Summer fruits are mostly cold, such as pears, apples and various melons. Generally speaking, people with a hot constitution have strong metabolism in summer, dominant sympathetic nerves, sweat a lot, often have a flushed face, dry mouth, are easily irritable, and are prone to constipation. They especially like to eat cold things in summer. Therefore, people with hot constitution can eat more cold fruits.

However, you cannot eat too much cold fruits, otherwise they will be harmful to your body. For example, apples are sweet in taste, have antidiarrheal, laxative, and digestive effects. Regular consumption can make the skin white and tender. However, because it is rich in sugars and potassium salts, eating too much will damage the health of the heart and kidneys. Patients with coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction, nephritis and diabetes cannot eat too much, but people with insufficient Qi and mental fatigue can. Eat more of it as a nutritious fruit.

Fruits such as pears, citrus, and grapefruit have the functions of relieving coughs, reducing phlegm, moistening the lungs, and aiding digestion. However, eating too much can easily cause gastrointestinal disorders, toothaches, hemorrhoids, and even skin irritation. macula. Therefore, people with stomach problems and cold stomachs should eat less.

People with qi deficiency and spleen deficiency should be particularly cautious when choosing cold fruits such as watermelon, cantaloupe, mango, pear and banana, and it is best not to eat them. Qi deficiency generally refers to people or children who have insufficient qi and weak strength. These people are generally pale, thin and unable to eat; while spleen deficiency refers to a poor digestive system and slow intestinal peristalsis. Therefore, the more you eat cold fruits, the more they will reduce gastrointestinal motility and weaken your muscles. Eating too much will cause abdominal distension due to indigestion. Therefore, the elderly and children with poor gastrointestinal function are not suitable for eating cold fruits. If you really want to eat them, you can eat less after lunch and before dinner, but not too much.

Summer cold fruits: cantaloupe, watermelon, pear, banana, kiwi, mango, persimmon, water chestnut, melon, grapefruit, etc.

Suitable people: people with excessive heat constitution