Summer Wellness: Six Foods Women Shouldn't Miss!

Nowadays, people's living standards are constantly on the rise. For some white-collar workers, health preservation is very popular, and wellness centers of various categories can be found everywhere. Society has enhanced its awareness of caring for women's health, and women's wellness has also become a topic of great concern for女性朋友 (female friends) nowadays. Many white-collar people pay great attention to health preservation in the summer. Today, the editor will introduce six foods that women who focus on wellness must not miss. You must give them a try!

1. Millet

Li Shizhen, in his "Compendium of Materia Medica," said that millet "when cooked into a porridge, benefits the dantian, replenishes deficiency, and opens the stomach and intestines." Its functions are "to strengthen the spleen, harmonize the stomach, and induce sleep."

Longan and Red Date Millet Paste

2. Milk

Milk is an ideal food for treating insomnia. Milk contains the biochemical substance tryptophan, which causes drowsiness, and can have a sedative effect. Coupled with the sense of fullness from the nutrition in milk, it can further enhance the hypnotic effect. Skim milk and whole milk have the same effect.

3. Lily Bulb

Clinically, it is often used to treat chronic cough from tuberculosis, coughing up blood-stained phlegm, lingering low-grade fever after an illness, vexation and palpitations with a clouded mind, and beriberi-related edema. "Rihua Bencao" (Materia Medica of Rihua) states that it "calms the heart, stabilizes the gallbladder, and benefits the will..."

Reishi Spore Powder Steamed Egg

4. Reishi Mushroom (Lingzhi)

It has the effects of replenishing qi, nourishing the heart to calm the spirit, and stopping coughs and wheezing. It is used for insomnia, palpitations, and forgetfulness due to heart qi deficiency or insufficiency of both qi and blood. Reishi is a sweet and mild substance that can benefit heart qi, calm the spirit, and increase wisdom. Therefore, it is used to treat the above-mentioned conditions and can be widely used for all types of deficiency and weakness. "Compendium of Materia Medica" states that it "treats deficiency and fatigue." "Illustrated Chinese Herbal Medicine" says that reishi "treats chronic ailments such as neurasthenia, insomnia, and indigestion."

5. Pig's Heart

As a nutritional and medicinal dish, pig's heart has a long history. There is a common saying in folklore, "use the heart to nourish the heart," which is quite logical. Pig's heart also contains relatively high amounts of calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamins, niacin, and other components. It can treat conditions such as palpitations, severe anxiety, spontaneous sweating, and insomnia.

Colorful Pepper Stir-fried Pig's Heart

6. Spine Seed Date (Suanzaoren)

It has the effects of nourishing the liver, calming the heart, soothing the spirit, and stopping sweating. It is used to treat vexation and insomnia, palpitations and severe anxiety, irritability and thirst, and spontaneous sweating.