Is starch the enemy of weight loss? Long-term skipping of meals can lead to fatigue

"Starch is the foundation of the 'cell pyramid'? Are you kidding me? Starch is a killer that makes you fat!" In recent years, starch has almost become the enemy of beauty lovers. Open newspapers and magazines, and you will see people jumping out to draw a clear line between starch and starch almost every day: "Starch? It's better to eat less, it will make you fat." "I will never touch starch. White rice, bread, and pasta are all my no-nos." "Starch will make you fat. Only by eating meat and not starch can you maintain a slim figure."

Starch has a big responsibility

However, is starch really just a negative role that contributes nothing to the body? Of course not. The reason why starch shoulders the important responsibility of being at the bottom of the cell pyramid is because starch is the source of energy needed by the brain, nervous system and red blood cells. In the concept of traditional Chinese medicine, starch has important functions such as replenishing qi, calming the nerves, anti-aging and anti-oxidation. The body without starch is like a pyramid without roots and base. When faced with disease and environmental challenges, it will immediately collapse.

Eating "rice" can improve 20 years of constipation

When I was teaching in Hong Kong, a businesswoman’s wife asked me in distress, "I have suffered from constipation for more than 20 years. Is there any way to improve it?" I asked her, "Are you eating enough rice? Are you taking in enough starch?" Unexpectedly, she stared at me with wide eyes and asked me back, "No! Eating makes you fat, and the doctor said I am allergic to rice. I haven't eaten starchy foods like rice for about 20 years." I smiled and asked her to trust me for the time being, put aside her concerns about gaining weight and allergies, and start eating starchy foods, especially rice.

More than a month later, the student announced with joy that her constipation condition had almost completely improved. What made her even happier was that she showed no signs of gaining weight. In fact, her lower abdomen became flatter because the old stool had been eliminated.

"Rice bucket" has more layers of protection than others

There is also a fashion designer in Taipei who is tall and beautiful, dresses fashionably and appropriately, and is the type that makes people's eyes light up in the group. Naturally, this is another beauty-loving person who doesn't touch starch. In the past, in order to maintain her figure, she hardly ever ate starchy foods such as rice. It was not until she heard that she should eat more rice to maintain health in accordance with natural laws and the "cell pyramid" that she reluctantly accepted rice again.

To her surprise, after eating rice for a while, her figure remained graceful, her severe hair loss problem disappeared, and her complexion became better. Now she jokingly calls herself a "glutton". When she goes out to eat with friends, others are eager to eat rice, but she eats bowl after bowl. It turns out that "gluttons" are not fatter than other people who don't eat starch, they are just healthier and more energetic.

If you do not eat starchy foods for a long time, your body will not only be prone to fatigue and restlessness, but more importantly, the body will consume the protein in the muscles and the glycogen in the liver due to insufficient sugar, which is a huge burden on the body. It is definitely not a smart idea to only pursue slimness and not health. You may lose weight by not eating rice, but the price you pay is losing your health. Especially when disease strikes, "gluttons" are definitely better able to resist it than those who don't touch starch.

This article is from Times Culture's "Natural Laws"