Eating 9 kinds of food can strengthen yang and invigorate qi.

Unconsciously, the end of the year has arrived, and the winter solstice in the 24 solar terms has arrived in a blink of an eye. As we all know, the first day of the winter solstice is nine. The so-called "March 9 cold", the coldest day of the year is coming. The solstice in winter brings the sun. The solstice in winter is the most vigorous day of the year. When the cathode reaches the sun, the sun will begin to appear. Just like Du Fu's poem said, "The weather is right and the people are harmonious, and winter goes to the sun and spring comes again." Therefore, keeping in good health from the winter solstice should not only protect yin but also raise yang.

In winter, the main way to keep fit is to dispel cold and protect yang, and often eat 9 kinds of food, which may replenish yang and replenish qi.

1, beef

For some people who love meat and need yang, beef is an excellent choice. The content of protein in beef is relatively high, which is rich in various amino acids, vitamins and trace elements such as iron and calcium. The nutrient utilization rate is high, which is easier for our body to absorb. This is an excellent warm food. Therefore, eating some in moderation can achieve aphrodisiac effect by nourishing the spleen and stomach. Beef can be cooked in soup, stewed, marinated, fried, fried, roasted and stuffed, and all kinds of eating methods are deeply loved by people.

2. Mutton

The winter tonic food is mutton, which is also our favorite winter tonic food. It is rich in fat and protein, as well as inorganic elements such as calcium and iron.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that mutton is sweet and warm, and has the functions of warming the middle warmer, strengthening the spleen, tonifying the kidney and warming the yang, benefiting qi and nourishing blood. Eating mutton and radish stew is the most popular dish in winter, which can increase calories, resist the cold and even have a certain anti-aging effect. However, patients with liver disease, fever, excessive internal heat and gout should not eat more mutton.

Step 3: coriander

Coriander is a controversial ingredient, which is unacceptable to many people because of its pungent taste, but there are not a few people who like to eat coriander. Coriander is rich in vitamin A and vitamin C, and has many nutrients. If you eat it regularly, it can also supplement the yang, promote digestion and accelerate sweating. So if you often stay up late or have bad living habits, you can eat some properly.

Note: people with bad breath and body odor, people who recover early after childbirth and illness, and people with qi deficiency and fatigue should not eat coriander.

4. energy

Ginger is an essential condiment in our daily life. In fact, it is often used as medicine and often appears in some medicated diets. Ginger is pungent and helps to promote blood circulation and strengthen yang. You can eat some properly in cold winter, but pay attention to the time. It is best to eat in the morning, and it is warm all day. Eating at night will inevitably produce dryness and heat, which is not conducive to physical rest.

5, leeks

Leek has the function of dispelling cold. On weekdays, if you can eat some leeks, you can constantly stimulate the yang in your body, thus improving the situation of insufficient yang.

6, green onions

Zhang, a famous doctor in Jin Dynasty, thought that "the scallion stems are mainly divergent, so as to connect the upper and lower yang". This is because green onions are warm and pungent, pungent and can make people sweat, so that the suppressed yang in the body can be distributed with sweat, which can compete with the evil of wind-cold, thus helping to prevent wind-cold colds. People with weak constitution can eat some green onions properly when the seasons change, which can not only achieve the purpose of sweating, but also help prevent colds.

Although the nutritional components of green onions are richer than those of green onions, green onions play a greater role in rising yang and treating cold and cold. Many folk cold remedies are made of scallion.

7.gorgon fruit

Euryale ferox is an aquatic herb, which is common in ponds and lakes. Euryale ferox is known as "ginseng in water" and has the function of tonifying kidney and fixing essence. It is a traditional Chinese medicine and a precious natural tonic. The most well-known function of Euryale ferox is to supplement the yang in the body. If a person's yang is insufficient, it is good for the body to recuperate by eating Euryale ferox and slowly replenish the yang in the body.

8.medlar

Lycium barbarum is a kind of health food that enters thousands of households. "Compendium of Materia Medica" says that Lycium barbarum can "strengthen bones and muscles for a long time, keep the body healthy and resist cold and heat." Modern nutritional analysis shows that Lycium barbarum contains betaine, carotene, various unsaturated fatty acids, amino acids and vitamins. Betaine can inhibit liver fat deposition, prevent liver cirrhosis and protect normal liver cells. Moreover, Lycium barbarum can also replenish yang, soak three or five tablets a day, or drink soup, which is helpful for the growth of human yang.

9.chestnuts

Chestnuts are rich in nutrients such as sugar, protein, fat, vitamins and minerals. Chestnuts are sweet and warm, and have the effect of nourishing the stomach and strengthening the spleen; Chestnuts can be eaten raw, fried, boiled and so on. 30g of chestnuts, 300g of mutton and 0/5g of medlar/kloc. First, wash the mutton and cut it into pieces, put it into the pot together with Lycium barbarum and chestnut meat, add appropriate amount of water, add spices after boiling, and then cook until the mutton is cooked, and eat it two or three times a week. The method has the effects of invigorating spleen and qi, nourishing yin and tonifying kidney, and is especially suitable for patients with asthenia, mental fatigue, insomnia, palpitation and hypomnesis caused by yang deficiency. It should be noted that chestnuts should not be greedy.