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Wisdom of Seasonal Dietary Therapy: Eating according to the seasons is the best for health. 1. Spring Dampness Elimination Recipe: A bowl of porridge warms the spleen and stomach. During the rainy season, dampness is heavy, and the spleen and stomach can easily become unbalanced. A warm and moist damp-eliminating porridge is more nourishing than medicine.
Dang Shen (Codonopsis) and Mu Mian Hua (Kapok Flower) and Huai Shan (Chinese Yam) Pork Bone Soup: 30g Dang Shen, 30g dried Mu Mian Hua, 30g Huai Shan, 15g Bai Bian Dou (White Hyacinth Bean), and appropriate amount of pork bones, simmer for 1 hour. This soup strengthens the spleen and eliminates dampness, especially suitable for those with heavy limbs and poor appetite in spring.
Wu Zhi Mao Tao (Five-Finger Peach) and Fu Ling (Poria) Chicken Soup: 30g Wu Zhi Mao Tao, 20g Fu Ling, 30g Bai Bian Dou, 250g chicken, simmer for 1 hour and season with salt. Wu Zhi Mao Tao is effective in tonifying Qi and eliminating dampness, and when paired with Fu Ling, it can also calm the mind and aid sleep【6】.
2. Autumn Moisturizing Champion: Nourishing Lung Yin from the Inside Out. Autumn dryness can harm the lungs. Here are 3 dietary therapy recipes to help you say goodbye to dry cough and cracked skin: Rock Candy Lotus Seed and Tremella Soup: 50g lotus seeds, 1 piece of Tremella, a little osmanthus, simmer on low heat for 30 minutes until the gelatinous consistency is thick. Tremella nourishes Yin and moistens the lungs, while lotus seeds nourish the heart and calm the mind. Snow Pear and Lily Juice: Peel and cut the snow pear, add 20g fresh lily and 10g rock candy, boil for 10 minutes to drink. Those with wind-heat cough, dry throat, and sore throat can see results after taking for 3 days【3】【10】. Honey White Radish Juice: After juicing the white radish, mix with honey and drink 30ml on an empty stomach daily. White radish helps to regulate Qi and resolve phlegm, while honey moistens the intestines and relieves constipation.
Symptom Regulation Guide: Small Ingredients Solve Big Problems 1. Cold: Differentiate between cold and heat before regulating. Wind-Cold Cold: 3 segments of green onion with white part + 5 slices of ginger + 1 piece of dried tangerine peel, boil in water to drink, induce sweating and dispel cold. Wind-Heat Cough: Pear skin + 3g Chuan Bei (Fritillaria) boiled with rock candy, clears heat and resolves phlegm. Chronic Cough: 10 cloves of garlic crushed + 20g rock candy, pour hot water to drink, taking for 3 days shows significant cough relief. 2. Cold Stomach Pain: Kitchen’s warming medicine. In winter, when stomach cold occurs, take 10g red dates, 20g ginger, 3 segments of green onion, and 30g brown sugar to boil soup, drink hot. For severe stomach pain, add 5g Wu Zhu Yu (Evodia). 3. Hair Loss and Graying: Nourish both liver and kidney for black hair. Black Bean and Goji Berry Hair Growth Soup: 100g black beans + 20g goji berries boiled until soft, one bowl each morning and evening, nourishes the kidney and darkens hair. Mulberry and Honey Paste: 1000g fresh mulberries boiled down to juice and concentrated, then add 300g honey, take 2 spoons daily mixed with water to improve premature graying.
Beauty and Health Secrets: Eating for Good Complexion 1. Spot Removal and Skin Nourishment: The anti-aging method of cooking pears in red wine. Cut pears into pieces with skin, pour in red wine to cover the ingredients, boil on high heat then simmer on low for 10 minutes. The fruit acids in pear skin are antioxidant, and red wine is rich in anthocyanins; eat twice a week. 2. Reduce Water Retention and Slim Down: The magical power of radish skin. Cold mixed white radish skin (salt marinated for 10 minutes + sweet and sour dressing), eat with breakfast daily. Radish skin contains mustard oil, which promotes diuresis and reduces swelling. Experts remind: The 3 Golden Rules of Dietary Therapy Identify Body Type: Cold body types should avoid raw and cold foods (like pears, bitter melon), while hot body types should eat less spicy foods (like ginger, Sichuan pepper). Control Cooking Time: Root vegetables (like radish, yam) should be cooked longer, while leafy vegetables (like mint, perilla) should be added later to retain medicinal properties. Focus on Pairing: Carrots and white radish should not be eaten together, as the former destroys the vitamin C in the latter.