【合時湯水】瓜湯易煲又好味，功效不只是消暑 ⭐連湯渣吃就最好 ⭐煲湯後食材還保留部份營養 #星期四食材 煲湯好瓜 飲湯是香港人的養生秘技之一，根據季節與體質，挑選合適的食材或藥材，煲出一鍋保健湯水，美味之餘又能強身防病。如果你是入廚新手，覺得煲湯材料配搭很複雜，又不懂藥材屬性，不妨從簡單的瓜湯開始，按個人體質選擇合適的瓜類，簡單配以粟米、紅蘿蔔即可煲出清甜湯水；想湯味更濃郁可加入肉類，或豆類如黃豆、紅腰豆，甚至果仁如腰果、合桃、栗子亦可。 偏熱人士 症狀：喉嚨痛、口瘡、暗瘡、尿少色黃、大便偏乾硬/便秘 宜選瓜類：苦瓜、節瓜、絲瓜、木瓜 濕重人士 症狀：渴睡、容易出汗，胸悶、無食慾、水腫、大便稀爛甚至黏廁所 宜選瓜類：冬瓜、老黃瓜、絲瓜、節瓜 壓力大人士 症狀：心情鬱悶、多嘆氣、肋骨脹滿、乳房脹痛、噯氣、便秘 宜選瓜類：佛手瓜、絲瓜、木瓜、哈密瓜 怕冷人士 症狀：四肢及身體冰冷、渴睡、自汗、小便量多、大便稀爛或內有未消化物 宜選瓜類：南瓜 佛手瓜粟米蓮子百合湯 功效：清心安神，紓緩因為壓力大而睡不安寧、疲倦等症狀。 材料：佛手瓜2個、粟米連鬚2根、紅蘿蔔1根、蓮子40克、百合20克、蜜棗2枚 做法： 1. 所有材料洗淨，佛手瓜去皮切塊；粟米連鬚去衣切段；紅蘿蔔去皮切塊備用。 2. 鍋中加入2500毫升水，放入全部材料，武火煮至水滾，調文火煮1小時，最後下鹽調味即可。 留言或按讚👍🏻支持一下我們吧！❤️ 歡迎 Follow 我們獲得更多養生資訊。 Gourd-based soups Hong Kong people like to drink soup to maintain our general wellbeing. To make ourselves a pot of delicious and healthy soup, we can choose the most suitable ingredients and Chinese medicines based on the season and our body constitution. If you have neither the experience in cooking nor the confidence in making a pot of soup, try starting with a simple gourd-based soup. Choose the gourd (or melon) based on your body constitution and add in corn and carrot to sweeten the soup. To make the soup more flavorful, you can add meat or beans such as soybean and kidney beans or nuts such as cashew, walnut, and chestnut. 🔥 Individuals with heat in the body Symptoms: sore throat, mouth sores, acne, yellowish urine, dry and hard stools/constipation Melon choice: bitter gourd, hairy gourd, loofah, papaya 💦 Individuals with accumulated dampness in the body Symptoms: a person has had enough hours of sleep but still experiences fatigue, sweat easily, chest tightness, poor appetite, water retention problem, and produces loose stools that stick to the toilet bowl. Melon choice: winter gourd, old cucumber, loofah, hairy gourd 🤯 Individuals with lots of pressure Symptoms: feeling emotional, frequently sighing, hypochondrium distension, breast swelling, belching and constipation Melon choice: chayote, loofah, papaya, cantaloupe (To be cont in comment column)

【夏之果】哪種水果補水又美白肌膚？ ⭐將水果從雪櫃取出放至室溫才食用免傷脾胃 ⭐吃水果與正餐相隔1小時以免影響消化 #星期四食材 五大消暑美白水果 夏天陽氣旺盛，養生之道在於消暑，不少人更着重防曬，進行戶外活動除了穿著防曬衣物、塗抹防曬霜，亦可靠食物進行內在美白療程，多進食含豐富維他命C的食物，例如奇異果、士多啤梨、番石榴、車厘子及木瓜等，有助預防黑斑形成及淡化黑色素。水果宜新鮮即切即食，因切後水果的維他命C與空氣接觸後會氧化而失去功效。 奇異果 — 性寒，有清熱生津、健脾、利尿作用，有助紓緩無胃口、消化不良、欲吐、痔瘡等症狀。注意女士脾胃虛寒容易腹瀉、有寒性痛經不宜多服。 士多啤梨 — 性寒，具消暑解熱、生津止渴、利咽潤肺及健脾胃功效。士多啤梨同時含有大量果膠及纖維，亦有暢便功效。但注意脾胃虛寒者勿吃。 番石榴 — 又名芭樂，性熱，具止瀉止痢功效，尤其適合容易反覆腹瀉、風寒濕痛者、高血壓及胃酸過多者食用；有收斂止瀉功效，便秘者不宜進食。由於性熱，多吃容易上火。 車厘子 — 又名櫻桃，性熱，具益氣健脾、祛風濕的功效，適合氣血虛弱、消化不良人士食用，但由於屬性溫熱，食用份量不宜過多，糖尿病患者不宜。 木瓜 — 性平，能健脾胃、幫助消化、消暑解渴，適合脾胃虛弱、容易胃脹不適人士服用，有助紓緩食慾下降、消化不良、胃部不適、產婦乳汁不多等症狀。注意孕婦不宜食用。 留言或按讚👍🏻支持一下我們吧！❤️ 歡迎 Follow 我們獲得更多養生資訊。 Five fruits to clear summer-heat and brighten complexion During summer, the yang energy is exceptionally strong, and many people tend to focus on clearing the summer-heat and sun protection measures during this season. Besides wearing sun protective clothing and putting on sunscreen, we can also eat ingredients that can help restore the radiance of our complexion. Consume foods that are high in vitamin C such as kiwi, strawberry, guava, cherry, and papaya to prevent dark spots from forming and reduce melanin. Once we have the fresh fruits sliced, it is best to consume them as soon as possible, as the vitamin C oxidizes when exposed to air, losing its health benefits. Kiwis - cold in nature and can clear heat and promote fluid production, strengthen the spleen, and promote diuresis. It alleviates lack of appetite, indigestion, nausea, and hemorrhoids. Note that it is not suitable for ladies with asthenic spleen and stomach, prone to diarrhea and has cold type menstrual pain. Strawberry - cold in nature, can relieve summer heat, promote diuresis and relieve thirst, relieve sore throat and moisten the lungs, as well as strengthen the spleen and stomach. Strawberries are also high in fibre and pectin and can help to relieve constipation. Note that those with asthenic cold spleen and stomach should avoid strawberries. (To be cont in comment column)

【季節食材】你最喜歡吃甚麼瓜？ ⭐瓜類含大量水份所以較重身 ⭐蒸煮炆炒煲湯皆宜 #星期四食材 夏日消暑好瓜 正所謂「夏日吃瓜，冬日吃菜」，雖然現時種植及保鮮技術發達，但日常蔬菜選擇還是建議多吃當造菜，因為當造菜無論味道或營養價值都處於高峰狀態，而且當造時價格相對便宜，更重要是當造菜都有養生作用，夏天當造的瓜類一般有消暑作用，有助紓緩夏天的暑熱，而且瓜類含水量高，有效補充夏天流失的大量水分，所以按體質適量食用瓜類，就是夏天的養生之道。但要注意瓜類大多屬性寒涼，脾胃虛寒者不宜多吃。 ．屬性平和的瓜類 (任何體質皆可吃)． 節瓜 佛手瓜 木瓜 ．屬性寒涼的瓜類 (身體偏熱可適量吃)． 冬瓜 苦瓜 青瓜/老黃瓜 絲瓜 水瓜 翠玉瓜 葫蘆瓜 留言或按讚👍🏻支持一下我們吧！❤️ 歡迎 Follow 我們獲得更多養生資訊。 Eat melons and gourds to beat the summer heat As the saying ‘eat gourds during summer and vegetables during winter’ goes, we should consume different ingredients during different seasons even though we get to eat them throughout the year, thanks to the agricultural technologies and preservation techniques. Seasonal ingredients have higher nutritional values, and they also taste good and are relatively affordable. Moreover, they are good for our overall wellbeing. Hence, eating gourds and melons during summer can help relieve the summer heat and hydrate the body since they have high water content. Consuming the right food according to our body constitutions is the best way to maintain our wellbeing during summer. Nonetheless, do note that most of the gourds and melons are cool in nature. Hence, individuals with a cold and weak spleen and stomach should not consume them excessively. Mild natured vegetables (suitable for everyone) Hairy gourd Chayote Papaya Cool natured vegetables (suitable for those with heat-related bodies) Winter melon Bitter gourd Cucumber / Old cucumber Luffa Sponge gourd Zucchini Bottle gourd Comment below or like 👍🏻 this post to support us. ❤️ Follow us for more healthy living tips. #男 #女 #我煩躁