The old man’s waistline is off the charts! Drinking the flavored Si Shen soup to replenish Qi

As they age, their physical strength and muscles will gradually decline. If their appetite remains the same but they do not like to exercise, the weight and waist circumference of elderly people with weak qi and blood, weak spleen and stomach will easily rise to "heavyweight" levels. Chinese medicine practitioners suggest that seniors who want to control calories by adjusting their diet can prepare the "Flavored Four Gods Soup" at home to replenish qi and strengthen the spleen. If they are afraid of gaining weight, they can just drink the soup without eating the ingredients.

Dr. Wang Song from the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine at Tong Hospital said that the concept of "fat people have weak qi" mentioned in the "Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic" is mainly because obese people have poor metabolism. In addition, the liver and kidney functions of the elderly are also relatively weak, which leads to the inability of kidney essence to nourish the internal organs of the whole body, and the phenomenon of spleen qi deficiency is prone to occur. When the spleen qi is deficient and cannot function smoothly, phlegm will be produced, and in the long run, obesity will occur due to poor metabolism.

【Chinese yam wine to strengthen the spleen and stomach, Chinese angelica wine to replenish qi】

Doctor Wang Song reminds that when obese elderly people often have poor appetite, but have abdominal distension and burping when full, are easily mentally sleepy, often feel heavy and weak limbs, feel very tired after a little exercise, and have thick and greasy tongue coating, slippery and weak pulse, they can eat Chinese medicinal diet that can replenish both qi and blood to regulate the spleen and stomach.

The main Chinese medicinal materials of the flavored Si Shen Soup include lotus seeds, coix seeds, yam, and water chestnut. It is currently the yam production season, so it is recommended to buy fresh yam for cooking, which tastes better. If you don’t like yam, you can use Poria cocos instead. In addition, add angelica, which has the effect of replenishing qi. It is best to use Chinese medicinal materials soaked in wine, because the prepared "wine angelica" can not only add fragrance, but also enhance the effect of promoting qi and blood circulation.

【Flavored Four Gods Soup】:

Ingredients: 6 qian of lotus seeds, 6 qian of coix seeds, 6 qian of fresh yam, 4 qian of Euryale ferox, 4 qian of Poria cocos, a piece of wine-cooked angelica, 3 qian of astragalus, 400 grams of spare ribs, appropriate amount of rice wine, and a little salt.

practice:

1. Blanch the spareribs first, wash and peel the yam, cut into chunks, and set aside from the spareribs.

2. Wash the Chinese medicinal materials and put them into the inner pot of the rice cooker together with the blanched pork ribs. Add water until the water level covers the ingredients. Pour 2 cups of water into the outer pot and press the switch to steam.

3. After cooking, add appropriate amount of rice wine and a little salt to season and it is ready to eat.

Do's and Don'ts: If you want to reduce calorie intake, you can use various mushrooms and tofu instead of spareribs. After cooking the Four Gods Soup, just drink the soup. Do not eat ingredients with high starch content such as lotus seeds and coix seeds.