Why can’t we eat cold food during the dog days of summer? What can I eat?
Why can’t we eat ice during the dog days of summer? Recently there has been a rumor online that “you can’t eat ice during the dog days of summer, otherwise the cold air will invade and cannot be expelled.” Is this true? Why can’t we eat cold food during the dog days of summer? What can I eat? The editor will introduce it to you below. 2020 is not only a year of double springs, but also a year with a leap April. For more information about the leap April of 2020, please pay attention to the relevant special articles on Shuimoxiansheng.com.Why can’t we eat cold food during the dog days of summer?During the dog days of summer, the temperature is very high and the weather is very hot, so many people like to eat some frozen food to cool down their bodies.In fact, during the dog days of summer, eating frozen food can not only irritate the intestines, but also easily induce a series of gastrointestinal diseases. What's more, it can also cause accumulation of cold in the body, thereby causing a series of physical illnesses. Therefore, during the dog days of summer, everyone must not eat a large amount of frozen food because of greed, especially ice cream, iced carbonated drinks and other unhealthy foods. The internal organs are cold, and eating ice or popsicles at this time is like adding insult to injury, especially for people who already have a lot of coldness, as eating more will chill the bone marrow even more. If you are afraid of heat, you can drink boiled water at room temperature, which is simple and healthy. If you insist on not drinking cold drinks or ice cream during the dog days of summer, even if you don't specifically treat winter diseases in summer, the stubborn cold in your body will be cured on its own, especially for people who are particularly afraid of cold and have cold hands and feet in winter. What can you eat during the dog days of summer?●Food for the dog days of summer - more sour and sweet. Ancient scholars believed that "summer is hot and humid, so it is suitable to clear and nourish the body." In the hot summer, people like cold drinks and drink a lot of water, which causes moisture to invade the human body. The external moisture enters the inside, causing the spleen to solidify and the spleen and stomach to rise and fall, which causes digestive function disorders, water accumulation, and loss of appetite. According to Chinese medicine, summer heat and dampness are very harmful to the spleen, so you should eat more sweet and cool or sweet and cold foods in your daily diet. Moreover, summer is the season of the heart, which likes coolness and responds to sour foods, so you should eat more sour foods in summer. Such as: pineapple, watermelon, etc.●Three-Fu Diet - Replenishing Qi and Removing Heat The scorching summer not only brings us physical discomfort, but also easily causes more and more people to become angry, showing symptoms of irritability, anxiety, irritability, insomnia, etc. These symptoms are medically called "summer affective disorders." Therefore, "removing heat" is also a necessary task for summer food supplements. The best choices for foods that can remove heat in the summer are: bitter melon, tomatoes and other fruits and vegetables that are cool in nature and can clear away heat. At the same time, milk is slightly cold in nature and can replenish water, nourish yin, and relieve heat and toxins, making it a good product for "removing heat". Duck meat is a great tonic in summer. ●Food for the dog days of summer—fresh and clean. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the stomach is the foundation of acquired constitution. In summer, people often feel a loss of appetite and their spleen and stomach functions are relatively sluggish. At this time, you may wish to eat some fresh fruits and vegetables. The nutrient composition of fresh fruits and vegetables is generally half fiber and half sugar. Not only can they effectively replenish the energy and water necessary for the human body, their refreshing characteristics will also make people eat them for a long time without getting tired of them. Carrots, lemons and amaranth are the first choice; eating more seasonal wild vegetables and fruits is even more beneficial. But be careful not to overeat raw, cold or unclean food to avoid contracting dysentery, diarrhea, etc. ●Diet during the dog days of summer – replenishing water and maintaining health. Traditional Chinese medicine theory emphasizes "yin and yang, the five elements" and "the unity of man and nature". Winter is yin and summer is yang. Summer is the season when yang is strong and yin is weak. It is also the time when the human body's yang is strong. The human body's yang tends to rise in summer, and the cold air in the body is in a state that is easy to dissolve. During the dog days of summer, people will sweat profusely after a little work or exercise, and then feel very thirsty. Therefore, hydrating and maintaining health becomes the top priority during the dog days of summer. Diet therapy suitable for dog days【1】Mung bean and rice porridge:60 grams of mung beans and 100 grams of japonica rice. Soak the mung beans in warm water for 2 hours, then add 1000 ml of water and rice to cook porridge. This porridge can be eaten once in the morning and once in the evening every day. It has the effects of removing heat and toxins, relieving thirst, and reducing edema. It is especially suitable for the elderly and children. 【2】Bitter melon and chrysanthemum porridge: 100 grams of bitter gourd, 50 grams of chrysanthemum, 60 grams of polished rice, and appropriate amount of rock sugar. Wash the bitter gourd, remove the pulp and cut into small pieces. Wash the japonica rice and chrysanthemum, put them into the pot together, add appropriate amount of water, and after the water boils over high heat, add the bitter melon pieces and rock sugar into the pot, then use low heat to cook until the rice is rotten and the porridge is thick. This porridge can clear away summer heat, stop diarrhea and detoxify, and is suitable as an auxiliary diet therapy for symptoms such as heatstroke, thirst, and diarrhea. Avoid eating damp, spicy, or greasy foods at the same time. 【3】Watermelon rind porridge: 100 grams of watermelon rind and 50 grams of rice. Peel off the hard outer skin of the watermelon and cut into dices. Wash the rice clean and put it into a casserole, add appropriate amount of water and watermelon rind and boil it over high heat, then switch to low heat and cook it into porridge. Add white sugar. It has the effect of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat, as well as diuresis and swelling. Regular consumption can prevent heatstroke. 【4】Barley and red bean porridge: 20 grams of coix seed, 30 grams of red bean, 100 grams of rice, and appropriate amount of water. Soak coix seeds and red beans in cold water for 2 hours, wash the rice, add appropriate amount of water, and cook them into porridge. It can strengthen the spleen, eliminate dampness, clear away heat and relieve summer heat. [Conclusion] Although it is necessary to clear away heat and purge fire during the dog days, it is also a good time to expel cold. The diet therapy recommended above is suitable for people who are healthy and have no cold or dampness in their bodies. For those who have both cold and dampness, it is better to expel the cold and dampness first! |
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