1. Suffer hardships, clear heart fire, increase fragrance and nourish lung qi.
The reason why people have different views on summer diet health is actually caused by different starting points. Those who advocate bitterness pay attention to reducing heart fire, and those who advocate' increasing pungent' (pungent here) pay attention to nourishing lung qi. The functions of the five internal organs of the human body correspond to the changes of the five elements and seasons in nature, among which summer belongs to the "fire" in the five elements and corresponds to the "heart" in the five internal organs. Huangdi Neijing has the saying that "bitterness enters the heart" (bitterness enters the heart) and "heart hates heat". Therefore, many opinions about summer health care all mention "suffering hardship" and "nourishing the heart" by lowering "heart fire".
Similarly, in summer, the "heart fire" is too strong, and the "lung qi" is damaged, while the "pungent into the lungs" in the five elements, if you want to nourish the lung qi, you should "increase the pungent" in your diet. Sun Simiao, the king of medicine in the Tang Dynasty, once put forward in his important book "Thousands of Women" that "it is advisable to save and increase labor in the summer of 72 days to nourish the lungs. "Modern people who often drink cold drinks and lament low-temperature air conditioning in summer are more likely to hurt their lungs because of cold food. Therefore, some experts advocate eating more nourishing things in summer, which will help to promote lung qi.
2. "Suffering hardships" and "increasing enthusiasm" are both exquisite.
Bitter vegetables are mostly cold and can clear away heat, but many neighbors worry that eating this food often in summer will hurt their stomachs. For example, when young people who really have a fever want to eat bitter gourd to clear away heat and reduce internal heat, it is best to slice it and eat it cold. Because this practice is closer to the original taste, it can play a role in diet therapy. If you want to enjoy it for the whole family, you'd better make bitter gourd sparerib soup.
In summer, in addition to bitter gourd, lettuce, towel gourd and bitter vegetable can reduce fire and clear heat, or you can eat some alternately, but you should pay attention to the right amount every time to avoid injury.
3. Add more ginger and garlic and less pepper in summer
Lung qi deficiency should be "enhanced" through diet. Ginger, onion and garlic are less irritating and milder than peppers. People with lung qi deficiency can nourish yang and replenish qi in summer without being too hot. What needs special reminder is that Hunan cuisine and Sichuan cuisine have become popular all over the country, and many people will eat spicy food regularly even in summer. On the contrary, such people should be more careful, especially those who are too hot, often stay up late to get angry, or have chronic conjunctivitis or other digestive diseases, constipation and hemorrhoids, and they should not get sick because of eating spicy food.