Post Date December, 03 2023
There are five manifestations of heavy body moisture in men today: they always feel heavy, not fresh, and their legs seem to be filled with lead; The face is glossy and the pores are thick; The tongue coating is very thick; The stool is sticky and the toilet can't be flushed clean; He is fat and has a large belly. To prevent the evil of dampness, first of all, the diet structure should be based on cereals, with thick and thin matching, eat more vegetables, fruits and potatoes, and often drink job's tears and red beans Congee to strengthen the spleen and promote dampness.
1. Corn
Corn has a sweet and flat taste, invigorates the spleen and appetizes the stomach, and facilitates water and drenches. The vitamin content in corn is very high, 5-10 times that of rice and wheat, and the nutritional value of special corn is higher than that of common corn. The content of protein, vegetable oil and vitamin in sweet corn is 1-2 times higher than that in common corn, and the content of "life element" selenium is 8-10 times higher. Among the 17 amino acids, 13 are higher than that in common corn. Corn contains a large amount of dietary fiber, which can moisten the intestines and eliminate intestinal toxins, and has the effects of clearing dampness and heat, benefiting the liver and gallbladder, and delaying aging. Suitable for men with edema and gonorrhea.
It is suggested to use corn soup instead of tea, and it is best to add corn and cook it together; It can also be used with white gourd skin and red bean. This soup has the effects of regulating the middle and appetizing, reducing turbidity and diuresis, and is applicable to urinary calculus or chronic nephritis edema, hypertension, anorexia and other diseases.
2. Chinese yam
Chinese yam can reorganize the digestive system, reduce subcutaneous fat deposition, avoid obesity, and increase immune function. It contains protein, sugar, vitamins, fat, choline, amylase and other components, as well as iodine, calcium, iron, phosphorus and other indispensable inorganic salts and trace elements for human body. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that yam has the effect of tonifying spleen and stomach, lung and kidney, and can be used to treat chronic diarrhea due to spleen deficiency, chronic enteritis, cough and asthma due to lung deficiency, chronic gastritis, diabetes, spermatorrhea, enuresis, etc.
Dehumidification is best achieved by raw food and detoxification. You can cut peeled white yam and pineapple into small pieces and drink them together into juice. It has the function of strengthening the stomach and intestines.
3. Lettuce
It tastes sweet, bitter, and cool. It enters the intestines and stomach meridians, and has the effect of clearing heat and promoting water. It is suitable for mild edema and unfavorable urination. The potassium content of lettuce is much higher than the sodium content, which is conducive to the balance of water and electrolyte in the body, and promotes the excretion of urine and milk. It has certain dietetic effect on patients with hypertension, edema and heart disease.
It can be eaten in cold or soup, preferably with leaves. Lettuce is cold in nature. People with deficiency of spleen and stomach should not eat more.
4. Job's tears
The raw Job's tears taste sweet and light, and can strengthen the spleen and remove dampness. It is suitable for people with diarrhea, edema and rheumatism due to spleen deficiency. Men with weak spleen and stomach can take more yam and barley to relieve.
It is recommended to use raw barley porridge, or add Huaishan (crushed) to cook. It is beneficial to water seepage, invigorating the spleen and stopping diarrhea, and is suitable for short and red urine, edema, beriberi, rheumatism, arthralgia, diarrhea due to spleen deficiency, flat warts and other diseases.
5. Kelp
Kelp is also a detoxifying food. It tastes salty and has a cold nature. It enters the liver and spleen meridians and has the effect of clearing heat and promoting water. In addition, kelp also contains iodine, which plays an auxiliary role in the treatment of simple goiter caused by iodine deficiency. There is often a layer of frost-like white powder on kelp - mannitol, which is a valuable medicinal substance. Modern scientific research has proved that mannitol has the effects of lowering blood pressure, diuresis and detumescence.
Kelp can be used for salad or soup. Kelp can be steamed in a steamer so that it has a good taste and nutrition.
6. Sweet potato
Sweet potato has the effect of "replenishing deficiency, replenishing qi, strengthening spleen and stomach, strengthening kidney yin", which makes people "live longer and have fewer diseases". It can also nourish the blood, warm the stomach, and fatten the five internal organs. The fiber contained in sweet potato is soft and easy to digest, which can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis and help defecate.
The best way to eat it is to roast sweet potato, and roast and eat it together with the skin. It tastes delicious and delicious. Eat sweet potatoes at lunch, and calcium can be absorbed completely before dinner, without affecting the absorption of calcium in other foods at dinner.
7. Cucumber
Cucumber tastes sweet and cool. It has the effects of clearing heat, diuresis and detoxification. It has unique effects on chest heat, diuresis, etc. It also has obvious effects on dehumidification, bowel smoothing, and analgesia. Propanedioic acid can inhibit the conversion of carbohydrates into fat, so it is beneficial to obesity, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia.
There are many ways to eat cucumbers, such as raw, cold, stir-fried, and soup. Eat raw to produce saliva and quench thirst. If you want to diuresis and reduce swelling, you'd better boil soup and drink it. Note: Cucumber is cold and cold. People with cold stomach should eat less.
8. Millet
Millet does not contain gluten and will not stimulate the intestinal wall. It is a relatively mild fiber and is easy to digest, so it is suitable for use with detoxicated meals.
Millet Congee is very suitable for detoxification. It has the effect of clearing heat and diuresis. It is rich in nutrition and also helps whitening.
9. White gourd
White gourd has sweet, light and cool taste. It can benefit water and eliminate phlegm, heat and poison. It is suitable for diarrhea due to dampness and heat. People with diarrhea due to deficiency and cold should avoid eating. It is suitable for people with dry mouth, edema and poor urination. Wax gourd contains low sodium, so it has obvious diuretic effect, can prevent carbohydrate from transforming into fat, reduce water and sodium retention, consume body fat, and is an ideal vegetable for kidney patients and edema patients.
It is recommended to cook it with the white gourd with the skin and carp with the functions of invigorating spleen, strengthening stomach, promoting water and reducing swelling.
10. Euryale ferox
Also known as chicken head, it is the fruit of an aquatic plant. Euryale is gentle in nature, sweet and astringent in taste, and rich in starch and protein. Euryale ferox has the functions of tonifying the middle and replenishing qi, strengthening the spleen and removing dampness, nourishing and strengthening. It is somewhat similar to lotus seed, but its astringent and sedative effect is stronger than lotus seed, and it is applicable to chronic diarrhea, frequent urination, dreamy and slippery sperm, etc. In addition, the fruit of Euryale can also promote blood circulation and make people ruddy and white.
There are fresh, stir fried and dry products of Euryale ferox. The fresh Euryale ferox is mainly used for tonifying the kidney and astringent essence. It is mostly used for making soup and stewing. The stir fried Euryale ferox is mostly for medicinal purposes. It is sold in general pharmacies, mainly for invigorating the spleen and appetizing the stomach. The dry Euryale ferox is mostly used for cooking Congee.
11. Adzuki bean
Adzuki bean is sweet, sour and flat in nature. It can strengthen the spleen and water, detoxify and detumescence. Red bean has a lot of dietary fiber, which can moisten intestines and relieve constipation, lower blood pressure, lower blood fat, regulate blood sugar, detoxify and fight cancer, prevent stones, and build weight. It is suitable for people with obesity edema, beriberi, abdominal distension and diarrhea.
For those who need to remove dampness and strengthen the spleen, the mud carp and red bean can be boiled together to recuperate. As mentioned in the Compendium, the mud carp has the effect of "strengthening muscles and bones, activating blood and qi, and removing water and removing dampness". Boiling soup together has a good effect on removing dampness.
12. Carrots
Carrots are very helpful for improving constipation and are also rich in β- Carotene can neutralize toxins. Fresh carrots have a better detoxification effect because they can clear away heat, detoxify, moisten intestines and relieve constipation.
It is suggested to make carrot juice and add honey and lemon juice, which is both good to drink and quench thirst, and beneficial to detoxification.
Finally, remind me that if you eat damp-removing food and eat special dampness and evil things at the same time, the moisture in your body will not be removed by damp-removing food. Fat, thick taste, high moisture content, diuretic food should be eaten less or not, such as fat meat, cumin, watermelon, bitter gourd, etc., which will aggravate the moisture in the body. In addition, cold drinks should not be eaten too much, which will affect the body's clouding function, hurt the spleen and stomach, promote "internal dampness", and is not conducive to the elimination of dampness and health.
There are four seasons in a year, and each season has different health care priorities. We should arrange our daily health care work according to the characteristics of the climate.
