These three vegetables are what cancer cells fear most; eat more of them in daily life.

Chinese chives (garlic chives) are a food with high nutritional value. Besides containing protein, fat and carbohydrates, what makes them even more worth recommending is that they are rich in vitamins and minerals. For example, for 100 grams of Chinese chives, the food composition table records vitamin A: 235 micrograms, carotene: 1410 mg, potassium: 247 mg. What does it mean when values like vitamins and carotene are this high? This is very suitable for improving eyesight and relieving eye fatigue, and is great for people who use computers for long periods. Moreover, high carotene is very beneficial for boosting immunity, preventing tumors, and providing antioxidant and anti-aging effects! Foods high in potassium are very suitable for people with high blood pressure.

Chinese chives can also benefit the liver and strengthen the stomach: Chinese chives contain special components such as volatile essential oils and sulfides, giving off a unique pungent aroma that helps regulate liver qi, increase appetite, and enhance digestive function. In addition, scrambled eggs with Chinese chives, Chinese chive pancakes, and Chinese chive dumplings are all very good. Chinese chives can be stir-fried, tossed in dressings, used as an ingredient, or used as a filling, etc. Eating them during the Chinese New Year is beneficial to the liver. The quality of Chinese chives is best in early spring, second best in late autumn, and worst in summer. There is a saying that "eaten in spring they are fragrant, eaten in summer they stink." Cooked Chinese chives left overnight should not be eaten again. Pairing Chinese chives with shrimp can provide high-quality protein, while the crude fiber in Chinese chives can promote gastrointestinal motility and keep bowel movements smooth.

Hot and spicy foods seem to help us resist the cold. Chili peppers actually have quite good benefits as well. Soaking chili peppers in liquor can relieve symptoms of lower limb pain and joint discomfort. For thousands of years, spicy foods have often been considered able to remove phlegm, and now it seems this may indeed be the case. Spicy foods can dilute secreted mucus and help phlegm be coughed out, so that it does not obstruct the respiratory tract.

Medicinal food effects of scallions: Scallions are pungent in flavor and warm in nature; they have the effects of activating yang and promoting blood circulation, expelling parasites and detoxifying, and inducing sweating to release the exterior. How to prepare scallions: Eating scallions every day is good for the body. Scallions can be eaten raw, or served cold as a side dish. As a seasoning, they are mostly used in meat dishes, fishy, gamey, and other strongly flavored dishes and soups, and they also enhance the flavor and aroma of dishes and soups that do not have strong odors. Depending on the main ingredient, they can be cut into scallion sections and chopped scallions and used in combination; in all cases, they should not be pan-fried or deep-fried for too long.

Reducing fever and eliminating phlegm: Effective components such as the volatile oil in scallions have the effect of stimulating the body's sweat glands, achieving the effect of inducing sweating and dispersing heat; scallion oil stimulates the upper respiratory tract, making sticky phlegm easier to cough up. Promoting digestion and absorption: Scallions also have the effect of stimulating the body's secretion of digestive juices, can strengthen the spleen and open the stomach, and increase appetite. Antibacterial and antiviral: The allicin contained in scallions has a clear effect against bacteria and viruses, with especially stronger inhibitory effects on Shigella dysenteriae and skin fungi. Cancer prevention and anti-cancer: The pectin contained in scallions can significantly reduce the incidence of colon cancer and has anti-cancer effects. The allicin in scallions can also inhibit the growth of cancer cells. Suitable people for scallions: Generally, all people can eat them.

Medicinal food effects of scallions: Scallions are pungent in flavor and warm in nature; they have the effects of activating yang and promoting blood circulation, expelling parasites and detoxifying, and inducing sweating to release the exterior. How to prepare scallions: Eating scallions every day is good for the body. Scallions can be eaten raw, or served cold as a side dish. As a seasoning, they are mostly used in meat dishes, fishy, gamey, and other strongly flavored dishes and soups, and they also enhance the flavor and aroma of dishes and soups that do not have strong odors. Depending on the main ingredient, they can be cut into scallion sections and chopped scallions and used in combination; in all cases, they should not be pan-fried or deep-fried for too long.