The hottest dog days in summer have finally passed. After the dog days, the weather will slowly enter autumn, and the temperature will slowly drop. Do you know what to eat after the dog days? Let's have a look
How to keep in good health
1. Nourish the lungs and moisten the diet
After the ambush, although it is still hot at noon, it is cool in the morning and evening, forming a large temperature difference between day and night. The climate characteristics of "one autumn rain, one cool" are obvious. The diet should be moistened at this time.
After 'ambush', summer begins to transition to autumn in a real sense, the climate is gradually dry, and the lung qi of the human body is relatively strong. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that 'too much Lung Qi can overcome liver wood, so more acid can strengthen liver wood'. Therefore, we should eat more food that nourishes Yin and moistens dryness to avoid dryness evil damage.
At this time, you can eat dried foods including tremella, lily, lotus seed, honey, yellow croaker, scallop, kelp, sea silkworm, celery, spinach, glutinous rice, sesame, beans and milk. Suitable meals include sesame spinach, green pepper mixed tofu, lily lotus seed soup, preserved lily, etc. it has the effects of Tonifying the liver and kidney, opening the chest and moistening dryness, supplementing qi, calming the mind and nourishing the heart.
2. Prevent 'Autumn fatigue' and go to bed earlier
After ambush, people are easy to feel tired, which is often called 'Autumn fatigue'. From the ambush to the solar term of relieving summer heat, the weather changes from heat to cool. The Yang Qi in nature tends to converge from catharsis, and the rise and fall of Yin-Yang Qi in the human body also changes. After the hot summer with long days and short nights, many people have the phenomenon of lack of sleep, especially old friends.
At this time, if people do not change the habit of sleeping late in summer, 'Autumn fatigue' is more likely to occur. Health experts say that to slow down 'Autumn fatigue', sleep should be sufficient, and it is best to increase by about 1 hour more than usual. In addition, we should strengthen exercise, such as running in the morning and evening, boxing, doing exercises, mountain climbing, etc.
3. Be less moldy and ventilated frequently
After lodging, the temperature will gradually drop. Although it is not obvious, it gives the appropriate reproduction temperature for the mold, and the rain will gradually increase after lodging. As long as the mold in the air meets appropriate conditions, it will grow bacteria on the medium.
Mold has strong vitality. Generally, when the temperature is 25-30 ℃, the humidity is more than 80%, and there is sufficient oxygen, they will grow and reproduce. Experts suggest that people should pay attention to ventilation after ambush. Friends who are ready to change autumn clothes should take their clothes out of the box and hang them in a ventilated and dry place.
What to eat
1、 Smooth food is the best
For example, pear (eaten raw or steamed), lily, jade bamboo, sand ginseng, Dendrobium, water chestnut, medlar, etc. can moisten the heart and lungs, nourish the stomach and Yin. Foods with colloid or thick texture also have the effect of 'moistening', such as tremella, kelp, yam, lotus root, okra, mushrooms, sea cucumber, jellyfish skin, etc.
Traditional Chinese medicine says that eating pig feet for health preservation is because pig skin is rich in colloid, which can moisten dryness. However, if people who usually exercise less are afraid of eating pig feet too oily, they can change to ingest plant colloid. In addition, nuts containing oil, such as sesame, almonds and cooked peanuts, can also moisturize, moisten the intestines and eliminate constipation. As for fried, roasted, spicy and other dry and hot foods, they should be avoided as far as possible, so as not to consume body fluid and aggravate autumn dryness symptoms.
2、 Drink more water
If you want to go to autumn dryness, you must nourish yin, and the key of Nourishing Yin is to retain water. In addition to eating more smooth food, the intake of water is also indispensable. It is suggested to drink a cup of warm water after getting up in the morning, which can wake up the whole digestive system, make the intestines begin to wriggle, and you will want to go to the toilet. Of course, you won't be constipated; But never drink cold water, because people's spleen and stomach like temperature and avoid cold. Drinking more water below room temperature is harmful to health.
It is important to drink plenty of water, and pay attention to the methods of drinking water. When drinking water, it is best to drink a small amount of water many times, not too much at a time, otherwise the body cannot effectively absorb and distribute it. Drinking too much water is like a sudden heavy rain. Especially for people with poor circulation and easy blockage of meridians, there will be floods in some parts of the body, that is, edema.
3、 Drink more honey water
In addition, traditional Chinese medicine has a little secret recipe for replenishing water, that is to drink honey water. Honey can moisten dryness and clear away heat. It has the effects of moistening lungs, relieving cough, moistening intestines, defecating and moistening skin. Drinking it in harmony with water can not only supplement water, but also prevent many dryness symptoms caused by autumn dryness. It can also resist aging. It is a simple and good recipe for health preservation in autumn. However, because honey may contain some anaerobic bacteria, infants, gastrointestinal tract are too sensitive, or people who are prone to acid in their stomach after eating sweets should avoid eating.
People who like to drink tea can make tea with Hangbaiju in autumn. Semi fermented oolong tea is also a good choice. Moderate drinking will help moisten the throat, generate fluid and remove accumulated heat in the body.
4、 Porridge with two benefits of replenishing water and moistening dryness
If you can eat some warm porridge or medicinal porridge for breakfast in autumn, it can be said to be a good recipe for health preservation, especially for people with deficiency of spleen and stomach and poor digestion and absorption function. Eating porridge helps to strengthen the spleen and stomach and replenish qi. Lily porridge, tremella porridge, almond porridge, lotus seed porridge, nut porridge and sesame paste are all good health breakfast.