Elderly people can eat cold food appropriately in winter

Eat some cold drinks as appropriate

In winter, people's lungs are full of fire, and there seems to be a lot of "heat" phenomena. Therefore, there is a folk saying of "eating radish in winter and ginger in summer." Although the outside climate is cold in winter, people wear thick clothes, live warmly, and move less, so the heat accumulated in the body cannot be properly dissipated. In addition, the heat contained in the diet in winter is relatively high, which can easily lead to excessive fire in the stomach and lungs, and even the phenomenon of "fire in the triple burner", that is, the upper burner accumulates heat, manifested as a red tip of the tongue, and yellow and thick tongue coating, which can easily lead to Diseases of the upper respiratory tract, pharynx, tonsils, and oral mucosa; heat in the middle burner is mostly caused by overeating greasy, sweet, or tonic foods, which manifests as thick tongue coating, yellow urine, constipation, and thirst; heat in the lower burner is mostly caused by kidney deficiency, nephritis, cystitis, hemorrhoids, etc.

Eating some cold drinks in winter is aimed at extinguishing "fire". Not only does it have a faster effect, but it is also a unique enjoyment. Of course, eating cold drinks in winter should also vary from person to person, especially middle-aged and elderly people with poor gastrointestinal function should eat with caution. At the same time, cold food can only take away part of the body's heat, and it will only treat the symptoms but not the root cause. Therefore, eating some cold food, such as radish, lotus seeds, preserved eggs, etc., will have better effects.

Eat some cold dishes as appropriate

Winter is cold, and people like to eat foods with a lot of fat and high calories. In addition, there are few outdoor activities, so they are prone to gain weight, especially in the chest, abdomen and buttocks. In order not to gain weight, in addition to paying attention to physical exercise, eating more cold dishes can force the body to warm itself, consume more fat, and then achieve the purpose of losing weight!

Drink cold water often

If you can drink cold boiled water regularly, it can prevent colds, pharyngitis and certain skin diseases. Especially drinking a cup of cold water after getting up in the morning can not only enhance the detoxification ability of the liver and the elimination ability of the kidneys, promote metabolism, strengthen immune function, but also help lower blood pressure and prevent myocardial infarction.