2023-11-14 01:34:24
〝In winter, save salt and increase bitterness to nourish the heart.”
“On the 72nd day of winter, reduce saltiness and increase bitterness to nourish the heart. Moisten the lower part and make salty, which belongs to water. The heart governs blood and belongs to fire. Water restrains fire. If salt is too salty, it will damage the lungs, darken the skin and damage the muscles.” –“Counsellor Sanyuan’s Life Extension Book”
The “taste” of winter diet: save salty and increase bitterness to nourish the heart.
In winter, the kidney meridian is strong, and the kidney governs the “salty” taste. In the relationship between the five elements in traditional Chinese medicine, “kidney water restrains the heart fire”, and strong water tends to hurt the yang. Therefore, the diet should be suitable to “nourish the kidneys and protect the heart”, especially for people with heart diseases. Moreover, the salty taste is cold in nature, which can easily damage the yang and blood. In winter, too much salty taste can damage the kidney yang. It is especially not suitable for people with cough and heavy water vapor. Since ancient times, health preservation has emphasized more and less salty taste. The bitter taste enters the heart. Among the five elements, it belongs to fire. Among the five flavors, sour, bitter and salty are yin. The bitter taste belongs to yin fire. It can be used with diet in winter to nourish the heart and kidneys. Daily diet options:
bitter foods
Lettuce, pork liver, lamb, oranges, kohlrabi, cocoa, coffee, roses…etc.
Food supplement recommendations
■ Consumption cough: Angelica mutton soup.
■ Stress family: rose honey tea.
■ Girls & Women: Rice dumplings made with rice wine.
■ When you are tired in winter: hot cocoa.
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