Today, the protagonist is the egg. Eggs are foods rich in comprehensive nutrients, and every part of an egg is precious. Eggs can greatly replenish qi and blood, nourishing both yin and yang simultaneously. The thin membrane inside the eggshell is called the “phoenix coat”, which can soothe the throat and has a remarkable effect on chronic pharyngitis. Today, I’m going to talk about the eggshell. The eggshells that we casually throw into the trash actually have miraculous functions.

I will share two dietary therapy recipes related to eggs, and use these two recipes to illustrate the two major benefits of eggshells.

Crush three eggshells, and prepare 9 grams of tangerine peel, 9 grams of small ginger, and 6 grams of rose petals.

Boil these ingredients together in water and drink the decoction. Do you know what this dietary therapy recipe is for? This recipe is used to stop vomiting and reduce acidity. That’s right, the first major benefit of eggshells is to regulate acid reflux. Many people suffer from excessive stomach acid and will experience acid reflux even after eating a little greasy food or sweet treats. For example, a fan told me that she couldn’t even drink millet porridge. As soon as she drank it, her stomach would feel uncomfortable and she would experience acid reflux, let alone drinking milk or eating fruits. What causes this? For most women, acid reflux is due to cold and dampness in the stomach. Because the dampness blocks the downward flow of stomach qi, and if the stomach qi doesn’t flow downward, it can only flow upward. The stomach functions harmoniously when the qi flows downward. When the stomach qi flows upward, it will carry the contents of the stomach up, resulting in vomiting, hiccups, or acid reflux. Of course, some cases of acid reflux are caused by stagnation of liver qi.

　

This recipe with eggshells as the main ingredient comprehensively regulates women’s acid reflux. Firstly, the eggshell. Eggshells are a kind of medicinal shell. Shell medicines contain minerals and are heavy in texture, which can suppress the adverse flow of qi and stop vomiting, and reduce acidity. This is somewhat similar to ark shells and oyster shells, both of which can reduce acidity. However, this only addresses the symptoms. Eggshells can directly inhibit stomach acid. To address the root cause, the environment inside the stomach needs to be improved.

As I just said, the presence of cold and dampness in the stomach is the main cause of acid reflux. So, I use small ginger to expel cold, and tangerine peel to remove dampness. While removing dampness, tangerine peel can also promote the flow of qi and regulate qi, making the qi movement in the stomach more active. Rose petals can soothe the liver and relieve depression, promote the flow of qi and relieve pain. They can regulate the condition where the transverse flow of liver qi invades the spleen earth, resulting in the inability of stomach qi to flow downward, and can also regulate acid reflux and stomachache caused by qi stagnation.

Well, this is the first dietary therapy recipe related to eggshells. If you have similar symptoms, such as a thick white tongue coating, being unable to drink millet porridge or milk, and often experiencing acid reflux, you can try this recipe.

Next, I’m going to share the second dietary therapy recipe related to eggshells. This recipe is particularly beneficial for middle-aged and elderly people and solves a major problem for them.

150 grams of eggshells, 450 grams of walnuts, and 450 grams of black sesame seeds

These are the three ingredients of this dietary therapy recipe. We put these ingredients in a pot according to this proportion and stir-fry them slowly over a low heat until the eggshells turn brownish-yellow. You can stir-fry the walnuts and black sesame seeds first, as they can withstand longer stir-frying. After stir-frying, put them all in a blender and grind them into an ultra-fine powder. Take 30 grams of this powder every day, dissolve it in boiling water, and stir in some maltose.

　

What problem does this dietary therapy recipe solve? Most middle-aged and elderly friends will have a problem, that is, their legs and waists are not agile anymore. As the saying goes, when a person ages, the legs age first. When people get old, they are most afraid of falling, because a fall can lead to injuries to the muscles and bones. It is particularly difficult for the elderly to recover from such injuries. So, many people will supplement calcium, take calcium tablets, and drink milk. This dietary therapy recipe can strengthen the muscles and bones, make the legs and waist stronger, and prevent osteoporosis.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that osteoporosis cannot be solved simply by supplementing calcium. At a deeper level, it needs to be solved by tonifying the kidney. Supplementing calcium only addresses the symptoms. Just because bones are composed of calcium doesn’t mean we can simply supplement calcium. The kidney governs the bones and produces marrow. The strength of the bones requires the nourishment of the marrow. Where does the marrow come from? It comes from the kidney essence. The term “essence and marrow” implies that essence comes first and marrow follows.

This dietary therapy recipe I provide addresses both the symptoms and the root cause, comprehensively protecting the bones of middle-aged and elderly friends and preventing osteoporosis. Needless to say, the eggshells in it can supplement calcium. Eggs themselves have vitality and are like seeds, and seeds can tonify the kidney. In addition, both walnuts and black sesame seeds can tonify the kidney. Walnuts tonify kidney yang, and black sesame seeds tonify kidney yin. With the addition of maltose to harmonize and tonify the spleen, it becomes more comprehensive.