It is very hot in summer. What kind of food should I eat?

What to eat for health in summer? Summer is hot, easy to sweat, and it is easier to consume physical strength and energy when doing things, so it is also a season that needs special attention to physical maintenance. For summer health care, diet is a very important link. If the daily diet is too spicy, irritating and greasy, it will not only lead to gastrointestinal discomfort and indigestion, but also cause irritation to the skin. So what do you eat in summer?

Ginger: As the saying goes, it makes sense to eat radish in winter and ginger in summer. Eating ginger slices in summer can cure some winter diseases. But remember, ginger is best eaten in the morning, and it is not recommended to eat at noon and night.

Mung bean: It is suggested that you can eat mung bean sprouts or drink mung bean soup, both of which are good choices. The former can clear away poison, while the latter can relieve summer heat.

Efficacy:

1, clearing away heat and toxic materials, relieving summer heat, invigorating qi to quench thirst, promoting diuresis, not only supplementing water, but also supplementing inorganic salts in time to maintain the balance of water-liquid electrolyte.

2, antibacterial and bacteriostatic effects, some components in mung beans have antibacterial effects directly, which can enhance the immune function of the body.

3. Protect kidney, reduce protein decomposition, and protect liver and kidney.

Lemon: Lemon is rich in vitamin C and is the most natural whitening agent. Vitamin c can effectively prevent the sun from burning the skin. Vitamin C can be added after exposure in midsummer or coming back from the seaside.

Efficacy:

1, promoting fluid production to relieve summer heat and stimulate appetite. Although lemon food tastes sour and slightly bitter, it can't be eaten raw like other fruits, but lemon peel is rich in aromatic volatile components, which can promote fluid production and relieve summer heat, stimulate appetite and strengthen the spleen. Summer is hot and humid, and many people are very tired. After working or studying for a long time, you often have a bad appetite. Drinking a cup of lemon soaked in water, the fresh and sour taste makes people feel refreshed and can open their appetite.

2, beauty beauty, lemon contains vitamin B 1, vitamin B2, vitamin C and other nutrients, but also rich in organic acids and citric acid. Lemon is a kind of high alkaline food, which has strong antioxidant effect and is very effective in promoting skin metabolism, delaying aging and inhibiting pigmentation.

3, clearing heat and resolving phlegm, lemon can also resolve phlegm. Lemon peel has stronger expectorant effect than citrus. It is hot and humid in summer. If you don't pay attention to the diet, the internal dampness of the human body and the external dampness of the natural climate interact, and phlegm will be produced over time. So in summer, there is a lot of phlegm and my throat is uncomfortable. Adding warm water and a small amount of salt to lemon juice can successfully cough up the thick phlegm accumulated in the throat.