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As the saying goes:"Nourishing the liver is nourishing life, and the liver is good for anything".After the beginning of spring, the weather warmed up, and we officially stepped into the vibrant spring.
In the theory of traditional Chinese medicine health preservation, spring is considered to be the best season for health preservation, and everything grows in spring, which is in line with the characteristics of vigorous liver function, and the human body is healthy when the liver qi is smooth.
Middle-aged and elderly people tend to weaken the liver's detoxification function as they age, which is due to:The ability of liver cells to repair themselves decreasesIn addition, the accumulation of bad lifestyle habits over the years, such as poor diet and emotional depression, will affect the normal function of the liver. Therefore, it is particularly important to nourish the liver in spring.
How to regulate the liver and improve the liver's detoxification function?
First of all, it is very necessary to adjust your mood and keep your mood happy; Secondly, proper physical activity can also enhance the function of the liver.
Again, the most direct and effective way is to:Conditioning through dietAs a large part of daily life, the role of diet should not be underestimated.
A proper diet can not only help detoxify the liver, but also provide the liver with the nutrients it needs to enhance its function.
Today I would like to introduce to you three kinds of "liver protection vegetables" recipes suitable for middle-aged and elderly groups after the beginning of spring, which are often eaten after the beginning of springDetoxify the liver, protect the liver, and cultivate a good complexion!
[1. Dumplings stuffed with shepherd's cabbage].
Main ingredients: 300 grams of shepherd's cabbage, 200 grams of pork filling, appropriate amount of dumpling skin, a small piece of ginger, salt, soy sauce, sesame oil.
Steps:
Step 1: Wash the shepherd's cabbage, blanch and chop it, squeeze out the water, mince the ginger and mix with the pork filling.
Step 2: Add the processed shepherd's cabbage to the meat filling, add salt, soy sauce and sesame oil and mix well, take a dumpling wrapper, wrap it with an appropriate amount of filling, and boil it until the dumplings float and then take them out.
Tips: Shepherd's cabbage, a seasonal vegetable in spring, is rich in vitamins and minerals, which helps the liver to detoxify, nourish blood and calm the nerves, supplement the nutrients needed by the liver, and strengthen liver function.
[2. Stuffed garlic sprouts and meat].
Main ingredients: 200 grams of garlic sprouts, 150 grams of lean pork, minced ginger, oyster sauce, cooking oil, appropriate amount of salt.
Steps:
Step 1: Cut the lean pork into a meat puree, add minced ginger, salt and oyster sauce to taste, wash the garlic sprouts and cut them into sections, and stuff the meat puree into the garlic sprouts.
Step 2: Add oil to the pot, fry the stuffed garlic sprouts until golden brown on both sides, add a small amount of water, cover the pot and simmer until cooked through.
Tips: Garlic sprouts are warm, spicy, rich in selenium and vitamin C, which can invigorate blood and eliminate blood stasis, strengthen the spleen and warm the stomach, have a good health care effect on the liver, promote the discharge of body waste, and improve the body's immunity.
[3. Glutinous rice steamed red dates].
Main ingredients: 100 grams of glutinous rice, 50 grams of red dates, appropriate amount of wolfberry, appropriate amount of rock sugar or honey.
Steps:
Step 1: Soak the glutinous rice in advance, wash and remove the core of the jujubes, fill the glutinous rice into the jujubes, and put it in the steamer.
Step 2: Sprinkle an appropriate amount of wolfberry, add rock sugar or honey, and steam over high heat.
Tips: Jujube is warm in nature, sweet in taste, rich in vitamins and trace elements, and has the effect of nourishing blood and soothing the nerves, strengthening the spleen and stomach.
In daily life, eating jujube can nourish the liver, enhance the blood reserve of the liver, and have a good effect on poor complexion and physical decline.