Winter tonic food becomes fashionable, but most people have blind spots in tonic food

When winter is approaching, we can see that many tonic health products, such as donkey-hide gelatin, are selling very well. That's because more and more people are paying attention to winter tonic, but it seems a bit blind and trendy for everyone to buy these health products. Therefore, we say that although winter tonic has become a fashion, most people have blind spots in tonic. Many people consume too many tonic health products, which result in nosebleeds, oral ulcers, etc.

Many people don't know how to nourish the body in winter

It is not difficult to find that nowadays more and more people pay attention to winter tonic, but many of these people are just following fashion and have not seriously thought about how to nourish themselves. They have not consulted a doctor and it is easy for them to fall into the blind spot of nourishment and even have no health problems. Therefore, winter tonic has become a fashion, but most people have blind spots in tonic. Let’s take a look at how to do it.

Many patients in outpatient clinics do not know how to take supplements, and there are many cases of "random supplements" and "barbaric supplements". In the outpatient clinic, every one or two days I would encounter patients asking for Liuwei Dihuang Pills to nourish the kidneys, but some patients are actually not suitable for it. For example, Liuwei Dihuang Pills are suitable for patients with red tongue, less coating, and thin and rapid pulse (meaning the patient's pulse becomes narrower and thinner and the rate increases). People with thick, greasy, and white tongue coating usually have dampness in their bodies and should not eat it.

So, under what circumstances do we need to take tonic food? According to reports, taking tonic food means replenishing the deficiency. The weather is cold in winter, so what is generally replenished is the yang energy in the body. If you have symptoms such as easy fatigue, panic, palpitations, sweating, back pain, cold legs, cold hands and feet, clear and long urination (increase in the frequency and amount of urination), then it is a manifestation of yang deficiency. It may be caused by kidney yang deficiency, spleen yang deficiency, or lung qi deficiency, which may result in symptoms such as chronic cough, white sputum, etc.

Traditional Chinese medicine also believes that it is not suitable to supplement if there is evil spirit in the body, such as dampness in the body, damp heat in the spleen and stomach, some old diseases have not been cured, and old diseases have recurred. If there is evil qi in the body, if you eat too much greasy food, the evil qi will stay in the body for a long time, and sometimes even aggravate the original disease.

Experts remind that proper tonic should only be taken when there is no evil energy or relatively little evil energy in the body. In addition, it is best to take tonic food in winter under the guidance of a Chinese medicine practitioner, and choose the medicine and method of tonic food according to your individual condition and physical characteristics.

Pay attention to two winter tonic misunderstandings

Myth 1: More is better

Many people feel physically and mentally exhausted due to the pressure of life and work, so they want to adjust their sub-healthy state by taking supplements. Others believe that "eating more tonic medicine can cure diseases and strengthen the body when you are healthy", and the whole family follows the same method to take tonic.

Experts say that ordinary people in today's society feel a lot of pressure, which leads to a series of negative emotions, which can lead to physical imbalances. For example, people who are under great stress have a higher incidence of gastric ulcers and digestive system disorders. This is what is called psychosomatic illness. Therefore, people with sub-health should not take supplements indiscriminately.

Myth 2: The more expensive, the better

Some people believe that the more expensive something is, the better, and they specifically choose ginseng, deer antler, bird's nest, and cordyceps to nourish their bodies. In fact, Lin Guoqing said that the more expensive something is, the more nutritious it is not necessarily. Fresh seasonal fruits and vegetables, natural fish, meat and eggs are good choices. All food is converted into three major substances in the body: carbohydrates, amino acids, and fats.

In addition, many young white-collar workers maintain their health by swallowing large quantities of various "pills" every day, such as chewable vitamin tablets, vegetable essence tablets and other health foods.

Experts say that relying solely on these refined "pills" and "tablets" to supplement nutrition will disrupt the balance of the human body. In fact, the human body's organs are not particularly sophisticated and are rather rough. But one advantage is that they can convert what we eat into what the body needs. Food that is too refined does not necessarily mean it is good.

In addition, some people eat a lot of meat to nourish themselves according to the custom of "putting on weight in autumn". Lin Guoqing said that animal foods such as beef, mutton and dog meat do have higher nutritional value. However, some places do not have the custom of "putting on weight in autumn". At the same time, according to the current living standards, most people have overnutrition, and blindly "putting on weight in autumn" is very inappropriate.

A light diet does not mean no supplementation. For example, many centenarians living in longevity villages are known to drink mountain spring water all their lives and eat rice and vegetables they grow themselves. A light diet with simple meals can help them live a healthy and long life.

What is tonic? Tonic is what suits one’s constitution. It is personalized tonic, and each person should take tonic according to their specific conditions.

For example, people in Fuzhou like to add the roots and vines of some herbs to meat to make soup, such as "pig's trotters stewed with seven-leaf root". Adding some herbal roots or vines to pig's trotters is a folk remedy mainly used to dispel wind, cold and relieve pain. In the past, people usually worked in the fields, and their feet would get cold and they would be afraid of the cold and pain. But it is not suitable for today's office workers. Some people take herbal supplements indiscriminately, even eating heart-breaking herbs. Similar cases are encountered in emergency rooms almost every year.

Although many herbs are basically both medicine and food, and most of them are safe to eat, these herbs are warm and hot. For some people with a hot constitution, they will cause stagnation and symptoms such as abdominal distension, dry mouth, bitter mouth, bad breath, ulcers, sweating, etc.

Therefore, when you are taking supplements in winter, you must pay attention to scientific food supplements and don't blindly follow the trend. After all, different individuals have very different physical conditions, and you must clarify the concept of supplements. In many cases, you can also consult a doctor or nutritionist around you to prevent winter supplements from becoming a fashion. Most people have blind spots in supplements, which leads to adverse situations.