Tibetan food system for well-being

According to Tibetan philosophy, the amount of mucus in the body increases in winter. This substance, accumulating, nurtures a feeling of laziness and apathy, and also causes SARS, joint diseases, and accelerates the deposition of fat. To normalize your emotional and physical state, it is good to maintain (and even slightly increase) physical activity and adhere to a nutrition system suitable for winter. To do this, include in the menu a lot of warm light dishes with a slightly spicy, bitter or astringent taste and reduce the intake of sweet, sour and salty.

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• Make boiled and baked vegetables the basis of the menu. Broccoli, zucchini, mushrooms, zucchini, kohlrabi, Brussels sprouts, asparagus, spinach, carrots, pumpkin, radishes, radishes, turnips, rutabaga, celery root – the choice is huge. Add onion, garlic, or garam masala (“royal concoction”) to boost their warming properties and improve digestion. But the consumption of white cabbage and potatoes is better to reduce. They “cool” the stomach, and therefore are suitable only for people with strong digestion and only in the warm season.
• Meat for winter dishes should also have “hot” properties. These are chicken, lamb, game and seafood. It is much better not to eat pork and beef in winter: they cool the body.
• All sweets, with the exception of honey, contribute to the production of mucus. So it is better to replace cakes and cookies with dried fruits. They are especially useful when soaked or boiled. But fresh fruits in large quantities, on the contrary, only increase the cold and imbalance. So eat them little by little, choosing the sweetest fruits like red oranges.
• Get in the habit of adding as many warming spices as possible to all meals: cumin (aka cumin), cardamom, mustard seeds, ginger, cloves, black pepper, saffron, nutmeg, cumin, cinnamon, coriander, asafoetida, dill, and garlic. This is especially important for better absorption of meat and legumes. By the way, it is best to eat these foods for lunch: between 12 and 16 hours, when the digestive fire is strongest.
• Drink only warm drinks. Even the water should be almost hot. Ginger decoction is especially good for removing mucus. It is prepared simply: cut the ginger root into strips, add cinnamon, cardamom and boil over low heat for 10 minutes. Strain through a strainer, add honey and lemon. If there is not much time, then grate the ginger and pour boiling water over it. A more radical method is to chew a piece of ginger after each meal with a little warm water.

It is not always possible to strictly follow this system of nutrition. But this is not necessary. Even four days a week quite enough to strengthen health and improve our well-being in winter.