Elderly people eating leeks can replenish yang energy

　　Food is the most important thing for people. If you arrange your diet according to different seasons and your own hobbies, you can get twice the result with half the effort in maintaining your health. Although there is an abundant supply of off-season vegetables and everything you need, it is still better to eat less and eat more seasonal vegetables, fruits and foods. That is to say, you should eat in accordance with the four seasons, and try to nourish yang in spring and summer, and nourish yin in autumn and winter. Take spring for example, elderly If Yang Qi is insufficient, the diet should be matched with things that can help generate Yang Qi and help the body follow nature.

　　Stir-fried with spring leeks egg They are fresh and delicious, but leek zygotes are a spring health treat. Wash the leeks, drain and mince them ； Mix in the scrambled eggs, add salt, MSG and sesame oil and mix evenly ； Then roll out the dough, wrap the leeks and eggs with two thin layers of dough, and pinch them tightly ； Apply a layer of peanut oil to the pan. When the pan is hot, place the lettuce zygotes into the pan and sear them until golden brown on both sides. Be careful to use a slow fire to avoid burning. Chives are pungent and warm when eaten raw, and have the effects of dispersing blood stasis, promoting qi, stopping bleeding and reducing swelling. ； Cooked food is sweet and warm in nature, which can nourish the kidneys and yang, warm the middle and lower the body. The leeks in the zygote of leeks are about 70 to 80% cooked, and have relatively mild functions of dispersing blood, nourishing yang and strengthening the stomach. People with cold pain in the abdomen, indigestion, cold pain in the waist and knees due to kidney yang deficiency can eat more leeks.

　　It is said that the word "leek" for "leeks" was originally written as "jiu", and later it was written as "leeks" in a pictographic way based on the planting conditions of "one longlong" of leeks. In the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, one, three, five, seven and nine represent yang numbers, among which nine is the largest yang number. ； The ancients believed that nine vegetables had a strong effect in generating yang energy, so they were written as nine vegetables. ； The character "韭" is composed of nine pictures, which is both pictographic and coincident with the yang number nine. The elderly have insufficient yang energy and are very suitable for eating leeks.

　　Fried toon eggs and cool toon sprouts are also Professor Chu Yuxia’s favorite dishes in spring. Toona sinensis has a bitter taste, neutral nature, non-toxic, and rich aroma. It has the functions of appetizing and refreshing, clearing rash, clearing away heat and dampness, detoxifying and killing insects. There are more infectious diseases in spring. Eating more toon can prevent infectious diseases. There is a folk saying that eating toon buds in spring will not catch diseases. Although Chinese toon is good, it should be eaten in moderation. Eating too much can cause gas irritation and wind. asthma paroxysmal disease disease Don't eat it.

　　Toona buds contain vitamin E and sex hormone-like substances. Eating it in spring can nourish yin and yang, and help the elderly resist aging. Toona buds should be picked and eaten before and after Grain Rain in the 24 solar terms. After that, the toona buds will turn into toon leaves, which have a poor taste and reduced nutritional value.