1, Precautions for Summer Diet
1, light
In summer, most people's appetite will drop, and the function of spleen and stomach will be relatively slow. This time is suitable for eating some light food. At this time, light food helps to stimulate appetite, strengthen the spleen and help transport. Eating too much fat will cause stomach qi stagnation, damage the spleen, affect the digestion and absorption of nutrients, and be harmful to the body. Therefore, we should pay attention to the selection of mung beans, white lentils, watermelons, lychees, lotus seeds, silkworm excrement, buckwheat, jujube, pork tripe, pork, beef, tripe, chicken, pigeon meat, quail meat, crucian carp, turtle, royal jelly, honey, duck meat, milk, goose meat, tofu pulp, sugar cane, pears and so on.
2, diuretic brewing food
Because summer is hot, the temperature is high and the humidity is high, it also invades the human body. Because the weather is hot, people like cold drinks, drink plenty of water, and get wet outside, which makes the water wet and strengthen the spleen, the spleen and stomach rise and fall, and the transport function is blocked, so water will accumulate. Eating moist and dry food can strengthen the spleen, which can restore the function of ascending, descending and transporting, so it can remove dampness.
3. Bitter food
Summer is hot and sultry, eat more bitter food, clear away heat and relieve summer heat, eliminate dampness, strengthen spleen and stimulate appetite. And sour food can be astringent, and sweating in summer is easy to hurt yin. Eating acid can stop sweating and diarrhea. Tomatoes have this effect, promoting fluid production to quench thirst, clearing away heat and toxic materials, cooling blood and calming the nerves. Eating more in summer is good for health.
4, thick and thin collocation
Eat coarse grains three or four times a week. Coarse grains and flour rice are matched, and the dryness is moderate, which is better for the body. Two thins should be eaten in summer, pasta and soybean milk in the morning, Chinese rice and porridge in the evening. In summer, vegetables such as vegetables, melons and beans are the main vegetables, supplemented by vegetarianism. Meat is preferably lean pork, beef, duck and fish and shrimp. The elderly are mainly fish, supplemented by lean pork, beef and duck.
5. Eat more sterilized vegetables in summer.
In summer, the diet is miscellaneous and there are many bacterial infections. Eat more sterilized vegetables to prevent bacterial infection. This kind of vegetables include: garlic, onion, leek, green onion and so on. These onion and garlic vegetables are rich in broad-spectrum fungicides, which can kill and inhibit various cocci, bacilli, fungi and viruses. Among them, the most prominent role is garlic, which is best eaten raw.
6. Drink some salt water
In summer, when you sweat a lot, your body will lose more salt, so potassium ions will be lost. So we should replenish the salt lost from your body, and we can drink a proper amount of salt and boiled water every day to achieve the balance of your body. We can also eat fruits and vegetables rich in potassium ions in moderation, such as strawberries, apricots, plums, celery and edamame. In addition, tea also contains potassium ions, so you can drink more herbal tea in summer.
7. Don't eat watermelon for a long time.
Really in a hot and high temperature environment, whether it is a complete half piece or a watermelon cut into small pieces, if it is not protected, it will breed "countless" bacteria within 6 hours. Therefore, cut watermelons should not be stored for more than 4 hours, and unfinished watermelons should be refrigerated as low as possible to ensure their integrity. Therefore, it is best to buy watermelons now. If it is warmer when you buy it back, you might as well turn up the temperature of the refrigerator and refrigerate it again. The best taste is within two hours.
In addition, it should be noted that when cutting watermelon, you must clean the watermelon, knife and chopping board in advance. Watermelon should be cut and eaten now, and those that can't be eaten should be covered with thin plastic wrap as soon as possible or directly stored in the refrigerator. When you take the watermelon out of the refrigerator to eat, you can cut off the surface of about 1 cm first.
8. Don't overdo it in summer.
Many people will drink mung bean soup and red bean soup because they can't eat, but these foods are all sugar like rice, and if they eat too much, they will get fat. The wise choice should be to replace, not to add more. If you want to drink a bowl of mung bean soup after a meal, remember to reduce your appetite by 1/4. If you want to eat mung bean soup as a meal, you can put less sugar, add low-fat milk and cut some fruits to achieve the same nutrition as dinner.
9. Don't overeat.
If you can overeat, you can't be full, especially when you eat. The proverb says, "Eat less and live to ninety-nine." Huangdi Neijing? Su Wen pointed out that "the diet should be moderate" and "not excessive". The digestion of old people and children is not strong, especially in summer. If they eat too much and can't digest it, it is easy to damage the spleen and stomach and lead to stomach problems. If you are 80% full, your appetite will continue to increase.
10, eat as little leftovers as possible.
Eat more fresh food in summer, try to avoid eating leftovers overnight, and it is best to eat as much as you can every day. If there are leftovers that cannot be dumped for economic reasons, they must be well preserved to prevent the growth of bacteria. It is best to put it in the refrigerator after freezing, but the refrigerator is not omnipotent, and it is best not to exceed 6 hours.
2. Summer diet tips
Hint 1:
Pay attention to nutrition. Sweating in hot weather will not only lose a lot of water, but also lose a lot of amino acids, potassium, sodium, vitamin B and vitamin C. High temperature will also accelerate the decomposition of protein in human body. Therefore, we should eat more foods rich in protein, vitamins, inorganic salts and crude fiber (such as lean meat, tofu, milk, eggs, turtles, fresh vegetables and fruits, etc.). ) Summer. In order to increase appetite, in addition to properly changing the pattern of meals and trying to make excellent and delicious dishes, garlic, rice vinegar, ginger and other condiments can also be skillfully used. Pay attention to food hygiene. In case of "illness from the mouth".
Tip 2:
Often eat cool vegetables and fruits (such as bitter gourd, wax gourd, watermelon, bamboo shoots, bean sprouts, tremella, bananas, pears and so on. ) enhance the ability of human body to resist heat toxicity and reduce the harm of summer heat toxicity to human body. It's best to have a articulate, appetizing and nutritious diet, and you can't eat too much cream.
Trick 3:
Drink more cool drinks (such as boiled water, light salt water, sour plum soup, light tea, soybean milk, mung bean soup, chrysanthemum tea, mint water, etc.). ) to supplement sweating consumption and promote the discharge of summer heat from urine. But avoid raw water or fake soda, and don't be greedy for ice cream, ice cream and other cold drinks.
3. Summer regimen
1. Work and rest: go to bed late and get up early. In summer, the sunshine time is prolonged, the days are longer and the nights are shorter. At this time, it is necessary to adapt to the changes of yang excess and yin deficiency in nature, and also to "sleep late" and "get up early". It is recommended to go to bed before 10 at night and get up around 6 am. Master the principle of "meridian sleep", that is, sleep at noon and take a nap at noon. But the nap time should not be too long, generally half an hour is appropriate. Don't get up to work or study immediately after a nap, because there is insufficient blood supply to the brain at this time, and there will be temporary brain dysfunction, which will make people feel dizzy. It is best to lie still 10 minutes before getting up. Once Xia Hou's schedule is determined, he should be self-disciplined to protect his biological clock from disorder.
2. Diet: increase acid and reduce pungent. In summer, the liver qi of human viscera is getting weaker and the heart qi is getting stronger. You can eat some sour food in your diet, such as tomatoes, lemons, strawberries, grapes, pineapples and mangoes. To tonify the kidney, help the liver and regulate the stomach. Their sour taste can astringe sweat and dispel dampness, promote fluid production and quench thirst, and strengthen stomach and digestion. Try to eat less spicy food. Due to the spirit of the rising sun in summer, foods that are easy to get angry will cause fever inside and outside the body, resulting in acne, oral ulcers, constipation and other diseases.
3. Emotion: Calm down and cultivate your spirit. In summer, the elderly are easily agitated, and in the long summer, they should "nourish their hearts" for health preservation. First, "quit dryness and anger", the elderly should try to keep quiet and feel comfortable. When the temperature is too high, it is best to go out less and avoid moderate and high-intensity exercise. Second, eat less high-fat and thick flavor in the diet, and eat more soy products, chicken and lean meat. It not only supplements nutrition, but also plays a role in strengthening the heart.
4. Health care: spleen and dehumidification. Summer is hot and humid, and the elderly are prone to spleen deficiency. It is suggested to eat red bean sparerib soup, red bean barley porridge and yam lotus seed soup once or twice a week, which can improve mental fatigue, loss of appetite, loose stool and other symptoms caused by spleen deficiency. In addition, don't overeat cold foods such as watermelon and bitter gourd, otherwise it will hurt the spleen and stomach and promote "internal dampness", which is not conducive to health. Old people should not stay in air-conditioned rooms for a long time, nor should they sit on wet stools and grass. After taking a shower, don't go to bed until your hair dries naturally or completely. Proper exercise and sweating are conducive to the discharge of moisture in the body, such as walking slowly, yoga, Tai Chi and so on.
5. Disease prevention: winter disease is cured in summer. In dog days, the sun lasts for a long time, and the yang in nature is the most vigorous. At this time, acupoint application of traditional Chinese medicine can enhance the body's resistance and prevent and treat "winter disease", which can achieve remarkable curative effect. Common diseases suitable for "treating winter diseases in summer" include colds, bronchitis, bronchial asthma, chronic obstructive emphysema, allergic rhinitis, rheumatoid arthritis, spleen and stomach deficiency and cold diseases, etc. In addition, summer is also the season for external use of traditional Chinese medicine. For example, bathing with traditional Chinese medicine decoction can prevent and treat various skin diseases.