The theme of food and health has probably become one of the
For example, if you see a scientist " dietitian " West , a healthy diet is based on the consumption of sufficient quantities of the recommended daily intake ( RDI) of carbohydrates, protein, fiber, vitamins and minerals. It does not necessarily matter if carbohydrates and vitamins from fortified sugary cereals or sweet potatoes . With some opposition, there are different schools of "nutritionist" , which are generally more imaginative with diet and nutrition can promote a more natural diet based on the consumption of vegetables, legumes , whole grains and lean meats as well as various supplements . Then there are more specialized nutritionists or naturopaths who may favor certain ways of eating foods such stressing that diets low in fiber, carbohydrates, Candida diets, fasting , food combining or raw food groups . And of course there are plans weight loss. Plans for us to lose weight. It goes without saying that these plans are not popular in developing countries .
There are so many diets . Just to name a few - it is the paleolithic diet , diet food combining , the Weight Watchers diet , the plan F, the exclusion diet , the Zone diet , the Atkins diet, the Okinawa diet, Eskimo diet, the Dukan Diet Apple , a day diet , the banana diet , the grapefruit diet , the South Beach diet , the cabbage soup diet , juice fasting, specific carbohydrate , gluten-free diet , the warrior diet , alkaline diet, blood type diet , the Dr. Hay diet, macrobiotic diet, candida diet , diet rich in protein , low protein diet , diet rich in carbohydrate , low carbohydrate diet , the French women do not get fat diet , diet low glycemic index , Raw foodism , the sugar busters diet , there is even a junk food diet . The list is endless. I found over 400 different regimes - most of them related to weight loss, but some of them were to improve health or simply to improve general health.
Perhaps , as the final curtain is drawn to the last of human civilization , there will be many plans in existence than there are stars in the sky.
And just to confuse things even more , I will talk about feeding the oriental medicine.
In the system of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) of Oriental medicine , food is classified with different energy qualities . They may be heat - they put the heat in the body . Or cooling - in that they cool the body. They can also be wet forming - causing phlegm, mucus or gain weight. Some foods increase the yang energy of the body and nourish the yin other . Some foods can be considered neutral . Basically all the qualities of energy foods which affect the body in different ways.
Foods that are considered heating the spices, red meat and lamb . Cooling foods are usually raw foods such as cucumber, eggplant and raw fish. Wet forming foods are dairy products , oil and sugar.
Some foods tone or weaken certain organs , for example, the sweet taste affects the spleen and stomach , which regulates the digestive system. Naturally sweet foods such as cereals - two white and brown tone the spleen and stomach . However, foods too sweet as refined sugar , sweets and cakes can weaken .
The yin and yang foods has many aspects and is not quite as simple as that. One way to see the yin foods is that they increase the yin aspects of the body such as blood and flesh. Therefore proteins such as meat and fish can be considered yin . Foods that are rapidly increasing energy can be considered as yang alcohol or refined sugar. However, as noted in the article on the yin and yang, everything is relative. For example , although the meat can be considered yin , red meats are considered more yang compared to white meat and fish can be considered more yin than white meat that, so are relatively yang. Make sense ?
Foods are grouped by color according to the theory of the five elements . For example, the color white is said to resonate with the metal element and in particular lung and large intestine - white if the food colors can be beneficial for the lungs - as cauliflower or white rice. Green tonifys the element of wood - the liver, if the greens can be beneficial for the liver.
Foods are grouped by shape . Bean resembles the human kidney and is said to tone the kidneys. Nuts look like brains and are said to invigorate the brain.
As patches like . Meat offal as animal liver , kidneys and intestines are said to nourish the corresponding human equivalent . Pig blood ( black pudding ) can feed on human blood.
Foods are classified by action. For example, spicy foods encourage perspiration and sweating. If we have stagnant energy , such as poor circulation or overweight - and some spicy foods can move traffic and encourage the opening of pores. Well, it can be a quick solution to the underlying problem. Too much yang ( spicy foods ) may eventually lead to too much yin (mucus , phlegm and excess weight ) in the body undermine .
Wet wet forming foods cause in the body. This can be considered as mucus or phlegm . Some people are intolerant to dairy or wheat, and when they eat , they can find an accumulation of phlegm and mucus in the throat or even in the stool.
How food is cooked also affects their energetic qualities . For example , fried foods , grilled and roasted involve the use of more intense heat in a short time and has a burning effect on the food. They are considered more yang compared to boiling or steaming , which tends to soften the food and is considered a yin method. In particular , frying is frying in particular both a wet and yang form heating effect on the food because of the combination of heat and oil ( wet food ) . Deep fat fried foods can be very difficult for people with weak digestive systems to digest . An excess of this kind of food can lead to what TCM is described as moist heat in the body. Moist heat refers to any type of inflammation Cat - filled or painful inflammation. We see it in the fast-food employee teenager who eats hamburgers and free chips every day for lunch and suffers from cystic acne. We see this in the middle-aged person who eats fried rump steaks , ribs and fried chicken every day and suffering from swollen joints . A historical example of moist heat is the condition of gout - a painful arthritic condition that affects the foot. It was called the "king of diseases and the disease of kings " or " rich " man disease. When King Henry VIII was not busy destroying the women of the church and the beheading, he was famous to suffer from this condition " wet heat " that is associated with an extreme excess of rich foods and alcohol.
There are other different principles - a bit of a taste can strengthen an organ or function of the body. So , a little sweet (from grains) can tone the spleen and stomach. A little bitter taste - tonifys heart , a little spicy tonifys lung, liver tonifys sour , salty tonifys kidneys. However, too much flavor can weaken the same body . Too much sugar (refined sugar) weakens digestion. Too spicy (curry ) weakens the lungs. Some people after eating strong curry can get a large amount of mucus in the throat after .
There is a debate on raw and cooked foods. In the therapy of Chinese food, it is recommended to cook food. This contrasts with the movement of the West raw food - especially popular in California, which says that the cooking process " denatured " food first and destroys enzymes. However , everyone can not tolerate raw foods . Raw foods can lead to an upset stomach and excessive flatulence in people less robust digestive systems .
Other questions are vegetarianism and fasting. Despite the proximity of India and China and the transfer of ideas which lasted for centuries between the two countries , there are fundamental differences in eating habits and diet. In traditional Indian medicine , fasting ( abstinence from food for a short period of time ) is made to rest the digestive system and detoxify the body. However, in the Chinese diet , fasting is not recommended because it is seen as weakening the digestive system. , Foods instead of just plain easy to digest and herbal teas are recommended in case of illness . Vegetarianism is also a common part of the Indian diet. However , vegetarianism is not so common in mainland China. There is an infamous quote by Prince Philip , when he commented on Chinese eating habits to the World Conference of wildlife in 1986. Typical Prince Phillip , it is offensive and shows that wealth and privilege does not necessarily confer humility and respect for others.
" If it has got four legs and is not a chair, if it has two wings and it flies but is not an airplane and if it swims and is not a submarine , the Cantonese eat" .
With the exception of Taoist monks and the Chinese are generally vegetarian. Tonifys meat both the yin and yang is considered an essential part of a healthy diet. In the Chinese diet, meals are usually a combination of vegetables, meat , fish, rice or noodles.
This does not mean that Indians are true and false Chinese or vice versa . The two ways to eat convey advantages and disadvantages to these people. What this teaches us is that there are no hard and fast rules when it comes to eating habits and eating habits.
A more important factor is that good digestion depends not only on the quality of the food we eat , but also our ability to digest . If our digestion is compromised, we will not absorb the necessary nutrients from it. In Chinese medicine , the spleen and stomach meridians and organs of digestion control. If they are weak , then we can suffer from low energy and other symptoms such as feelings of bloating or fatigue after meals, rumbling in the bowels , diarrhea and pain in the stomach or food intolerances . Food can not be properly absorbed causing low energy and a slim body. Conversely , too much food can be well absorbed but not properly converted into energy in the resulting weight gain and fatigue new body . In this way , we were able to eat the best food in the world and he will lose . When a person has a strong digestion , they can eat a Big Mac and fries and take profit. When a person has weak digestion , they can eat a meal Jamie Oliver and earn very little profit.
There is a common joke - only sick people can be found in health food stores. Conversely only healthy people are found in stores fried chicken .
Acupuncture aims to strengthen the digestive system. But there are times when digestion is naturally low as when we are recovering from an illness. Meanwhile, the Chinese diet recommends very simple and easy to digest food. Every culture has a version of this product. Chinese and Japanese have a very simple meal - called congee or rice porridge . It is available from some Chinese restaurants. Here is the recipe :
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