For men, they often face a lot of stress in their daily lives and work. Therefore, they often need to nourish themselves through diet. The "turtle" that we often use to insult others is actually a yin-nourishing and blood-tonifying ingredient. Turtles are traditional dietary supplements, and soft-shelled turtles (commonly known as snapping turtles) also have the effect of softening hardness and dispersing stagnation. Both of them are excellent nourishing foods for men. Now let's take a look at the benefits of "turtle" for men's health.
Turtle
Nutritional Benefits:
Turtles are semi-aquatic and semi-terrestrial reptiles. They contain rich protein, fat, carbohydrates, various vitamins, trace elements, and other nutrients, similar to soft-shelled turtles. Li Shizhen said, "There are 360 types of insects, and the turtle is the leader among them. The turtle is the most intelligent of all insects." This shows the extraordinary nourishing effect of turtles.
Turtle protein is easily absorbed by the human body and can enhance immune function. It plays an important role in promoting health and preventing cancer. Turtle meat has a sweet and sour taste and a warm nature. It has the effects of nourishing blood, nourishing yin, and benefiting the kidneys. Turtle shell, also known as the belly shell of a turtle, is a traditional precious medicinal material with the effects of nourishing yin, reducing heat, and suppressing yang.
How to Eat:
Turtle has a stronger yin-nourishing effect than snapping turtle, but its taste is not as good as snapping turtle meat. It is best to steam it with a little salt.
Soft-Shelled Turtle (Snapping Turtle)
Nutritional Benefits:
Soft-shelled turtles have the effects of nourishing yin, nourishing the body, and clearing heat. Modern medical research has shown that soft-shelled turtle meat contains an important substance that can resist human blood aging. Regular consumption can lower blood cholesterol levels and benefit patients with hypertension and coronary heart disease. Some studies also suggest that soft-shelled turtles have certain anti-cancer effects and can improve immune function. In addition, soft-shelled turtles can promote blood production, improve athletes' endurance, and eliminate fatigue.
How to Eat:
Traditional dishes often waste the nourishing ability of soft-shelled turtles. The best way to eat them is to pair them with medicinal ingredients. Soft-shelled turtles paired with Chinese yam and Cordyceps have the effects of nourishing yin, invigorating the spleen, and replenishing blood. Paired with Fritillaria cirrhosa, it can treat cough and chronic cough due to yin deficiency.
The whole body of a soft-shelled turtle is precious. Drinking its blood with yellow wine can treat coughing up blood and afternoon fever. Eating its eggs soaked in wine can have the effect of prolonging life. Its fat can nourish yin and nourish yang, and it can treat premature graying of hair. Its gallbladder can treat hemorrhoids and rectal prolapse. Its eggs can treat chronic dysentery.
Precautions:
However, there are some misconceptions about eating soft-shelled turtles that we need to pay attention to. When eating soft-shelled turtles, they should not be eaten together with eggs, rabbit, pork, chicken, duck meat, and amaranth, otherwise, it will be harmful. It is also important to eat them when they are alive. After death, soft-shelled turtles easily become rotten and decompose toxic substances. Eating them can cause drowsiness.
Although soft-shelled turtles have high nourishing effects, they are not suitable for everyone. Soft-shelled turtles contain a rich amount of protein, which is difficult for patients with hepatitis to absorb and may even worsen the burden on the liver, worsening the condition. People with weak gastrointestinal function and poor digestion should be cautious. Especially for patients with gastrointestinal inflammation, gastric ulcers, cholecystitis, and other digestive system diseases, as well as insomnia, pregnant women, and postpartum diarrhea, it is not suitable to eat soft-shelled turtles.
Some people believe that the blood and bile of soft-shelled turtles are excellent nourishing foods, and drinking them with white wine can sterilize them. However, in reality, the blood and bile of soft-shelled turtles do not have the great nourishing effect that people think. On the contrary, there is a parasite called leech in the body of soft-shelled turtles, and the eggs of the leech cannot be killed by alcohol, and they cannot even be destroyed under high-temperature conditions. If you consume the blood and bile of soft-shelled turtles raw, the leech eggs will enter the human body and grow and reproduce inside the body, sucking a large amount of blood, and the person who consumes it will gradually develop symptoms of anemia, and the condition will become more and more serious. The onset of this disease usually occurs within a few weeks to one or two years, and there is currently no cure.
In conclusion, although turtles and soft-shelled turtles have excellent nourishing effects, improper use can also cause harm to the body. Therefore, it is important to pay attention when consuming them to avoid causing harm instead of nourishment to the body.
