How to eat the right food in winter? Chinese doctor tells you that you need to pay attention to two key points

Health     7:56am, 26 July 2025

It can be supplemented all year round, "replenished" in spring, "replenished" in summer, "replenished" in autumn, and "replenished" in winter. According to Chinese medicine views, it is recommended to supplement according to physical quality and medicine.

Wu Jiandong, the supervisor of the Taipei Central Medical Association and the attending physician of the Department of Chinese Medicine at Linsen Central Hospital of Taipei Municipal Hospital, said that there are several suitable Chinese medicines in the four seasons. For example, spring is mainly spicy and dispersed, summer is mainly clean, autumn is applied to warm, and winter is heavy and has less sunlight. Intensive and nourishing is mostly about warm.

{} For those with cold body, it is suitable for removing cold temperatures. It is very suitable for improving symptoms such as cold body and cold feet. Especially in winter, patients who are prone to illness should consider strengthening their body quality. However, it should be noted that the method of strengthening is only suitable for people with cold body quality.

In a well-off modern society, there are not many people who really need to be supplemented. Some people who are born weak and tired, older and weak, or patients who have long-term overdrawn physical strength and have not had a serious illness for a long time may need to use the supplementary method; otherwise, ordinary people suggest that according to the weather or customs, just add a little during the winter solstice or spring festival.

Overdose intake should be avoided

Hong Ruopu, a nutritionist at the community integrated care department of Zhongxiaoyuan District, Taipei City Federation of Hospitals, suggested that soup supplements should be used to protect the body, and overdose intake should be avoided. It is recommended to increase 1 to 2 bowls per week, especially to nourish the heat of the ingredients. Eating too much is easy to cause heat and heat. Remember to replenish moisture appropriately.

If you are in a meal, it is recommended to use a full range of grains, leaves, vegetables and fruits to increase the amount of dietary fiber; the supplementary soup contains more oil and salt, and the amount of food should be appropriate, divided into batches or shared by multiple people at a time. When cooking by yourself, it is recommended to choose low-fat, peeled, and fatty meat, and then boil the meat, remove the oil, and then add medicine to cook.