Gu Yan-yun: “Equinox persons, yin and yang are relative to a half, so day and night, summer and winter are rather flat.” Chinese medicine, it is conditioning the body in the vernal equinox season of yin and yang balance, coordination of body functions important occasion, so we should pay attention to food and beverage, a good time to take a good health. However, when the body metabolism mismatch, the body will appear in certain elements of imbalance, resulting in premature aging and disease. Especially in the equinox season, this time the body's blood and hormonal activity is at its peak, but the changeable weather of spring imbalance in the body will, in turn, induced a range of diseases. For this reason, experts suggest that a scientific and rational diet, which helps the body balance of yin and yang vernal equinox season conditioning.

First, pay attention Liver. Traditional Chinese medicine theory holds that the spring should be the liver, the summer should be at heart, the spleen should be a long summer and autumn should be the lung, kidney winter should be. Spring is the season of high incidence of liver disease need to pay attention Liver, coordinate the liver yin and yang balance. Sweet food can Bugan kidney, such as medlar, walnut, peanut, jujube, longan and so on. The reception of liver injury in spring, even more inappropriate for drinking. Bubble point chrysanthemum tea, mint hot water played a clear role of the liver, or drink electrolyte-rich drinks, such as Pocari Sweat special, but also in the spring was a good drink.

second, complementary yin and yang of food. Food sub-cold, hot, warm, cool, flat five kinds of attributes. Such as in cooking fish, shrimp, crabs and other cold foods, you need to add onions, ginger, wine, vinegar sauce warm to prevent cold side dishes cool; Another example is to eat leeks, garlic, papaya and other help-yang class cuisine , accompanied by eggs and other ingredients Ziyin to achieve the purpose of yin and yang complement each other.

The third is to eat seasonal vegetables. Each season has its climatic conditions for growth in line with seasonal vegetables, may Heaven and Earth refined gas, high nutritional value. Yang-Yang efficacy to eat a leek, can enhance the human stomach qi; bean sprouts, sugar pea, lettuce and other ingredients to help the growth of functional activation of the body; while eating mulberry, cherry, strawberry and other nutrient-rich fruits in late spring, then be able to lungs Sheng Jin, nourishing Yanggan. Of course, in addition to attention to diet, the key to health, or to improve their own immunity. In terms of ideology to maintain the relaxed, happy, optimistic and positive mental state. In the living activities should adhere to the appropriate exercise, maintaining a normal sleep time. Note added water and electrolytes, in order to promote the blood circulation system, help maintain body balance and health to achieve the best results.

(taken from the “Hong Kong Commercial Daily”)