The first thing in the morning should be to enjoy hot congee, hot oatmeal, hot goat's milk, hot tofu pudding, hot soy milk, sesame paste, etc., and then have them with vegetables, bread, fruit, pastries, and other items.
In daily life, some citizens like to drink a glass of fruit and vegetable juice after waking up in the morning. Although it can provide direct nutrition from fruits and vegetables and cleanse the body of waste, people overlook the most critical point: the human body always prefers a warm environment. Professor Wang Bingyuan from the Department of Gastroenterology at the First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University reminds us that with a warm body, microcirculation will be normal, and the transport of oxygen, nutrients, and waste will be smooth.
Therefore, when eating breakfast, never start with fruit and vegetable juice, iced coffee, iced juice, etc. You may not feel any discomfort in your body in the short term, but in fact, it will make your body progressively weaker.
Eating breakfast should consist of hot food to protect the "stomach qi." In Traditional Chinese Medicine, "stomach qi" is a broad concept that not only refers to the stomach organ itself but also includes the digestive and absorption capacity of the spleen and stomach, acquired immunity, and the function of muscles.
Because in the morning, the yin energy from the night has not yet dissipated, and the temperature of the earth has not yet risen. The body's muscles, nerves, and blood vessels are still in a state of contraction. If you consume cold food and drinks at this time, it will inevitably cause all the body's systems to constrict further and blood circulation to become more obstructed. At first, you may not feel any discomfort in your gastrointestinal tract after consuming cold things, but as time goes by or as you get older, you will find that you cannot absorb the essence of food, as if you can never feel full, or your stools are always loose, or your skin gets worse and worse, or you always have a phlegmy feeling in your throat that won't clear up, you catch colds frequently, and minor ailments are constant. This is what it means to have damaged the "stomach qi" and the body's resistance.
Therefore, the first thing in the morning should be to enjoy hot congee, hot oatmeal, hot goat's milk, hot tofu pudding, hot soy milk, sesame paste, etc., and then have them with vegetables, bread, fruit, pastries, and other items.