After the seven-day Spring Festival holiday, many people suffer from "post-holiday syndrome," sitting in the office with their minds wandering, imagining the beautiful scenery outside and unwilling to face reality. In addition, gatherings with friends, staying up all night, and overindulging in rich foods like chicken, duck, fish, and meat during the holiday season have overwhelmed our spleen and stomach, causing minor ailments such as abdominal pain, bloating, and loss of appetite. So, after the long holiday, how can we quickly save our spleen and stomach? How to get rid of the "Spleen and Stomach Syndrome" in a timely manner?
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1. Drink more coix seed porridge
Coix seed is an excellent remedy for nourishing the spleen and strengthening the stomach, making it very suitable for regulating post-holiday spleen and stomach discomfort.
2. Drink more japonica rice porridge
Japonica rice is the most common white rice we eat. It is sweet in taste and neutral in nature, and also has the function of tonifying the spleen and replenishing qi. When simmered over low heat into a plain porridge, regular consumption is also very helpful for post-holiday spleen and stomach discomfort.
3. Eat more warm foods and fewer cold foods
The spleen prefers warmth. During the New Year, irregular eating habits, such as cold drinks and iced tea, can cause discomfort to the spleen and stomach. Therefore, it is recommended to eat more warm foods, drink more light hot soups, and try to avoid cold drinks and iced tea.
4. Eat fewer melons and fruits
The spleen prefers dryness and dislikes dampness, while melons and fruits retain dampness. Therefore, it is advisable for those with spleen and stomach discomfort to temporarily eat fewer cold-natured melons and fruits, and can moderately eat some neutral fruits like apples.
5. Eat more red dates and longans
Red dates are sweet in taste and warm in nature, and they affect the spleen and stomach meridians. They have the effects of nourishing the spleen and stomach, nourishing blood, and calming the mind. They can be eaten more by those with a weak spleen and stomach after the holiday. Longans, also known as dragon eyes, are warm in taste and sweet, and they affect the heart and spleen. They have the effects of nourishing the heart and spleen, replenishing qi and blood, strengthening the spleen and stomach, and nourishing the muscles. However, eating too much fresh longan meat can easily produce dampness-heat and cause a dry mouth, so it should be consumed in moderation.
6. Eat more hawthorn
Hawthorn, also known as mountain fruit, is a drupe. It is sour and sweet, slightly warm, and affects the spleen, stomach, and liver meridians. It has excellent effects in strengthening the spleen and whetting the appetite, promoting digestion and resolving stagnation, invigorating blood and resolving phlegm. Eating more hawthorn can help with indigestion caused by a weak spleen and stomach after the holiday.
7. Drink more honey water
The famous physician's book "Ming Yi Bie Lu" says that honey can nourish the spleen's qi, eliminate heart vexation, and heal mouth sores, while also improving vision and hearing. Honey is sweet in taste and neutral in nature, affecting the spleen, stomach, lung, and large intestine meridians. It has the effects of moistening dryness, relieving pain, and detoxifying. It also functions in regulating and nourishing the spleen and stomach, relieving spasmodic pain, moistening the lungs to stop coughing, and moistening the intestines to promote bowel movements.
8. Eat more red beans
Red beans, also known as adzuki beans, are neutral in nature and sweet and sour in taste. They have multiple effects such as clearing heat and detoxifying, strengthening the spleen and benefiting the stomach, and promoting urination to reduce swelling. Therefore, for friends with spleen and stomach discomfort after the holiday, drinking more red bean soup can also help strengthen and nourish the spleen and stomach.
The stomach is very fragile; it is easy to injure but difficult to nourish. Therefore, everyone must pay special attention to the care of the spleen and stomach in their daily lives. Especially during the festival, when visiting relatives and friends and overindulging in food, it is easy to cause serious damage to the spleen and stomach. Those who already have a weak spleen and stomach should pay even more attention. If you want the spleen and stomach to function normally, the most direct way is to nourish them by changing your lifestyle. Only by doing so can the most fundamental problem be solved.
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