It is also easy to develop symptoms of "heatiness" in the spring, so it is important to pay attention to it. To prevent "heatiness" in the spring, you can prepare more foods on your table that have the effect of clearing heat. So, which foods can help us relieve the symptoms of "heatiness" in the spring? Come and find out together.
Coix Seed, Winter Melon, and Old Duck Soup
What to do about spring heatiness
Many people think it's related to the windy, rainy, and dry climate, but overall, it is caused by an imbalance of yin and yang in the body.
From the start of spring, the internal heat accumulated in the body's internal organs such as the liver, stomach, and lungs slowly dissipates, leading to "spring dryness." Coupled with the dry and windy spring in the north, the body's water can be easily lost in large amounts through exercise, sweating, and breathing. These two reasons make it difficult for the body to maintain a balanced and stable metabolism, thus causing "heatiness."
Generally speaking, you should avoid eating high-calorie foods as well as cold foods. Eat less mutton and more lean meat, eggs, milk, and other high-protein foods; eat more duck meat and duck blood, as duck meat is cool-natured and not drying after consumption, and duck blood is neutral in nature, nutritious, and can nourish the blood with blood; use more vinegar, as its sour flavor enters the liver and has effects such as calming the liver, dispelling stasis, and detoxifying and inhibiting bacteria.
In addition, chrysanthemum, honeysuckle, American ginseng, and Dendrobium officinale can all clear the liver and brighten the eyes, but they correspond to different types of "fire." Chrysanthemum and honeysuckle correspond to more "excess fire," with symptoms mainly including sore throat and yellowish phlegm associated with colds, and a blood test will reveal a high white blood cell count. If it is "deficiency fire," American ginseng and Dendrobium officinale can be used to reduce it. The symptoms of deficiency fire are no obvious inflammation, but a feeling of dry skin, dry mouth, dry throat, a red tongue, and a non-thick, greasy tongue coating.
Next, let me introduce to you which foods can help relieve spring heatiness.
Green Radish and Sliced Pork Soup
What to eat for spring heatiness
Soybeans: While nourishing yin and dispelling fire, they can also replenish the protein consumed in large amounts due to high temperatures.
Radish: Folklore calls radish "little ginseng," and this is not without reason. Radish is not only highly nutritious but also a great food for preventing "heatiness." For those who are already suffering from qi stagnation and heatiness or even phlegm, radish has a good effect of clearing heat and resolving phlegm. If comparing "fire-reducing" ability, green radish is the best, followed by the red-skinned, white-fleshed variety.
Milk: Many people believe that drinking milk can worsen "heatiness" and cause irritability. In fact, milk not only does not cause "heatiness" but also relieves heat toxins and liver fire. Traditional Chinese medicine considers milk to be slightly cool-natured and can exert a "fire-dispelling" effect by nourishing yin and clearing heat toxins. Moreover, milk contains about 70% water, which can replenish the water lost by the body through excessive sweating.
Honey: Sweet honey is also an excellent food for reducing "heatiness"! The "Compendium of Materia Medica" records that honey has effects such as "clearing heat, detoxifying, and moistening dryness," and is a "wonder drug for health and longevity."
Tomatoes: Tomatoes are available year-round and are also very nutritious. They are also a great help in clearing heat and detoxifying. In the language of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the effect of tomatoes is to calm the liver and "dispel fire."
The foods listed above can all help us alleviate the symptoms of spring heatiness.
Green radish meat slices soup
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