Know Your Cold-Fighting Foods
What foods should you eat to keep warm in the winter? Here's a little tip: generally, foods from cold regions have a warming effect on the body, while foods from warm regions have a cooling effect. For example, foods that grow in the ground, like potatoes and sweet potatoes, can warm your body. In contrast, above-ground parts of plants, such as spinach and lettuce, tend to cool your body. So, during the cold season, quickly pick out some warming foods to share with your family.
Cook with More Fire
Try to avoid cold dishes like vegetable salads this season. The same vegetables can be made into soups or stir-fried. Change the way you eat the cold dishes you often have in spring and summer; a hot, steaming meal will better warm your body.
Drink Fewer Cold Beverages
Drink more hot water. Beverages or fruits just taken from the refrigerator are best left at room temperature before consumption. In winter, you can have your water dispenser dispense only hot water, and drinking warm water year-round is very beneficial to your health.
Keep Regular Meal Times
Protect your spleen and stomach. If your daily meal times are irregular, it will greatly increase the burden on your digestive system, affecting the body's heat-producing activities and making you feel cold. It can also lead to constipation and obesity.
Be Careful with Desserts
Sweets contain a high amount of white sugar. White sugar is considered a "cooling" food, so it's best to reduce your intake of desserts after meals.