Dietary principles during the rainy season

　　In terms of dietary principles during the rainy season, generally speaking, if the energy of the Jin element is excessive in the year of Gengyin, it will restrain the excessive liver wood. The liver is responsible for storing blood, governing the tendons, and regulating emotions; it also connects to the eyes. When liver qi is suppressed and unable to express itself, it can easily lead to feelings of depression and unhappiness ； People with hot, sticky, or thick blood tend to be irritable, and their skin becomes tight and hard ； People with thick blood are also more prone to conditions such as cerebral infarction and myocardial infarction disease。

　　However, the climate at the beginning of the Gengyin year precedes the actual solar terms. It is precisely because the climate associated with the Spring Equinox arrives 60 days earlier than usual that the body's yang energy begins to grow too rapidly, leading to a deficiency of energy and fatigue. Before the vernal equinox, one should pay attention to their diet in terms of avoiding foods that may cause excessive internal cold or heat: People with cold constitutions should consume the following warm and hot-natured foods, and should avoid raw, cold, and cool-natured foods ； It is not advisable to eat radishes (except carrots) in recent times, as this may exacerbate a person's deficiency of qi. People with excessive internal heat should avoid consuming warm and hot-natured foods.

　　(1) Warm-natured foods

　　1. Cereals: Sorghum rice.

　　2. Vegetables: Scallions, onions, garlic sprouts, garlic scapes, bell peppers, cilantro, pumpkin, fennel.

　　3. Seasonings: Garlic, ginger, vinegar, star anise (scientific name): Star anise, Sichuan peppercorns.

　　4. Fruits: Hawthorn, kumquat, sweet orange, peach, lychee, bayberry, apricot, cherry, papaya.

　　5. Meat: Chicken, chicken liver ； Lamb meat, lamb stomach, lamb kidneys, lamb bones, lamb fat, lamb milk ； Beef bones, beef fat ； Deer meat.

　　6. Aquatic products: Sea cucumbers, shrimp, hairtail fish, silver carp, and bighead carp.

　　7. Alcoholic beverages: Yellow rice wine, grapes Wine, beer, rice wine.

　　8. Other categories: Jujubes, ginseng ； Roasted dried fruits.

　　(II) Hot-natured foods

　　Chili peppers, black pepper, cinnamon, refined flour, soybean oil, baijiu (Chinese liquor).

　　Under the age of 16 boy For girls under the age of 14, it is best to avoid consuming the aforementioned warm and hot-natured foods, as they can easily lead to behaviors such as kicking off the covers, night sweats, and restlessness. In severe cases… a cold Fever。