Keep in mind the eight taboos for health preservation in the beginning of autumn

Eight taboos of taking supplements in the beginning of autumn

Avoid taking supplements when you are not ill

Taking supplements when you are not sick will not only increase your expenses but also harm yourself. Taking too much cod liver oil can cause poisoning, and taking glucose for a long time can cause weight gain, increase blood cholesterol, and easily induce cardiovascular disease.

Avoid not distinguishing between reality and illusion

The treatment principle of traditional Chinese medicine is to nourish the deficient. Patients who are not suffering from deficiency should not take tonic medicine. Deficiency syndromes can be divided into yin deficiency, yang deficiency, qi deficiency and blood deficiency. Only by taking the right medicine can the body be nourished. Otherwise, it will be counterproductive and will harm the body. Although health care

It is not as strict a distinction as in treating diseases, but at least the subjects of diet should be divided into two categories: those that tend to be cold or those that tend to be hot. Those who are prone to cold are afraid of cold and like heat, have cold hands and feet, a tasteless mouth with excessive saliva, loose stools, clear and long urine, a pale tongue and a deep and fine pulse. If the patient is prone to heat, he will have hot palms and soles, dry mouth, bitter taste in the mouth, bad breath, dry and hard stools, short and dark urine, red tongue, and rapid pulse. If you use medicinal food without distinguishing between cold and heat, it will easily add fuel to the fire.

Avoid the idea of ​​more is better

Any tonic can be harmful if taken in excess. It is unscientific to think that "eating more tonic medicines can cure diseases and strengthen the body when you are healthy". If you take too much ginseng and antler supplements, it can cause abdominal bloating and loss of appetite; taking too much vitamin C can cause nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.

Avoid taking meat

Animal food is undoubtedly a good tonic. It is not only highly nutritious but also delicious. However, meat is not easy to digest and absorb. If you eat it for a long time, it is often too much for the elderly whose gastrointestinal function has declined.

Certain "by-products" of the digestive process, such as excessive fats, sugars and other substances, are often the causes of common and frequently occurring diseases in the elderly, such as cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and cancer. A light diet is not without nutritional value, especially vegetables. Modern nutrition theory holds that fresh fruits and vegetables contain a variety of vitamins and trace elements, which are essential nutrients for the human body.

Avoid using medicine as a substitute for food

Medicine supplements are not as good as food supplements. It is unscientific to focus on medicine and neglect food. Little do people know that many foods are also medicines with therapeutic effects. For example, eating more shepherd's purse can treat high blood pressure; eating more radish can strengthen the stomach and aid digestion, relieve gas and chest tightness, and resolve phlegm and relieve cough; eating more yam can nourish the spleen and stomach. Walnuts, peanuts, red dates, lentils, lotus roots, etc. that we consume daily are also good tonic foods.

Avoid focusing on "in" and neglecting "out"

With the improvement of people's living standards, many families have meat and greasy meals every day. The acidic toxic substances produced by the metabolism of these foods need to be discharged in time. However, the accelerated pace of life has caused many people to have irregular bowel movements or even have loose bowel movements.

secret. Therefore, in recent years, health experts have proposed a new health care concept that focuses on "negative nutrition", that is, paying attention to the excretion of human waste, reducing the retention and absorption of "intestinal toxins", and advocating that while taking supplements, we should also pay attention to timely and smooth bowel movements.

Avoid constant "supplementation"

Some people like to take a certain kind of supplement according to their own taste, and then develop into "picky eating" or "food addiction" after years of unchanged eating habits, which is not good for health. Because medicines and food have both health-care and therapeutic effects, they also have certain side effects. Taking them for a long time or in excessive amounts will affect the nutritional balance in the body. Especially the elderly,

Not only do the functions of various organs decline to varying degrees, requiring comprehensive and systematic conditioning, but different seasons also have different needs for health care drugs and foods. Therefore, it is necessary to make adjustments according to different situations. We cannot make constant and unchanging supplements to the end.

Avoid the more expensive the supplement

“Scarcity makes things valuable.” Those noble traditional foods such as bird’s nests and shark fins actually have no special therapeutic effects, while very common foods such as sweet potatoes and onions have therapeutic value that is worthy of attention. In addition, all dietary therapies have certain targets and indications, so the medicinal food should be determined according to needs, "what is lacking, what is supplemented", and do not judge the quality based on cost. Especially for the elderly, practicality and low price should be the principles of nourishment.