluminum pot), add water and fry for 5 minutes, discard the residue and get the juice for later use. Then wash 50 grams of japonica rice, put it into a pot, add an appropriate amount of water, put it on a high fire and bring it to a boil, then simmer it over a slow fire. When the porridge is cooked, add the Patchouli juice, boil it for a second or two and then it is ready to eat. Dispels summer heat and avoids bad gas. ("Medical Records"). (2) Mint porridge: 30 grams of fresh mint leaves (15 grams of dried product), 50 grams of japonica rice. Wash 30 grams of fresh mint leaves (15 grams of dry product), add appropriate amount of water to a pot and boil, discard the residue and extract the juice for later use. Wash 50 grams of japonica rice, add appropriate amount of water and cook until the rice is cooked, then pour in the mint leaf juice, boil for a while and then eat. It has the effect of soothing the throat and making people taste good. (3) Lychee porridge: 5 to 7 dried lychees, 50 grams of japonica or glutinous rice. Add 5 to 7 grams of dried lychees (shelled) and 50 grams of japonica or glutinous rice into a pot with an appropriate amount of water and cook into porridge. Take it for dinner, and take it for 3 to 5 days as a course of treatment. It has the effects of warming yang and replenishing qi, promoting body fluid and nourishing blood. Suitable for bad breath and diarrhea in the elderly. Elderly people with weak yin and strong fire should not eat this food. (4) Raw reed root porridge: 30 grams of raw reed root and 50 grams of japonica rice. Wash 30 grams of raw reed root, add water to boil and prepare the juice for later use. Then wash out 50 grams of japonica rice, put it into a pan and fry it until the porridge is cooked. Pour in the medicinal juice and fry it until the rice is thoroughly cooked before eating. Take in the morning on an empty stomach. It has the functions of clearing away heat, removing annoyance, eliminating filth and deodorizing. This porridge should not be eaten for too long. 2. Dietary Therapeutic Recipes for Treating Dysmenorrhea: If Qi is congested and blood is strong, and Qi flows smoothly and blood is harmonious, menstruation will be smooth and unobstructed, and there will naturally be no pain. For example, deficiency of blood and qi, deficiency of liver and kidney, stagnation of cold evil, stagnation of qi and blood stasis, lead to stagnant menstruation, blockage and pain. Therefore, while treating dysmenorrhea based on syndrome differentiation and supplemented with medicinal porridge, it can achieve twice the result with half the effort. Gui Dan Yi Mu Porridge: Take 15 grams of angelica root, 30 grams of motherwort, 3 eggs, and 30 grams of japonica rice. First decoct angelica and motherwort twice, boil for 20 minutes each time, combine the filtrate, cook porridge with japonica rice and eggs, eat eggs and drink porridge, 1 to 2 times a day, for 5 to 7 days, treatment 3 menstrual cycle. The function activates blood circulation and promotes qi, resolves blood stasis and relieves pain. It is suitable for those with blood stasis and dysmenorrhea, dark purple menstruation or clots, and the pain is relieved after discharge. Ginger, jujube and brown sugar porridge: Take 10 grams of dried ginger, 20 jujubes, 30 grams each of brown sugar and japonica rice. First, boil the dried ginger in water for 30 minutes, then cook the concoction with jujube and japonica rice. When the porridge is cooked, add brown sugar and take it while it is hot, once a day for 5 to 7 days. Function: Warm palace and dispel cold. It is suitable for those with dysmenorrhea caused by cold coagulation, pain in the lower abdomen due to coldness, pain relief due to heat, and menstruation that is scanty and dark in color. Ginger, Gui, and Galangal Porridge: Take 30 grams of ginger, 10 jujubes, 15 grams of galangal, and 50 grams of japonica rice. First boil ginger and galangal twice, boil for 20 minutes each time, combine the concoction, cook porridge with japonica rice and jujube, and take it for 5 to 7 days. It is suitable for those with dysmenorrhea due to cold qi stagnation, lower abdominal distension and pain before or after menstruation, and bloated breasts and breasts. Shenqi and donkey-hide gelatin porridge: Take 15 grams each of Codonopsis pilosula and roasted astragalus, and 30 grams each of donkey-hide gelatin and japonica rice. First boil Codonopsis pilosula and Astragalus membranaceus in water. After boiling for 20 minutes each time, combine the concoction and make porridge with japonica rice. Then yoke the donkey-hide gelatin and mix it with japonica rice. Take it once a day for 5 to 7 days. , regulates 3 menstrual cycles. It is suitable for those with weak blood and dysmenorrhea, continuous pain in the lower abdomen that subsides when pressed, lack of qi and fatigue, light color and thin menstruation. 3. Dietary therapy for osteoporosis: It is difficult to treat senile osteoporosis. Sometimes calcium and vitamin D alone are not effective. Therefore, it is necessary to combine traditional Chinese and Western medicine for treatment, which varies from person to person. Treat based on syndrome differentiation and give full play to dietary therapy. It plays a positive role in replenishing deficiencies, increasing deficiencies, regulating bone metabolism, and maintaining a balanced state, thereby achieving the purpose of recovery. Here are some health-care medicinal diets for this disease. Sesame and walnut kernel powder Ingredients: 250 grams of black sesame seeds, 250 grams of walnut kernels, 50 grams of white sugar. Preparation method: Remove impurities from black sesame seeds, dry them in the sun, fry them, grind them together with walnut kernels into fine powder, add sugar, mix well and bottle for later use. How to take: 2 times a day, 25 grams each time, mixed with warm water. Efficacy: Nourishes kidney yin and resists osteoporosis. Black sesame seeds nourish the liver and kidneys and are a good product for longevity.

Modern research has confirmed that sesame seeds contain large amounts of calcium, phosphorus, iron and other minerals as well as vitamins A, D, and E, so they have good anti-osteoporosis effects. Walnut kernels can nourish the kidneys and strengthen the waist. From a nutritional perspective, the calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, iron and other minerals and vitamins contained in walnut kernels can increase bone density, delay bone aging and fight osteoporosis. Astragalus and dried shrimps soup Ingredients: 20 grams of astragalus and 50 grams of dried shrimps. Preparation method: First slice the astragalus into pot, add appropriate amount of water, simmer for 40 minutes, remove the residue, take the juice, add the washed shrimp skin, add water and condiments such as onions, ginger, essence, etc., simmer for 20 minutes, and it is ready. . How to eat: Serve as soup with food. Efficacy: Replenishes the spleen and kidneys, supplements calcium, and resists osteoporosis. Astragalus is good at replenishing qi and replenishing the spleen. Modern experimental studies have confirmed that astragalus has estrogen-like effects, which can effectively prevent and reduce bone loss in postmenopausal women due to lack of estrogen. 4. Food therapy for allergic rhinitis The onset of allergic rhinitis is related to allergic constitution, mental factors, endocrine disorders, etc. The main symptoms are sudden onset of nasal itching, sneezing, and runny nose. Known as rhinosinus in traditional Chinese medicine, this disease occurs in paroxysmal episodes. At the beginning, there is itching in the nasal cavity, followed by swelling and stuffiness, frequent sneezing, nasal congestion, and a large amount of clear nasal mucus. In some cases, headache, tinnitus, hearing impairment, etc. may occur. Symptoms: During examination, the nasal mucosa is pale white or dark gray, edematous, and the turbinates are swollen. The clinical manifestations of kidney deficiency type treated with traditional Chinese medicine syndrome differentiation include runny nose, frequent sneezing, nasal itching and discomfort, which often relapse, especially in the morning and evening; soreness and weakness in the waist and knees, cold body and cold limbs, spermatorrhea and premature ejaculation, excessive nocturia, pale tongue with white coating, The pulse is moist and weak. Therapeutic medicinal diet 1. Eel and pig kidney in pot: 250 grams of eel (cut into sections) and 100 grams of pig kidney, cooked in the same pot, seasoned and eaten. 2． Cistanche deserticola and Jinying mutton porridge: 15 grams of Cistanche deserticola, 15 grams of Jinyingzi, 100 grams of refined mutton, 100 grams of japonica rice, a little salt, 2 green onions, and 3 slices of ginger. First, decoct Cistanche deserticola and Jinyingzi in water to remove the residue and extract the juice. Add mutton and japonica rice and cook the porridge together. When cooked, add salt, ginger, and scallions and cook briefly. 3． Dodder and Asarum Porridge: 15 grams of dodder seeds, 5 grams of asarum, 100 grams of japonica rice, and appropriate amount of sugar. Wash the dodder seeds, mash them and decoct the asarum in water to remove the residue and extract the juice. Add rice to cook the porridge. When the porridge is cooked, add sugar. The clinical manifestations of wind-cold type include nasal congestion, sneezing, runny nose, cough, sore throat, aversion to wind-cold, body pain, pale red tongue, thin white coating, and floating and tight pulse. Therapeutic medicinal diet 1. Chicken porridge with white scallions and red dates: 10 red dates (pitted), 5 white scallions, 100 grams of chicken with bones, 10 grams of coriander, 10 grams of ginger, and 100 grams of japonica rice. Make porridge with japonica rice, chicken, ginger, and red dates. When the porridge is ready, add green onion and coriander, season with it, and take it once a day. 2． Immortal porridge: 6 grams of ginger, 6 white scallions with beards, 60 grams of glutinous rice, 10 ml of rice vinegar. Wash the glutinous rice first and cook it with the ginger. When the porridge is cooked, add the green onions. Finally, add rice vinegar and cook briefly before eating. The above introduces several common dietary health care prescriptions. If you have the above symptoms, as long as you take them carefully according to the dietary prescriptions, you will definitely get good results. The main symptoms of influenza in autumn and winter are cough, sore throat, and runny nose. Respiratory symptoms such as nasal discharge. Many foods have a moisturizing effect and can help moisturize the body, which is equivalent to protecting the passage of cold invasion. Yam Cake → Strengthen the Spleen Yam Cake Yam is a high-quality food that can replenish the spleen and stomach. Principle: We have said that there is a layer of Wei Qi on the body surface to prevent the invasion of external evils, so how does Wei Qi come from? Wei Qi is produced by the digestion of the spleen and stomach. That is to say, as long as the spleen produces enough energy of Qi and blood, Wei Qi will be abundant and powerful, and the defense function will be strong. People with weak constitution and frequent colds especially need to strengthen the spleen. Yam is a high-quality food that can nourish the spleen and stomach. Hawthorn can strengthen the stomach and digest food. The combination of these two foods can fully realize the purpose of regulating the spleen and stomach, replenishing essence and replenishing qi. Peel two yams, steam them, and grind them into yam paste. Use yam cakes to roll into a tube to wrap the hawthorn cake. Method: peel two yams, steam them, grind them into yam paste, then add an appropriate amount of white sugar, use a rolling pin to roll it into a square yam cake, and put a hawthorn strip on it. To make cake, roll the yam cake into a tube to wrap the hawthorn cake, and finally cut it into small pieces. Honey Grapefruit Tea→Honey Grapefruit Tea for moisturizing the intestines. Honey and grapefruit are the best partners for moisturizing the intestines. Principle: From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, the lungs and large intestine are each other's exterior and interior, and their conditions influence each other. The waste in the intestines requires lung qi to move downwards. Excreted, the body fluid produced in the intestines is mainly supplied to the lungs. Therefore, lubrication and smoothness of the intestines can strengthen the function of the lungs and prevent colds. Honey and grapefruit are the best partners for moistening the intestines. The best choice for grapefruit is Huyou, which has high vitamin C content.

Ready-made grapefruit tea is also available in supermarkets. Method: It is best to choose pomelo for grapefruit, which has high vitamin C content. Choose honey with a lighter fragrance, which can highlight the fruity fragrance of grapefruit. Peel off the grapefruit skin thinly (not white flesh), cut into thin strips, crush the grapefruit meat in a blender, add water and rock sugar and cook until thick, let cool, add honey, stir evenly and it is ready. When you want to drink, take 2 to 3 spoons and mix with warm water. Ready-made grapefruit tea is also available in supermarkets, but making it yourself has a unique flavor. Sichuan clams stewed with duck and pears → moisturizes the lungs Sichuan clams stewed with ducks and pears Sichuan clams can clear away heat and moisturize the lungs Principle: The climate is dry in autumn and winter, and the body lacks enough body fluids. External dry air can easily invade and cause a cold. Pears are cool and juicy in nature, and have been considered by medical scientists throughout the ages to be a good product for moisturizing the lungs. Sichuan clams can clear away heat and moisturize the lungs, resolve phlegm and relieve coughs. Eating this sweet snack frequently in autumn and winter is the best way to prevent autumn dryness and colds. one. Add Sichuan clams to the pears and simmer in a pot until the pears turn transparent. Method: Wash the pears, cut off the pear cover from the upper part, then scoop out the pear core with a spoon, add Sichuan clams to the pears (can be found in Chinese pharmacies) (bought), rock sugar, cover the pear, put the pear in a large bowl, add water to half the pear, then put it in the pot and simmer until the pear turns transparent.