Many women are worried about abdominal fat, which not only causes constipation but can also be a "killer" of heart disease, high blood pressure, and even stroke. The secret to saying goodbye to a "pot belly" is to drink two bowls of something in the morning: one bowl of light salt water and one bowl of a tremella, goji berry, and lily bulb soup.
Morning's first glass of water: Light salt water for colon cleansing and detoxification
The first thing to do on an empty stomach in the morning is to drink a glass of light salt water to cleanse the intestines and detoxify.
Morning's first bowl of soup: Tremella, goji berry, and lily bulb soup
You will have the urge to defecate within 10 seconds of drinking this soup. This method not only awakens the intestines that have been dormant all night but also promotes their active peristalsis, accelerates metabolism, and thus promotes the excretion of waste from the body.
Many people have a big misconception about constipation and detoxification—they believe that eating bananas can promote bowel movements. In fact, bananas should not be considered a food for this purpose, as foods that promote bowel movements should be rich in coarse fiber, like certain vegetables and fruits. Eating too many bananas, on the other hand, can easily lead to constipation.
In fact, both animal experiments and people's life experiences show that vegetable fiber is more beneficial for human bowel movements than grain fiber. Therefore, eating more coarse-fiber vegetables is a better way to supplement fiber. However, people with weak digestive systems, as well as the elderly and children, should not eat too much coarse-fiber food at once, as it can lead to abdominal discomfort and affect the absorption of other nutrients, such as calcium.