Products vegetables fruitsThat's what the Chinese thinknutritionists. According to Feng Shui, each product belongs to one of the five elements: Earth, Water, Metal, Fire, Wood. Each of the elements has its own type of energy and affects our body. And for a full healthy life, you can heal yourself with the help of the energy you lack from the corresponding products, reports "Nasha Gazeta". Thus, the Earth creates a rotational, circular energy and nourishes the fat layer. This does not mean that Earth products should be completely excluded from the menu in order to lose weight. Our body needs the energy of all five elements - they just need to be balanced. Water moves down, nourishing the lower part of the body. Metal tends inward, filling the internal organs with energy. Fire rushes upward and is responsible for blood and skin. Wood tends outward in a spiral, nourishing the upper part of the body. You can also try to balance your diet yourself by adding missing products of one or another element to the menu. The primary element of a product can be determined by its taste, color and smell. Fire. The color is red, the taste is spicy. Of the vegetables, these are beets, red peppers, tomatoes, radishes and all red vegetables, as well as horseradish, turnips. Fruits are plum; meat is mutton, lamb. Red wine also belongs to the element of Fire. Earth. The color is yellow (brown, orange), the taste is sweet. Vegetables are potatoes, sweet onions, pumpkin; fruits are apricot, citrus; meat is beef; grain is millet. In addition, these are peanuts, egg yolks, honey, sugar. Metal. The color is White, the taste is spicy. Vegetables are white onions, cabbage, soybeans; grains are white rice; spices are ginger, allspice, mustard seed. Meat is horse meat. The Metal element includes white fish, egg whites, chestnuts, as well as dairy products (especially milk, cream) and soy curd. Water. The color is black, the taste is salty. From plant products, these are black beans, black pepper, black olives, leeks, dates; meat is pork. Products of the Water element are also soy sauce, dark dried and fresh mushrooms, and salt. Wood. The color is green, taste - sour. These are all green vegetables and fruits, as well as poultry. All people - both sick and healthy - Chinese nutritionists advise eating only when feeling hungry and in small portions. And in order for food to be beneficial to health, pay attention to the smell, color and shape of the products. If the food seems unattractive to you - it is better to refuse it. According to doctors, many women on critical days are prone to problems with acidity. Eastern medicine explains this by the fact that the reproductive and circulatory systems of women belong to the element of Fire, so on such days they are not recommended to get carried away with spicy foods.