2, the best vegetable-bitter vegetables. As the saying goes, hot food is not as good as tonic as bitter food. Bitter food contains amino acids, bittersweet, alkaloids and so on. It has antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, summer-heat dispelling, refreshing, anti-fatigue and other functions. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that summer heat and dampness not only hurt kidney qi but also disturb the spleen and stomach, while bitter food achieves the functional balance of the body through its functions of invigorating qi and consolidating kidney, invigorating spleen and drying dampness. Common "bitter" foods include bitter gourd, bitter cabbage and kale. It should be noted that you should not eat too much bitter food at one time, otherwise it will easily cause nausea, vomiting and other discomfort. The high temperature and humidity in summer often make people feel depressed, tired and weak, and lose appetite. At this time, it is of great benefit to eat hard food. Bitter weeds are rich in alkaloids, amino acids, picroside, vitamins and minerals, and have the functions of relieving summer heat, relieving annoyance, refreshing and invigorating the stomach. Bitter gourd, bitter vegetable, lettuce, celery, dandelion, lotus seed and lily are all good choices.
3. The best soup-tomato soup. Drinking more tomato soup in summer can not only get nutrition, but also replenish water, killing two birds with one stone. Lycopene contained in tomato soup has certain anti-prostate cancer and heart protection effects, and is most suitable for middle-aged and elderly men.
4, the best meat-duck. Duck meat is not only rich in protein, but also has the functions of nourishing yin and stomach, invigorating spleen and tonifying deficiency, and inducing diuresis because it belongs to waterfowl. Duck is sweet, salty and cold. According to the treatment principle of "heat is cold" in traditional Chinese medicine, it is especially suitable for people with low fever, physical weakness, eating less, dry stool and so on. In addition, duck stewed ham and sea cucumber nourish the yin of the five internal organs; Duck meat and glutinous rice porridge have the functions of nourishing stomach, enriching blood and promoting fluid production; Stewed duck with kelp can soften blood vessels, lower blood pressure and prevent arteriosclerosis, hypertension and heart disease.
5. The best drink-hot tea. Summer is inseparable from drinks, and the first choice of drinks should be very ordinary hot tea. Black tea is rich in potassium, which can quench thirst and eliminate fatigue. In summer, drinks are indispensable. The first choice is not all kinds of cold drinks, nor beer or coffee, but ordinary hot tea. Tea is rich in potassium (the average content of potassium per 100g of tea is green tea 10.7mg and black tea 24. 1mg), which can quench thirst and relieve fatigue. A study in the United States pointed out that drinking green tea can also reduce13 sunburn, relaxation and roughness of the skin caused by the sun. According to the experiments of British experts, the cooling capacity of hot tea is much higher than that of cold drinks, and it is the best in summer drinks.
6, the best nutrient-vitamin E According to experts, people will encounter three major dangers in summer, namely strong sunshine, ozone and fatigue, and vitamin E can minimize these three dangers. Malt, bran bread, walnut sauce, dairy products and other foods are rich in vitamin E.
7. The best exercise-swimming. The best exercise in summer is swimming. Swimming not only exercises the hands and feet, waist and abdomen, but also benefits the internal organs, such as the heart, brain, lungs and liver, especially the blood vessels, and is known as "vascular gymnastics". In addition, because the heat consumed in water is obviously higher than that on land, swimming can also reduce excessive weight and achieve the effect of bodybuilding.
8. The best color-red. Many people think it is best to wear white clothes in summer, but in fact it is better to wear red clothes. The secret is that red visible light has the longest wavelength, which can absorb a lot of ultraviolet rays in the sun, protect the skin from harm, and prevent the skin from aging or even cancer, while other colors (including white) have a weak effect. As for fabrics, blended T-shirts are the best, and the best blending ratio is 33% cotton and 67% polyester.
9. The best cooling "facility"-fan. From the point of view of fitness, cooling "facilities" are the best fans. Although the fan is an antique, its fitness effect is incomparable to any other modern cooling equipment. Fan shaking is a kind of exercise, which can exercise limbs (if you consciously switch to left-handed fan shaking, you can also get the effect of activating the right brain, developing the potential of the right brain and preventing stroke). At the same time, fans got the most comfortable wind.
10, the best health care measures-get up regularly and go to bed regularly. In summer, the sunshine is long, early in the morning and late in the evening. Therefore, people's daily life and schedule should be adjusted accordingly. It is better to go to bed late and get up early, and get up and sleep as regularly as possible. "Timing" is the requirement of the internal biological clock. If it can be timed all the year round, it can create a "dynamic stereotype" and make the body have the best adaptability and predestination. Set yourself a strict time to get up and go to bed in summer, and don't violate it for no reason, even if it is a rest day. The best bedtime in summer is 22: 00-23: 00, and the best waking time is 5: 30-6: 30. The hot weather in summer can easily affect people's sleep, but once they get into the habit of getting up regularly, it is easier to eliminate the interference of climate on sleep. When they wake up naturally and comfortably in the morning, the biological clock in the body will not "go wrong" and various physiological rhythms will run safely.
1 1 The best fruit-watermelon:: Watermelon is sweet in taste and cold in nature. It is also called "cold melon" among melons, and it is the first choice for relieving summer heat and quenching thirst. Watermelon is rich in nutrition and contains many nutrients needed by human body. Because it contains 96.6% water, it can supplement a lot of water lost by the human body in summer. Therefore, there is a folk saying that "a day and a half of melon, summer heat can be nothing." When heatstroke, fever, upset, thirst or other acute fever occurs in summer, watermelon should be used as an auxiliary treatment. Watermelon skin can also be used for cold salad and stir-fry.
12. The best porridge-mung bean porridge:: Eating more porridge in summer is a traditional health care method in China, which is of great benefit to the body. It is best to drink mung bean porridge, which is cool and has the effect of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat. The porridge used for heatstroke prevention also includes lotus leaf porridge, fresh lotus root porridge and raw reed root porridge.
13. The best anti-fatigue food-fruit and vegetable juice: It is a good choice to drink more fruit and vegetable juice when limbs are tired in summer. Because fresh fruit and vegetable juice can effectively supplement vitamins and minerals such as calcium, phosphorus, potassium and magnesium, enhance cell vitality and gastrointestinal function, promote the secretion of digestive juice and eliminate fatigue. It should be noted that it is best to choose two or three different kinds of fruits and vegetables when making fruit and vegetable juice, and change them every day to make different nutrients absorbed in a balanced way. Don't miss the fruit and vegetable residue. It is best to mix well and eat it with honey.
14. The best sun protection food-tomatoes:: The research results show that eating more tomatoes can protect against the sun. If you eat 40 grams of tomato sauce every day, the risk of sunburn will be reduced by 40%. Scientists believe that this may be that lycopene is playing a major role.