Rice is an essential part of our daily diet, but you probably didn't know that besides filling your stomach, if you add some ingredients to it, many of the ailments that trouble us can be easily resolved with the rice you eat every day.
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1. Purifies Blood and Lowers Blood Lipids: A handful of brown rice and black rice
Brown rice is an excellent staple choice for both high blood lipids and diabetes. While it lowers cholesterol and regulates blood sugar, its protective effects on the heart and other organs should not be overlooked.
In addition, it aids in metabolism and is highly beneficial for purifying the blood, preventing cancer, and boosting brain health.
Due to excessive refining, the most nutritious part of white rice is removed by the mill.
Black rice, on the other hand, fills this gap. Its content of B vitamins is about four times that of regular rice. B vitamins are extremely lacking in our current refined diet.
2. Stabilizes Blood Pressure and Nourishes the Five Organs: Add some beans to your rice
Whether it's black beans, red beans, peas, or soybeans, from a modern medicine perspective, they are rich in protein and minerals, making them a great source of both.
The unsaturated fatty acids and abundant minerals like potassium, calcium, and magnesium in beans are particularly suitable for balancing blood lipids, stabilizing blood pressure, protecting the heart, and preventing coronary heart disease.
Beans come in various colors, which, from a Traditional Chinese Medicine perspective, correspond to different organs. For example:
Red beans benefit the heart and were called "the grain of the heart" by Li Shizhen;
Black beans benefit the kidneys and are the safest food for daily kidney nourishment;
Mung beans benefit the liver and can clear the liver, improve vision, reduce internal heat, and detoxify……
3. Strengthens the Spleen and Stomach, Protects the Heart: Add some "wheat" to your white rice
The "wheat" mentioned here refers to barley and oats. Barley enters the spleen and stomach meridians. It can harmonize the stomach, relax the intestines, and promote urination. If you have indigestion, dark urine, or a weak spleen, you can eat more of it in moderation.
Oats are a food recommended by countries worldwide for protecting the heart and blood vessels, managing diabetes, and fighting cancer for a longer life.
In the "World's Top 10 Healthy Foods" selected by *Time* magazine in the U.S., it ranked fifth, being the only grain on the list.
4. Sweet, Soft, and Cozy, Promotes Digestion: Add vinegar to your steamed rice
Adding some vinegar to rice can make the steamed rice fragrant, crystal-clear, and soft and delicious.
But the benefits of adding vinegar don't stop there. For the elderly with poor digestion, eating this kind of rice is very easy to digest and can reduce the burden on the intestines.
Be sure to save these tips, so you won't be at a loss next time you encounter a problem~
Also, be sure to remind more people that food is the best medicine. Eat right, and good health and a long life won't be a problem!
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