China paid attention to "homology of food and medicine" in ancient times. In some seasons, eating certain foods can play a role in keeping healthy and getting rid of diseases. It will be autumn soon after the slight summer heat. In order to cope with the heat of the hot summer, the people also summarized some targeted foods.

In the hot summer, most people will feel depressed and lose their appetite. At this time, the diet should choose light food, and the ingredients should pay attention to the effects of strengthening the spleen, relieving summer heat and eliminating dampness. In many parts of our country, there is a custom of "eating lotus roots in summer". Lotus root also has the function of strengthening spleen and appetizing, which is suitable for summer consumption.

In addition to eating lotus roots, in some areas in the south, there is a saying that "Monopterus albus competes with ginseng in light summer", and it is a good time to eat Monopterus albus around light summer. As a kind of food, Monopterus albus has the effect of eliminating dampness and nourishing according to Chinese medicine, and it is the most plump time of Monopterus albus before and after the slight summer heat, which is really suitable for eating.

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Slight summer heat is the most vigorous time of human yang, "nourishing yang in spring and summer". Therefore, when people are working, they should pay attention to the combination of work and rest to protect the yang of the human body.

"The heat is in the dog days", which is the beginning of entering the dog days. "Squat" means hiding, so people should go out for the summer less. The way people spend the dog days is to eat cold food to cool off the heat. This way of eating is to make the body sweat more.

Drink porridge when the weather is hot. Soups or porridge made of lotus leaves, Smilax glabra, lentils, Coix lachryma, Polyporus, Alisma orientalis and kapok, whether sweet or salty, are very suitable for this solar term, but don't eat too much, so as not to increase the burden on the stomach, which will cause diarrhea in severe cases.

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