January 16, 2020
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【食材百科】讓你吃出美麗的紫色食物
#食物界較少見的艷麗顏色
#最近更在街市發現冬季限定的紫菜心
#星期四食材
紫色食物抗衰老
人會衰老是不變的定律，但如果努力保養的話，的確可以讓歲月的痕跡減少或延遲一點出現！除了選適合自己的保養品外敷，內服的部份就可以選擇進食紫色的食物，因為食物的紫色來自花青素，花青素是很強大的抗氧化物質，有助增加皮膚與血管彈性，換言之減慢皺紋出現的時間，花青素亦有助眼睛健康及預防心血管疾病。以下精選五種含豐富花青素的食材，留意食材寒熱平屬性，配合自己體質適量進食，保住Q彈嫰肌！
紫洋蔥 — 性溫，具祛風發汗、行氣化痰、降血壓、降血脂功效，特別適合風寒感冒患者食用。紫洋蔥比黃洋蔥更含有花青素，有抗氧化功效。
茄子 — 性涼，有清熱活血、寬腸通便功效，適合三高及有痔瘡人士食用，紫色茄子外皮含有大量花青素，有抗氧化、防止皮膚老化的作用。正因其性涼，脾胃虛寒易腹瀉，有皮膚病如濕疹或皮膚過敏、哮喘、癌症、紅斑狼瘡症患者不宜。
黑杞子 — 性平，可補血安神、益精明目，可改善膚色黯啞、血虛或陰虛引起的目赤眼乾、頭髮早白及潮熱盜汗等症狀。黑杞子比紅杞子含更多花青素，具抗氧化及抗衰老功效。
桑椹 — 性寒，具滋補肝腎、養血滋陰、明目黑髮、潤腸通便的作用，適合肝腎不足、頭髮早白、體虛便秘人士食用。含有豐富花青素，有抗氧化功效。注意脾虛腹瀉者忌食。
藍莓 — 性涼，具滋補肝腎、明目功效，含有豐富花青素，有助延緩衰老、防止視力退化及對心血管疾病有預防作用。
Purple anti-aging ingredients
Aging is natural, but if you maintain your body well, you can slow it down. In addition to choosing the proper skincare products, you can also eat purple colored foods as those ingredients are purple due to anthocyanins. Anthocyanins are powerful antioxidants that helps to increase elasticity of skin and blood vessels. It slows down the appearance of wrinkles. Anthocyanins are also good for eye health and can prevent cardiovascular disease. The following five ingredients are rich in anthocyanins. Pay attention to the natures each, and appropriately consume based on your body condition to keep your skin firm.
Purple onion- warm in nature, can dispel wind and promote perspiration, promote qi circulation and relieve phlegm, lower blood pressure and blood Iipids. It is especially suitable for those with cold-wind flu. Purple onion contains more anthocyanins than yellow onion, and has antioxidating effects.
Eggplant- cool in nature, can clear heat and promote blood circulation, loosen the bowels to relieve constipation. Suitable for those with hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and haemorrhoids. The purple skin of eggplant contains a lot of anthocyanins, which has the function of anti-oxidation and preventing aging of skin. Because of its cold nature, those with asthenic and cold spleen and stomach, those prone to diarrhea, skin diseases such as eczema or skin allergies, and those with asthma, cancer, and lupus should not eat.
Black wolfberry- mild in nature, can replenish blood and calm the mind, replenish vital essence to improve eyesight. Improves dull complexion, blood asthenia or yin deficient related red or dry eyes, early onset of grey hair and night sweats. Black wolfberry contains more anthocyanins than red wolfberry, and has antioxidating and anti-aging effects.
Mulberry- cold in nature, can nourish liver, kidneys, blood and yin, improve eyesight and hair quality, loosen the bowels to relieve constipation. It is suitable for those with liver and kidney deficiency, early onset grey hair, asthenic weak body and constipation. It is rich in anthocyanins and has antioxidating effects. Note that those with asthenic weak spleen and diarrhea should not eat.
Blueberry- cool in nature, can nourish liver and kidneys, improve eyesight, rich in anthocyanins, can help delay aging, prevent vision degradation and cardiovascular disease.
