How to maintain health through diet during the dog days of summer? Experts say that food | Poria cocos | diet
With the arrival of the hottest summer days of the year, how to achieve health preservation through diet after entering the summer has become a topic of concern for many people. Regarding this, Li Fei, the director of the geriatric ward at Shenyang Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital in Liaoning Province, said that after entering the summer, it is necessary to achieve a "two no's and three many's" diet.
"'Two Don'ts' refers to not eating raw, cold, and cold foods, and avoiding leftovers, rice, and fruits. Li Fei said that in hot weather, many people love to eat raw, cold, and cold foods such as ice cream, ice watermelons, and ice drinks to alleviate the feeling of heat in a short period of time. However, consuming too much of these foods can easily cause dampness and damage to the spleen.".
"'Three dog days' is also synonymous with high temperature, high heat, and high humidity. Microorganisms and bacteria can easily reproduce. If leftover food, leftover food, and leftover fruits are not immediately put into the refrigerator, even if the taste has not changed significantly, it is recommended not to eat them again," said Li Fei.
"'San Duo Shi 'refers to eating more foods that nourish the spleen, dispel dampness, and eat ginger. According to Li Fei, consuming cold drinks and food during the' dog days' can easily lead to heavy dampness, which can damage the spleen.". Therefore, during the "dog days", one can eat more foods that nourish the spleen, such as thicket, Poria cocos, lotus seeds, lilies, etc., which can be boiled into soup for consumption, while Poria cocos, tangerine peel, white beans, licorice, etc. can be soaked in water and consumed.
"If you want to dispel dampness, you can boil red beans, Job's tears, Gorgon fruit, Poria cocos, red adzuki beans, and barley in water and drink them. Job's tears, Gorgon fruit, and Poria cocos have the effect of promoting dampness, red beans can regulate qi, and barley has the effects of invigorating the spleen and diuresis, clearing heat and relieving heat, calming the stomach and stopping thirst." Li Fei said that "Three Fu Tian" health is also suitable for eating ginger, dispelling cold and supporting yang. ". "As the saying goes, 'eat carrots in winter and ginger in summer, without the need for doctors to prescribe medicine', it can be seen that eating ginger in moderation is beneficial for physical health."
In addition, Lifei suggests that when the body experiences symptoms of chills after rain or watering in summer, drinking ginger brown sugar water can dispel the cold; When catching a cold, drinking ginger and scallion white drink can alleviate symptoms such as systemic soreness and aversion to cold; If you experience discomfort in your stomach after consuming too many cold drinks in summer, you can drink ginger and orange peel boiled water; Soaking ginger in vinegar for consumption can help alleviate indigestion, invigorate the spleen, and stimulate appetite.