Eat tonic food without eating fat! Chen Chaozong: Medicinal tea drinks to reduce fat and replenish qi

Many people would say that it is the most difficult to lose weight in winter, because in winter many people’s appetite and food intake will increase greatly, and the cold weather will make many people just want to stay at home, curl up in bed, and not want to move. However, if you want to lose weight, you must control your diet and exercise moderately. These two things are the most difficult to do in winter. Because the temperature drops in winter, the human body needs to increase calories to maintain body temperature, so it will naturally want to eat and reduce calorie consumption. Therefore, wanting to eat more and not wanting to move are both instinctive reactions of the human body. When the cold wave hits, you have to fight against the body’s instincts, which really requires strong willpower. So let Chinese medicine, diet and tea help you!

Chinese medicine practitioner Chen Chaozong (left) stressed that in winter, if you are afraid of gaining too much weight by taking supplements, you can use medicinal teas to prevent weight gain. (Photo courtesy of Chen Chaozong Chinese Medicine Clinic)

In fact, people who want to lose weight only need to pay more attention to the ingredients and cooking methods, and they can still eat happily in winter without gaining weight. The choice of ingredients should mainly be unprocessed natural foods, such as: coix seed, brown rice, radish, black fungus, oatmeal, red beans, almonds, winter melon, tomatoes, etc. They are rich in nutrients and have weight loss effects, which can make the body strong and light. The cooking method should be light, such as steaming, boiling, and braising. Many people who want to lose weight want to supplement their body in winter but are worried that eating sesame oil chicken, ginger duck, etc. will be too high in calories. Here, a Chinese medicine practitioner has carefully selected several medicinal teas to solve your worries about taking supplements but being afraid of gaining too much weight!

1. Food-reducing and Qi-boosting tea

Tea for reducing appetite and replenishing qi: can reduce appetite and replenish qi. (Photo courtesy of Chen Chaozong Chinese Medicine Clinic)

Ingredients: Astragalus, ginseng root, licorice, rose, chrysanthemum, hawthorn, cassia seed, Pu'er tea leaves.

Method: Bring 5 grams of each herb to a boil with 1500cc of water, then simmer for 15 minutes over low heat. Strain the herbs and you can drink.

Effect: Reduces appetite and replenishes qi.

2. Danshen fat-reducing tea

Danshen fat-burning tea: lowers cholesterol, promotes blood circulation and removes blood stasis. (Photo courtesy of Chen Chaozong Chinese Medicine Clinic)

Ingredients: 10g each of Danshen, green tea, Polygonum multiflorum and Alisma orientalis

Preparation: Boil the above ingredients together with about 600cc of water into juice, then remove the residue and drink it.

Efficacy: Lowers cholesterol, promotes blood circulation and removes blood stasis.

3. Barley and corn silk tea

Job's tears and corn silk tea: has the effects of promoting dampness, clearing heat, strengthening the spleen and reducing swelling. (Photo courtesy of Chen Chaozong Chinese Medicine Clinic)

Ingredients: 80g coix seed, 20g each of polygonatum, corn silk, red ginseng silk, and wolfberry

Method: Add 1000cc of water to the above ingredients and bring to a boil. Then turn to low heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove the residue and drink.

Efficacy: It has the effects of promoting dampness, clearing heat, strengthening the spleen and reducing swelling.

4. Kelp and pork ribs soup

Ingredients: 100 grams of kelp, 150 grams of pork ribs, 1 scallion, 3 slices of ginger, and appropriate amounts of salt and pepper.

practice:

1. Wash and cut the green onions into small pieces, separating the white and green parts.

2. Wash and cut the ribs into pieces, then blanch them in boiling water to remove the blood.

3. After soaking the kelp in water for 1 hour, wash and slice it.

4. Add appropriate amount of water to the casserole and boil, then add kelp, pork ribs, green onion and ginger slices and cook until done.

5.Finally, add green onions, salt and pepper to season.

Efficacy: Resolving phlegm and promoting diuresis, lowering blood lipids.

5. Three-color white rice:

Ingredients: appropriate amounts of white rice, red beans, coix seeds, wax gourd seeds, and cucumber.

practice:

1. Wash the red beans and coix seeds with clean water, put them into a pot and cook for two minutes.

2. Add the washed white rice and winter melon seeds and cook.

3. Sprinkle with diced cucumber after removing from heat.

Efficacy: Strengthen the spleen, promote diuresis, and reduce weight.