The dog days of 202 1 came, starting from July 1 1 and officially ending on August 19, lasting for 40 days. Dog days are the hottest season of the year. The temperature is high, there is much rain, and the air is humid, sultry and humid. If you are not careful, the disease will come to you.

Therefore, it is very important to maintain health in dog days. Only by adapting to the season and accepting nature can we successfully survive the difficult climate. Besides good living habits, it is equally important to take care of your health. Eat more foods that clear away heat and relieve summer heat, fresh seasonal fruits and vegetables, and eat health sticks in season.

Health experts suggest that in the dog days, "eat three things, drink three things, and make three things." Only by eating well, drinking right and doing right can we stay healthy, stay away from diseases and spend 40 days in dog days.

Keep healthy in dog days, eat three more:

The first thing: bitter gourd

Eating bitter gourd in summer is good for your health. Bitter gourd is a seasonal vegetable in summer. Eating in summer can relieve summer heat, strengthen spleen and stimulate appetite, and solve the problem of poor appetite in summer. Because bitter elements in bitter gourd have great nutritional function.

Eating bitter gourd in summer can also help diabetics and help treat diabetes. You can also detoxify and lose weight, beauty beauty. Preventing and fighting cancer.

Bitter gourd has a bitter taste. When cooking, you can clean all the white film and pulp in bitter gourd, so the bitterness will be much less. Or cut the bitter gourd and soak it in light salt water for a while, which can also remove some bitterness.

The best way to eat bitter gourd in summer is cold salad, which is simple and delicious.

Practice: cut the bitter gourd in half, remove the pulp inside, cut it into thin slices and clean it.

Then boil water in the pot. After the water is boiled, add a spoonful of salt and an appropriate amount of oil, put bitter gourd in, cook for 2 minutes, scoop it up and rinse it with cold water, drain it and put it in a big bowl.

Prepare sauce, mince onion, ginger and garlic, add vinegar, salt and Chili oil, and pour hot oil into bitter gourd and mix well.

The second sample; duck

Eating duck meat in summer, especially in dog days, is very good for your health. Duck meat is cold and nutritious. Eating in summer can enhance physical fitness, clear away heat and relieve summer heat, and nourish the body.

In summer, duck is usually stewed in soup. Today, I will give you another way to eat. Beer duck is tender and delicious, salty and delicious. You can eat 3 bowls of rice mixed with soup, which can solve the problem of poor appetite in summer.

Practice: 1 Chop the bought fresh duck into small pieces and wash the internal organs. Then put it in water and wash it several times.

Boil water in the pot, blanch the duck and drain the blood. Pick up and drain the water for later use.

3 put oil in the pot, saute shallots, ginger and garlic, add duck meat, stir fry over high fire, and stir fry the oil inside, which is slightly browned.

Then add soy sauce, a bottle of beer, and the beer should not be over duck, and then stew slowly.

5 stew the duck. Add salt and chicken essence before cooking.

The third sample; Chinese dumpling

Eating jiaozi in dog days, tasting delicious food and trying it early are homophonic with "Fu", which means good. Eating jiaozi in dog days can also help people supplement their nutrition. The meat and vegetables in dumpling stuffing are nutritious, healthy and delicious.

Recommended method: celery and pork jiaozi. This combination is simple, delicious and easy to cook.

Practice: choose pork belly, chop it, wash celery, chop it and mix it with meat. Add minced onion and ginger, salt, pepper and a little sesame oil and mix well. Go to the noodle restaurant, buy some dumpling skins and wrap them yourself.

Keep in good health in dog days and drink three kinds:

First: pure milk or yogurt.

Milk yogurt is rich in nutrition and especially good for human body. The rich protein and trace elements in milk can supplement the deficiency of human digestion in summer, enhance physical fitness and prevent diseases.

Yogurt Everyone should drink ice and put it in the refrigerator. Do not drink cold milk. After pure milk is put into the refrigerator, its nutrition will be destroyed to some extent. So everyone should drink pure milk at room temperature.

The second sample; Tremella and lotus seed crystal sugar water

Lotus seeds will be seasonal food in summer. Cooking with tremella will cool and nourish people, clear away heat and dampness, protect the stomach and intestines, and be nutritious and healthy. Drink it in dog days, sweet and glutinous, cool and relieve summer heat, and help everyone sleep well.

Practice: soak tremella in warm water. Fresh lotus seeds are washed away.

Add water to the saucepan, add lotus seeds and tremella, turn to low heat after the fire is boiled, add rock sugar and simmer until the ingredients are rotten.

The third sample: shredded ginger, shredded jujube and brown sugar water.

Eating ginger in summer can keep you healthy. Because ginger is spicy, it is best to soak it in water.

Ginger, plus jujube and brown sugar, can stimulate appetite, help sweating, take away moisture and cold in the body, drive away cold and warm the stomach, which is very beneficial to health.

Practice: Wash ginger, shred, and remove the core from jujube.

Add water to the pot, add shredded ginger and jujube, and bring to a boil with high fire. Then add brown sugar, turn to low heat and cook the brown sugar until the sugar melts.

Keep healthy in dog days and do three more things:

The first thing: drink plenty of warm water and soak your feet often.

The temperature is high in dog days, and people sweat a lot, so everyone should drink more water. Water should be boiled or warm, not cold. Boiling water is too hot, just drink warm water. Drinking more warm water can replenish water for your body. When drinking water, try to ensure a small number of times.

Soaking feet in dog days is the best for health. Soaking feet with hot water can promote blood circulation, relieve the fatigue of the body for a day and help to sleep at night. Soaking feet with hot water in summer can also strengthen the spleen and remove dampness.

Second: eat less cold food and spicy food, and it is best to have a light diet.

Summer is very hot, and many people like to eat cold food, such as ice cream and ice cream. These foods are high in sugar and too cold. After eating it, it is not good for the stomach. It is also easy to let moisture stay in the human body.

Don't eat spicy food after three days of self-love. Spicy food has a heavy taste, which is harmful to the human stomach and is not good for the body.

Try to eat lightly in dog days and eat more fresh vegetables and fruits.

Third: Try to get into the habit of taking a lunch break and take time out to exercise.

It's very hot in dog days, and many people can't rest well at night, so taking a nap in dog days is good for their health. Taking a nap for half an hour to 1 hour every day can relieve stress, release the body, be more energetic in the afternoon, and work and study efficiency will be higher.

As for the exercise in dog days, try to choose when the sun doesn't come out in the morning. The sun goes down at night, so come out for exercise. This will prevent the sun from being exposed. For the choice of sports, try to find something less powerful, such as walking slowly, cycling, square dancing and so on. This kind of exercise can not only exercise the body, but also make the body sweat too much.

During these 40 days in dog days, everyone must take good care of their health, "eat three things, drink three things, and cook three things". For the health of their families, keep it in mind, conform to the solar terms, and stay healthy for 40 days. Let's cheer together.