Eat rice dumplings but don’t get fat! To prevent stomach upset, choose Roselle fat-removing and greasy tea

The Dragon Boat Festival is approaching, and although rice dumplings are delicious, eating too much glutinous rice can cause indigestion and stomach discomfort. Chinese medicine practitioners remind people to eat some vegetables and drink some fat-burning and greasy-relieving tea before eating rice dumplings to calm their stomach and intestines. At the same time, you should control the amount you eat. If you feel abdominal bloating and pain, you can press the Zusanli point to relieve it.

Dr. Chen Chaozong, chairman of the Taiwan Association of Primary Care Chinese Medicine Practitioners, pointed out that the number of cases of gastrointestinal discomfort will increase significantly around the Dragon Boat Festival, mainly because people eat too many rice dumplings. Although glutinous rice is sweet and warm in nature and can nourish the spleen and lungs, excessive intake can easily lead to gastrointestinal bloating, belching, and even vomiting, stomach pain and other uncomfortable symptoms.

Glutinous rice is difficult to digest, so don't eat too much

In addition, the glutinous rice in rice dumplings has a different starch composition from the commonly consumed white rice. After cooking, it becomes highly viscous and contains more protein. It is not easily digested in the gastrointestinal tract and is emptied more slowly in the stomach and intestines. Therefore, people with poor gastrointestinal function are prone to bloating. This is why glutinous rice is more difficult to digest.

Recommendation: When eating zongzi, it is best to slow down, chew thoroughly, and eat in small amounts. You can also choose whole grain rice dumplings that are high in fiber to prevent blood sugar from increasing too quickly. After eating the rice dumplings, you can also supplement with enzyme-rich fruits such as papaya, kiwi and pineapple, or pair them with sugar-free tea, which can effectively reduce greasiness and bloating.

Eat Zongzi without fat tea + massage

Chinese medicine practitioner Chen Chaozong emphasized that in addition to glutinous rice, the rice part of zongzi can be replaced by whole grains, such as wild rice, coix seed, oatmeal, red beans, etc. However, diabetics should note that these grains are still staple foods. After eating rice dumplings, the amount of other staple foods should be reduced to avoid excessive intake of sugar.

In addition, after eating rice dumplings, drink some fat-burning and greasy-relieving tea, take a short rest, get up and take a walk, or use your hands to gently rub your belly from the lower right to the upper left, which can increase abdominal blood circulation and promote gastrointestinal motility. It is also recommended to increase the amount of exercise. After all, the calories you eat can be burned off to reduce the chance of gaining weight.

Tea/Lotus Goddess Fat Removing Tea

• Ingredients: 7 grams of Roselle, 3 grams of Hawthorn, 5 grams of Lotus Leaf, and 2 Black Plums.

• practice:

• 1. Wash and drain all the ingredients, put them in a pot, add 700CC water and boil.

• 2. Simmer for 10 minutes, filter out the residue and it is ready to drink.

• Function: Remove greasiness and relieve bloating. Roselle can lower blood lipids, triglycerides and cholesterol, and has antioxidant effects and can scavenge free radicals; hawthorn can lower cholesterol, eliminate meat stagnation, promote blood circulation and relieve blood stasis, and resolve phlegm and promote qi circulation; lotus leaf has the effects of lowering blood lipids, cleaning the stomach and intestines, detoxifying and beautifying, and moistening the intestines and relieving constipation; black plum is sour, astringent and flat in nature, and has the effects of calming ascaris and relieving pain, and harmonizing the stomach and stopping vomiting.

Health massage point/Zusanli

• Acupoint: On the anterior and lateral side of the lower leg, 3 inches below the calf nose and one finger width away from the anterior edge of the tibia.

• Efficacy: It has the effects of regulating the spleen and stomach, adjusting qi and blood, promoting digestion, and replenishing weakness. Digestive tract diseases such as stomach pain and bloating can be treated by stimulating Zusanli.

【Intimate Reminder】：

No matter what kind of tea you drink, it is still important to control the amount of rice dumplings you eat. Everyone has a different tolerance and can digest different amounts of rice dumplings. Therefore, it is recommended that you observe for yourself. As the saying goes, "You should eat until you are 30% hungry." Stop eating when you feel a little full and enjoy the delicious food.