1, mango tea
Tea has the functions of clearing away heat and toxic materials, refreshing the brain, and it does have such effects and functions. During the solar term, there is a custom of drinking tea in some parts of China, saying that if you don't drink it, you will suffer for a summer. So drinking on this day can ensure that you won't feel sleepy all summer.
2, green plum
In the south, May and June are the season when plums ripen, and there is an allusion of "Plum Boils Wine as a Hero" in the Three Kingdoms. Plum contains a variety of natural high-quality organic acids and rich minerals, which can enhance human immunity. Many people like eating plums very much. It should be noted that fresh plums are sour and not easy to eat. They need to be processed before they can be eaten.
3. Coix seed
Coix seed is a good food to remove dampness and poison in the body, and it also has anti-cancer effect. It rains continuously in midsummer, and the air is wet and sticky. Many people will "hurt the summer heat", and there will be heavy moisture in the solar terms of mango. Therefore, it is a good choice to eat some foods that remove moisture, which can relax the bowels and reduce swelling. At the same time, coix seed has a good stomach nourishing effect on people with gastrointestinal dysfunction.
4. Myrica rubra
Myrica rubra has the reputation of "agate in fruit", which has the functions of clearing away heat and promoting diuresis, relieving summer heat and promoting fluid production, harmonizing stomach and promoting digestion. Starting from the solar term, moderate consumption can relieve summer heat and boredom and prevent discomfort caused by various damp heat.
5. Cucumber
The most important influence of summer on human body is summer heat and dampness. After moisture invades the human body in summer, it will lead to pore opening, hyperhidrosis, qi deficiency, spleen and stomach dysfunction and indigestion. Proper intake of cool vegetables is conducive to promoting fluid production and quenching thirst, relieving summer heat, clearing away heat and purging fire, expelling toxin and relaxing bowels. Eating cucumber regularly can cool blood, because cucumber is a cool food, rich in water, rich in potassium and sodium, and can be eaten in summer, which is good for supplementing rich water and minerals.
6. eggs
Eating eggs in solar terms can not only withstand the test of "summer", but also bring a complete life. Mango solar terms have the custom of eating eggs, which can prevent common symptoms such as loss of appetite, fatigue and emaciation in summer. Eggs are common foods in our lives, which have the function of nourishing qi and blood. It should be noted that the yolk in eggs is high in calories and cannot be eaten too much.
7. Sour plum soup
The raw materials of sour plum soup are dark plum, hawthorn, sweet-scented osmanthus, licorice and rock sugar. "Compendium of Materia Medica" records: "Shi Mei picked semi-yellow and smoked it as ebony." The soup has the effects of promoting digestion, resolving stagnation, promoting fluid production, quenching thirst, astringing lung qi, relieving restlessness and calming the nerves. It is a rare healthy drink in hot summer.
Matters needing attention in mango diet
1, eat less meat, too much meat fat in the diet of the elderly will cause nutritional imbalance and metabolic disorder, prone to hypercholesterolemia and hyperlipidemia, which is not conducive to the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Especially in hot weather, eating meat is easy to cause phlegm fire. Diet should be based on strengthening the spleen, relieving summer heat and eliminating dampness. For example, eat more tofu, crucian carp, bitter gourd, mung bean, corn and other foods, and try not to eat foods that are difficult to digest, too greasy and too spicy. Use mung beans, lentils, lotus seeds and lotus leaves. Add glutinous rice and cook porridge together. After cooling, it can strengthen the spleen and stomach and dispel summer heat.
2, eat less sweets, mango solar terms generally eat more sweets. Candy has high sugar content and high calories. Old people who eat too much will turn into heat, make a fire, make the body have too much sugar, affect the digestion and absorption of the spleen and stomach, cause indigestion, produce loss of appetite, bloating, greasy and tasteless mouth, belching and swallowing acid. Excessive consumption of desserts by the elderly will cause sugar to accumulate in the body, which often manifests as common phenomena such as "obesity" and elevated blood lipids, affecting cardiopulmonary function and even leading to cardiopulmonary failure. Therefore, desserts must be avoided. Of course, a small amount of low-sugar foods such as biscuits and pancakes can also be eaten properly.
3, drink less cold drinks, the digestion and absorption ability of the spleen and stomach of the elderly has gradually declined, and the solar terms of the awn species have to be attacked by damp heat, which affects the digestion and absorption function of the spleen and stomach. If you eat cold food and drink cold drinks, it will damage your spleen and stomach.
4, avoid drinking too much tea on an empty stomach, especially drinking tea on an empty stomach can easily lead to the consumption of human yang. If you are a salty person, the salty taste will lead to tea entering the kidney, causing hand and foot pain, diarrhea and other diseases. Therefore, it is advisable to drink two or three cups of tea after meals, and stop drinking immediately when you are hungry.
5. Avoid eating cold mangoes at night. The solar terms are short at night. People who are older or weaker have a hard diet to digest. Eating vegetables and fruits raw is a prudent food for mango solar terms. Pay more attention to eating this kind of food carefully at night. Don't eat meat, noodles and sticky food at night, otherwise it will cause bloating, vomiting and diarrhea.