Getting old is a biological process, no one can avert but delay it. At age 35, our body hormone production ( Kidney essences has depleted to a certain stage) has started to decline, if we don’t look after it, it will diminish faster that is how one is looked over than the other. According to traditional Chinese medicine, if you want to live healthy and longevity, you must nourish your kidney essence, enhance your qi and blood by eating foods promote the strong zhang fu organs. You also may need to make a lifestyle and eating habit change. Here are some foods classified accordingly to theirs tonification and what foods you need to avoid
I. Foods for kidney essence
To age healthfully, you need to tonify your kidney essence as early as possible.
1. Rice
2. Grains
3. Dark green leafy vegetables
4. Black soybeans
5. Black sesame seeds
6. Walnuts, chestnuts
7. Fish and shrimp
8. Seaweed
9. Lamb
10. Duck
11. Etc.
II. Qi tonified foods
1. Garlic
2. Cherry
3. Chicken
4. Coconut meat
5. Red and black date
6. Tofu
7. Squash
8. Sweet potato
9. Rice
10. Red bean
11.Artichokes
12. Brown sugar
13 Lamb
14. Molasses
15. Beef
16. Sunflower seeds
17. Chestnuts
18. Green beans
19. Ginger
20. Brown rice
21. Cinnamon
22. Etc
III. Blood tonified foods
1. Beef
2. Chicken
3. Chicken egg
4. Fish
5. Ham
5. Oyster
6. Salmon
7. Shrimp
8. Turkey
9. Apricot
10. Blackberry
11. Grape Raisin
11. Raspberry
12. Asparagus
13. Beet Dandelion Kale
14. Leafy greens Parsley
15. Spinach Turnip
16. Watercress
17. Black beans
18. Soybean
19. Sesame seed
20. Chlorella
21. Flaxseed oil
22. Etc.
V. What to avoid
1. Alternated food
2. Too much oilly and greasy food
3. Artificial ingredients
4. Stimulants ( except tea)
5. Smoking
6. Frequent sexual activity
7. Cold foods
8. Excessive drinking
9. Rigid exercise
10. Etc.
VI. Healthy life style
1. Regular and enough sleep,
2. Eating a balanced diet,
3. Regular moderate physical activity,
4. Having a healthy sex life, and
5. Coping with aging with positive approaches and less fear.
VI. Eat right
The Chinese longevity diet requires some simple rules
1. Eat just before hungry
2. Eat organic foods
3. Eat more rice, whole grain and vegetables
4. Chew food well
5. Never overeat at any time
Since foods are classified according to theirs natured state ( Hot, warm, neutral, cool and cold), please make sure you know your body constitution and weather before consuming. In order to get maximum benefit for the choice of foods, it advices that you work closely with a Chinese diet practitioner.
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