Post Date December, 03 2023
Due to the climate in winter, men, especially middle-aged and elderly men, are susceptible to the invasion of cold air and their body's resistance is weakened. So how can men take care of themselves in winter to have a healthy body? Below, the editor will introduce some winter health tips for men.
1. Supplementing vitamins
Vitamins play an important role in the human immune system, and the number and vitality of various immune cells are related to vitamins when the body resists external invasion. Therefore, during the autumn and winter flu season, don't forget to take vitamin C tablets daily, and you can also consume fresh vegetables and fruits rich in vitamin C, such as kiwi and oranges. To keep the respiratory mucosa constantly moist, vitamin A should also be supplemented, with the best sources being fennel, carrots, and cabbage. In addition, often eat a small pinch of walnuts or sunflower seeds, which are rich in vitamin E.
2. Appropriate Syndrome Differentiation Dietary Therapy
In winter, targeted dietary therapy should be given according to one's own situation. If you already have a disease, you should follow the doctor's advice and not blindly seek dietary treatment. For example, diabetics can use Huai yam, kudzu powder, etc. as therapeutic food, but avoid using japonica rice and other foods with more sugar. For those with high blood lipids, arteriosclerosis, coronary heart disease, cholecystitis, gout, and other diseases, they should never use foods with high protein, fat, or polysaccharides, such as turtle, longan, etc. Because consuming such foods can actually promote the development of the condition.
3. Yiwen Kidney Filling Essence
In winter, consume foods that are rich in nutrients, warm the kidneys and replenish essence, produce high calories, and are easy to digest, such as lamb, complement the deficiency of the body, benefit the kidneys and qi, and improve immunity. Or take Tonic Diet for conditioning, such as 200g beef, 250g fresh yam, water frying, until the meat is cooked, eating meat and drinking soup, and tonifying the lung and kidney. You can also eat warm fruits, such as dates and persimmons, to nourish the blood, kidney, and essence, and resist cold pathogenic factors.
4. Suitable fruit and vegetable supplements
Winter is the off-season for vegetables, and attention should be paid to consuming vegetables rich in vitamins A, B, and C, such as cabbage, radish, carrots, bean sprouts, rapeseed, apples, oranges, etc; Eat more foods rich in calcium, iron, sodium, potassium, and other nutrients, such as shrimp, shrimp skin, sesame, sesame sauce, pig liver, bananas, etc.
(Intern Editor: Lin Yanjuan)
