New Health Recipes for the Four Seasons

Four-season health preservation is based on the laws of spring temperature, summer growth, autumn harvest, and winter storage of all living things in nature, regulating the human body and diet to achieve the goals of fitness, disease prevention, and longevity. According to the traditional Five Elements theory, spring, summer, autumn and winter each have their own place. Spring is wood, which is the beginning of the growth of yang and the elimination of yin, so yang should be nourished. Spring is responsible for hair growth, and the internal organs of the human body belong to the liver and gallbladder. The way to maintain health is to nourish the liver. In principle, the diet should reduce acidity, increase sweetness, and nourish the spleen. Summer is fire, which is the extreme period when yang grows and yin disappears. Summer is responsible for growth. The human body's internal organs belong to the heart. In principle, the diet should reduce bitterness and pungent to achieve the purpose of nourishing the heart and lungs. Autumn is gold, a time when yin grows and yang disappears, so it is important to nourish yin. Autumn is the time of harvest. The internal organs of the human body belong to the lungs. The acidity in the diet should be reduced to achieve the purpose of moistening the lungs and nourishing the liver. Winter is water, the season when the earth collects and everything is subdued. The internal organs of the human body belong to the kidneys. Health preservation in winter should focus on nourishing the kidneys. In principle, the diet should reduce saltiness and increase bitterness to nourish the kidneys and nourish the heart.