6 Common Foods That Help Men Remove Dampness.

If a man always feels heavy, lethargic, greasy, with large pores, and is obese with a big belly, he should be careful. These are all signs of excessive dampness in the body. If the internal dampness is not removed in time, it can easily lead to a series of diseases. To remove dampness, the first step is to adjust your diet.

Corn

Corn is sweet and neutral in nature, strengthening the spleen to stimulate appetite, and promoting urination. The vitamin content in corn is very high, 5-10 times that of rice and wheat, and the nutritional value of special corn is higher than that of regular corn. Sweet corn has 1-2 times more protein, vegetable oil, and vitamins than regular corn, and 8-10 times more of the "life element" selenium. Of its 17 amino acids, 13 are higher than in regular corn. Corn contains a large amount of dietary fiber, which can moisten the intestines and expel toxins, and has effects such as clearing damp-heat, benefiting the liver and gallbladder, and delaying aging. It is suitable for men with edema and urinary conditions.

It is recommended to make a decoction with corn to replace tea, preferably cooked with corn silk; it can also be used with winter melon skin, red beans, etc. This soup has the effects of regulating the middle energizer, stimulating appetite, reducing turbidity, and promoting urination. It is suitable for urinary tract stones, chronic nephritis edema, high blood pressure, loss of appetite, etc.

Colorful Pepper and Yam

Yam

Yam can regulate the digestive system, reduce subcutaneous fat accumulation, prevent obesity, and enhance immune function. It contains protein, carbohydrates, vitamins, fat, choline, amylase, and other ingredients, as well as essential inorganic salts and trace elements like iodine, calcium, iron, and phosphorus that the human body needs. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that yam has the effects of tonifying the spleen and nourishing the stomach, and tonifying the lungs and kidneys. It can be used to treat chronic diarrhea due to spleen deficiency, chronic enteritis, cough and asthma due to lung deficiency, chronic gastritis, diabetes, spermatorrhea, enuresis, etc.

For removing dampness, the best detoxification effect is achieved by eating it raw. You can peel and dice white yam and pineapple, blend them into a juice together, which has the function of strengthening the stomach and regulating the intestines.

Lettuce

It is sweet and bitter in taste, cool in nature, and enters the spleen and stomach meridians. It has the effect of clearing heat and promoting urination. It is suitable for mild edema and difficult urination. The potassium content of lettuce is much higher than its sodium content, which is beneficial for the body's water and electrolyte balance, and promotes urination and milk secretion. It has a certain therapeutic effect for people with high blood pressure, edema, and heart disease.

It can be eaten cold as a salad or in a soup. It is best to eat it with the leaves. Lettuce is cool in nature, so people with a weak spleen and stomach should not eat too much.

Soy-scented Lettuce Leaves with Cauliflower

Job's Tears

Raw Job's Tears are sweet and bland in nature, and can strengthen the spleen to remove dampness. They are suitable for people with spleen deficiency and diarrhea, edema, and rheumatism. Men with a weak spleen and stomach can eat more yam and Job's Tears to relieve these conditions.

It is recommended to cook raw Job's Tears into a congee, or add Chinese yam (crushed) to cook it together. It has effects such as promoting urination to drain dampness, strengthening the spleen to stop diarrhea, etc. It is suitable for short and reddish urine, edema, beriberi, rheumatic pain, diarrhea due to spleen deficiency, flat warts, etc.

Kelp

Kelp is also a detoxifying food. It is salty and cold in nature, and enters the liver and spleen meridians. It has the effect of clearing heat and promoting urination. In addition, kelp also contains iodine, which has a辅助 therapeutic effect on simple goiter caused by iodine deficiency. A white, frost-like powder is often attached to kelp—mannitol, which is a valuable medicinal substance. Modern scientific research has proven that mannitol has the effects of lowering blood pressure, promoting urination, and reducing swelling.

Kelp can be used for cold salads or in soups. Kelp can also be steamed in a steamer, which makes the texture better and keeps all the nutrients inside.

Lotus Seed and Gordon Euryale Seed Porridge

Gordon Euryale Seed

Also known as fox nut, it is the fruit of an aquatic plant. Gordon Euryale seed is mild in nature and sweet and astringent in taste, rich in starch and protein. Gordon Euryale seed has the effects of tonifying the middle energizer, strengthening the spleen to remove dampness, and nourishing and strengthening the body. It is similar to lotus seeds, but its astringent and sedative effects are stronger than those of lotus seeds. It is suitable for chronic diarrhea, frequent urination, nocturnal emission, and spermatorrhea. In addition, Gordon Euryale seed can also promote blood circulation, making the complexion ruddy and fair.

Gordon Euryale seeds come in fresh, roasted, and dried forms. Fresh Gordon Euryale seeds are mainly used for tonifying the kidneys and astringing semen, often used for soups and stews. Roasted Gordon Euryale seeds are mostly used medicinally and are generally sold in pharmacies, mainly for strengthening the spleen and stimulating appetite. Dried Gordon Euryale seeds are mostly used to make congee.