High fiber for weight loss without harming your body! Three Chinese herbs must be added to fruit and vegetable juices

What should you do if you want to lose weight but don’t have time to sit down and eat vegetables and fruits? Many office workers choose to make a glass of fruit and vegetable juice after returning home from get off work, gulp it down, and quickly replenish fiber. However, Chinese medicine practitioners remind us that vegetable and fruit juices have a cold nature and are best paired with three kinds of medicinal herbs to harmonize their properties. They should also be consumed during the day to avoid harming the body instead of maintaining health.

Most fruits and vegetables have a cold nature, so be careful when consuming vegetable and fruit juice for weight loss!

Dietary fiber not only promotes intestinal motility and helps eliminate intestinal stool and toxins, but also increases satiety and reduces the intake of other high-calorie foods. It is indeed one of the essential nutrients for people who want to lose weight. Among all kinds of food, vegetables and fruits can provide the most dietary fiber. However, from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, the properties of most vegetables and fruits are cold. If you eat them like this for a long time, you will easily develop a cold constitution and slow down your body's metabolism, which will affect your weight loss results and make you fatter.

Adding warming Chinese medicinal herbs and ingredients such as turmeric, cinnamon, and ginger powder can balance the cold properties of fruits and vegetables.

Limit your daily intake of fruit and vegetable juice to 1 cup. 3. Chinese medicine to balance the coldness

Zhou Zonghan, attending physician of the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine at the Ren'ai Branch of Taipei Municipal United Hospital, reminds that it is best for women to not use vegetable and fruit juice to lose weight. If they just want to quickly replenish fiber through vegetable and fruit juice, it is best not to exceed 1 cup (about 250c.c.) a day, and add warm Chinese medicine and ingredients such as turmeric, cinnamon, and ginger powder when making vegetable and fruit juice or after making it, so that the properties of the vegetable and fruit juice change from cold to warm, prevent gynecological diseases, and improve weight loss efficiency.

• Turmeric: It is warm in nature and has the effects of promoting blood circulation, improving blood circulation, and balancing coldness. Modern medical research has found that it has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory functions. Adding 2 to 3 grams of turmeric powder to vegetable and fruit juice every day and then drinking it can help lose weight and maintain health.

• Cinnamon: It is hot in nature and can warm the fire in the lower part of the body, improve dysmenorrhea, promote blood circulation, and improve cold hands and feet. The recommended daily amount of cinnamon powder to be taken with vegetable and fruit juice is 1 to 2 grams.

• Ginger powder: Ginger tastes spicy and slightly warm. It has the effects of harmonizing the stomach, detoxifying, promoting diuresis, inducing sweating and promoting circulation. It is recommended to eat it with the skin. Add 2 slices of ginger slices cut into fine powder each time you make vegetable and vegetable juice. After making juice, drink it with the juice and residue.

Fruit and vegetable juice should not be stored for a long time after being blended and should be consumed immediately to avoid oxidation and deterioration of the juice.

The ratio of vegetable and fruit juice is 2:1. Drink it during the day.

In addition to adding appropriate amounts of warm Chinese medicinal herbs to balance the cold properties of fruits and vegetables, Chinese medicine practitioner Zhou Zonghan said that before drinking fruit and vegetable juice, one should also pay attention to the amount of vegetables and fruits consumed, especially fruits with a high sugar content. The amount should be controlled within 2 servings per day. Excessive consumption can easily cause blood sugar to rise and cause obesity. The recommended ratio of vegetables to fruits is 2:1; if the ratio of vegetables to fruits is 3:1, the flavor of the vegetables will be more pronounced and the taste will be better after cooking.

In addition, Chinese medicine practitioner Zhou Zonghan also reminded that vegetable and fruit juices should not be stored for a long time after being made and should be consumed immediately to prevent oxidation and deterioration of the juice. It is recommended to drink it in the morning or at noon when Yang energy is strong. Drinking it at night may cause frequent urination and affect sleep. Women with gynecological diseases such as uterine fibroids and endometriosis should try to reduce their consumption of fruit and vegetable juices. They should also stop drinking fruit and vegetable juices during their menstrual period to avoid affecting the health of their reproductive system.