Finally found the reason to eat spicy! Harvard University Says: Spicy Food May Be Good for Health

Spicy is a very special flavor, some people stay at a respectful distance from each other, some people are not happy with spicy food, and others want to eat but worry about affecting their health. Today, let’s talk about [spicy]. In addition to chili, pepper, ginger and so on also produce [spicy] feeling, but only the spicy of chili will be discussed here, and the spicy produced by other substances will not be discussed. [Spicy], is a kind of pain There is a substance in chili called capsaicin, which is also called capsaicin. The content of different varieties of chili varies greatly, which leads to chili [some are spicy and some are not spicy]. Capsaicin is a wax-like substance with Read More …

Home Taste Okra: It is not collagen but polysaccharide that is sticky and greasy.

Summer is scorching and appetite is poor. Fresh iced okra has become the savior on the dining table. Scald okra in boiling water, take it out, cut it in half, put it in the refrigerator, and match it with garlic sauce, soy sauce or mustard when eating. The crisp taste is mixed with smooth juice, and the cold feeling slides into the throat in an instant. What a beautiful word. At the same time, the mucus of okra has also been given a new meaning. It is said that eating more can supplement collagen. In addition, others say that eating okra is a [stimulant]. Is this true? What benefits can it bring to our health? It looks like chili, but Read More …

Six Truths about Eating Auricularia: Eating Auricularia to Clear Lung? Hypoglycemic? Lipid reduction? Can you be poisoned if you eat it for a long time?

The weather is hot and has no appetite? Let’s have a plate of cold agaric to stimulate the appetite. In the balanced diet we advocate, it is recommended to eat about 100g (wet weight) of mushroom and algae food every day, which is ideal. Auricularia auricula is a popular ingredient and is often controversial. Legend has it that Auricularia auricula has various magical [effects] and many taboos. Which are true and which are false? Can Auricularia clear lung? In case of serious air pollution or smog, it is often recommended to eat Auricularia auricula to clear the lung. In fact, the [lung] of [clearing lung] in traditional Chinese medicine is not the lung organ commonly believed at present. At the Read More …

How to drink a bowl of mung bean soup to clear away heat and relieve summer heat in the dog days?

I believe everyone’s memory of summer has a big iron barrel full of red-brown liquid. The canteen master went down with a spoonful and turned over a few beans before he suddenly realized: Oh, mung bean soup, a bowl! I’d like to talk about mung bean soup while I’m just in my life. Can mung bean soup really clear away heat and toxic materials? Frankly speaking, there is some truth in [relieving summer heat], and [detoxifying] is exaggerated. Mung bean soup is rich in polyphenol antioxidants, and the content of potassium and B vitamins is very high. It is simply a pure natural [vitamin mineral beverage]. Just think, in the scorching summer, everyone is sweating profusely and has little appetite. Read More …

Carrots must be fried with oil? You’ve been cheated for years

Carrots must be fried with oil! I’m afraid many people have not only heard this, but also heard it many times, even as a golden rule. There are many versions of this statement, such as: Carrots should be stewed with meat, carrots should be fried with meat oil, carrots should be fried with oil, and carrots should be fried with more oil… Do carrots have to be accompanied by fat? Only soluble in fat ≠ must be fried with oil. These statements seem quite reasonable: Carrots are rich in carotene, which can be converted into vitamin A in the human body and is important for skin, vision and normal immune function. Carotene is a substance that is only soluble in Read More …

Can onion soak wine [preserve health]? Beware of being fooled

Onions are rich in sulfur compounds, which can produce strong pungent smell, and are believed to have various [effects], such as treating colds, resisting viruses, resisting cancer, lowering blood pressure, reducing blood lipid, resisting inflammation, resisting oxidation, increasing bone mineral density, etc. Among health lovers, there is also [onion soaking wine] circulating. In many [health preserving] articles, it is claimed that drinking one or two of these wines every day has produced as many as 10 kinds of [miracles] and listed various effects of onions. However, these [miracles] [health preserving effects] have no scientific evidence and can only be regarded as urban legends and assumptions. Let’s just talk about onions. Onions are a good vegetable Like other vegetables, onions can Read More …

Can gout eat meat?

As we all know, you should eat less meat when you get gout, and the gout attack after each big fish and big meat is well known to all. At the same time, doctors and patients warned that the title of rich and noble disease has virtually deepened the awareness of [eating less meat when gout occurs]. However, when some patients control their diet, [eating less meat] often becomes [not eating meat], because they are afraid of pain. However, can gout really not eat meat? Don’t you have gout without eating meat? What problems should we pay attention to if we can eat? Can gout eat meat? First of all, gout can eat meat, but the type of meat, consumption Read More …

Truth: After eating crayfish, I feel sore all over. Is it muscle dissolution caused by washing shrimp powder?

Since July 2016, major hospitals in Nanjing have received dozens of patients with rhabdomyolysis caused by eating crayfish. The Nanjing Center for Disease Control has issued a special risk warning for crayfish consumption, reminding the general public that if they suffer from systemic or local muscle soreness within 24 hours after eating crayfish, they should go to the hospital in time and explain their eating history. In fact, as early as 2010, Nanjing has also had similar events, many people eat crayfish appeared muscle soreness. The [Nanjing incident] mainly has the following characteristics: all patients have muscle soreness symptoms, biochemical tests show creatine kinase, myoglobin and other indicators significantly increased, clinical diagnosis for rhabdomyolysis. Fortunately, most patients soon recovered and Read More …

Eating is a festival and summer heat: grouper, how can you eat it so as not to be poisoned?

As the saying goes, [eating meat is better than eating fish]. Some studies have pointed out that eating red meat (red-looking meat, pork, beef and mutton are all included) is closely related to colorectal cancer. But protein always needs to be supplemented. Especially as people get older, they are more likely to lack protein due to changes in eating habits. Then, eating fish once or twice a week is a good idea. A big, ugly guy Epinephelus is a large family. The vast majority of Epinephelus belong to tropical and subtropical fishes. There are about 60 species distributed along the coast of China, mainly in the southeast coast of China and the waters of Xisha and Nansha. Among them, more Read More …