Some people don't eat properly during this period, such as eating too spicy and too cold, which leads to excessive internal heat or diarrhea, which is not good for their health and is not conducive to the smooth summer.
Therefore, in the hot summer, we should also pay attention to protecting our health and eating moderately, so as to start a healthy summer mode and spend the summer healthily and safely.
So, what should we pay attention to in diet in dog days? In fact, if you remember all these points and do them, it will not be difficult to spend the summer healthily.
1, eat more fruits and vegetables.
In hot summer, our bodies also need enough nutrition, and now people eat less vegetables and fruits, and their diet structure is not very balanced. Therefore, it is suggested to eat more fruits and vegetables at ordinary times. On the one hand, it can supplement enough nutrition and improve the nutritional structure of the diet. On the other hand, it can eat some dark fruits and vegetables, such as carrots, red and yellow tomatoes and grapefruit. Can help enhance immunity, protect cardiovascular diseases and prevent cancer. These are all very good.
2. Eat more foods that clear away heat and reduce fire.
It's very hot in summer. If you eat some warm and easy-to-get-angry food, it will easily lead to the symptoms of getting angry and adversely affect your body.
Therefore, it is suggested to eat more foods that clear away heat and reduce internal heat in summer, such as bitter gourd, wax gourd, cucumber, bean sprouts, fungus, kelp and other foods, and then eat less foods that are warm and easy to get angry, such as beef and mutton, peppers, lychee and so on.
3. Eat more foods that strengthen the spleen and nourish the stomach.
In summer, due to the influence of summer heat, our body's spleen and stomach function will decline, which is why people in summer don't want to eat too much and have a bad appetite.
At this time, in the usual diet, we should pay attention to eating some foods that strengthen the spleen and nourish the stomach, and eat more foods that can reduce the burden on the spleen and stomach and nourish the stomach. For example, eat some foods with soft texture and light taste, such as millet, oats, coix seed, yam and lotus seeds. It can not only strengthen the spleen and stimulate appetite, but also play a good role in nourishing the stomach by cooking porridge.
4. Eat less spicy and greasy food.
In summer, the sun is full in the outside world. At this time, the human body is more vulnerable. If you eat spicy food, it is easy to make the internal fire strong and easily induce the occurrence of excessive internal heat, so it is easy to have symptoms such as acne and oral ulcer.
So in summer, we should eat less spicy and greasy food, more light food, less pepper, less greasy meat and less hot pot. Only in this way can people calm down and avoid getting angry as much as possible.
5. Eat less cold food.
In summer, many people generally like to eat cold food to relieve summer heat, such as iced drinks, iced watermelons and popsicles. Although these foods are very cool for a while, don't eat too much. Eating too much may hurt the stomach, lead to colds, lead to decreased gastrointestinal function, or diarrhea.
Therefore, you should be careful when choosing to eat cold food in summer. Don't eat if you can't stand it. Even if you eat it, don't eat cold food often, otherwise it is likely to hurt your spleen and stomach, which will be bad for your health over time.
1, don't be greedy.
It is very hot in dog days, so naturally many people like cool ways and places, such as blowing fans, staying in air-conditioned rooms and taking cold showers. , will make people feel cool, but also can get rid of summer heat.
However, these methods all have a degree. Greed will still get sick. For example, the fan facing the head is easy to induce facial paralysis, staying in an air-conditioned room for a long time is easy to cause air-conditioning disease, and suddenly taking a cold bath is easy to cause a cold.
Therefore, in dog days and hot summer, we should also pay attention to keeping warm and avoid being greedy and cold, otherwise it will make us sick.
2, to add more water
It's hot in dog days, so people sweat easily and naturally lose a lot of water. Therefore, at this time, we should pay more attention to hydration to replenish the water lost by the body and better maintain good health.
It is recommended to drink water from time to time. Don't wait until you are thirsty to remember to drink water. At this time, your body is often in a state of water shortage, which is not good for your health. Then you can drink more water and urinate more, which is also good for the health of kidneys and urinary system.
3. Don't eat bad food.
It's hot in dog days, so food tends to go bad. If you feel the smell is wrong or the taste is abnormal when eating these foods, you should discard them decisively. Don't be reluctant to part with them, because it is likely that the food has gone bad, which breeds a lot of bacteria and is harmful to your health.
Therefore, we should pay attention to food hygiene in dog days and don't eat spoiled food. Foods that cannot be eaten for the time being should be kept in a cool place, and it is best to seal them with plastic wrap and put them in the refrigerator, so as to avoid rapid deterioration of food and ensure food safety.