Chinese medicine believes that the focus of summer health care is to nourish the heart. There is fire in summer, macaroni in flowering period, hot climate, easy to sweat, exhausting heart and anxiety, and you can eat a lot of conscience food for health in summer. The following is a list of foods suitable for nourishing the heart from Economic Daily-China Economic Net Health Channel. It is essential to maintain these seven foods in summer; Onions; In early summer, the blood of the elderly is easy to stagnate and blood vessels are easy to block. Eating onions and drinking a little wine every morning can promote blood circulation and prevent heart disease. A study in the United States shows that white vegetables such as onions are rich in dietary fiber and nutrients, which can play an anti-cancer and lipid-lowering role.

Cherry; According to the five elements theory of traditional Chinese medicine, red is fire. Therefore, red food will cause congestion in the heart after entering the human body, which can promote the generation of qi and blood, blood and lymph. Cherry has been called "beauty department" since ancient times, and its iron content is particularly high, reaching 6 ~ 8 mg per100g. At this time, it is also the season when cherries are on the market. Eating more cherries can promote the regeneration of hemoglobin and improve human immunity. Red beans; Health experts say that Zhu Xia's heart, especially in summer, belongs to fire, which is equivalent to the heart of the five internal organs. It's hot in summer, so it's easy to get hot. Eating more red beans in summer can relieve thirst and irritability, and can also be used for edema caused by damp heat in summer, especially for people with lower body edema. In addition, the mood is strongest at noon, and it is also the easiest to be agitated, so it is most appropriate to eat adzuki beans at noon.

Milk; According to the Daily Mail, a summary study shows that drinking three cups of milk (about 600 ml) a day can reduce the heart disease risk of 18%. Because milk is rich in calcium, taking enough calcium can inhibit the activity of human cholesterol synthase, inhibit cholesterol synthesis, reduce cholesterol content, maintain normal blood pressure and reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases. Tomato; According to the British "Daily Mail" report, an Italian study shows that cooked tomatoes can absorb more antioxidants and have a better effect on preventing heart disease. Studies have shown that lycopene, an antioxidant of tomatoes, has many health functions, and the lycopene content of cooked tomatoes is higher than that of raw tomatoes. Therefore, eating tomatoes well will have a better heart protection effect.

Lotus seeds; Lotus seeds are slightly cold, sweet in taste, stable in function, invigorating spleen and tonifying kidney. In addition to protein, sugar, a small amount of fat and vitamins, it is also rich in minerals such as phosphorus, calcium and iron. Chinese medicine believes that lotus seeds have the effect of calming the nerves. So eating lotus seeds in summer is good for your health. Jujube tree; Jujube is mild and sensitive, and has the functions of nourishing blood, calming nerves, benefiting qi and promoting fluid production, protecting spleen and stomach from yang and relieving exterior syndrome. It is not only rich in amino acids, sugars, vitamins and various minerals, but also has the function of regulating substance metabolism and cell proliferation and division, which can dilate blood vessels, improve myocardial nutritional status, enhance myocardial contractility and stabilize the normal activities of the heart.