It is well known that bird's nest is a nourishing supplement. For postpartum women, eating bird's nest can make newborns stronger. So how to stew bird's nest for postpartum women? Let's take a look together!
Effects of Bird's Nest
1. Bird's nest has a sweet taste and neutral nature. It enters the lung, spleen, and kidney meridians. It can nourish yin and moisturize dryness, benefit qi and strengthen the middle. It clears deficiency heat, treats deficiency and loss. It is effective for conditions such as hemoptysis, vomiting blood, long-term cough with phlegm, and yin deficiency with fever.
2. The hormones and epidermal growth factors in bird's nest can promote cell division, stimulate cell regeneration, enhance immune function, and increase the body's resistance to X-rays and other radiation damage.
3. The unique protein components and abundant bioactive molecules in bird's nest contribute to the growth and development of human tissues, post-illness recovery, nourishing yin, moisturizing dryness, beauty, and delaying aging.
How to Prepare Bird's Nest
Soak the bird's nest in warm water and place it in a bowl. Add enough boiling water to submerge the bird's nest. Then place the bird's nest in a pot and stew it over simmering water for about an hour. During the stewing process, do not add any ingredients or sugar, especially meat and oil.
After cooling, seal the bird's nest with plastic wrap and store it in a freezer at 0 to 4°C for about two weeks.
One gram of dried bird's nest will become about five grams of soaked bird's nest. After stewing, the five grams of soaked bird's nest will continue to expand and eventually become about eight grams of bird's nest.
If you eat it every day, you can stew 3 to 5 days' worth and keep it in the refrigerator. It is beneficial for the body's absorption to consume it on an empty stomach after waking up in the morning.
When eating bird's nest, it is important to have small and frequent meals and maintain regular eating habits.
During the period of eating bird's nest, avoid eating spicy and greasy foods, and try to avoid smoking. During a cold, the body cannot absorb nutrients well, so it is best not to eat bird's nest.
Tips for a Good Postpartum Recovery
1. Properly Arrange Diet
The postpartum period is an important time for maternal physical recovery. During this time, it is necessary to pay attention to eating more nutritious foods, but avoid eating spicy, stimulating, and cold foods.
2. Pay Attention to Rest
Postpartum women must pay attention to rest and recuperation, and avoid excessive fatigue that may affect postpartum recovery. Of course, postpartum women should also pay attention to being active and doing appropriate exercises, as this is beneficial for postpartum recovery.
3. Maintain a Happy State of Mind
Due to physiological changes and hormonal influences, postpartum women may have fragile mental states. If not properly managed, postpartum depression may occur. Therefore, it is important to actively regulate one's emotions.
Reminder: Women who have undergone cesarean section should not eat bird's nest in the first week. This is because during the first week, there is a higher risk of wound infection and high fever. Taking bird's nest may worsen the condition.
