Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Weather inquiry - I don't feel like eating anything. It's very hot. What should I do? I am sleepy.

I don't feel like eating anything. It's very hot. What should I do? I am sleepy.

Eat more bitter food. Alkaloids contained in bitter food have pharmacological effects such as relieving summer heat, promoting blood circulation and relaxing blood vessels. Eating some bitter food in hot weather, such as bitter gourd, bitter vegetable, beer, tea, coffee, cocoa, etc., can not only clear the heart, relieve boredom and refresh the mind, but also stimulate appetite, strengthen the spleen and benefit the stomach. ▲ Pay attention to supplementing salt and vitamins. Nutritionists suggest that it is best to supplement vitamin B 1 and B22mg, vitamin C 50mg and calcium 1 g every day in hot season. You can also eat more foods rich in the above nutrients, such as watermelon, cucumber, tomato, bean products, animal liver and kidney, shrimp skin and so on. And you can drink some juice. ▲ Don't forget to supplement potassium. Sweating more in summer, and more potassium ions are lost with sweat, which is easy to cause hypokalemia, fatigue, dizziness, headache, loss of appetite and other symptoms. 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, so you can eat some strawberries, apricots, lychees, peaches, plums and other fruits appropriately. 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 weather can relieve summer heat and supplement potassium, killing two birds with one stone.