In midsummer, due to the gradual dryness of the climate, many people will feel dry throat and dry skin when they get up in the morning. Even if they drink a large glass of water, it is difficult to quench their thirst. This phenomenon is often called "autumn dryness". At this time, we should eat less spicy food and more light food.

2. eat hot food, but don't eat cold food

The weather is changeable before and after the summer heat, maybe it is still hot at noon, and it is extremely cold in the afternoon and evening. Therefore, in the summer solar terms, we should not only keep warm, but also pay attention to diet and avoid eating too much cold food. Because autumn is coming, people are easy to get some common diseases at this time, so in diet, it is best to eat more warm food, which is very good for your health.

3. Eating sour is not spicy.

Sour taste has the effect of moistening lung and converging, and what is needed in autumn is to protect lung yin. So don't eat or eat less spicy barbecue food at this time, including pepper, pepper, cinnamon, ginger, onion, wine, especially ginger. These foods are hot and lose a lot of water during cooking, so they are easy to get angry after eating. Especially after the summer heat, the weather begins to dry, which will aggravate the harm of autumn dryness to human body. Take ginger as an example. There is such a warning in ancient medical books: "Don't eat ginger in autumn within one year." .

Step 4 eat "fruit" instead of "melon"

There is a folk saying that "autumn melons hurt the stomach". Some delicious melons are mostly yin cold, and eating too much will damage the spleen and stomach, so enough is enough. But some fruits can be eaten more. For example, pears can moisten the lungs, resolve phlegm and relieve cough, which is the most recommended fruit in autumn. Apple is rich in vitamins and potassium, which is not only beneficial to patients with cardiovascular diseases, but also can stop diarrhea.

5. Eat more foods containing vitamins.

Eat more foods containing vitamins in autumn, such as tomatoes, eggplant and potatoes. These foods can supplement human nutrition and avoid being hurt by dryness and evil. Also eat more alkaline foods, such as apples, kelp, fresh vegetables, etc., which are also rich in water and are essential in autumn.

6. Eat more foods that clear away heat and soothe the nerves.

From the health point of view, it is suitable to eat foods that clear away heat and soothe the nerves, such as tremella, lily, lotus seeds, honey, yellow croaker, scallop, kelp, jellyfish, celery, spinach, glutinous rice, sesame, beans, milk, etc., but these foods should not be eaten too much at a time, so as to eat less and eat more meals. In addition, with the gradual drying of the climate, the lung meridians in the body are on duty. At this time, you can eat more foods that nourish yin and moisten dryness to prevent the damage caused by dryness. Such as pears, rock candy, tremella, Adenophora adenophora, ducks and other foods that nourish yin and promote fluid production, or foods that benefit qi and preserve health such as Astragalus, Codonopsis pilosula, squid and turtle.