We all know how fruit and vegetables are healthy, how many different vitamins and trace elements they contain. However, we do not always remember that there are factors that a useful product can turn into absolutely useless, and sometimes even harmful to health. In modern supermarkets for 12 months you can buy a ripe, fragrant strawberry, but are you sure of the benefits of such a miracle berry?
Scientists of all times and peoples are sure: each season gives us a special set of fruits and vegetables that are guaranteed to make your body healthy and give you great health. Chinese doctors have written about the need and importance of eating those products that "work" for energy conservation for millennia ago. The internal balance depends on what and when you eat, therefore, without knowing the basics of this theory, you can, unfortunately, break this balance.
In other words, every season has its own charm and its valuable products. What are the basic principles of seasonal nutrition, what foods are best used in winter and summer, in spring and in autumn?
Useful products for each season
According to eastern medicine, in winter and autumn it is important to store and store energy, and in the spring and summer - to cool the body, while preserving valuable energy. Therefore, the gifts of nature can be divided into 4 seasonal groups:
- Spring group - in the spring it is important to rebuild the body from hibernation, gradually move from hot dishes to warm ones( but be careful - it's more important not to overcool!).During this period, you should focus on various cereals, vegetables, and tea( preferably green).
- Summer group - it's time for a cool, fresh group of food. During this period, avoid heavy, fatty, hot foods, spirits and confectionery. Give preference to fresh vegetables, ripe fruit, cold herbal teas. But beware of too cold drinks - this is harmful to your gastrointestinal tract.
- Autumn group - it's time to prepare for the winter, so during this period you should eat boiled food, vegetables and fruits in the form of baked bread. It becomes cold outside the window, so we warm the body in autumn - we use ingredients and spices with a warming effect( garlic, pepper).
- Winter group - the time of hot food, which will help to save valuable for the body energy. Boldly eat protein foods, cereals( unpolished species), nuts, as well as spices and herbs that stimulate better circulation( onions, curry, cinnamon, garlic).
Eat foods that match the season, and your body will be very grateful to you! So, in any case, assure the eastern healers.