Generally speaking, summer is hot and humid, and people often have symptoms such as head heaviness, depression, burnout, chest tightness and poor appetite. Summer diet should be light, and you can eat more foods that clear away heat and promote diuresis, such as mung bean porridge, lotus leaf porridge and red bean porridge. Or make soup with wax gourd, lotus leaf and coix seed. In addition, more windows should be opened for ventilation.

In summer, the days are long and the nights are short. Many people go to bed late and get up late, disrupting the biological clock. Only by ensuring adequate sleep can we maintain the normal operation of various functions of the body. Sleep regimen in summer should conform to the law of yang excess and yin deficiency in nature. Getting up early and taking a nap can make up for lack of sleep. Adults are advised to get 7 hours of high-quality sleep every day.

Summer diet should not be too full, usually only eat seven or eight points full, but we must pay attention to a comprehensive and balanced nutrition. In addition, the temperature is high in summer, and leftovers are easily contaminated by bacteria. It is best to eat fresh vegetables. Raw fruits and vegetables should be washed and peeled; Knives and boards used to cut cooked food should be separated from those used to cut raw meat and lettuce. At the same time, drink plenty of water and increase the intake of trace elements and vitamins.

Many people have the misconception that they are lazy to exercise because they sweat too much in summer. In fact, we should stick to proper exercise in summer, but don't exercise in the sun, and replenish water in time. Exercise after meals 1 hour, not too strenuous. You can choose walking, jogging, swimming and other sports.

Lotus leaf Porridge: Ingredients: Lotus leaf 1 tablet (both fresh and dry), Poria cocos 50g, japonica rice or millet 100g, and proper amount of sugar. Practice: First, remove the dregs from the lotus leaf soup, add Poria cocos, washed japonica rice or millet to the medicinal soup, cook it into porridge together, and add sugar before taking out the pot. Efficacy: clearing away heat and relieving summer-heat, calming the heart and calming the nerves, stopping diarrhea and dysentery (also effective for cardiovascular diseases and neurasthenia). Lettuce salad: Ingredients: fresh lettuce 350g, onion, sesame oil, monosodium glutamate, salt and sugar. Practice: Wash lettuce, peel it, cut it into long strips and small pieces, put it in a plate, add refined salt and stir, marinate for 1 hour, take it out and drain it, add monosodium glutamate and white sugar and mix well. Efficacy: Benefiting five internal organs and dredging meridians. Buttered wax gourd pill: Ingredients: 500g wax gourd, 20g condensed milk, cooked ham 10g, refined salt, fresh soup, sesame oil, water starch and monosodium glutamate. Practice: Peel the wax gourd, wash it and cut it into balls. After boiling in boiling water, pour in cold water to cool. Put the winter melon balls in a large bowl, add salt, monosodium glutamate and fresh soup, steam in a cage for 30 minutes and take them out. Put the winter melon balls back into the pot, pour the soup into the pot, add condensed milk to boil, thicken with water starch, pour the winter melon balls into the pot, sprinkle with sesame oil and stir evenly, and finally sprinkle with ham powder to serve. Efficacy: clearing away heat