Lose weight and strengthen your body! Drink Soy Milk for Health in Four Seasons

It is the peak season for soy milk weight loss again. Many people drink 1 to 2 cups of soy milk every day to supplement nutrition, increase satiety and help control weight. But, you know? In addition to aiding in weight loss, soy milk, when combined with appropriate Chinese medicinal herbs according to the four seasons, has the health benefits of enhancing immunity and preventing illness!

Traditional Chinese medicine health care adapts to the seasons and drinks soy milk according to the seasons

Soy milk doesn’t just help with weight loss! Chinese medicine practitioner Chen Meifei said that soy milk is mainly made from soybeans, is rich in plant protein, and contains carbohydrates, oils, minerals and a large amount of fiber. It has high nutritional value and is suitable for daily health care. In addition, the soy isoflavones in soybeans are a type of plant hormone that helps women maintain their health during menopause; soy lecithin helps children's brain development and prevents and slows down memory loss and dementia in the elderly.

In traditional Chinese medicine theory, health care requires adapting to the seasons. While people are keen on using soy milk to lose weight, if they want soy milk to play a greater health-preserving role, it is recommended to refer to the four seasons and add appropriate Chinese medicinal materials to cook together. In addition to losing weight, it can also prevent the onset of seasonal diseases.

Nourish the liver, dispel wind and relieve symptoms in spring: In the theory of the five elements and five internal organs in traditional Chinese medicine, spring belongs to wood, and is the season when all things grow and buds sprout, making it a suitable season for nourishing the liver. In addition, the weather in spring is unstable, and people are prone to headaches and bronchial discomfort when exposed to the spring breeze. Therefore, spring health care should nourish the liver and dispel wind. People who follow the soy milk weight loss method can add these kinds of Chinese medicinal materials when cooking soy milk in spring. This can not only achieve the goal of weight control, but also take into account health care and reduce the chance of illness.

When cooking soy milk in spring, it is recommended to take 2 cents of Saposhnikovia divaricata and 1.5 cents of Chuanxiong, wash them and wrap them with cotton gauze, just like a stew bag, put them into 1000cc of soy milk, simmer over low heat until the soy milk boils, take out the Chinese medicine bag, let it cool and then drink. Fangfeng belongs to the liver and spleen meridians, and has the effect of dispelling wind and relieving exterior symptoms; Chuanxiong enters the liver and can improve headaches and dizziness.

In addition to aiding in weight loss, soy milk can also enhance immunity and prevent illness if combined with appropriate Chinese medicinal materials according to the four seasons.

Clear heart fire in summer to prevent heatstroke: In Chinese medicine theory, summer belongs to fire, and fire belongs to the heart. People are prone to symptoms such as dryness, dry mouth, bad breath, and poor sleep due to excessive heart fire. The treatment should be to clear heart fire and massage the liver. People with this condition can add 2 qian of Scutellaria baicalensis and 5 slices of licorice when cooking soy milk (1000c.c., the examples below are all the same amount). Scutellaria baicalensis has the effect of clearing the heart and reducing liver and lung heat, but it has a slightly bitter taste, so licorice is used to balance the taste.

In addition, some people are prone to heatstroke in the summer. Chinese medicine practitioner Chen Meifei said that the main reason is that the central body temperature regulation function is poor, which makes it impossible for the heat in the body to dissipate. This group of people mostly have qi deficiency constitution, and the conditioning should be to replenish qi and nourish yin. When cooking soy milk, add 3 grams of Codonopsis pilosula and 3 grams of Ophiopogon japonicus and cook together. Codonopsis can replenish qi and Ophiopogon can nourish yin. If you are prone to asthma, allergies or poor gastrointestinal function, it is recommended to use 2 grams of golden ginseng instead of the aforementioned Codonopsis pilosula.

Nourish yin, nourish the lungs and moisten dryness in autumn: Autumn is a dry season, which can easily damage the lungs and cause symptoms such as nasal allergies, dry cough, asthma and bronchial discomfort. In autumn, it is advisable to nourish the lungs and moisten the dryness. When cooking soy milk, you can add 2 cents of asparagus and 1.5 cents of raw rehmannia to help maintain the health of the lungs and respiratory system. Asparagus has the effect of nourishing yin and moistening the lungs, while Rehmannia glutinosa can nourish yin and replenish blood.

Nourishing the kidneys, warming the meridians and dispelling cold in winter: The weather is cold in winter, and it is easy to feel tired, have cold hands and feet, and sore muscles and bones. The focus of health care at this time is to nourish the kidneys and warm the meridians and dispel cold. Soy milk itself has a warming and tonic effect. Adding 2 grams of cinnamon twig and 3 grams of Chinese yam when cooking can not only help with weight control, but also have the health benefits of warming the meridians and dispersing cold, strengthening the spleen and kidneys, regulating female hormones, enhancing physical strength and preventing diseases.

Chinese medicine practitioner Chen Meifei said that the active ingredient of yam is its natural mucus. Although it has high nutritional value, it tends to become sticky and have a bad taste when cooked with soy milk. Chinese medicinal yam made through processes such as sun exposure or drying, slicing, etc. has less excess water and does not feel mucus to the touch, but still retains active ingredients. When cooked with soy milk, the soup can remain watery.

Drinking health-preserving soy milk in the morning or at noon when the Yang energy is stronger can better achieve the health-preserving effect.

There are tips for drinking healthy soy milk! Best time to drink during the day

Chinese medicine practitioner Chen Meifei said that it is recommended to drink health-preserving soy milk in the morning or at noon when the yang energy is stronger, so as to achieve better health-preserving effects. Many people are used to exercising after get off work. It is recommended to drink health-preserving soy milk for replenishment after exercise. It is recommended not to exceed 8 pm at the latest. If necessary, the exercise time can be moved forward.

In addition, when people cook soy milk, they must make sure it boils and is fully cooked. Uncooked soy milk may contain toxic substances and bacteria, which can easily cause gastrointestinal inflammation, diarrhea and metabolic disorders if ingested by mistake. Soy milk is a food with high nutritional value. It is not only favored by humans, but also by bacteria and mold. If it is not stored properly (not refrigerated, kept in a high temperature environment for a long time, stored in a dirty environment, etc.), it will easily become sour and smelly. People who also have gout or stones should avoid drinking large amounts of soy milk or eating soy foods.