As the saying goes, "Food is the first necessity of the people," and this is no exception when it comes to health preservation. However, with so many healthy foods on the market, how can you choose the right ones, eat healthily, and eat in a healthy way?
"Red" refers to eating one tomato a day or drinking a small amount of red wine.
A special reminder for gentlemen: eating 1-2 tomatoes daily can reduce the incidence of prostate cancer by 45%. Tomatoes are better eaten cooked because lycopene in tomatoes is fat-soluble.
In addition, for healthy individuals without any contraindications, drinking 50-100 ml of red wine daily can help raise high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, improve blood circulation, and reduce the incidence of atherosclerosis in middle-aged and elderly people. Epidemiological studies in 27 Western countries have shown that the mortality rate from coronary heart disease is inversely proportional to wine consumption. For example, the French, who enjoy drinking wine, have a coronary heart disease rate only one-third that of Americans. However, it is not recommended for non-drinkers to start drinking to prevent coronary heart disease.
"Yellow" refers to yellow vegetables and fruits rich in vitamin A, such as: carrots, sweet potatoes, pumpkins, corn, etc.
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The Chinese diet is generally deficient in calcium, carotene, and vitamin A. This can lead to a weakened immune system, making children prone to colds, fevers, tonsillitis, and digestive tract infections; middle-aged people are more susceptible to cancer and arteriosclerosis; and the elderly may experience blurred vision. Supplementing with vitamin A can boost the immunity and resistance of children and adults; improve the vision of the elderly, and reduce the incidence of infections and tumors.
"Green" refers to green tea and green vegetables.
The health benefits of green tea are determined by its special components. According to analysis, tea contains more than 300 chemical substances, including alkaloids, vitamins, amino acids, tea polyphenols, and minerals. Some of these components can prevent and treat diseases, some provide nutritional and health benefits, and some do both.
The most physiologically active substances in tea are alkaloids, mainly three types: caffeine, theophylline, and theobromine. Among them, caffeine has a broad stimulant effect on the human nervous system. After drinking tea, the cerebral cortex becomes mentally stimulated, making one's thinking more active, enhancing memory, improving perception of the outside world, eliminating drowsiness, and reducing fatigue. Unlike drinking alcohol, tea drinking maintains a clear mind and self-control, making a person wiser and more graceful, which is completely different from the loquacious and undisciplined state of being drunk.
Tea also contains more than ten water-soluble and fat-soluble vitamins. Every 100 grams of tea contains 100-500 mg of vitamin C, with green tea having a higher content than black tea. Vitamin C helps convert cholesterol into bile acids, which not only helps lower cholesterol but also prevents the formation of gallstones. Vitamin C is also a master at detoxification, preventing radiation damage, heavy metal poisoning, fatigue, and infection, and ultimately inhibiting the formation of carcinogens.
In addition, tea contains tea polyphenols, which can promote the excretion of lipids in feces, lower blood cholesterol, and help with weight loss and the prevention of atherosclerosis. Tea also contains amino acids and various mineral elements, which are important for the human body.
Milk Oatmeal
"White" refers to oat powder and oatmeal.
What are the benefits of oats? In 1963, American researchers accidentally discovered that patients recovered faster after eating oats and conducted many experiments. They finally found that the dietary fiber in oats makes bowel movements smoother, and oats contain lower levels of fat and cholesterol.
Traditional Chinese medicine places great importance on smooth bowel movements. If a person has regular bowel movements every day, they will get sick less. American food is relatively refined, and many Americans have a bowel movement every two days, and some even every three days. In contrast, Africans, with their simple diet, have bowel movements twice a day, and some three times a day. As a result, the incidence of many diseases such as breast cancer and colon cancer in Americans is 3-6 times higher than that of Africans, because Africans have 2-3 bowel movements a day, and various toxins in the intestines are excreted. If these toxins are not excreted in time, they will accumulate and ferment, becoming increasingly harmful. Once bowel movements are smooth, not only does the incidence of cancer decrease, but the chance of developing fatty liver is also greatly reduced.
When the elderly eat oatmeal, more water should be used. After bringing to a boil, simmer on low heat for about 10 minutes, then add milk and bring to a boil again to eat. This can both lower blood lipids and supplement calcium, killing two birds with one stone.
"Black" refers to black fungus, black beans, shiitake mushrooms, etc.
Black fungus is very beneficial to the human body. Animal and clinical trials have shown that it can lower blood cholesterol and blood viscosity, reducing the incidence of cerebral thrombosis and coronary heart disease. Some elderly people suffer from vascular dementia because their blood viscosity is too high, and many capillaries become gradually blocked. Eating 5-10 grams of black fungus daily, in soups or dishes, is very effective in alleviating symptoms.
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