How to eat ginger for health in winter

　　Nutritional benefits of ginger throughout the day

　　In terms of a day, eating ginger in the morning is good for the body. The ancients said, "Eating ginger in the morning is better than drinking ginseng soup." ； Eating ginger at night is equivalent to eating arsenic. ”Eat a little ginger in the morning, right? healthy favorable. But eating it at night is not suitable because ginger is pungent and warm in nature and contains volatile oils, gingerols, resins and starch. It is inherently hot and can make people get angry and cause harm to their lives and health, so it is not suitable to eat it.

　　As the saying goes, “If you eat carrots in winter and ginger in summer, you don’t need a doctor’s prescription. ”Therefore, eating ginger in summer is better for the body. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that ginger can benefit the spleen and appetite, stop vomiting, warm the menstruation and dispel cold, relieve headaches and fever, and regulate chronic cold and cold, and cholera. stomach ache , vomiting and diarrhea, etc.

　　Why should we eat less ginger in winter?

　　In winter, the climate is dry and there is a lack of moisture in the air. The human body also lacks moisture. Ginger is hot, and it loses a lot of water during cooking, which accelerates blood circulation. It is easy to get angry after eating, aggravating the harm of dryness to our human body. Choosing radish during meals can eliminate cereal grains, eliminate phlegm, and stop phlegm. cough , quench thirst, and benefit the qi of the internal organs. Because radish belongs to earth, it is in the middle according to the five elements of traditional Chinese medicine, which is good for the spleen and stomach and the middle qi. Therefore, taking radish in winter can prevent disease , good for health.

　　The saying "eat radish in winter and ginger in summer" means that eating radish in winter and ginger in summer are particularly suitable, but it does not mean that these two foods cannot be eaten in other seasons. In fact, ginger can be eaten all year round and is a good condiment. In addition, the weather is cold in winter and it is easy for people to cold , and ginger soup is particularly useful for colds and colds. The temperature difference is large in winter, so it is very suitable to drink ginger water to drive away the cold when you go from cold outdoors to indoors.