In our daily lives, many people may experience depression due to various factors. How much do we know about depression? What are some early dietary treatments for depression? And what are the treatment methods for depression? Let's take a closer look at how to treat depression.
Dietary Treatments for Depression
1. Calming porridge
Ingredients: 20g lotus seeds, 20g longan meat, 20g lily, 150g rice. Wash the Chinese herbs and rice, then cook them together with an appropriate amount of water to make porridge. Dosage: Take it once every night. It has the effect of nourishing the heart and calming the mind, and can be used to treat depression and insomnia.
2. Lotus seed and lily porridge
Ingredients: 30g lotus seeds, 30g lily, 30g glutinous rice. Cook the lotus seeds, lily, and glutinous rice together to make porridge. Take it once in the morning and once in the evening. It is suitable for those who experience palpitations, insomnia, absentmindedness, physical weakness, and rough skin before and after menopause.
3. Yam porridge
Ingredients: 100g lean pork, 30g yam. Cut the lean pork and yam into small pieces. Boil water in a pot, then add the pork and yam. Skim off the blood foam and add some salt and MSG to taste. Take it once a day.
4. Stir-fried pig heart with wolfberry leaves
Ingredients: 1 pig heart, 150-200g wolfberry leaves, peanut oil, salt. Method: Wash the pig heart and cut it into small pieces. Stir-fry the pig heart with wolfberry leaves using peanut oil. Season with salt. It can nourish Qi and blood, and strengthen the heart and kidneys.
5. Lotus seed and jujube soup
Ingredients: 1 pig brain, 50g Chinese yam, 15g wolfberry, water, salt, scallion, ginger. Method: Wash the pig brain, Chinese yam, and wolfberry. Put them together in a pot and add an appropriate amount of water, salt, scallion, and ginger. Simmer until cooked. It can nourish the spleen and kidneys, and calm the mind and spirit.
6. Stir-fried pork with bitter melon shreds
Ingredients: 300g bitter melon, 150g lean pork, oil, salt. Method: Cut the bitter melon into shreds and blanch it in boiling water to remove the bitterness. Cut the lean pork into slices. Stir-fry the pork and bitter melon together with seasoning. It can clear the liver and reduce heat.
7. Sweet wheat drink
Ingredients: 30g wheat, 10 red dates, 10g licorice, water. Boil the ingredients together. Take it once in the morning and once in the evening. It is suitable for those who experience hot flashes, sweating, irritability, depression, and dull complexion before and after menopause.
