Winter is the "devil's time" of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, cold stimulation, reduced water intake, etc. are easy to make the blood become viscous, easy to appear thrombosis.
Want to protect blood vessels, assist in lowering three highs, daily diet can eat more kelp, once found that Japan's longest average life expectancy, the highest proportion of centenarians in the region of residents, the most eaten is kelp and other seaweed food.
"Longevity dish" with good quality and low price
Kelp is known as "longevity dish", Chinese medicine believes that it is salty and cold, has the effect of soft and firm loose knots, phlegm and asthma, water and swelling, fat removal and blood pressure. Modern nutrition has found that it is rich in iodine, calcium, iron, carotene, dietary fiber and other nutrients, and is a good healthy ingredient.
01 Protect blood vessels, prevent blood clots
Kelp is rich in polyunsaturated fatty acid epa, which helps to reduce the viscosity of the blood. The iodine element it contains can prevent cholesterol from condensing on the blood vessel wall, thereby preventing thrombosis and protecting cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
02 down three highs
Kelp contains laminacin, which has the effect of helping to lower blood pressure.
It is also rich in water-soluble dietary fiber, which can adhere to fats and sugars in the intestine, indirectly helping to control blood sugar.
Kelp is rich in taurine and can also lower blood lipids.
03 Anti-cancer
Japanese scientists have confirmed that the lower incidence of breast cancer in Japanese women is related to their eating habits of eating seaweed.
The seaweed polysaccharides in kelp have the effect of enhancing immunity and fighting cancer. It is also rich in dietary fiber, which helps prevent colorectal cancer.
When Yu Rencun, a national-level famous old Chinese medicine doctor and anti-cancer famous doctor, was a guest of "Yangshengtang", he also recommended his commonly used anti-cancer magic weapons in clinical practice, including seaweed, including kelp.
04 Nourish the nerves
The content of tyrosine in kelp is relatively rich, and elderly friends usually consciously consume more of these foods, which helps to supplement dopamine and help prevent the degeneration of motor nerves.
Kelp is eaten this way, and the health is even greater
Cold mix three silks Commoners go to the fire dish
Ingredients: Kelp, cucumber, mushrooms
These three ingredients are cool, kelp can remove the heat generated by the imbalance between cold and heat in the body, enoki mushrooms neutralize hot foods, cucumbers have high water content and sufficient liquidity. In winter, there are more hot foods such as hot pot, big fish and meat, which can be accompanied by such a small cold dish to neutralize the heat.
The three ingredients are cut into thin strips and mixed together, which is not only a delicious appetizer, but also a good fire reduction effect, which is very suitable for people with heat certificates such as stomach heat, heart fire, and dry constipation.
Cabbage kelp stewed tofu to assist in controlling three highs
Ingredients: Kelp, tofu, cabbage
method:
1. Soak kelp in a bowl of boiling water in the morning, and come back in the evening to take out the ingredients and leave the soup for later;
2, chinese cabbage hand tear into large pieces, tofu cut into cubes and blanch with hot brine;
3: Boil the soup in a pot, add 2 or 3 grains of sea rice, a little garlic and ginger slices and cook until the pot is boiled;
4: Add tofu and cabbage and simmer for 5 to 7 minutes; cut the boiled kelp into strips, put it in the pot and cook slightly to get out of the pot.
Bergamot kelp protects blood vessels
Ingredients: Kelp, minced meat, northern tofu, carrots
Kelp selection, eating tips
01 How to pick good kelp
Good dry sea belts have these two characteristics: (1) there is white frost on the surface; (2) the color is gray-green or dark brown, and the emerald green may be dyed.
Foamed kelp is selected like this: (1) it is tough and not easy to break; (2) it smells heavier and fishy, seafood
02 This is foaming, clean and easy to cook
Some people may feel that kelp is not clean, and others are worried that kelp is not cooked, how to solve it?
Correct method: (1) Knock out the dirty things left on the kelp; (2) brush with taomi water; (3) soak for 2 hours to cook.
03 Do not eat kelp root
The aluminum content per 100 grams of kelp root is as high as 135 micrograms, and improper consumption is very dangerous to the human body. Although it does not cause acute poisoning, it will damage the brain after accumulating a certain amount over time, resulting in anemia, osteoporosis and other diseases.
It is recommended that when eating kelp, it is best to cut the root 3 to 6 cm, which is safer.