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With the coming of summer, the temperature rises gradually. At this time, the gastrointestinal and physical functions of the human body are constantly stimulated by high temperature, and it is easy to have loss of appetite and indigestion. The body of the elderly is weak, so we must pay attention to the health care of the middle-aged and elderly in summer, adjust our life and diet, make our bodies healthier and spend the hot summer easily.
In many old people's recipes, there are more meat or fatty foods, which is not conducive to the health of the elderly. This will not only lead to nutritional imbalance and metabolic disorder in the body, but also lead to diseases such as hypertension or hyperlipidemia, and even lead to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases in severe cases.
It's hot in summer, so eating meat often will get angry. Therefore, the elderly should eat more foods that can strengthen the spleen and relieve summer heat, such as bitter gourd, tofu, mung bean and corn. And try to eat less ingredients that are not easy to digest, too greasy or too spicy, otherwise it will easily hurt our spleen and stomach function.
Many elderly people will eat more sweets in summer, such as some ice cream or drinks to cool off. Candy contains a lot of sugar, which leads to the need for more calories for longevity. If middle-aged and elderly people eat too much sweets, they will easily get angry, which will also affect the function of the spleen and stomach, and eventually lead to loss of appetite and indigestion.
In addition, if the elderly eat too many sweets, then sugar can't be completely absorbed by our bodies, so it will be stored in our bodies, which will lead to obesity. What follows is the increase of blood lipid, which leads to the decline of cardiopulmonary function, which will endanger our life and health in severe cases.
The digestion and absorption ability of the spleen and stomach of middle-aged and elderly people is gradually deteriorating. Because the heat is unbearable, the function of the spleen and stomach will decline. If you eat more cold food or cold drinks, it will do great harm to the spleen and stomach. Although cold drinks can effectively relieve summer heat and reduce fever, they will cause bad stimulation to digestive tract mucosa, which will not only slow down peristalsis, but even cause convulsions and stomachache. Middle-aged and elderly people should drink less cold drinks or food, and they should not drink too strong tea.
Middle-aged and elderly people should eat more food materials with heat-clearing function, such as fresh fruits, because these fruits contain a lot of vitamins and trace elements, which can effectively regulate the balance in the body, so the elderly should eat more watermelons, bitter melons, tomatoes, strawberries and so on.
Hot weather and excessive sweating in summer can easily lead to imbalance of water and salt metabolism in the body. Health care for middle-aged and elderly people in summer must be supplemented with water. Replenishing water is the foundation of health preservation. It should be noted that the human body must absorb at least 2500 ml of water every day to excrete excess waste and toxins from the body. Moreover, on the dining table in summer, the taste of food should be slightly salty, which can effectively supplement the salt lost due to body sweating. But it should not be too salty, otherwise it will lead to weakened renal function and lead to high blood pressure or heart failure.