1 watermelon
Watermelon is cold, sweet and refreshing, and rich in nutrition. Watermelon pulp has high water content, and eating watermelon has the effects of clearing away heat and benefiting water, removing annoyance and quenching thirst. It is the best summer food in hot summer.
2. Tomatoes
Tomatoes are sweet and sour and slightly cold. Has the effects of invigorating stomach, promoting digestion and relieving fatigue. Tomatoes are also rich in vitamin C, which can help protect skin and delay skin aging. Tomatoes are also very good food to cope with the summer heat.
3. Mung beans
Mung beans are cold, and have the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, diuresis and improving eyesight. It is rich in nutrients, and the phytosterol contained in mung beans can reduce the absorption of cholesterol in the intestine and reduce the serum cholesterol content. Therefore, eating mung beans in summer not only relieves summer heat, but also reduces blood fat.
4. Bitter gourd
Bitter gourd tastes bitter and cool. Momordica charantia has the effects of clearing heat, relieving summer heat, invigorating kidney and spleen, nourishing liver and improving eyesight. Eating bitter gourd can stimulate the secretion of saliva and gastric juice and increase appetite. It is an ideal food for relieving summer heat.
5. Alternative methods to relieve summer heat
1. tropical cotton and linen shirt
Learn from people who often live in tropical climate and wear loose and light cotton and linen clothes. Guayaquila shirts are sometimes called "Mexican wedding shirts", and the purpose of this kind of clothes is to relieve the summer heat naturally. As a "close relative" of Baron, the national costume of the Philippines, Guayaquila shirt can absorb moisture on the skin, and the shirt should not be tucked into the waistband when wearing it to promote air circulation.
2. Pulse point cooling
When you were sick as a child, your mother might put a cold towel on your forehead. The principle of cooling the pulse point is the same. Let cold water flow through your wrist every hour about 1 minute to cool your pulse points. Spraying water on the temples or cheeks can also have a similar effect.
Step 3 Eat more and eat less
Do you feel very hot after eating? This is not only because the food is hot. A rich and protein-rich diet fuels your body's metabolic fire. The solution is to eat more and less, so that you will feel cooler and be healthy.
Step 4 eat Chili
Latin America, India and Thailand are among the hottest places in the world, but people in these countries also like to eat the hottest food in the world. What is the reason for it Scientists have been arguing endlessly, but the most likely reason is that spicy food can make people sweat, thus achieving the purpose of lowering their body temperature. What works is capsaicin in pepper. If your skin is wet, you will feel cooler if you eat Chili and sweat.
5. Cool down and fall asleep
Many people find it very difficult to fall asleep in hot weather. Want to keep your bed cool? It is very useful to fill an ordinary hot water bottle with ice water and use it to cool your ankles and the back of your knees.