4 foods that are extremely good for your health in the cold season

In winter, the weather is cold and dry, people are also more lazy to exercise. Add the following 4 foods to your daily diet to increase resistance and warm your body, helping you have good health to prepare for the new year.

1. Beef

Beef is rich in protein and amino acids, which help improve resistance, nourish blood, and warm the stomach in cold weather. In addition, beef also contains vitamin B6, which helps strengthen the immune system, promote the formation and metabolism of protein, thereby promptly providing adequate energy for the body. The lipid content in beef is also very low, but on the contrary, it is rich in combined Linoleic Acid, this antioxidant is effective in helping women to beautify and anti-aging.

Note: People with high cholesterol, high blood pressure, chicken pox, arthritis... should limit eating beef because the protein, saturated fat content in meat can make the disease worse.

2. Goat meat

On cold days, goat meat is even more popular. Goat meat contains many nutrients such as lipids, proteins, carbohydrates, inorganic salts, calcium, phosphorus and iron...

At the same time, in Oriental medicine, goat meat is a sweet, warm food that has the effect of strengthening the spleen, nourishing the kidneys, strengthening yang, and enriching qi and blood. Eating goat meat in winter can not only dispel cold and increase the necessary heat for the body, but also has the effect of increasing digestive enzymes, protecting the stomach lining, reducing the burden on the digestive system and effectively preventing aging.

Note: Goat meat is hot and sweet, if eaten too much it can increase the risk of inflammation in the body, especially some infected areas in the body develop more seriously. People with hepatitis and high blood pressure should not eat goat meat to maintain better health.

3. Carrots

The rich Carotene content in carrots has the effect of strengthening the spleen, supporting digestion, nourishing the liver, improving eyesight, preventing coughs... Carrots provide a good amount of vitamin A to promote healthy growth and development of the body, maintain skin cell organization, and prevent respiratory infections.

In addition, carrots are also rich in amino acids such as Alanine, combined with minerals such as calcium, phosphorus, iron, etc. to help strengthen the immune system and prevent cancer. Carotene can eliminate free radicals that cause aging; at the same time, vitamins B and C also have the effect of nourishing the skin and maintaining youthfulness for women in the cold season.

Note: Although carrots are a delicious, nutritious and cheap food, adults should not eat more than 300g and children should not eat more than 150g of this root vegetable per week. Eating too many carrots can cause beta carotene to accumulate, causing jaundice, loss of appetite, orange skin on the face and hands, increased blood lipid levels, affecting the nervous system, causing restlessness and insomnia.

4. Sweet potatoes

Oriental medicine calls sweet potatoes “medicinal food”. Sweet potatoes are sweet and cool, rich in carbohydrates, vegetable fiber, carotene, vitamins and more than 10 elements such as potassium, magnesium, copper, selenium, calcium… which have the effect of strengthening the spleen and stomach, benefiting qi, and dispelling cold.

In addition, the calories in sweet potatoes are very low, lower than rice, so eating them does not require worrying about gaining weight, people even use sweet potatoes to lose weight. Estrogen in sweet potatoes is also useful for protecting the skin and slowing down the aging process.

Note: People with kidney disease should not eat sweet potatoes because they contain a lot of fiber, potassium, vitamin A, etc., which can prevent the kidneys from working properly, causing dangerous effects such as heart rhythm disturbances and weak heart. People with poor digestive systems should also not eat a lot of sweet potatoes because eating them will increase gastric juice secretion, causing heartburn, heartburn, and bloating.

According to Tri Thuc Tre