How should we cool down in summer

Summer is a hot season. Especially in July and August, the temperature is extremely high. In addition to seasonal factors, there are many other reasons, such as excessive carbon dioxide emissions. Therefore, when summer comes, many people cannot bear the high temperature and fall ill. This is what we often call "heatstroke". Moreover, in addition to affecting the human body, high temperatures also have many disadvantages in other aspects.

In the hot summer, there are many ways to prevent heatstroke and cool down: swimming, avoiding the sun, using air conditioning, and getting enough sleep...

However, do you know that a scientific and reasonable diet is the most effective way to cool down in summer? What to drink to prevent heatstroke? It is especially easy to feel thirsty in summer, so you need to drink water frequently, and drinking water should also be done in a scientific way.

Don't wait until you're thirsty to drink water. When you feel thirsty, it means that the body's water balance has been lost and cells are beginning to become dehydrated. Ideally, you should drink 1.5 to 2 liters of water a day, depending on the temperature. When you sweat a lot, you can drink some salt water to make up for the salt lost by sweating. In addition, the human body is prone to potassium deficiency in summer and is prone to feeling tired and fatigued. Potassium-containing tea is an excellent drink to relieve heat.

Even if you are thirsty, you should not drink too much water, as that would make your stomach feel uncomfortable. Our ancestors advocated: "Don't drink when you are extremely thirsty, and don't drink too much." Although tea is the best summer drink, the various drinks in the supermarket are still tempting. In fact, different types of drinks have different functions. You can choose to drink juice, sports drinks or dairy products according to your physical condition. More nutrition

In midsummer, people are in a hot environment, and significant changes occur in temperature regulation, water and salt metabolism, as well as circulatory, digestive, nervous, endocrine and urinary systems, which lead to increased nutrient consumption. Sweating will cause a lot of water and nutrients to be lost. In summer, people's decreased appetite will also limit the absorption of nutrients. To this end, experts recommend: Supplementing sufficient protein in the form of fish, meat, eggs, milk and beans.

To supplement vitamins, fresh vegetables and fruits such as tomatoes, watermelon, bayberry, melon, peach, plum, etc. are especially rich in vitamin C. Vitamin B is found in high content in cereals, beans, animal liver, lean meat and eggs.

To replenish water and inorganic salts, you can eat foods high in potassium, such as fruits, vegetables, beans or bean products, kelp, eggs, etc. Eat more foods that clear heat and dampness, such as watermelon, bitter gourd, peach, black plum, strawberry, tomato, cucumber, mung bean, etc. The dietary principle for the long summer season should be light, less greasy, and mainly warm food. Many people have the habit of eating chili peppers. Eating chili peppers can promote sweating, aid digestion, and increase appetite, which has certain benefits. In summer, appetite decreases and the spleen and stomach function more sluggishly. Eating light foods at this time can help stimulate appetite, increase food intake, strengthen the spleen and aid digestion. If you eat too much fatty, sweet and greasy food, it will easily damage your spleen and stomach, affect the digestion and absorption of nutrients, and be harmful to your health.

Therefore, in summer, you should focus on choosing foods such as mung beans, white lentils, watermelons, lychees, lotus seeds, broad beans, buckwheat, jujubes, pigeons, pork, beef, tripe, chicken, pigeon meat, quail meat, crucian carp, turtle, soft-shelled turtle, bee jelly, honey, duck meat, milk, goose meat, tofu paste, sugarcane, and raw pears. Eat less raw and cold foods. Raw and cold foods are also cold foods. Cold and dampness combine to cause diarrhea and abdominal pain. In summer, eating some cold drinks makes people feel comfortable, but eating too much will damage the spleen and stomach. The digestion and absorption capacity of the spleen and stomach of the elderly gradually declines, and the digestive function of children is not yet full. In the summer, they are invaded by heat and dampness, which affects the digestion and absorption function of the spleen and stomach. If they eat more raw and cold food and drink cold drinks, it will damage the spleen and stomach. Eat some sour and bitter foods

In summer, we can also eat more bitter foods, such as bitter gourd. Summer is extremely hot, with high temperatures and heavy humidity. Eating bitter foods can clear away the heat, strengthen the spleen and increase appetite. Sour foods are astringent and dehumidifying. In summer, excessive sweating can easily damage the yin, and sour foods can astringe sweat and stop diarrhea. For example, tomatoes have the effects of promoting salivation and quenching thirst, strengthening the stomach and digestion, cooling blood and calming the liver, clearing away heat and detoxifying, and lowering blood pressure.

Drinking porridge in summer is very beneficial. Experts believe that drinking some porridge for breakfast and dinner can quench thirst, cool down and relieve heat, and nourish the body. Red bean porridge has the function of nourishing the kidney and reducing edema, so people with poor kidney function should eat more of it; broad bean porridge is good for chronic edema and nephritis; lotus leaf porridge can relieve summer heat, clear the stomach and moisten the intestines, quench thirst and detoxify; lotus seed porridge can strengthen the spleen and replenish qi, and is good for diarrhea, insomnia, spermatorrhea, and excessive leucorrhea; lily porridge can moisten the lungs and relieve cough, nourish the heart and calm the mind, and is suitable for elderly people with insufficient lung yin; winter melon porridge is diuretic and reduces edema, quenches thirst and produces body fluid, and has the effect of lowering blood pressure; white fungus porridge produces body fluid and moistens the lungs, nourishes yin and nourishes the lungs, and can treat hypertension and chronic bronchitis; astragalus porridge can treat edema caused by spleen deficiency.

Therefore, the temperature can be lowered appropriately in summer. This is not only good for the body, but also brings a good response to people's mood. If you often stay in a suitable temperature, your mood will become happy. It is very important to maintain a good mood throughout the day. You won't let your irritability affect your work, nor will you be held back by trivial matters. It can be seen how important it is to cool down appropriately in summer! People who work all year round and cannot go home during holidays are reminded to pay attention to cooling down and maintain good health.