🌿 Folk Prescriptions

1. Timing of meals is more important than what you eat. Scientific research has shown that consuming 2,000 calories in one meal at breakfast has little effect on body weight, whereas the same amount consumed at dinner leads to weight gain. Two groups of people ate identical foods—one group ate at 7 a.m., the other at 5:30 p.m. (consuming only one meal per day). Those who ate in the morning generally lost weight, while those who ate in the evening gained weight, regardless of individual constitution. This clearly demonstrates that timing of eating is more critical than food choice. Obese middle-aged and elderly individuals should eat more at breakfast and less at dinner.
2. Multiple daily meals are more important than fewer meals. Research shows that meal frequency and timing significantly affect serum cholesterol levels. For the same amount of cholesterol-containing food, spreading it across several meals results in lower cholesterol levels than consuming it all at once. Many people busy with work consume excessive meat, fish, poultry, and eggs during dinner, accounting for up to 70% of their daily caloric intake, causing sudden spikes in blood lipids, leading to vascular hardening and increasing the risk of coronary heart disease.
3. Food disinfection is more important than dietary supplementation. Recent studies suggest that in health preservation through dietary regulation, food disinfection should take precedence over nutritional supplementation. Due to industrial waste emissions and pesticide/fertilizer use polluting air, soil, and water sources, grains, fruits, vegetables, and even the air contain varying degrees of toxins. Ingesting or inhaling these toxins accumulates over time, potentially causing chronic poisoning; excessive intake may even be life-threatening. How to disinfect? First, maintain regular physical exercise to promote blood circulation, enhance the body’s resistance to toxins, and accelerate toxin elimination. Second, adopt scientific dietary habits with balanced nutrition, consuming more fiber-rich foods like whole grains, vegetables, and fruits daily to ensure smooth bowel movements and timely removal of waste and toxins. Third, choose uncontaminated or minimally contaminated foods, thoroughly wash and soak them before consumption, peel where necessary, and minimize toxin intake; also quit smoking and limit alcohol consumption. Fourth, consume foods with anti-pollution, detoxifying, and blood-cleansing properties such as pig blood, fungi, mung beans, seaweed, sea clams, celery, fresh fruit juices, and green tea. Additionally, drinking plenty of water helps accelerate toxin excretion.