Bird's Nest contains sufficient protein and nutrients such as calcium, iron, potassium and sodium. Compendium of Materia Medica says that bird's nest "can make the golden water grow together, and the kidney qi can nourish the lungs and the stomach qi can be settled, so it is the most docile person in food". Men who eat bird's nest can get the effects of moistening lung, benefiting qi and tonifying spleen, etc. Long-term consumption can make people full of spirit and energy, and can increase physical strength and physical fitness.

For women, epidermal growth factor (EGF) contained in bird's nest can strongly stimulate cell growth, inhibit aging genes, prevent skin aging and keep skin in the best physiological state. Spring is a season of vigorous metabolism. Eating bird's nest can maintain the skin, making it moist, smooth and elastic.

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People who should not eat bird's nest:

The first category, newborns under 4 months. Babies less than 4 months old cannot directly absorb the nutrition of bird's nest, so they are not suitable for eating bird's nest.

The second category, cold patients. During the peak period of acute disease and cold, most of the immune system functions decline, and the functions of their own organs are affected, especially the respiratory tract and digestive tract. If you have symptoms such as fever during a cold, it is best to suspend supplements such as bird's nest, so as not to affect the evacuation of exogenous pathogens.

Eating bird's nest and other food supplements after the peak of acute diseases and the recovery of colds can enhance human resistance and immunity. If you only have cough symptoms and no other symptoms of a cold, you can eat bird's nest normally.

The third category, patients with advanced cancer. Bird's nest can help to prevent cancer and the rehabilitation of cancer patients after chemotherapy and radiotherapy, which can restore vitality, supplement nutrition and improve immunity. However, it is not helpful for people with untreated or advanced cancer, like carrying faggots to put out a fire, so it is not suitable for such people to eat bird's nest. The fourth category, protein allergic.

People's Daily Online-Although bird's nest is good, not everyone can eat it. What kind of people should not eat bird's nest?