Coix seed is a traditional helper for beautiful skin and also a commonly used medicinal herb. Its beauty and skin care benefits have been recognized by medical professionals and women for a long time. Below are the correct ways to eat coix seed for weight loss.
【Nutritional Benefits of Coix Seed】
1. Coix seed has a sweet and mild taste and a slightly cold nature. It has the effects of promoting diuresis, reducing swelling, invigorating the spleen, eliminating dampness, relaxing tendons, and clearing heat and pus. It is commonly used as a diuretic and dampness-eliminating medicine.
2. Coix seed is also a beauty food. Regular consumption can keep the skin glossy and delicate, eliminate acne, freckles, age spots, pregnancy spots, and butterfly spots. It also has good effects on dandruff, acne, and rough skin.
3. Coix seed contains rich water-soluble fiber, which can absorb bile salts that are responsible for digesting fat, reducing the absorption rate of fat in the intestines, and thus lowering blood lipid levels.
4. Coix seed has the effect of weight loss, and its most famous function is diuresis, which contributes to weight loss.
【Coix Seed Weight Loss or More Suitable for Edematous Obesity】
Edematous obese individuals usually have excessive moisture in their bodies. The water in their bodies cannot circulate with the blood, leading to water retention and body swelling. Therefore, we need to remove the stagnant water from the body, and coix seed can help with that. Therefore, coix seed may have better effects on edematous obese individuals, but its effects may not be as obvious for other types of obesity, such as fat-type obesity or muscle-type obesity.
Edematous obesity: When pressing the fatty areas with fingers, they will sink and appear uneven, but will return to their original state after a short while. This type of obesity is caused by problems in the body.
Fat-type obesity: When pinching the fatty areas, the excess fat can be grasped as a whole. Generally, the whole body is overweight and the muscles are loose. This type of obesity is caused by a preference for starchy foods (such as jelly, glutinous rice balls, oats, bread, cakes, etc.) and lack of exercise, leading to fat accumulation.
Muscle-type obesity: This type of obesity is characterized by well-developed and firm muscles with a lot of fat on them. There is more excess fat on the calves, and the skin is darker. This is caused by a childhood preference for sports and a lack of exercise or no exercise as an adult.
【Coix Seed Weight Loss Recipes】
1. Red Bean and Coix Seed Porridge
【Ingredients】Red beans, coix seed, water, rock sugar.
【Cooking Method】Prepare equal amounts of red beans and coix seed. Soak the red beans for two to three hours, coix seed for one hour, and rice for half an hour. Add the red beans to boiling water, then add some cold water. After boiling again, add more cold water until the red beans bloom. Add rice and coix seed, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat until thick. Add rock sugar to taste.
【Benefits】It helps with beauty and skin care, invigorates Qi and nourishes blood, and promotes diuresis and reduces swelling. Red beans can invigorate Qi and nourish blood, promote diuresis, and reduce swelling. Coix seed can invigorate the spleen, promote diuresis, and clear heat and pus.
2. Coix Seed, Lotus Seed, and Lily Porridge
【Ingredients】Coix seed 50g, rice 100g, lotus seed 50g, dried lily 50g, honey to taste.
【Cooking Method】Soak the coix seed overnight, soak the dried lily, and soak the rice. Wash the lotus seeds. In a pot, add water, coix seed, and rice. After the water boils, add lotus seeds and lilies. Boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for about 30 minutes. After cooling slightly, add brown sugar or honey.
【Benefits】Coix seed can inhibit the contraction of skeletal muscles. People who often feel tired and weak can try to eat more of it. Lotus seeds and lilies are cool and moistening. They have anti-cancer effects and can also calm the mind and improve sleep in traditional Chinese medicine.
3. Papaya Tremella Coix Seed Soup
【Ingredients】Papaya 100g, coix seed 50g, tremella 5g.
【Cooking Method】Soak the coix seed in water for 2 hours. Clean the dried tremella after soaking, remove the root, and tear into small pieces. Peel and seed the papaya, and cut it into dice. Put the soaked coix seed and tremella into a clay pot, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for 1 hour until the coix seed and tremella are soft. Then add the diced papaya and continue to simmer for 15 minutes.
【Benefits】Papaya is a good food for weight loss. Tremella is rich in vitamin D, which can prevent calcium loss and is very beneficial for growth and development. It can enhance the body's immune system against tumors. The dietary fiber in tremella can promote gastrointestinal motility and reduce fat absorption.
【When is the Best Time to Eat Coix Seed】
1. The best time to eat coix seed for weight loss: in the morning
Coix seed has the effect of diuresis and eliminating dampness. It can promote the metabolism of blood and water in the body, and has diuretic and anti-edema effects. Eating it in the morning is beneficial for eliminating waste accumulated overnight. If eaten as breakfast, it is best to pair it with dry foods.
2. The best time to eat coix seed for beauty: in the evening
After 10 pm is the time for liver detoxification, which is also the time for beauty. Eating coix seed in the evening will have the best effect. The main components of coix seed are protein, vitamin B1, and B2, which can make the skin smooth, reduce wrinkles, and eliminate pigmentation. Long-term consumption can treat melasma, freckles, and acne, making spots disappear and moisturizing the skin.
