Food sayings

Medicinal supplements are not as good as food supplements

This proverb tells us to adjust the diet structure reasonably, pay attention to the efficacy and properties of food, and use food to nourish the body in three meals a day. , can also achieve the purpose of treating diseases and maintaining health, which is more beneficial to physical health than taking tonics.

Dietary care promotes recovery from diseases

This proverb emphasizes the reasonable adjustment of diet structure and attention to the efficacy and properties of food, which can also play a corrective role in medicine.

The formation of disease is the deviation caused by the imbalance of yin and yang in the body, and the nature and flavor of the medicine are to correct the deviation. Food also has properties and tastes like medicine, so it can be used to treat diseases and maintain health. However, food and medicine are different. Medicine is more biased, while food is less biased. Therefore, when a minor illness or a serious illness is about to recover, and when the body's yin, yang, qi, blood, and organ function deviations are small, food treatment is more appropriate than drug treatment. Therefore, the classic Chinese medicine "Huangdi Neijing" says that when the disease is about to recover, it can be adjusted through "food nourishment" of grains, meats, fruits and vegetables to promote the recovery of the disease. Do not use drugs, otherwise it will damage the healthy energy.

Analysis of health care applications

With the improvement of China's economic level, people have begun to pay attention to their own health, and many people have begun to buy ginseng, deer antler and other tonics to "replenish the body." However, medicines are more powerful and can easily cause problems when taken. On the contrary, they are not as good as dietary supplements, which are more suitable for the health care of people without diseases.

In addition, food has less bias, its nutrients are easier to be absorbed by the body, and its taste is much better than medicine, so it has more advantages than medicinal supplements.

Take calcium supplementation as an example. Medical experts point out that except for some special groups with particularly high demand for calcium, such as infants, pregnant women, wet nurses, teenagers in the growth and development period, and the elderly, they should supplement some appropriately. In addition to calcium preparations, other groups of people can obtain sufficient calcium by adjusting their diet. For example, milk is rich in calcium and is easier to absorb, making it an ideal source of calcium for people. Egg yolks, lean meat, fish, dried shrimps, kelp, seaweed and various beans, soy products, pak choi, Chinese cabbage and leeks are rich in calcium. Eating these foods can also make up for the lack of calcium intake.

Of course, food supplements should be taken in a targeted manner based on the actual situation of your body. For example, for people with insufficient nutrition and weak constitution, they can eat more poultry and eggs; those with yin deficiency can eat some soft-shelled turtle; nourishing effect.

Diseases come from the mouth

This proverb tells us that many diseases are caused by unscientific eating habits.

Abnormal hunger and fullness will damage the intestines and stomach

This proverb emphasizes that eating habits are related to diseases.

The disease enters through the mouth, which can be understood from at least three aspects:

The first is food hygiene. If food is infected by germs or becomes spoiled, it can cause gastrointestinal diseases and intestinal parasitic diseases.

The second is abnormal food hunger and fullness. As the saying goes, "When hunger and fullness are abnormal, the intestines and stomach will be damaged." Excessive hunger or overfullness will damage the spleen and stomach. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the spleen and stomach are acquired and are of great significance to human health. Damage to the spleen and stomach can cause a variety of diseases.

The third is dietary preference. Humans are omnivores, and only by eating a wide range of foods can we ensure comprehensive and balanced nutrition. If left unchecked, it can easily lead to the lack of some nutrients or the overexertion of yin and yang in the body, leading to diseases such as rickets and night blindness.

Analysis of health care applications

With the development of society, people have found that many diseases are related to bad eating habits, which can be summarized as diseases transmitted through the mouth, such as diabetes, fatty liver and Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Therefore, it is of great significance to pay attention to diet and prevent diseases from entering through the mouth. It can be seen that "diseases enter from the mouth" is not only a matter of dietary hygiene, but also includes unreasonable diet, which can lead to various diseases.

If you want to be in good health, eat 70% full at each meal

This proverb tells us that we should not overeat and eat 70% full, which is very important to maintain good health.

Don’t eat too hungry or too full

This proverb emphasizes that you shouldn’t eat too full, which is an important aspect of health care.

Not eating enough is an important principle of dietary maintenance in traditional Chinese medicine, and has been regarded as a guideline by health experts of all ages. Confucius advocated "eating without seeking to be full". Tao Hongjing, a great medical scientist in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, wrote in a poem: "Why should you eat Xia Xia and take big medicine in the vain hope of prolonging life and waiting for turtles and cranes? But in the food and drink cravings, those who get rid of the extreme ones will be happy."

This means that there is no need to take those so-called elixirs to maintain health. As long as the diet is not too hungry or full, the purpose of longevity can be achieved.

Su Dongpo was a great writer in the Northern Song Dynasty and a famous health expert in history. He also regarded diet from the perspective of moderation. He said, "Eat when you are hungry and stop before you are full." This means that you should eat food when you are hungry, and stop eating when you are not full. Lu You, a great writer in the Southern Song Dynasty, lived to be 86 years old. His life-long health-preserving experience can be summarized in one sentence - "A long life is only due to less food." He also advocated dieting.

Analysis of health care applications

Eating 70% full meals is enough to ensure the nutritional supply for human growth and development without causing burden due to excessive nutrition. It can be used as a standard for diet. Especially in today's era of abundant food supply, it is easy to overeat. In the long run, without sufficient time to digest, it will increase the burden on the digestive system.

Excess food will also ferment and putrefy, producing various harmful toxins and gases, causing gastrointestinal disorders; full food will concentrate the blood in the body into the gastrointestinal tract, causing blood and oxygen supply to the brain. Insufficient; fullness also causes continuous excitement of the nerves in charge of gastrointestinal digestion, which also excites the corresponding areas of the brain, while areas such as language, thinking, and memory are inhibited, affecting intelligence and memory; in addition, fullness can cause excessive levels of human cells. Load work and thus speed up.

Eat well in the morning, eat well at lunch, eat less in the evening, and eat well three meals a day

This proverb is a summary of the people's experience and also contains profound health knowledge. It tells us that the diet throughout the day should be adjusted according to the physiological condition of the human body and the amount of activity. Breakfast should be moderate, lunch should be more, and dinner should be less. Morning is the beginning of the day's activities. Only by consuming sufficient nutrients and energy at breakfast can you ensure normal work in the morning; at noon, the consumption in the morning needs to be replenished, and energy must be stored for work in the afternoon, so you can eat relatively more at lunch; after dinner The activities are reduced and the consumption is not much, so dinner must be small, and it is best to eat light food that is easy to digest.

It should be noted that for the purpose of dieting, many people skip breakfast, which is very inappropriate. After getting up in the morning, people are generally less likely to feel hungry. This is because after a night of sleep, the human body is still in a state of low metabolism and has no desire to eat. However, the energy we need for morning activities must be provided by breakfast; in addition, regular breakfast can stimulate the physiological functions of the human body in a timely manner and change it from a low metabolism state to a high metabolism state, which is both for improving work efficiency and improving work efficiency. It is still very meaningful for weight loss.