Every hot season, many people have poor appetite, reduced digestive function, and are prone to fatigue, discomfort and other symptoms, and some have gastrointestinal diseases. Therefore, we must pay attention to diet regulation in hot season and take corresponding countermeasures.

Add some bitter food. Alkaloids contained in bitter food have pharmacological effects such as relieving summer heat, promoting blood circulation and relaxing blood vessels. Eating bitter gourd, bitter vegetables, beer, tea, coffee, cocoa and other bitter foods in hot weather can not only clear the heart, relieve annoyance, but also stimulate appetite, strengthen the spleen and benefit the stomach.

Supplement salt and vitamins. Nutritionists suggest that it is best to supplement vitamin b 1, b2 2 mg each, vitamin c50 mg and calcium 1 g every day in high temperature season, which can reduce the consumption of sugar and tissue protein in the body and is beneficial to health. You can also eat more foods rich in the above nutrients, such as watermelon, cucumber, tomato, beans and their products, animal liver and kidney, shrimp skin, etc., and you can also drink some juice.

Don't overeat cold drinks and drinks. When the climate is hot, eating some cold drinks or beverages properly can play a certain role in dispelling summer heat and cooling down. Ice cream, ice brick, etc. are made of milk, egg powder, sugar, etc., which can't be eaten too much. Overeating will reduce the gastrointestinal temperature, cause irregular contraction, and induce abdominal pain, diarrhea and other diseases. There are many kinds of drinks, most of which have low nutritional value. It is better to drink less. Drinking more will damage the spleen and stomach, affect appetite and even lead to gastrointestinal dysfunction.

Don't forget to supplement potassium. Sweating in summer is more, and there are more potassium ions lost with sweat, resulting in hypokalemia, which will cause symptoms such as fatigue, dizziness, headache and loss of appetite. The most effective way to prevent potassium deficiency in hot weather is to eat more foods containing potassium. Fresh vegetables and fruits contain more potassium, and some fruits such as strawberries, apricots, lychees, peaches and plums can be eaten as appropriate. Vegetables such as green vegetables, green onions, celery and edamame are also rich in potassium. Tea also contains more potassium. Drinking more tea in hot days can not only relieve summer heat, but also supplement potassium, which can kill two birds with one stone.

Pay attention to food hygiene. It is best to cook and eat meals now, and wash and disinfect raw fruits and vegetables. When cooking cold salad, garlic paste and vinegar should be added, which can not only flavor, but also sterilize and stimulate appetite. Diet should not be too greedy to prevent pathogenic microorganisms from taking advantage of it.

It is advisable to clear up in summer. In hot weather, the principle is to tonify the spleen, dispel summer heat and eliminate dampness. We should choose foods with light and nourishing yin, such as duck, crucian carp, shrimp, lean meat, edible mushrooms (mushrooms, Pleurotus ostreatus, tremella, etc.), coix seed and so on. In addition, you can also eat some mung bean porridge, flat bean porridge, lotus leaf porridge, mint porridge and other "summer medicine porridge", which has a certain effect of expelling summer heat and promoting fluid production.

2, summer diet principle

Every hot summer, many people's appetite will be bad, their digestive function will be reduced, and they are prone to fatigue, epigastric discomfort and other symptoms, and some people are also prone to gastrointestinal diseases. This is because people sweat more in hot days, and water, sodium chloride and water-soluble vitamins (mainly vitamin b 1 and vitamin C) in the body will also be lost with sweat, causing water and salt metabolism disorder; It also reduces the chloride ion reserve necessary for the formation of gastric acid in the blood, leading to the decrease of gastric acidity; Excessive sweating can also cause excessive loss of potassium ions in the body; In addition, in order to dissipate heat, the blood is mostly concentrated on the body surface, while the blood supply to the gastrointestinal tract is reduced; Excessive heat storage and sweating in the body also reduce the activities of various digestive enzymes in the gastrointestinal tract. These bad changes will directly or indirectly cause loss of appetite and digestive dysfunction. If it is not handled well, it will also induce other gastrointestinal diseases. Therefore, in the hot summer, we must pay attention to diet regulation and take corresponding effective and scientific measures.

First, eat bitter food properly

As the saying goes, happiness comes from "bitterness", and alkaloids contained in bitter food have pharmacological effects such as relieving summer heat, promoting blood circulation and relaxing blood vessels. Eating some bitter food properly in hot weather can not only clear the heart, relieve annoyance, refresh the mind, but also stimulate appetite, strengthen the spleen and benefit the stomach. Bitter foods such as bitter gourd, bitter vegetable, tea and coffee can also be selected as appropriate. It should be noted that eating bitter food should not be excessive, otherwise it may cause symptoms such as nausea and vomiting.

Second, drink some cold drinks properly