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Summer health precautions how to prevent summer heat and dampness?

in summer, for many people, it's very hard to bear the heat and humidity. Xiaoman (this year is May 21) is a turning point, marking the official opening of hot and humid summer days, so we should start to prepare for summer health.

Often serve bitter vegetables on the table

Xiaoman solar term is characterized by vigorous physiological metabolism of human body and increased consumption of nutrients. It should be supplemented in a timely manner, and it is inclined to be cool. It is forbidden to eat too much warm and cold food. Recommend bitter food to everyone.

Bitter vegetable has the function of clearing heat, cooling blood and detoxification. Li Shizhen pointed out in compendium of Materia Medica that "the twelve meridians of Kucai tune, peace of mind and Invigorating Qi, light body and long life, strong eyesight". Pickled bitter vegetable is a delicacy with rice in summer, which can be refreshing and appetizing, relieve summer heat, clear the mind and eliminate boredom.

The night is shorter, we should go to bed earlier

In summer, the days are long and the nights are short. For many people, it's difficult to go to bed according to the time. However, if you don't have a good rest, it will affect your work and life the next day. Therefore, we should start from Xiaoman and adjust our work and rest in time to ensure that we go to bed from 10:00 to 11:00 in the evening, get up from 5:30 to 6:30 in the morning, and take a short nap half an hour after lunch. In this way, when the hot summer comes, we can form a reasonable work and rest.

Sweating is also a health care

In summer, many people are afraid of sweating and do not like exercise. In fact, proper exercise is beneficial to the excretion of sweat in the body and the removal of moisture in the body. However, to choose the right sports, we should do less exercises with too much intensity in summer, such as playing football and basketball. You can get up early or after sunset in the evening, go for a walk in the park or green space, fight, do exercises, dance and so on, which are better exercise methods.

In addition, avoid too much sunshine in summer, and be prepared for sun protection when you go out. It's too hot. You can put potted plants indoors, which can not only feel cool, but also purify the air, such as Chlorophytum.

All kinds of fresh vegetables and fruits are on the market in Xiaoman season. Garlic bolt, cherry and cucumber are called "three delicacies" in Xiaoman season, which can strengthen the spleen and promote dampness, clear the heart and dispel heat, nourish yin and stomach.

Cherry sugar

Xiaoman Cherry ripe, sweet and sour delicious cherry can benefit the spleen and stomach, dispel wind rather than dampness. According to the records of famous doctors, "eating cherries is good for color and beauty". Cherries are rich in iron and vitamin C. eating them properly can nourish the skin. In addition, the content of vitamin A in cherry is higher, and those with more eyes can eat better.

Iced sugar and cherry drink is a good choice. Cherry is washed and juiced, mixed with crystal sugar as a drink, which can nourish the stomach, and has certain dietotherapy effect on anorexia and diarrhea. Can also use fresh cherry wine, on joint pain, limb fatigue have a certain effect. Pay attention to the cherry's warm nature, and those with Yin deficiency and fire should eat less.

Stir fried garlic bolt

Garlic bolt is a seasonal vegetable in Xiaoman season. It has the effect of warm, medium and low Qi. It is suitable for supplementing Yang Qi to the body in this season. Although it's hot, but some people have abdominal distension, abdominal pain and other symptoms, which is the expression of cold stomach. Eating garlic bolt has the effect of warming and tonifying. In addition, the garlic bolt also contains capsaicin and Allicin, which has the function of disinfection and sterilization.

Wash and cut the garlic bolt in the first night, marinate it with salt and ginger (it can be spicy), stir fry it in the next morning, fry it a little, and it is suitable for people with weak gastrointestinal function.

Garlic bolt can increase the flavor of dishes, and can be used for cooking. But pay attention to gastritis, gastric ulcer or heat constitution do not eat more.

Eat cucumber handle

It's getting hotter. Eating cucumbers is good for relieving summer heat. Cucumbers are cool and refreshing, with enough moisture. Many people don't eat a cucumber handle. They dislike its astringent taste and lack of water. In fact, there are more bitter elements in the cucumber, especially the tail, which can reduce the fire and appetizer. When eating, don't throw it away. In addition, cucumbers contain propanol diacid, which can inhibit the absorption of fat. People who want to lose weight can eat more properly.

A lot of water and water-soluble vitamins will be lost when slicing or patting cucumbers, while raw cucumbers are the best way to preserve nutrients. It should be noted that cucumber should not be eaten more than half a Jin a day, and people with deficiency of spleen and stomach should eat less.