Xiaoman solar terms, how to eat the healthiest?

Xiaoman health care should pay special attention to strengthening the spleen and eliminating dampness.

First, distinguish the specimens. If damp-heat is superficial and yin deficiency is dominant, the treatment should focus on clearing heat and drying dampness. Eat more lotus seeds, barley and other foods with heat-clearing and dampness-drying effects. Portulaca oleracea can be used as tea when it is hot, and pear, lily and wax gourd have better nourishing yin effect. You can also use old hens and big bones to nourish yin and clear heat. Yam and Poria cocos are commonly used dietotherapy prescriptions for invigorating spleen and eliminating dampness.

Secondly, warm the spleen and stomach. When the spleen is deficient and wet, excess water should be discharged from the body, such as urinating and sweating in time, and removing substances that cause immune response. Warming the spleen and stomach is the best way to eliminate dampness. Such as: crucian carp, carrots, apples, pork bellies, ducks, etc. Humidity is often accompanied by "cold", especially in rainy days. Keep warm, don't catch a cold, don't eat too cold food, so as not to cause indigestion and diarrhea.

Therefore, in Xiaoman solar term, we should always eat foods with functions of clearing away dampness and heat, such as adzuki bean, coix seed, mung bean, wax gourd, loofah, auricularia auricula and tomato. Eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, and avoid sweet, fat, greasy, moist and beneficial foods, such as animal fat, fishy fish, hot and sour products, fried and grilled products, especially raw and cold foods.