1. Regular meal time
Some people may skip a meal because of work or other factors, or eat a lot if it is delicious, and not eat if it is not delicious, which will lead to the next meal or loss of appetite.
Therefore, it is necessary to have a regular and reasonable meal time, such as having lunch at 12-13 o'clock every noon and having dinner at 18-19 o'clock in the evening, and to develop the habit of not being partial to food and not picky about food, which can help improve the situation of eating without appetite.
2. Dine with friends * * *
Eating with friends will make you feel happy, and while chatting with friends, you will unconsciously eat some food and increase your appetite.
3. Change recipes frequently
Sometimes unchanging food is also the cause of loss of appetite, so you can try new cooking methods and change the pattern and collocation of dishes frequently, which can stimulate taste buds and arouse appetite.
4. Appropriate addition of seasonings
Seasonings such as vinegar, pepper, garlic, ginger and mustard are appetizing to a certain extent. Appropriate addition to dishes can help digestion, increase gastrointestinal motility and enhance appetite.
5. Eat food while it is hot
Generally speaking, food is rich in flavor when it is warm, and the flavor of food can stimulate appetite. So when there is loss of appetite and you don't want to eat, let the food keep the heat to eat.
6. Improving the dining environment
People's gastrointestinal peristalsis and the secretion of digestive juice are related to people's mental state. Proper improvement of the dining environment, playing some relaxing music, and choosing warm colors in the room, such as beige in the room and orange and red in the restaurant, can all help to change the mood and stimulate appetite.
7. Drink some wine in moderation
Drinking some wine in moderation before meals is helpful for appetizing, but avoiding drinking a lot of soda or beer will dilute gastric juice, lead to gastric distension and stimulate the satiety center, which will reduce food intake.
8. Proper consumption of zinc-containing foods
Zinc can maintain normal taste function and appetite. Some people's taste is worse, and their appetite may be reduced because of zinc deficiency. Foods rich in zinc such as mushrooms, pecans, beans and seafood can be properly eaten to help enhance taste bud function, nourish taste buds and promote appetite.
9. Massage Improvement
When you have no appetite and don't want to eat, you can do appropriate massage to improve it, such as massaging Zhongwan, Zusanli, Taibai and Neiguan.
Specific methods:
1. Zhongwan point is located at the midpoint of the connecting line between the lower sternum and navel. Press Zhongwan point slightly with thumb or middle finger pulp for about half a minute, and then massage clockwise for 2 minutes, which is better for the feeling of acid swelling. Can be used for treating anorexia, abdominal distension and abdominal pain, vomiting, acid regurgitation, etc.
2. Zusanli is located outside the calf, 3 inches below the calf's nose, which is connected with Jiexi, and is an important acupoint of the stomach meridian. Sit on the stool, bend your four fingers, press them on the outside of your calf, press the tip of your thumb on Zusanli point in the right position, and do some pressing activities, one press and one release, for 36 times in a row. It can help the stomach to contract and secrete gastric juice, and it is more effective for stomach weakness caused by overeating, and loss of appetite caused by overwork caused by exercise and work.
1. Dietotherapy
When you have a bad appetite and don't want to eat, you can help promote your appetite through some dietotherapy prescriptions.
(1) yam porridge
Material: 6g yam, 1-15g rice and a little salt.
Practice: Peel and wash Dioscorea opposita, and cut into pieces; The rice is washed clean. Then put all the ingredients into the pot, add a proper amount of water and cook together. After boiling with high fire, turn to low fire and cook slowly. After the porridge is cooked, add a proper amount of salt to taste.
efficacy: yam strengthens the spleen and stomach, benefits the kidney meridian, and rice strengthens the spleen and nourishes the stomach. This prescription has the functions of invigorating spleen and stomach, tonifying kidney and solidifying essence, and is good at treating anorexia and dyspepsia in children.
(2) Hawthorn Dark Plum Tea
Material: 2g of Hawthorn, 4 dark plums, 2g of licorice and a little rock sugar.
practice: put hawthorn, dark plum, licorice and 1 liter of water into a pot, boil for 15 minutes with low fire, then add rock sugar to taste, and drink it hot or after cooling.
efficacy: hawthorn and ebony tea can relieve summer heat, promote appetite, induce diuresis and strengthen stomach.
(3) perilla hot drink
Material: a little dried perilla leaves.
Practice: Boil the dried perilla leaves and 5ml of water with high fire, then turn to low fire to boil to half the amount. After cooking, drink the boiled juice three times a day.
efficacy: the unique fragrance of perilla frutescens can promote the secretion of gastric juice and increase appetite, because when mental stress or stomach weakness causes loss of appetite, you can drink perilla frutescens hot drink for conditioning.
(4) Hot cucumber drink
Material: 1 cucumber and a little honey.
practice: pat the cucumber flat with the back of a knife, cut it into small pieces, then add 5 ml of water to boil it to half the amount, cool it, add honey and stir it evenly before drinking.
Efficacy: Cucumber can clear away heat and toxic materials, and can improve the loss of appetite caused by body heat.
11. Moderate exercise
Keeping a certain amount of exercise time every day can help relieve stress, adjust mental state, rest the brain, and enhance appetite. Moreover, exercise can promote digestion, so that you will feel hungry after digestion, and you will naturally have an appetite when you are hungry. It is recommended to take about half an hour to exercise every day, such as running, brisk walking, yoga and walking.
12. See a doctor for examination
Loss of appetite can also occur when you are suffering from diseases such as pancreatitis, hepatitis and gastritis. If you have an unexplained loss of appetite or have no appetite for a long time, you'd better see a doctor for examination in time.