When people reach middle and old age, with the increase of age, the overall metabolism of the body slows down, which is the reason why many middle-aged and elderly people get lucky, and the legs and feet of middle-aged and elderly people are not as good as when they were young, so they should pay more attention to daily travel and diet.
Especially in terms of diet, we should keep our mouths shut, eat less unhealthy food, and do not need to eat any health products for daily dietary nutrition, and the most important thing is to eat more natural and healthy ingredients.
Today I want to introduce some natural health ingredients in life, they can be used for cooking, can also be used for tea, and they are also the "health medicine" in ancient books!
Protects the gastrointestinal vasodilators
"Vegetable ginseng" burdock root
Burdock root looks like an iron stick yam, but it is not as "famous" as the iron stick yam, but it is a treasure all over its body, and it is a hidden "natural tonic" in Taiwan, and it is also eaten daily as a vegetable.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that burdock is cool and pungent, has the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying, dispelling wind and improving pharynx, and reducing swelling.
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Promotes peristalsis of the large intestine
There is a kind of fiber in burdock root, which can help promote the peristalsis of the large intestine, which can help to pass the stool in the body, and can also help reduce cholesterol and toxins and waste accumulated in the body. Therefore, drinking burdock root tea often not only helps promote the peristalsis of the large intestine, but also can achieve the effect of lowering cholesterol and detoxification.
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Brain Strengthening
In addition to containing a lot of cellulose, burdock root also contains a large number of amino acids, and the content of amino acids is very high, such as calcium, zinc, magnesium, iron, etc., these amino acids have a good effect on the brain.
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Dilate blood vessels and lower blood pressure
Burdock root contains a lot of orthochloric acid, mucilage and caffeic acid and other substances, these elements can play a good role in dilating blood vessels and lowering blood pressure, and also have antibacterial effects, when the blood vessels are dilated, it can prevent arteriosclerosis or blood lipids. In this way, it can help prevent the occurrence of hyperlipidemia and high blood pressure.
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Burdock can be eaten as a vegetable
Fresh burdock is usually used in dishes, and after peeling, it can be mixed cold, stir-fried, and made in soup, which is a "beef dish" recognized by health experts.
Burdock pork rib soup
[Ingredients] 1 burdock, half a catty of pork ribs, a little salt and MSG.
【Method】(1) Cut the pork ribs into pieces, blanch them in boiling water, and remove them. (2) Peel the burdock and cut it into hob pieces or slices, and soak it in vinegar water to prevent discoloration. (3) Add water to a casserole and boil until it will boil, add the pork ribs, bring to a boil over high heat, and then continue to cook over low heat for an hour and a half. (4) Pour the burdock into the casserole, continue to cook for half an hour, and add a little salt to taste.
Protects blood vessels through the stomach and intestines
"The Root of Life" Beetroot
Beetroot, also known as beetroot, is not very good in appearance, but it can be said to be a natural, healthy, and nutritious high-quality vegetable. In particular, it is very good for stomach nourishment and cancer prevention.
Many people are not familiar with beetroot, and after reading it, you will want to buy it and try it!
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Vascular protector
Wang Guowei, Chief Physician of Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine: The theory of traditional Chinese medicine health preservation says that "five colors enter the five organs", and red food enters the heart and blood, which can nourish the kidneys and promote blood circulation. Moderate consumption of red foods such as beetroot is very beneficial for protecting the heart and brain.
Modern medicine also states that beetroot contains a high content of nitrate, which can act as an anti-blood clotting factor. Consuming beetroot can help relax smooth muscles, relax blood vessels, alleviate arteriosclerosis, and promote blood circulation.
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Lowers blood pressure
The study, published in Circulatory International, found that in hypertensive patients, daily nitrate intake of beetroot juice for more than 4 weeks significantly reduced elevated blood pressure compared with the placebo group.
Wang Guowei, chief physician of Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine: "There is no name for hypertension in traditional Chinese medicine, and traditional Chinese medicine believes that blood pressure is closely related to the imbalance of yin and yang balance in the human liver and kidneys or the abundance of phlegm and dampness.
Eating too much fat and sweet taste will affect digestion and absorption, resulting in fat accumulation in the body can not be discharged, it will produce heat, phlegm and dampness, increase blood viscosity and obstruct blood flow, thereby increasing blood pressure.
In addition to maintaining a good lifestyle, the consumption of beetroot, which has antihypertensive properties, can also help protect heart health."
Sautéed beetroot
Ingredients: 2 beetroots, appropriate amount of cooking oil, a little chicken essence, appropriate amount of garlic, appropriate amount of cooking oil, 2 shallots.
Method: Rinse the beetroot several times, drain and cut into shreds, cut the garlic into granules, cut the shallots into rings, heat the oil in the pot, put the garlic and stir-fry until fragrant, and then put in the beetroot and stir-fry quickly, fry the ingredients until they are broken, and then add other seasonings, and the ingredients can be put on the plate when they are flavored.
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Rich in folic acid
Beetroot is rich in folic acid, which is essential for regular tissue growth. Beetroot is a natural source of folic acid for pregnant women, and folic acid intake for the elderly also has the effect of preventing stroke and dementia.
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Auxiliary cancer prevention
Studies have found that the betaine contained in beetroot has a good inhibitory effect on the growth and proliferation of cancer cells, and also contains selenium, an "anti-cancer star", to assist in the prevention of tumors.
And beetroot is rich in carotene, a survey from all over Europe showed that women who often eat carotene-rich foods have a 40~60% reduction in the incidence of breast cancer related to estrogen receptors, and such breast cancer cases account for nearly 1/3 of the total cases of breast cancer.
Beetroot juice, cold dressing, soup, stir-frying can be. Today, I recommend a cup of vegetable juice that has the effect of assisting in lowering blood pressure and preventing cancer, and hurry up to learn it~
Adjuvant antihypertensive and anti-cancer vegetable juice
Dice the beetroot, carrots and tomatoes and juice them in a 2:1:1 ratio. All three vegetables have strong antioxidant capacity, and when consumed regularly, they help lower blood pressure and prevent cancer.
Promotes blood circulation and stabilizes blood sugar
"Root of Fairy Grass" Kudzu
Previously, Beijing Satellite TV's "Yangshengtang" program said: A pair of young lovers encountered a "miasma" in the southern mountains and forests, and had a high fever, delirium, and a rash all over their bodies...... The mountain people gave them a kind of "fairy grass root", and after eating it, they were quickly cured. Later, the two of them often ate this food, and both lived to be 100 years old.
This kind of "fairy grass root" is the kudzu root, it has the reputation of "thousand-year-old ginseng", the medical saint Zhang Zhongjing's "Treatise on Typhoid Fever" records that it is suitable for "sun disease, a few strong necks and backs, no sweat and bad wind", that is to say, external diseases, head and neck pain and tightness, whether there is sweat, the symptoms of bad wind, can use it.
In addition to that, it has a lot of benefits –
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Promote blood circulation and protect blood vessels
Modern medicine has also found that Pueraria lobata contains 12 kinds of progesterone compounds and 13 kinds of progesterones, which can dilate blood vessels and improve local microcirculation, which is very beneficial to adjusting blood pressure and assisting in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
Promote blood circulation and dispel blood stasis
Gegenshu meridians activate the meridians, dilate blood vessels, and generate Jin; Salvia miltiorrhiza invigorates, nourishes blood, and cools blood.
The two are a group of medicines, which are very suitable for people with blood stasis symptoms such as numbness and cold hands and feet, pain in fingers, heel pain, purple stasis under the tongue, and headache. However, please follow your doctor's instructions for specific dosage and dosage.
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Lowers blood sugar
As early as the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, Zhang Xichun, a medical expert, used jade liquid decoction to treat "thirst-quenching disease" (diabetes), which can assist in lowering blood sugar and improving thirst-quenching symptoms, including kudzu.
Pueraria lobata is cool in nature, sweet in taste, and has the effect of clearing heat and generating Jin, lowering protein, improving heart function, and reducing thirst and heat. Modern medicine has also proved that puerarin in Pueraria lobata has a significant effect on lowering blood sugar.
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Protect the liver and detoxify alcohol
Pueraria lobata has been listed as a hangover medicine by traditional Chinese medicine since ancient times, and the "Compendium of Materia Medica" records that it has the effect of relieving hangover and protecting the liver.
Modern studies have found that puerarin, total flavonoids, pueraria polysaccharides, and daidzein in pueraria lobata have the effects of inhibiting alcohol absorption, accelerating alcohol metabolism, and antioxidant effects, thereby helping to protect the liver.
Pueraria lobata also contains a variety of vitamins, minerals, and amino acids needed by the liver, which can help repair liver cells and improve the liver's ability to recover.
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Kudzu can be substituted for tea and can be used in dishes
Pueraria lobata is the same source of medicine and food, and 10g of kudzu root is boiled in water instead of tea every day, or porridge is boiled in kudzu root water, which can play a role in health care, and it can also be used in vegetables.