Eat more alkaline foods to combat fatigue and use sesame oil to prevent prostate enlargement.
**Eat more alkaline foods to combat fatigue**
For daily health maintenance, eating more alkaline foods can help combat fatigue.
1. Alkaline foods should be included in your diet, such as fresh vegetables (purple cabbage, cauliflower, celery, romaine lettuce, radish greens, bok choy), fruits, fungi and algae, and dairy products, which can neutralize lactic acid, the "fatigue factor," in the body and relieve fatigue.
2. Calcium is a natural stress reliever. People who are calcium deficient are always exhausted, constantly on edge, and unable to relieve work-related fatigue. While consuming calcium-rich foods such as milk and yogurt, don't forget to supplement with magnesium. As the saying goes, "If you supplement calcium but not magnesium, you'll regret it!" Foods rich in magnesium include fresh wheat germ, buckwheat, walnuts, almonds, red wine, bananas, seaweed, unprocessed honey, and soybeans.
3. Supplement your diet with foods rich in aspartic acid, such as meat, bean sprouts, beans, asparagus, pears, and peaches, to promote metabolism, remove lactic acid, eliminate fatigue, and promote physical recovery.
4. Increase your intake of fish rich in omega-3 fatty acids, such as flounder, salmon, silver carp, herring, and bream. You can also eat sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, and sesame seeds, which contain essential fatty acids and fiber, such as by adding olive oil or sunflower oil to salads.
5. B vitamins, such as B₁, B₆, and B₁₂, are natural detoxifiers that relieve stress and nourish nerves. They are essential nutrients for eliminating fatigue and are also the vitamins that Chinese people are most likely to be deficient in. Appropriate supplementation is especially beneficial for people with chronic fatigue syndrome.
6. Avoid carbonated drinks and drink plenty of water (even if you are not thirsty), especially alkaline water, which helps detoxify the liver and intestines.
Author: Xun Xiaolin, Special Expert for Health Times
**Sesame oil can prevent prostate enlargement.**
Flaxseed oil is also known as sesame oil. Researchers conducted a study in a pastoral area and a farming area in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. They found that men over 50 years old in the pastoral area had enlarged prostates, while the incidence was very low in the farming area. The main reason is that herders in the pastoral area mainly consume meat and dairy products, while farmers in the farming area mainly eat plant-based foods. Furthermore, the oil consumed locally in Inner Mongolia is flaxseed oil.
Why don't residents in agricultural areas get benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) from consuming sesame oil? Because different foods have different metabolic pathways and products. The fat of four-legged land animals contains arachidonic acid, which, after being metabolized in the body, produces type 2 prostaglandins and leukotrienes. Both of these products can cause inflammation and heatiness, so eating too much meat can contribute to BPH. Sesame oil, on the other hand, contains 48% alpha-linolenic acid, which, during its metabolism, produces DHA (docosahexaenoic acid), often called "brain gold," and ultimately becomes type 3 prostaglandins with anti-inflammatory properties. Therefore, consistent consumption of sesame oil can help prevent BPH.
Flax is one of my country's five major oil crops. Flaxseed oil is a high-quality oil. Although it is not as well-known as peanut oil or soybean oil, it has been regarded as a delicious and healthy food by the people since ancient times.
According to the Compendium of Materia Medica, sesame oil has the functions of "moisturizing dryness, detoxifying, relieving pain, and reducing swelling".
As everyone knows, there is a type of rice in Taoism called "Immortal Rice," which is rice cooked with sesame seeds.
In addition, regular consumption of sesame oil can also strengthen the body and brain, prevent and treat cardiovascular diseases, and reduce allergies.
Sesame oil can be used in the same way as other cooking oils: stir-frying, making soup, and cold dishes. It can also be mixed with sesame oil, chili oil, and Sichuan peppercorn oil when preparing dressings for cold dishes. However, while sesame oil is beneficial, it should not be consumed in excess; each person should not exceed 25 grams per day.
By Wei Yaning, reporter for Health Times
Supporting Expert: Zhao Lin, Researcher, Department of Nutrition, General Hospital of the People's Liberation Army
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