Spring

There are four seasons throughout the year, spring growth, summer growth, autumn harvest, and winter storage. Spring is the season when all things revive and is the best time to maintain health. Medical science believes that the liver is nourished in spring, the heart is nourished in summer, the lungs are nourished in autumn, and the kidneys are nourished in winter. Therefore, nourishing in spring focuses on nourishing the liver.

For spring soup, you should choose foods that are light, mild, and can support righteousness and replenish vitality. At the same time, it should be adjusted according to different physical constitutions.

People with qi deficiency can choose some foods that strengthen the spleen and qi to make soup, such as sweet potatoes, yams, potatoes, eggs, quail eggs, chicken, quail meat, beef, lean pork, fresh fish, Peanuts, sesame seeds, jujubes, chestnuts, etc.; people with insufficient qi and yin can choose some foods that nourish qi and yin to make soup, such as carrots, bean sprouts, tofu, lotus root, water chestnuts, lilies, white fungus, mushrooms, duck eggs, duck Meat, rabbit meat, frog meat, turtle meat, soft-shell turtle, etc. In addition, in the spring diet, you should also pay attention to eating more low-fat, high-vitamin, and high-mineral foods, such as fresh shepherd's purse, celery, spinach, malan, wolfberry, toon, dandelion, etc., which can clear away heat, detoxify, and cool the blood. It has the functions of improving eyesight, promoting bowel movement, awakening the spleen and appetizing, etc.

Summer

In summer, the hot weather makes the human body sweat a lot, consume a lot of body fluids, and consume various nutrients, so it is easy to feel weak and thirsty. This is a manifestation of consuming qi and damaging yin, which usually affects the function of the spleen and stomach, causing loss of appetite and decreased digestive function. Therefore, many people will feel deficiency of qi or both qi and yin in summer. According to the principle of "replenishing qi when it is deficient" in traditional Chinese medicine, you should also pay attention to supplementing your diet in summer.

Tonic in summer is based on the principles of tonic, strengthening the spleen, dispelling heat and reducing dampness. Generally, light nourishing food is the main food, such as duck stewed with winter melon, which is a good food tonic in summer. In addition, foods such as lean pork, fresh melons and fruits, gorgon seeds, mung beans and other foods are all good dietary supplements for clearing and tonic in summer.

Autumn

In early autumn, food should be less pungent and more acidic to nourish liver qi. Ancient medical scientists believed that in autumn, when vegetation is falling and the air is clear and windy, the human body is susceptible to diseases, so it is advisable to eat nourishing foods at this time.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is hot, the climate is dry, and it is easy to feel tired. At this time, you should eat more fresh and less oily foods. Secondly, you should also eat more foods containing more vitamins and protein. Modern medicine believes that people with autumn dryness syndrome should eat more foods containing vitamins A, B vitamins, vitamin C, and vitamin E nutrients, such as carrots, lotus roots, pears, honey, sesame seeds, fungus, etc., to nourish blood and moisturize dryness, thereby improving The ability to resist autumn dryness and viruses.

Late autumn is a period of high incidence of myocardial infarction. Hypertensive patients tend to have higher blood pressure at the turn of autumn and winter than in summer, so it is easy to cause coronary circulation disorders. At this time, you should pay attention to eating more foods containing protein, magnesium, calcium and other nutrients in your daily diet, which can effectively prevent the occurrence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

It is better to harvest in autumn than to scatter. Therefore, when making soup in autumn, you should choose more sweet and cold moisturizing products, such as lily, white fungus, yam, autumn pear, lotus root, duck meat, persimmon, sesame, etc., to moisten the lungs and promote fluid production. Nourish yin and clear coal. It should also be noted that just after summer, the heat subsides, and people's appetite generally increases. It is not advisable to take excessive supplements at this time to avoid excessive stomach damage.

Winter

Entering winter, it is the best time to take supplements. Modern medicine believes that winter is the coldest season of the year, when everything is in a state of storage, and it is the most suitable period of the year for dietary conditioning and supplementation. Taking supplements in winter can improve the immune function of the human body, promote new metabolism, and improve the phenomenon of chills; it can also regulate the metabolism of substances in the body, so that the energy converted from nutrients can be stored in the body to the maximum extent, which helps to increase the yang energy in the body. Hair and lay a solid foundation for good health in the coming year. As the saying goes, "three nines will make up for the winter, and there will be no pain in the coming year." This is what it means.

When making soup in winter, you should let nature take its course, pay attention to nourishing yang, and focus on warming and tonic. According to the principle of traditional Chinese medicine of "replenishing what is deficient and warming what is cold", and because people vary greatly in age, gender, occupation, etc., when choosing a winter tonic plan, it should vary from person to person.

For those who are thin, have an impatient temper, and are easily excited, they should focus on "light tonic" and use ingredients that nourish yin, increase fluids, nourish blood and promote body fluids to make soups, and avoid spicy and other foods; while those with plump bodies and loose muscles should use sweet and sour foods. Warm foods, avoid cold, wet, cold, greasy, and spicy foods; mental workers should eat more foods that are good for the heart, spleen, and kidneys, such as eggs and seafood rich in protein, vitamins, and trace elements. , fresh fruits and vegetables, etc.