Blood is the lifeblood

Chapter 31 Food is the best medicine—a porridge and a meal are also good for health (2)
For premature ejaculation and early menstruation, you can also stew some chicken soup. As mentioned earlier, premature ejaculation and early menstruation are both due to liver deficiency and wind dryness, so the effect of drinking chicken soup is much better than taking medicine.

try not to eat cold food
【Qi and Blood Health Sutra】For Qi and blood to circulate normally in the body, it must be warm to run smoothly.If the body encounters ice cold, Qi and blood will not flow smoothly. After eating cold things, the organs and meridians will also become cold and shrink, and Qi and blood will hit a wall.

On a hot summer day, drinking a cup of ice-cold drink is really enjoyable!Or eating a bowl of delicious mango shaved ice is a great treat.It's just that the pleasure of eating ice like this will probably be a serious protest from the body in return.

Compared with the female colleagues around her, Ms. Ma is considered a lucky girl, because there are five colleagues in the office, and she is the only one who does not suffer from dysmenorrhea.But in the past two months, she has also been unlucky, and dysmenorrhea also came to her door.At first she thought it was an accident, and joked that she was infected by a colleague, but it continued for several months, so she had to go to the doctor.

The doctor asked her if she prefers to eat cold food, Miss Ma nodded and admitted.

The doctor said: "The invention of the refrigerator has a great impact on women's menstrual period. Because the menstrual blood must be warm to go smoothly. If the body is cold, the blood will not go smoothly. Many menstrual blood is not smooth. Many women have the habit of drinking cold drinks or eating ice, and after eating these cold things, the uterus will also become cold, and blood clots will easily form if the menstrual blood is cold and cannot be discharged."

Ms. Ma was very puzzled. Why did eating ice have no effect in the past, but now I can't touch it?The doctor told her that she may have been young and energetic before, with good blood circulation, even if she ate cold food, it would not have much effect on her body.However, women begin to age at the age of 30, and their body functions gradually decline, and the circulation of Qi and blood will also slow down. If they encounter cold food, the circulation will be slower.Ms. Ma was so convinced that she never ate cold food again, but put it aside until it warmed up before eating.

Excessive cold drinks are not good for health preservation. In addition to the impact of food temperature on the physiological period, the attributes of food should also be paid attention to.According to the effects of food on the human body after entering the human body, food can be divided into many different types: foods that can produce warm body functions, promote blood circulation, or stimulate metabolism after ingestion are classified as warm or hot Foods, such as ginger, green onions, peaches, etc.; and foods that reduce the efficiency of Qi and blood circulation, slow down or block physiological functions after ingestion are classified as cold and cool foods, such as bitter gourd, watermelon, dragon fruit, etc.Food addiction, whether it is eating too much cold food or too much cold food, is a great burden to the human body, because eating them will directly block the movement of stomach qi and affect the function of digestion and absorption. Indirectly produce many adverse effects on the human body.

From the point of view of western medicine, the most direct response to the stimulation caused by ice products is to cause vasoconstriction and reduce the blood flow of local tissues.From the point of view of traditional Chinese medicine, the unimpeded flow of qi, blood, and body fluids that the human body relies on for survival depends entirely on the warmth and promotion of yang qi.If you eat cold food whose temperature is far from body temperature, you will inevitably consume a lot of Yang Qi to increase the temperature of these foods, so as to facilitate the execution of biochemical and metabolic functions.In addition to gas consumption, cold food may also cause various diseases such as blocked or unsmooth flow of Qi and blood.Excessive eating of raw and cold foods can cause digestive disorders, damage to spleen and stomach functions, endogenous cold and dampness, abdominal pain, diarrhea, shortness of breath and fatigue, and symptoms similar to acute gastroenteritis.

Maybe when you first started eating cold food, you didn’t feel any discomfort in your stomach and intestines, but as time goes on or you get older, you will find that your stools are always loose, or your skin is getting worse, or your throat There is always faint phlegm, not refreshing, frequent colds, and constant minor ailments. This is hurting the stomach and hurting the body's resistance.

Some women worry about being overweight, or for the sake of health, they like to eat lettuce salad to get fiber. However, many vegetables and fruits in lettuce salad are cold food, so it is best not to try it lightly or eat it frequently.

How to better avoid the harm of cold food to human body?Please do:
1. Eat hot food for breakfast

You should eat hot food for breakfast to protect your stomach.Stomach qi in traditional Chinese medicine is actually broadly defined. It does not simply refer to the "stomach" organ, which includes the digestion and absorption capabilities of the spleen and stomach, acquired immunity, and muscle functions.Because the yin air at night has not been removed in the morning, and the temperature of the earth has not yet risen.The muscles, nerves and blood vessels in the body are still contracted. If you eat cold food at this time, it will definitely make the various systems in the body contract and make the blood flow more difficult.

Therefore, the first time you eat in the morning, you should enjoy hot porridge, hot oatmeal, hot bean curd, hot soy milk, sesame paste, yam porridge, etc., and then eat vegetables, bread, sandwiches, fruits, snacks, etc.

2. Stop drinking iced drinks
In order to supplement vitamins, more and more people like to store vegetable juices in the refrigerator and drink them immediately.Although this way can absorb the nutrients in fruits and vegetables, but everyone has overlooked a key issue, that is, the human body always likes a warm environment. When the body is warm, the microcirculation will be normal, and the transportation of oxygen, nutrients and waste substances will be smooth.So you can’t drink it directly, especially when you have breakfast, don’t drink iced vegetable juice, iced coffee, iced juice, iced black tea, mung bean paste, iced milk, etc.

Women eat too much cold food during their menstrual period, which will also cause their menstrual period to be unsatisfactory.Cold foods include: various melons such as bitter gourd, wax gourd, watermelon, etc., and citrus fruits.In addition, because acidic fruits have astringent effect, they will collect the menstrual blood that was originally to be discharged, causing menstrual irregularities, so try to avoid eating acidic fruits during the menstrual period.

3. Master coping strategies
One is not to eat directly from the refrigerator, it is best to wait for it to warm up before eating.

The second is to improve food attributes through cooking methods. For example, most vegetables are cold, which can be improved by adding hot foods such as ginger, onion, and garlic when cooking; in addition, the coldness of fried vegetables will also be reduced.

Maintaining qi and blood can't just rely on supplements
【Qi-Blood Health Sutra】Health is closely related to one's own constitution. Appropriate tonic can make the body in better condition, but if the method of tonic is wrong, it will often bring side effects to the body.No two people are physically alike, so there is no one-size-fits-all supplement.

Now, there are too many health care products and supplements on the market for replenishing qi and blood, and the names are also very specific, such as ointment and oral liquid are everywhere.The market for these supplements is very hot. When you see a doctor or visit relatives and friends, you can’t forget to bring some supplements such as blood-enriching oral liquid and wife’s oral liquid.There are also those tired office workers who have one or more health care products in the drawers of their desks.

It is said that young and middle-aged people have become the main consumers of health care products.

On the weekend, in the outpatient department of a certain hospital, the doctor tried his best to persuade a young businessman who came to buy a certain medicine.

The young man said that he has been in a sub-health state for a long time, lacks exercise, and has been in a closed air-conditioned room for a long time. He often suffers from symptoms such as insomnia, anxiety, and indigestion.He has a friend who has the same symptoms as him, and it is said that he will be fine after taking the medicine bought from the hospital. He hopes that the doctor can also prescribe the same medicine for him.The doctor, on the other hand, believes that people have different physiques and physical conditions, so there is no medicine for [-] people. He suggested that he queue up for registration and see a doctor before taking medicine.

But this young man said that he couldn’t do it: “People can’t help themselves in the rivers and lakes. I have to take a taxi to the airport when I get out of your place. I don’t have time to wait in line. If you don’t sell me, I’ll go buy some oral liquid to drink. Anyway, it worked out pretty well.”

Looking at the young man's back, the doctor shook his head...

As far as we know, many people "would rather eat protein powder than fish; would rather eat supplements than eat".Because the publicity about health in the health care product market has changed somewhat, the value of supplements has been overemphasized, and the role of diet therapy has been covered up.The scientific point of view is that neither health food nor traditional Chinese medicine ointment can be supplemented blindly, and diet therapy is better than medicine tonic.

At the same time, if you want tonic, it must also vary from person to person, and you must take it strictly according to the doctor's advice.Tonic at will will not enhance physical fitness, but will be self-defeating and cause physical discomfort.

First of all, some health care products may contain a certain amount of hormones, and hormones are a "double-edged sword".Taking women's health care products as an example, while many women's supplements delay aging, they may also cause breast ductal epithelial cells to proliferate and even become cancerous.According to statistics, about 120 million women around the world suffer from breast cancer every year. In my country, breast cancer ranks first among female malignant tumors.Studies have found that there are many reasons for breast cancer, but they can all be attributed to one point: the estrogen in the human body is "mischief".And almost all women's beauty care products contain hormones!
Secondly, even health products with traditional Chinese medicine ingredients must be taken according to different constitutions and actual conditions, and must not be taken blindly.Because the biggest feature and advantage of Chinese medicine is that according to the individual differences of each person, prescriptions and medications can only be formulated after specific syndrome differentiation and treatment.Traditional Chinese medicine generally divides a person's constitution into two types: cold and heat, deficiency and excess. Therefore, TCM health care must first distinguish between different constitutions and deficiency and excess. Those who warm it", "Qi dominates the fumigation, blood dominates the moistening".Therefore, if you really need to take some traditional Chinese medicine health products, it is best to find out whether you should "replenish" or "relieve", whether you should "warm" or "cool", whether you should "enrich qi" or "enrich blood". ".Otherwise, it is likely to cause discrepancy between the medicine certificate and endanger health.

In addition, due to some physiological reasons of the human body, we must pay attention to the particularity of each physiological period when taking Chinese medicine health products.For example, traditional Chinese medicine believes that women should not take traditional Chinese medicine health products containing various nourishing ingredients during menstruation, otherwise it is easy to affect the normal excretion of menstrual blood in the body due to improper tonic.For women's body tonification after pregnancy, traditional Chinese medicine often advocates that "prenatal should be cool but not warm, and postpartum should be warm and not cold." Sexual nourishing health products.On the contrary, after giving birth, it is not advisable to take too much cool nourishing health products containing ingredients such as raw land, pearl powder, or turtle and soft-shelled turtle products.Because many raw materials of this kind of health care products are drugs themselves, they have certain pharmacological effects, and they will inevitably have positive and negative effects on the nerves and endocrine functions of the human body. Hormone balance.

After the analysis of the problem, the truth of health care products has surfaced. They are either traps or double-edged swords. Improper use will not only fail to protect your health, but also endanger your life.Therefore, friends, don’t trust sensational advertisements of health care products. No one will pay for your body except yourself.

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