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What to eat for health in February?

Entering February means that we bid farewell to the cold winter and welcome the warm spring. However, it is still early spring, the temperature is not as warm as that in March, and the temperature is still warm and cold at first. Everyone must pay attention to keep warm and don't take off heavy clothes at once. In addition, you can pay attention to nourishing the liver and eat more foods that nourish and protect the liver.

February Climate Features February is beginning of spring, which contains two solar terms: "beginning of spring" and "Rain". "beginning of spring" ranks first among the 24 solar terms, indicating that spring begins on this day. After the "beginning of spring", everything revived, the earth was full of vitality, grass trees began to sprout, and all the year round began. The characteristics of "rain" solar terms are that winter goes and spring comes, the humidity gradually rises, and the cold air activity is still frequent, so it is still cold in the morning and evening. The "rain" solar term is more suitable for the growth of all things because of the increased rain and moist air, which is warm but not hot.

Chinese medicine believes that spring belongs to wood and corresponds to liver. Therefore, spring health care is mainly to protect the liver. Protecting the liver should start from the mood, make the mood comfortable and prevent the "liver fire from rising".

What to eat for health in February? February belongs to spring. In spring, we should eat more foods that can replenish yang, and eat more vegetables, fruits and meat that can improve human immunity. At the same time, the climate in spring is relatively dry, so we should pay attention to hydration.

Vegetables: corn, white radish, leek, coriander, rape, onion, pepper, wormwood, Chinese cabbage, Chinese cabbage, celery, spinach, lettuce, bamboo shoots, white gourd, pumpkin, loofah, eggplant, carrot, yam, pea seedlings, Chinese toon, spring bamboo shoots, lotus root and radish.

Fruits: apples, bananas, Sydney, pineapples, water chestnuts, kiwis, oranges, oranges and sugar cane.

Meat: crucian carp

Others: rice, fennel, millet, red dates, honey and lotus seeds.

Recommended recipe in February 1, millet and jujube porridge.

Ingredients: 50g millet and 5 red dates.

Practice: After washing the millet, soak it in clear water, then put it in a pot to boil, and turn to low heat for slow cooking. When it is almost ripe, add red dates and cook together.

2, Sydney lily lotus seed soup

Material: 1 Sydney, a little lily and lotus seeds.

Practice: Wash Sydney, cut it into small pieces, put it in the pot with lily and lotus seeds, add appropriate amount of boiled soup and add a little honey to taste.

3. Pumpkin millet porridge

Ingredients: 250g pumpkin, 80g millet, and proper amount of honey.

Practice: cut the pumpkin into small pieces, wash and soak the millet, put them in the pot together, add appropriate amount of water to cook porridge, and add a little honey when it is slightly cold.

4. Crucian carp soup

Ingredients: 1 crucian carp, a little coriander.

Practice: After the crucian carp is washed, put it into the pot and fry it, add water to make crucian carp soup, and sprinkle a little coriander before taking out the pot.

5. Fried lettuce with pepper

Ingredients: pepper 200g, lettuce150g.

Practice: Wash the peppers and lettuce, shred them separately, stir-fry them in turn, and add seasoning to taste.

1 How to keep in good health and keep exercising in February?

Life lies in exercise. Exercise nourishes the body and life nourishes the blood. Regular activities and proper exercise are the secrets of longevity throughout the ages. However, "dynamic" can be divided into active and passive. In order to adapt to the vitality of spring, we should give priority to active exercise and perseverance. Facts have proved that taking part in outdoor activities in spring is very beneficial to keep healthy. Events suitable for spring sports include running, mountain climbing, boxing and rope skipping. However, excessive activities should be avoided, so as not to sweat and hurt the yang, which violates the purpose of "nourishing the yang in spring and summer".

2. Suitable spring cover

"Spring covering" means that in spring, when the temperature is just getting warmer, don't take off your cotton-padded clothes too early, so that the heat generation and cooling regulation of your body are in a relatively balanced state with the environmental temperature in winter. From winter to early spring, it is warm and cold at first, and the temperature changes greatly. As the saying goes, "Spring covers your face three times a day." Take off the cotton-padded clothes too early, once the temperature drops, it will make the various systems of the body unprepared and too late to adjust, leading to illness.

Step 3 pay attention to your emotions

Spring is the season of high incidence of various mental diseases, so at this time, we should try our best to avoid getting angry, don't feel depressed, be open-minded, broad-minded, relaxed, comfortable and natural, and let our emotions "live". The effective way is to get more sunshine, which is a natural therapy to regulate the mood.

Precautions for February diet February belongs to spring, and the five elements of spring belong to wood, corresponding to the liver, so the spring diet should pay attention to nourishing and protecting the liver. In diet, we need to pay attention to eating less spicy food, so as not to lead to an increase in liver fire and damage our health. In addition, the weather in February is still relatively dry, so we must pay attention to properly replenish water to the body and eat more foods containing water.