Summer is the hottest season of the year, especially in dog days. The dog days represent a period of time, probably from mid-July to mid-August of the lunar calendar every year. The temperature is extremely high and the air humidity is high. The dog days are humid and sultry, the yang is strong, and the human body's metabolism is strong. This is the best time to keep fit. So, what do you want to eat in dog days to achieve better health care effect and dispel dampness and relieve boredom? This is not only from the diet, but also from many aspects.

First of all, diet helps to expel moisture. It's hot and humid in the dog days. We enjoy the coolness brought by air conditioning. All kinds of iced fruits and drinks go into battle. We enjoy these coolness in the hot summer, but we never thought that moisture was invading quietly. When the humidity is too high, the skin may be dark yellow, weak and difficult to defecate. At this time, we can expel moisture by adjusting our diet. Coix seed has the effect of eliminating dampness and reducing fever, and red bean Coix seed soup is an essential product for eliminating dampness. Lotus seeds can clear away heat and nourish the heart. Eating a bowl of lotus seed tremella soup in dog days is very easy to get upset and can relieve summer heat and dampness.

Second, there are many ways to remove moisture in dog days. In the dog days, there are other ways to get rid of dampness besides eating more cool and damp-removing foods such as coix seed, lotus seeds and mung beans. Moxibustion has the function of strengthening the body resistance and eliminating evil spirits. Sticking to moxibustion can dispel dampness and dispel cold, regulate qi and promote blood circulation, and accelerate the discharge of moisture in the body. Exercise is actually a good way to get rid of dampness. During exercise, the body's metabolism is accelerated, which can effectively expel water from the body. In fact, soaking feet is also a great trick to get rid of dampness. In the process of soaking feet with warm water, blood circulation is accelerated, and warm water can stimulate the soles of feet to achieve the effects of dredging meridians and eliminating dampness.

It's sultry and humid in dog days. Staying in an air-conditioned room for a long time and eating too many iced fruits and drinks will aggravate the accumulation of moisture in the body. Therefore, it is necessary to avoid being confined in an air-conditioned room all day and eat iced fruits and drinks in moderation. You can eat more food such as coix seed, mung bean, ginger, etc. You can do more exercise in your spare time, or try moxibustion and foot bath.