After the beginning of winter is the season of tonic, spring growth, summer growth, autumn harvest, winter storage, winter is the season to store energy, the weather has turned cold recently, through tonic can achieve the effect of warming up the body and eliminating cold.
Tonic needs to be in line with the constitution. Most Hong Kong people have a constitution of yin deficiency, and tonic is mainly to nourish yin and moisten the lungs.
Ordinary people do not need a lot of supplements, as long as they supplement enough meat, such as cattle, pigs, and sheep, it is the best choice for supplementation through diet.
Excessive tonic can lead to dryness, heat, and aggravate the burden on the spleen and stomach. People with cardiovascular diseases or chronic diseases should pay special attention.
Written by: Physician Peng Weiming, Physician of Traditional Chinese Medicine
There are different ways to maintain health throughout the year. In winter, the key points are to strengthen yang, protect yin and store essence. Through daily life, diet, disease prevention and health care, enough essence can be stored in winter, which can improve immunity and prevent diseases in the coming year , the so-called "Three nines make up one winter, and there will be no pain in the coming year."
As the weather drops and dries in winter, the human body is also prone to lung dryness, dry intestines, dry stool, dry skin and dry mouth. Health maintenance focuses on nourishing yin and moistening lungs, and harmonizing yin and yang to achieve warming and nourishing storage. Therefore, in winter Avoid raw and cold food, such as frozen drinks, salads, raw fish, ice cream, etc., and add more protein.
When talking about tonic, many people will think of hot food such as mutton stew, angelica, velvet antler, etc., but in fact, it is not suitable for everyone. Tonic must be aimed at physical health, otherwise it will be counterproductive, and the more tonic will get worse.
From the perspective of Chinese medicine, constitutions are divided into nine categories, and the four common categories are Qi deficiency, blood deficiency, Yang deficiency and Yin deficiency.
People with qi deficiency constitution often feel fatigue and shortness of breath, and have symptoms such as lung deficiency, spleen deficiency, lack of energy, pale complexion and poor appetite.
Ginseng, Codonopsis, Atractylodes macrocephala, Astragalus and other medicinal materials have the function of invigorating qi. In terms of food, beef, fish, red dates, eggs, lotus seeds, fungus, etc. can be used as food.
Blood-deficiency constitution is mostly anemia, with blue face, fast heartbeat, poor muscle and physical strength, dizziness and other symptoms, can be used as medicine with donkey-hide gelatin, white peony root, wolfberry and angelica.
For food, you can choose beef, pig, spinach, raisins, pig meat, carrots and other blood-enriching or iron-rich ingredients.
People with yang deficiency often feel cold limbs due to the decline of body functions, and have symptoms such as back pain, nocturia, and frequent urination. Most of them are elderly.
Materials such as caterpillar fungus and velvet antler can be used in the medicinal diet; sheep, pigs, cattle, shrimp, walnuts and sesame seeds all have the effect of nourishing kidney yang.
As for constitutions of yin deficiency, the most common ones are people with insufficient yin and fluid, and yin does not control yang. They are prone to symptoms of dehydration such as internal heat, sweating, night sweats, hot palms, dry mouth, dry stool, and dry skin. Insomnia and dreaminess.
People with yin deficiency can use yin-nourishing medicinal materials such as Radix Ginseng, Ophiopogon japonicus, and Polygonum multiflorum.
In terms of food, it is recommended to eat more nourishing ingredients, such as snow fungus, Baihe, honey, kelp, and radish, which have moisturizing effects. You can also eat boiled eggs in the morning, which can help supplement protein and improve physical fitness.
Be careful not to overdo it with tonics. Excessive tonics may lead to aphthous symptoms such as aphtha, sore throat, bleeding gums, dizziness, bad breath, insomnia, and yellow urine.
People with cardiovascular disease should pay special attention, as excessive or wrong supplementation may affect the condition.
Although winter is the season for supplements, not everyone needs supplements. Those who suffer from chronic inflammation, such as eczema, nasal allergies, asthma, etc., or those who have urethritis, menstrual pain, frequent fever and colds, etc. should avoid supplements. Opportunities are not filled.
Urbanites are worried that they are over-supplemented, or don’t know how to supplement. In fact, they can choose non-medicinal diets. The effect of tonic can be achieved simply through the above-mentioned foods that are suitable for the body. For example, just adding more meat in winter is enough.
During Christmas and New Year and other holidays, many people eat fish and meat. Foods that are easy to get angry, such as side stoves and chicken pots, should be eaten in moderation, so as not to cause an imbalance of yin and yang and affect health.
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