To be a beautiful woman, health preservation is essential, especially during the dry autumn season. So, what are some health-preserving foods for autumn? Come and take a look with us.
1. Goji Berry
Goji berries have effects such as reducing fever, treating diabetes, and relieving coughs and reducing phlegm. Drinking a decoction of the goji root can lower blood pressure. As for goji berry tea, it can treat a cold constitution, frigidity, improve digestion, and help with liver and kidney diseases, tuberculosis, constipation, insomnia, low blood pressure, anemia, various eye diseases, hair loss, stomatitis, and skin care. However, because goji berries have a strong warming effect on the body, people with high blood pressure or a very irritable temperament should avoid eating them. Conversely, those with a weak constitution, who often catch colds or have poor resistance, should eat them daily.
Sweet Pumpkin and Goji Berry Soup
2. Sweet Potato
Medical researchers in China once investigated the centenarians' area in western Guangxi and found that the longevity of the elderly there had a common characteristic: the habit of eating sweet potatoes daily, even as a staple food. Sweet potatoes are rich in essential nutrients such as starch, vitamins, and dietary fiber, as well as mineral elements like magnesium, phosphorus, and calcium, and linoleic acid. These substances help maintain blood vessel elasticity and are very effective in preventing habitual constipation in the elderly. Additionally, sweet potatoes are an ideal diet food because their rich fiber and pectin can prevent sugar from being converted into fat.
3. Jujube
According to TCM experts, jujubes are not only a sweet food but also a good medicine for treating illnesses. Jujubes have a sweet and mild nature and enter the spleen and stomach meridians, with the effect of replenishing qi and nourishing blood, making them an excellent product for strengthening the spleen and boosting qi. TCM often uses jujubes to treat symptoms such as a weak spleen and stomach, insufficient qi and blood, and insomnia. Pharmacological research shows that jujubes have effects such as protecting the liver and lowering blood lipids. Experts explain that although jujubes are sweet and non-toxic, their nature is slightly warm and damp, so they should not be eaten in excess. Especially for those with internal damp-heat, excessive consumption can lead to adverse reactions such as chills, fever, thirst, and bloating.
Jujube Congee for Nourishing Blood and Beautifying the Skin
4. Lily Bulb
Lily bulbs are rich in protein, fat, colchicine, and calcium, phosphorus, iron, and vitamins, making them a nutritious food suitable for both the old and young. In TCM, lily bulbs are used as a tonic for stopping bleeding, activating blood circulation, clearing the lungs and moistening dryness, nourishing yin and clearing heat, and regulating the spleen and strengthening the stomach. Modern research shows that lily bulbs have significant cough-suppressing, anti-asthmatic, and hemostatic effects, and can increase the lymphocyte transformation rate and the activity of liquid immune function. Lily bulbs can also inhibit tumor growth. After washing and cooking the lily bulbs and adding rock sugar, consuming them when cooled can both clear heat and moisten the lungs, and also nourish the middle jiao.
Sweet Soup with Jujubes, Pumpkin, and Lily Bulbs
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