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How to keep cool in summer?
In summer, because of the heat and high fever, there are often feelings of increased sweating, decreased appetite and exhaustion. The discharged sweat contains minerals such as sodium and potassium, and also contains various nutrients such as vitamin B 1, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, calcium, iron and protein. The more you sweat, the more nutrients you lose, so you will feel more and more tired and weak. Therefore, you must ensure adequate nutrition supply, which is an important guarantee for health and vitality in summer. In summer, the loss of appetite often makes people lose their appetite, and it is easier to eat cold meals and cold drinks, but the summer tonic must be rigorous, otherwise it will be counterproductive. 1. People who are strong and healthy generally don't need supplements. 2. People with damp heat should avoid tonic, such as thick and greasy tongue coating, tightness in chest and abdomen, soreness of limbs, and Huang Chi in urine. It's damp-heat that traps the spleen and has exogenous pathogens, so they can't take tonic. 3. If the summer heat is not clear, it is not appropriate to make up for it too early, which will make it difficult for the summer heat to subside. 4. Avoid greasy tonic, and make it clear. In order to conform to the laws of nature, we should go to bed late and get up early, and adjust our emotions in time. We don't have to hate the daily heat in summer, but we should keep a happy mood, calm down and keep the internal and external balance to adapt to the "long breath" in summer. In summer, people sweat a lot and lose a lot of body fluid. For some people with yin deficiency, it is very necessary to take American ginseng, Dendrobium, Radix Adenophorae and Radix Rehmanniae in summer. Summer tonic: it is a method of taking tonic with the effect of tonifying deficiency and clearing heat to replenish deficiency. Commonly used tonic foods are lily, mung bean, watermelon, etc., but we should pay attention to: First, people with chills and cold limbs must eat less or not; The second is to control the diet. Excessive use of cold medicine in spring and summer will damage the yang of human body. In summer, people are prone to fatigue, drowsiness and discomfort. Being jealous will quickly relieve fatigue and maintain abundant energy. High temperature and humidity in summer often make people listless, tired and weak, chest tightness and dizziness, loss of appetite and emaciation. At this time, it is of great benefit to eat hard food. Bitter food achieves the purpose of balancing body functions through its functions of invigorating qi, strengthening kidney, strengthening spleen and eliminating dampness. Duck is a kind of cold waterfowl, especially suitable for people with fever, such as low fever, fatigue, anorexia, dry stool, edema, etc., which are more common in summer. Summer is inseparable from drinks, and the first choice is very ordinary hot tea. Tea is rich in potassium, which can quench thirst and eliminate fatigue. Vitamins can make you spend the summer safely, and the "best" laurel belongs to vitamin E, which can minimize the three dangers of strong sunlight, ozone and fatigue. Malt, bran bread, walnut sauce, dairy products and other foods are rich in vitamin E, which can be arranged in summer. If necessary, you can also take vitamin E tablets, and 15-60 mg per day is enough. Soymilk can relieve summer heat and reduce fire. A small cup of soybean milk can not only achieve the purpose of tonic, but also relieve summer heat. Soybean milk is flat and sweet, and has the effects of promoting fluid production, moistening dryness, purging stomach fire, treating internal heat, benefiting underwater qi and controlling wind heat. Mung beans have the function of relieving summer heat. The "two bean drinks for relieving summer heat" made of soybeans and mung beans has the effects of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat, moistening throat and quenching thirst. At the same time, it is rich in protein, vitamins, minerals and other nutrients. Regular drinking can balance human nutrition and regulate endocrine. Adjust daily life 1. Casual life, sleeping late and getting up late, gluttony and lethargy, and lack of diligence in limbs will increase the incidence of many diseases. 2. Get up regularly, eat regularly, work regularly, exercise regularly, sleep regularly, defecate regularly, etc. , strengthen self-care awareness.