What five elements does diet belong to: Looking at the relationship between food and the five elements from hot topics
Recently, discussions on diet and health have continued to heat up across the Internet, especially the combination of the "Five Elements" theory in traditional culture and modern diet has become a hot topic. The following is a summary of hot topics in the past 10 days, and analyzes the classification and function of diet based on the Five Elements Theory.
1. Inventory of hot food topics on the Internet (last 10 days)
| Ranking | Topic keywords | Related to the Five Elements | heat index |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Summer health recipes | fire, water | 98,000 |
| 2 | Anti-fatigue foods | wood, soil | 72,000 |
| 3 | Five Elements Vegetable Soup | All five elements | 65,000 |
| 4 | Spicy food controversy | gold, fire | 59,000 |
| 5 | Spleen and stomach conditioning ingredients | soil | 43,000 |
2. Classification and functions of the five elements of diet
According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, food can be divided into five categories according to the five elements (wood, fire, earth, metal, water), corresponding to the maintenance needs of different organs of the human body:
| five elements | represents food | Corresponding to the internal organs | Efficacy |
|---|---|---|---|
| wood | Leafy greens, lemons, peas | liver, gallbladder | Soothe the liver and regulate qi |
| fire | Red dates, peppers, red beans | heart, small intestine | promote circulation |
| soil | Pumpkin, millet, yam | spleen, stomach | Strengthen the spleen and stomach |
| gold | White radish, pear, lily | Lungs, large intestine | Moisturize dryness and promote body fluids |
| water | Black beans, kelp, seaweed | kidney, bladder | Nourishing yin and nourishing kidney |
3. Five Elements Diet Suggestions for the Current Season (Summer)
Based on recent hot search topics and summer climate characteristics, the following five-element matching scheme is recommended:
| demand | Recommended combination | Five Elements Principle |
|---|---|---|
| Relieve summer heat and cool down | Bitter melon (fire) + winter melon (water) | Both water and fire |
| Improve immunity | Mushrooms (soil) + spinach (wood) | Wood and earth grow together |
| Remove dampness and detoxify | Barley (gold) + mung bean (wood) | Jinkemu Huashi |
4. Expert opinions and controversies
The recent debate over whether spicy food is metal or fire has sparked controversy. Experts from the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences pointed out:"The same food may have multiple five-element attributes. For example, although ginger is pungent and belongs to gold, it is warm in nature and belongs to fire. It needs to be judged based on the cooking method and the eating scene."
In addition, the "Five Elements Vegetable Soup" formula (white radish leaves-wood, carrot-fire, burdock-earth, white radish-gold, shiitake mushroom-water) that has been widely circulated on the Internet has been refuted by the People's Daily and other media because it claims to "cure all diseases", emphasizing that“The Five Elements diet needs to be personalized and cannot be applied blindly.”.
5. Practical application suggestions
1.Physical fitness priority principle:People with damp-heat constitution should choose more wood and water-based foods (such as celery, cucumber) and less fire-based foods.
2.Seasonal adjustments:In summer, you can increase the proportion of food with water and fire attributes, while in winter, you can focus on earth and metal.
3.Balanced mix:It is recommended that a single meal include more than 3 types of food with five elements attributes, such as lunch options: steamed fish (water) + fried vegetables (wood) + brown rice (earth).
Through the analysis of recent hot topics, it can be seen that the combination of traditional five elements theory and modern nutrition is becoming a new trend in healthy diet, but it needs to be viewed scientifically and avoid over-deification. Only by mastering the essential laws of the Five Elements diet can the wisdom of thousands of years truly serve the health needs of contemporary people.
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