Milk is a well-known nutritional beverage with good health care and medical value. Milk is a complete protein food that plays an important role in the formation and development of the brain and nerves. The cholesterol content in milk fat is lower than that in meat and eggs, and it has the effect of lowering cholesterol in the body.
Milk can neutralize stomach acid and prevent the stimulation of the ulcer surface by stomach acid. Therefore, taking milk has a good therapeutic effect on digestive tract ulcers, especially gastric and duodenal ulcers. Frozen milk can cause blood vessels to constrict and can also have a hemostatic effect on digestive tract ulcer bleeding. "Yogurt," made by fermenting milk, can protect the human body from and reduce the harm of toxic substances. It can stimulate gastric juice secretion and enhance gastrointestinal digestion. It is most suitable for patients with liver diseases, gastrointestinal problems, the weak, and infants and young children.
According to other reports, the choline content in yogurt is particularly high, which can regulate the concentration of cholesterol in the body. At the same time, because yogurt contains lactic acid, it can inhibit the liver's production of cholesterol and reduce the adhesion of cholesterol to the blood vessel wall, thereby lowering the total cholesterol content in the blood. Therefore, people with cardiovascular diseases can greatly benefit from consuming yogurt.
Miraculous Ways to Drink Milk
1. Drink a cup of hot milk before bed every night to treat neurasthenia and insomnia.
2. Mix 125 ml of milk and 125 ml of goat's milk, bring to a boil, and take it once on an empty stomach every morning. Suitable for stomach pain and gastric ulcers.
3. Mix 250 ml of milk and 100g of honey, bring to a boil, and take it once on an empty stomach every morning. Treats habitual constipation and dry stools.
4. Steam 200 ml of fresh milk, 5 ml of ginger juice, and an appropriate amount of sugar. Treats dysphagia, vomiting, acid reflux, and belching.
5. Boil 250 ml of milk, 50g of honey, and 6g of Bletilla striata powder and consume. Treats gastric and duodenal ulcers.
6. Boil milk and drink it like tea whenever thirsty. Can treat postpartum weakness, "lower deficiency and thirst" (frequent urination, daily weight loss).
7. 500 ml of milk, administered via灌肠 (enema), can precipitate toxins, reduce the deposition of mercury and arsenic drugs in the body, and has a protective effect on the stomach.
8. Milk congee: Cook 100g of japonica rice into porridge, add 250 ml of milk, and season with sugar. It has the effects of moistening the five organs, tonifying deficiency and damage, and nourishing yin to produce fluids. It is suitable for middle-aged and elderly people or those who are weak after illness, with deficiency of qi and blood, emaciation and weakness, regurgitation and dysphagia, dry mouth and thirst, and dry stools. When consuming milk congee, avoid acidic foods.
9. Ginger and leek milk soup: Mince 250g of leek and 250g of ginger together, squeeze the juice through a clean gauze, add 250g of milk, bring to a boil, and drink while hot. Suitable for gastric cold-type gastric ulcers, chronic gastritis with epigastric pain, nausea, and vomiting.
10. Fragrant ginger milk: Boil 2 cloves of cloves, 1 teaspoon of ginger juice, and 250 ml of milk together. Remove the cloves and add a little sugar to taste. It has the effects of tonifying, lowering counter-flowing qi, and stopping vomiting. Suitable for children with malnutrition and emaciation who vomit upon eating.