Summer refers to the lunar calendar from April to June, that is, from the date of long summer to the date of beginning of autumn, which includes six solar terms, namely, long summer, Xiaoman, Mangzhong, Summer Solstice, Xiaoshu and Dashu. In all the year round, summer is the season with the highest yang in a year, and the climate is hot and full of vitality. For people, this is a period of vigorous metabolism. The human body's yang is outward, including yin, and the blood circulation is correspondingly vigorous, and it is active on the body surface. In order to adapt to the hot climate, skin pores open and drain, so that sweat is discharged. By sweating, body temperature is adjusted to adapt to the hot summer climate. The following is the knowledge of TCM summer health preservation that I brought to you. Welcome to read.

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Attention should be paid to diet recuperation in summer, because when people work in a hot environment, significant changes have taken place in body temperature regulation, water and salt metabolism, circulation, digestion, nervous system, endocrine and urinary system, and these changes eventually lead to enhanced metabolism and increased nutrient consumption. On the other hand, sweating in hot weather leads to the loss of many nutrients from sweat. In summer, people's loss of appetite and poor digestion and absorption limit the normal intake of nutrients, all of which may lead to the disorder of nutrient metabolism in the body, and even cause the corresponding' malnutrition or other diseases. Summer diet aftercare is very necessary, the specific method is:

1. Pay attention to supplement some nutrients.

(1) Enough protein should be added.

This is because under the condition of high temperature, the decomposition of human tissue protein increases, and creatinine and sweat nitrogen in urine are balanced. Therefore, the intake of protein should be increased by 10%- 15% on the usual basis, and the daily supply should reach about100g, and attention should be paid to supplementing lysine. The protein in fish, meat, eggs, milk and beans is the best in protein.

(2) to supplement vitamins.

This is because the metabolism of vitamins increases in hot environment. In addition, sweat excludes water-soluble vitamins, especially vitamin C. Some people have determined that vitamin C in one milliliter of sweat can reach 10 microgram, and if you sweat for 5 liters, you will lose 50 milligrams. In addition, sweat also contains vitamins B 1 and B2. Therefore, in summer, the vitamin demand of human body is twice or more than the ordinary standard, which is much larger.

Fresh vegetables and summer-ripe fruits such as tomatoes, watermelons, bayberry, melons, peaches and plums are especially rich in vitamin C. Vitamin B is abundant in cereals, beans, animal livers, lean meat and eggs. In summer, people can supplement these foods properly, or take some yeast tablets orally.

(3) to supplement water and inorganic salts

When the body sweats a lot or the body temperature is too high, not only is there insufficient water in the body, but also a lot of sodium and potassium will be lost. The lack of sodium can cause serious water shortage, so it is necessary to supplement water and inorganic salts. It's best to replenish water in a small amount for many times, so as to slow down the perspiration of the body and reduce the evaporation of water in the human body. The supplement of sodium depends on how much you sweat. If a person works for 8 hours and sweats less than 4 liters, it is enough to take 18 grams of salt from food every day; If the sweating amount exceeds 6 liters, it should be supplemented from the beverage, but the concentration of potassium chloride in the beverage should not exceed 0.2%. The potassium salt should be supplemented by 2 potassium tablets a day, each containing 25 mmol of potassium. In addition, you can eat foods with high potassium content, such as fruits, vegetables, beans or bean products, kelp, eggs and so on.

Sweat contains not only sodium and potassium, but also calcium, magnesium, iron, copper, zinc, sulfur, phosphorus, manganese, chromium, etc. If it is not replenished in time, it can also cause disorder of water and salt metabolism and acid-base balance, affect heat resistance and easily induce heatstroke. Therefore, don't forget to replenish water and inorganic salts in summer.

2. Eat more foods that can clear away heat and promote diuresis.

Summer diet aftercare, in addition to supplementing some nutrition, we must also eat more foods that can clear away heat and promote diuresis. Among them, food that clears away heat should be eaten in midsummer, while food that promotes diuresis should be eaten in long summer, because we think? How wet is the long summer? So, what foods have the above functions?

Watermelon: In hot summer, eating a few watermelons can not only clear away heat and toxic materials, relieve annoyance and quench thirst, but also induce diuresis and help digestion. In recent years, medical research has found that watermelons contain sugar, salt and protease, which can lower blood pressure, soften blood vessels, resist pregnancy and treat nephritis and edema. The study also shows that people who have a hobby of smoking and drinking and like to eat salty food are prone to esophageal cancer, but eating watermelon often can reduce the risk of esophageal cancer.

Bitter gourd: there is a Hakka folk song circulating in Guangdong province of China: People say bitter gourd is bitter, but I say bitter gourd is sweet; You can choose whether you are bitter or not. How can you be sweet without suffering? Bitter gourd is famous for its bitter taste. The content of vitamin C is very high (84 mg/100g), and it also contains protein, fat, sugar, calcium, phosphorus, carotene, vitamin B and so on. Jiangsu bitter gourd contains 6.6 mg of iron per 100 grams, which is amazing.

Here are some examples of eating methods of bitter gourd.

Make herbal tea with bitter gourd, drink it in summer, and clear the fire to cool off the heat;

Slice the bitter gourd, salt it for a while, then add minced meat, fry it with garlic and fermented soya beans, and the color is beautiful and dangerous;

To treat heatstroke and fever, use a fresh bitter gourd, cut off the pulp, add tea, close it again, hang it in a ventilated place and dry it in the shade, 5 5- 10/0g each time, and decoct it in water or soak it in boiling water instead of tea;

Tired of heat and thirst, use a fresh bitter gourd, cut open to remove the pulp, chop it up, and decoct it in water;

Use a fresh bitter gourd, mash it like mud, add appropriate amount of sugar, and mix it evenly. After 2 hours, filter off the water and take it cold once, which can cure acute dysentery.

Peach: fresh peach is a nutritious and healthy fruit. In ancient China, it was called Buddha peach. Shoutao? , flat peach for? Xiantao? , often as a tribute or gift, think? The view is pleasing to the eye, and the life of eating is prolonged? .

Mume: In midsummer, in order to keep your family healthy, you'd better drink more mume juice and sour plum soup. Mume is flat and sour, and enters the liver, spleen, lung and large intestine. It has antipyretic, vexatious, antidiarrheal, antitussive and anthelmintic effects. According to modern medical research, ebony contains malic acid, succinic acid, citric acid and sitosterol wax-like substances. Eating more ebony in midsummer can first increase the antibacterial ability, because ebony can inhibit dysentery bacillus, Escherichia coli, typhoid fever, tuberculosis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and various skin fungi.

Strawberry: Originally from Europe, it was introduced to China at the beginning of this century. Strawberry pulp is juicy, sweet and sour, with rich flavor and rich nutrition. Fruit queen? Good name. Strawberry is not only delicious, but also has certain medicinal value. Chinese medicine believes that it has the effects of clearing away summer heat, relieving fever, moistening lung and resolving phlegm, inducing diuresis and stopping diarrhea, and helping digestion. In recent years, it has been shown to be effective in preventing atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease and cerebral hemorrhage. Vitamins and pectin in fruits have significant effects on treating hemorrhoids, hypertension and high cholesterol. Extracted from it? Strawberry amine? It is also effective in treating hematological diseases such as leukemia and aplastic anemia. There are many ways to eat strawberries, besides fresh, they can also be made into jam, fruit juice, fruit wine, preserved fruit and so on.

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