Can I eat fatty and lean pork during menstruation?

Menstruation refers to the menstrual period of women, which occurs once a month and lasts from three to five days at least and five to seven days at most. The origin of menstruation is that women have a uterus, and the uterus is the cradle for women to conceive babies. Every month, the uterus must prepare the cradle and wait for the arrival of new life. If the cradle cannot wait for the arrival of new life, it will fall off, which is menstruation. There are many details in life that you need to pay attention to during menstruation, and you should avoid excessive exercise.

Do not eat cold food, including cold rice and cold dishes, do not drink cold water, do not go out on rainy days, and do not get wet in the rain. There are also some foods that are considered cold from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, such as bitter melon, crab, etc., which are not eaten. Can you eat fatty or lean pork during menstruation?

Pig is also known as swine and pig. Because it is easy to raise and has the characteristics of thin bones, few tendons and high meat, it is the type of meat that is consumed the most in daily life. Doctors of all dynasties believed that: "Pig is the most useful, but the meat should not be eaten too much, as it will make people fat, which is caused by weak muscles." "All meat is nourishing, except pork." "To use meat to nourish yin is to use fire to replenish water. The nature of meat will cause dampness and heat when it enters the stomach, and heat will produce phlegm. When phlegm is produced, Qi will not descend, and various symptoms will occur." Therefore, it is not good for patients with yin deficiency and blood deficiency to eat more pork. However, it is reported that a professor at the University of the Ryukyus in Japan found through investigation that if pork is cooked properly, it can also become a "longevity medicine." The survey results found that centenarians over 80 years old in a certain place eat pork almost every day. Mainly due to different cooking methods, pork takes a long time to cook. They first boil the pork for two or three hours, then add kelp or radish and cook for another hour to make a soup. After chemical analysis, it was found that after a long period of stewing, the fat in pork will be reduced by 30-50%, the unsaturated fatty acids will increase, and the cholesterol content will be greatly reduced. Although pork is an everyday food, it can be eaten by both healthy people and those with illnesses.

Can you eat fatty or lean pork during menstruation? Yes, but there is a question of quantity. You must eat less. A person can only eat a piece of meat as big as a fish spine in a day. During menstruation, you can eat more blood-enriching foods, such as longan, pork liver, etc. When buying pork, you should smell the pork first. Generally, fresh pork has the fresh fragrance of the pork itself.