Four dietary preventive measures in dog days
1, pay attention to hydration and health.
The theory of traditional Chinese medicine pays attention to "yin and yang, five elements" and "harmony between man and nature". Winter is yin, summer is yang, and summer is the season of yang, which means that the yang tends to rise and flourish in summer, and the cold in the body is in a state of easy solution. In dog days, people will sweat a lot when they are working or exercising a little, and then they will have a strong thirst. Therefore, hydrating health has become the top priority in dog days.
2. Pay attention to invigorating qi and removing fire.
The hot summer days not only bring us physical discomfort, but also easily lead to more and more people's anger rising, which is manifested as emotional irritability, anxiety, excitability, insomnia and so on. These symptoms are called "summer mood disorder" in medicine. Therefore, "removing fire" is also a compulsory course for summer food supplement.
3. Pay attention to "supporting Yang"
In summer, the sunshine is strong. At this time, in order to adapt to the weather, the human body is in a state of "yang is abundant outside but insufficient inside", which often leads to the summer physical characteristics of excessive yang in the human body and insufficient yang in the body. At this time, if you are too greedy for heatstroke prevention, eating cold will easily lead to excessive internal cold and decrease the yang in your body.
4, pay attention to fresh and clean
Chinese medicine believes that the stomach is the foundation of the day after tomorrow. In summer, people often feel loss of appetite, and the function of spleen and stomach is relatively slow. At this time, they might as well eat some fresh fruits and vegetables. The nutrients in fresh fruits and vegetables are generally half cellulose and half sugar, which can not only effectively supplement the necessary energy and water for human body, but also make people eat for a long time. Carrots, lemons and amaranth are the first choice. Eating more wild vegetables and fruits in season is of great benefit.
Misunderstanding of health care in dog days
1, air conditioning constant temperature
In summer, when the temperature rises, especially after it falls, the air conditioning in many families almost never stops. Some people set the air conditioning to a constant temperature and low temperature no matter how high the outside temperature is. In fact, this is a potential danger for cardiovascular patients, because the large temperature difference between indoor and outdoor is likely to cause respiratory diseases, and then induce or aggravate them.
2. Drink plenty of water after exercise
It is easy to sweat in summer. After exercise, people will lose more water and will definitely feel thirsty. Some people drink a lot of water immediately after exercise. First, they feel happy and cool. Second, they think that drinking more water can replenish the water lost by the body as soon as possible and balance the body fluids.
3, cold shower is the most comfortable
Most people think that taking a cold bath in summer can refresh the mind and strengthen the body, but they ignore the discomfort caused by "cold bath". When people go out for activities, they absorb a lot of heat from the sun, and the pores of human skin are in an open state. At this time, "shower" will make the pores of the whole body close quickly, so that the heat can not be distributed and stay in the body, which is easy to cause high fever.
Dog days recipe recommendation
Three bean soup
Ingredients: mung bean, red bean, black bean and brown sugar.
Practice: Wash three beans and soak them in cold water for half an hour; Put three beans in the pot, add some water, and the boy will stew them; After about 40 minutes, the fragrance of the beans overflows, and after the beans become soft, add a proper amount of brown sugar.
Nutritional value: As early as ancient times, it was recorded in the "Outline" that soup was cooked every day and eaten with children. In case of pox, also use this soup to drink; Mash it and apply it, and its poison will disappear. Three bean soup has the effect of detoxification and reducing fire, and it is one of the best recipes in dog days.
Brown sugar Jiang Shui
Ingredients:100g brown sugar, 20g ginger.
Practice: Wash and slice ginger; Boil a pot of boiling water, add ginger slices and brown sugar, and cook for 30 minutes.
Nutritional value: there has always been a folk saying that "radish is eaten in winter and ginger is eaten in summer". Eating it in summer will generate yang, dispel dampness and detoxify, resolve phlegm and relieve cough. Drinking brown sugar and Jiang Shui in dog days conforms to the scientific way of combining yin and yang and keeping in good health.
Chinese yam sparerib
Ingredients: 300g of yam, 350g of ribs and a little chopped green onion.
Practice: Wash all the ingredients, and wash the ribs with boiling water to remove the fishy smell and bloodshot; Put some water in the pot and stew the ribs. After the water boils, add the chopped yam. Stew for about 20 minutes, the soup turns white and the fragrance is scattered. Add the right amount of salt and chopped green onion.
Nutritional value: It is hot and humid in dog days, people sweat a lot, and trace elements such as potassium and calcium are seriously lost, which is easy to hurt yin and consume gas. At this time, you should eat foods that replenish blood and qi, nourish yin and strengthen the spleen. Chinese yam ribs are excellent nourishing yin ingredients and have the effect of supplementing calcium.