As the saying goes: “Tonic in autumn and winter, to start the spring tiger”. According to the principle of “nourishing the yang in spring and summer, and nourishing the yin in autumn and winter” in Chinese medicine, it is very necessary to take tonic in winter. Scientific tonic can strengthen the body, improve the body’s resistance to disease, but winter tonic should be scientific, otherwise it is easy to step into the wrong area. In fact, Chinese medicine is concerned about “what is lacking, what to make up”, the key is to choose the appropriate tonic according to the physique, especially the elderly groups, should be practical and inexpensive for the principle of tonic. Myth 2: More is better Any tonic overdose is harmful, the so-called “tonic disease cure, no disease to strengthen the body” is not scientific. Excessive tonic will increase the burden on the spleen, stomach and liver. If you take too much ginseng and mushroom tonic, it can cause abdominal distension and not thinking about eating. Misconception three: deficiency does not distinguish between the real and the real Tonic must first distinguish between their own physique, Chinese medicine is to distinguish between the evidence of tonic, deficiency tonic, not deficiency patients should not be tonic. Even if it is a deficiency, there are qi deficiency, blood deficiency, yin deficiency and yang deficiency, and there are heart deficiency, lung deficiency, liver deficiency, spleen deficiency and kidney deficiency in the human body, so it is best to consult a professional doctor before taking a tonic and combine the performance characteristics of various tonic medicines to apply them to the evidence. For example, ginseng, deer antler and sea horse are warming medicines, which are not suitable for hot body. Myth 4: Medicine instead of food Medicine is not as good as food, the practice of emphasizing medicine over food is not scientific. Many foods are also good tonic, such as eating more radish can strengthen the stomach and eliminate food, smooth gas and broaden the chest, eat more yam can supplement the spleen and stomach. People’s daily consumption of walnuts, sesame, peanuts, dates, lentils, etc., in fact, is also a good tonic. Some people like to take a certain kind of tonic according to their own taste, which will affect the nutritional balance of the body in the long run and is not good for health. Especially the elderly, not only the function of the organs have different degrees of decline, need to be a comprehensive and systematic approach to conditioning. Misconception six: where the supplement must meat consumption of greasy food is not easy to digest and absorb, some “by-products” of the digestion process of meat, such as excessive lipids, sugars and other substances, and is often the cause of common diseases and diseases of the elderly such as cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Of course, advocating a light diet is not not complementary, autumn and winter in the appropriate consumption of beef and lamb tonic at the same time, should not ignore the vegetables and fruits, they can provide the body with a variety of vitamins and trace elements. Misconception seven: the importance of “in” light “out” In recent years, some people have proposed a new concept of health care focus on “negative nutrition”, that is, pay attention to the discharge of human waste, reduce The “intestinal toxicity” retention and absorption. Advocates in the supplementation at the same time, should also pay attention to the timely and smooth bowel movements. Otherwise, the toxic substances produced by food metabolism can not be discharged in time, which will produce greater harm to the body.