Menopausal Syndrome 280 Dietary Therapies

Author: Ge Fengchen
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Menopause is not a disease, improper regulation can turn it into one. As the body begins to age, it is essential to comprehensively regulate both body and mind. 280 types of cuisine, 280 types of regulation plans, delay aging, drive away menopause. Fluctuations and decreases in physical hormone levels can lead to irritability, restlessness, emotional excitability, and hot flashes. Good mood helps regulate the body's nervous and endocrine system, while poor mood can worsen menopausal symptoms. Avoid stimulating and excitatory foods. The diet should focus on high-protein, calcium-rich, and light foods, with an emphasis on eating fresh fruits.
Honey is made by bees collecting nectar and fermenting it in their hives. It is categorized into spring, summer, and winter honey based on the nectar collection season, with winter honey being the highest quality. Honey collected from the wild, such as from trees or caves, is known as wild honey, also called stone honey or rock honey, and is of the highest quality but in limited supply. Most honey found in the market is produced by beekeeping. The health benefits of honey have long been recognized by people. The Shen Nong Herbal Classic lists honey as a superior food beneficial to humans, the ancient Greeks considered honey a "gift from the gods," and the Indian Veda states that honey can promote longevity. The famous physician Tao Hongjing from the Liang Dynasty in China once said, "Daoist pills often use honey, and those who practice immortality may consume honey alone, believing it can lead to eternal life." While this statement may seem exaggerated, it fully illustrates honey's role in nutrition and medicine.
Nutritional analysis shows that honey contains about 35% glucose and 40% fructose, both of which can be directly absorbed and utilized by the human body without digestion. Honey also contains various inorganic salts similar to human serum concentrations, as well as a certain amount of B1, B2, and B6 vitamins, as well as iron, calcium, copper, manganese, phosphorus, and potassium. Honey contains amylase, lipase, and invertase, making it one of the richest foods in enzymes. Enzymes are substances that promote digestion, absorption, and a series of metabolic and chemical changes in the human body.
Honey has a pleasant aroma and taste. From a nutritional and health perspective, it is not only a tonic for longevity but also a valuable medicine for treating illnesses. The medicinal use of honey has a history of thousands of years in China and has proven to be highly effective. The Ming Dynasty physician Li Shizhen pointed out that "honey has five medicinal benefits: it cools the heat; nourishes the middle; moisturizes dryness; detoxifies; and relieves pain. Raw honey is cool, so it can cool the heat. Cooked honey is warm, so it can nourish the middle. It is sweet and harmonious, so it can detoxify. It is soft and nourishing, so it can moisturize dryness. Slow action can alleviate urgency, so it can relieve the pain of abdominal and muscle injuries. Harmonizing can bring balance, so it can harmonize all medicines and is as effective as licorice."
Clinically, honey can not only treat gastritis but also be used with certain medications to treat ulcers. For example, dissolving 6 grams of honey in warm water and taking it on an empty stomach each morning, or brewing a decoction with 15 grams of Salvia miltiorrhiza, 6 grams ofangelica, and 6 grams of prepared licorice, and then mixing it with honey, can treat duodenal and gastric ulcers, as well as various stomach pains. Why does honey have such therapeutic effects? It is because honey is a potential alkaline food. The manganese and other inorganic salts it contains promote the digestion and assimilation of food, thereby reducing the burden on the stomach and intestines and alleviating symptoms.