Spring is here, the peach blossoms are beautiful ~ our diet topic also ushered in the last issue of the content! Spring is the beginning of all things, the beginning of the four seasons, in accordance with the natural changes of the four seasons to regulate the internal organs of the theory, spring health is very important. In this issue, we will share with you the way of spring diet and health ~ Spring Spring, the beginning of Yang, the sprouting of vitality, everything is thriving, is the yin in the Yang of the less Yang. According to Chinese medicine, the liver is the main organ of drainage, and it likes to be organized and not depressed, so it is in harmony with the spring energy. In terms of diet, we need to follow the following two principles. People often recognize, feel and even love a certain food through its “taste”, and the ancients believed that different tastes have different effects. Pungency refers to the pungent smell of products, which can promote the dissemination of qi and blood. Generally speaking, in order to adapt to the characteristics of the rising of Yang in spring, we can appropriately eat pungent and warm food, such as edamame, ginger, onion, cilantro, etc. to support Yang, while cold and sticky things should be eaten sparingly, so as not to damage the spleen Yang and the rising of Yang. In addition, attention should be paid not to consume large spicy and hot products, such as red ginseng, deer antler and so on, in order to avoid delusional supplementation and burnt heat. The famous Tang Dynasty doctor Sun Simiao said: “In spring, it is advisable to save acid, increase the sweetness to nourish the spleen”, meaning that when spring comes, people should eat less sour food, eat more sweet food, the benefit of doing so is to benefit the human spleen and stomach gas. Chinese medicine believes that sour taste enters the liver and has an astringent nature, which is not conducive to the growth of Yang energy and the draining of liver energy. In addition, the liver qi is too much or stagnant and easy to attack the spleen and earth, causing dysfunction of the spleen and stomach, while the sweet taste can nourish the deficiency and strengthen the qi of the spleen and stomach, such as jujube, yam, honey, etc. It is important to note that sweetness refers to light sweetness. Excessively sweet and greasy food hinders the transportation of the spleen and stomach. Spring has three months, the earliest being the first month of spring, followed by the second month of February and the third month of March. Nature’s Yang Qi is gradually developed in March, and the Qi of heaven and earth varies from month to month, so there are differences in the way of diet and health. In the first month of spring, the weather is warm at first but still cold, the Yang Qi is still born, the Yin Qi is still strong, the temperature is still unstable, it is easy to feel external evil and induce various infectious diseases, so people with poor health and chronic diseases should first pay attention to dressing warmly to protect the body’s vital energy and prevent the invasion of cold evil; in terms of diet, it is advisable to eat products that strengthen the stomach and warm the spleen, such as red dates porridge can strengthen the spleen and stomach, support the vital energy, ginger porridge can disperse cold and warm the stomach, drive the cold of early spring. The ginger porridge can dispel the cold and warm the stomach, driving away the cold of early spring. In the middle of spring, when spring is in full bloom, the spring breeze is strong and the wind is prone to attack the body, and cough, asthma, sore throat and other symptoms of respiratory tract infections, you should pay attention to clothing to keep warm. Patients with chronic gastric disease are prone to gastric pain, nausea, vomiting and other symptoms, so it is advisable to take care of them with a light diet, choosing sweet and flat products such as carrot porridge and caper porridge. In the spring of March, when spring is in full swing and Yang is in full swing, weak people are prone to feel the evil of wind and heat. Patients with chronic gastric disease are also susceptible to sudden changes in the external climate and recurring symptoms, such as stomach and epigastric pain, heartburn and acid reflux, dry mouth and bitterness, etc. At this time, it is advisable to eat more light food, eat more fresh fruits and vegetables to clear the spleen and stomach, and eat mulberry leaf porridge and honeysuckle porridge in moderation to remove wind-heat. Warm tips The above content in the practical application, still need to be flexible according to their own constitution and other actual conditions.