Doctors used two kinds of sprouts to eliminate hepatitis B virus and cure fatty liver

2. Chicken Soup with Sprouts

Ingredients: Purple cabbage sprouts or broccoli sprouts, chicken with skin, some ginger, salt and water

Method: Boil chicken, ginger, salt and water together into soup. Pour a bowl of chicken soup and soak the sprouts in it while it is still hot.

A short blanching time can release the sulforaphane in the cells, which helps better absorption, but don’t heat it for a long time, otherwise it may destroy the nutrients. The fat from the chicken with skin also helps dissolve the nutrients in the sprouts.

Zhang Weijun said that he buys about four boxes of sprouts at a time, and eats half a box per meal, once or twice a day, and always eats them for lunch. According to Chinese medicine theory, sprouts are cold in nature. For people who are afraid of cold and prone to diarrhea, eating too much sprouts may cause gastrointestinal discomfort. At noon, the human body can tolerate cold food better. It is okay to eat it for all three meals, but only one-third of a box is enough for one meal. In order to keep the sprouts fresh, you can grab the amount needed for this meal first and put the rest in the refrigerator.

Eating sprouts raw may affect your thyroid gland

Although eating sprouts raw has many health benefits, there is a group of people who are not suitable. Zhang Weijun reminded that raw cruciferous vegetables can interfere with the synthesis of thyroid hormones, and patients with hypothyroidism or iodine-deficient goiter should avoid eating them raw. As for patients with hyperthyroidism, eating broccoli sprouts and cauliflower sprouts raw can inhibit thyroid function.

Studies have found that eating large amounts of raw Brassica vegetables, such as broccoli and cauliflower, may have a negative impact on the thyroid gland, while cooking can reduce this effect.

Toxic substances increase the burden on the liver

While eating sprouts to help the liver detoxify, patients with chronic hepatitis should also be careful to avoid eating foods that are harmful to the liver. Moldy peanuts, nuts and grains can produce aflatoxin , which damages liver cells and causes cirrhosis and liver cancer. Zhang reminded that we should be especially careful with peanut butter and peanut powder, which should not be left for too long; it is recommended to buy small packages of white rice, and not to store large bags of rice in humid and hot places for a long time.