Tonic food is the best. Neijing says "nourishing yin in autumn and winter", while the northern winter climate is dry and windy. Therefore, nourishing yin essence is an important part of health preservation in winter, and it is best to eat more Chinese cabbage, tremella, fungus, medlar, pear, kiwi and other foods to supplement yin fluid. It is best to eat less spicy, barbecue and fried food, and pay attention to drink plenty of water to avoid getting angry. Diet should be mainly warm, such as glutinous rice, dog meat, mutton, jujube, longan, sesame, leek and so on. And eat less cold drinks, seafood and other cold food. You can eat more nuts, such as walnuts, hazelnuts, pine nuts and chestnuts. You can add some Radix Adenophorae, Radix Astragali and Radix Ophiopogonis to porridge and soup, but you don't need too much, because after all, it is a food supplement rather than a medicine supplement.
Mutton is rich in nutrients such as protein, fat, vitamins, calcium, iron and phosphorus. In fact, it is a kind of food with high nutritional value, which is especially beneficial to people with tuberculosis, cough, tracheitis, asthma and anemia. There is a saying in Chinese medicine that mutton can help yang to replenish blood, strengthen spleen and stomach, and tonify kidney and essence.
There are many folk sayings about the function of radish. Eat radish and ginseng in October, radish in winter and ginger in summer, without a doctor's prescription. Radish is a cruciferous herb, which is warm and slightly cold. Has the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, invigorating stomach, promoting digestion, resolving phlegm, relieving cough, regulating qi, relaxing bowels, promoting fluid production, quenching thirst, invigorating middle energizer and tranquilizing mind. Radish contains more vitamin C than ordinary fruits, and is also rich in vitamins A and B, calcium, phosphorus and iron. Radish also contains many glucoamylase which can help digestion. Mustard oil for promoting gastrointestinal peristalsis and stimulating appetite; Lignin can improve the activity of macrophages, phagocytize cancer cells and decompose carcinogenic nitrite. In addition, it also contains glucose, oxidase adenosine, gasified mucin, tissue amino acids, choline and other components. Therefore, it can inhibit streptococcus, staphylococcus, pneumococcus and Escherichia coli.