Strive hard and don't fear the bitterness, hone a healthy body.

by 60888888 on 2010-02-22 11:21:44

What is the meaning of "striving for honey, eating vinegar, and not fearing bitterness"? The answer is honey, vinegar, and bitter melon. Nowadays, people are eating more refined food, but their gastrointestinal burden is becoming heavier. For this reason, experts have called out a new slogan for health - "striving for honey, eating vinegar, and not fearing bitterness." This means drinking more honey and vinegar, and eating more bitter-tasting vegetables such as bitter melon, celery, etc., which are beneficial despite their taste.

The nutritional benefits of honey need no elaboration. In clinical practice, honey can be used not only to treat gastritis but also in combination with certain drugs to treat ulcers. For example, dissolving 6 grams of honey in warm water on an empty stomach in the morning, or using 15 grams of Salvia miltiorrhiza, 6 grams of Saussurea costus, and 6 grams of honey-fried licorice root, decocted and mixed with honey, can help treat gastric and duodenal ulcers and various types of stomach pain.

Eating vinegar helps remove greasiness. The smell of vinegar stimulates the receptors in the nose and oral mucosa, which through neural feedback signals to the digestive system and the whole body, increasing appetite and aiding digestion. After the holiday season, it might be good to use more vinegar to clean the intestines.

Bitter melon and celery are commonly eaten vegetables with a slightly bitter taste. Bitter melon has very low calories, and regular consumption helps avoid high blood pressure, reduces lipid oxidation, and prevents cardiovascular diseases. Celery is even more nutritious, and regularly eating celery helps prevent hypertension, diabetes, gout, and other conditions.

Experts suggest that after holidays, one could set aside a day to replace all three meals with fresh fruit and vegetable juices, helping to alleviate the burden on the gastrointestinal tract.