Summer refers to the lunar calendar from April to June, that is, from the day of long summer to the day of beginning of autumn. It includes six solar terms, namely, long summer, small full, awn seed, summer solstice, light summer and great summer. In the four seasons of the year, summer is the season with the highest yang, and the climate is hot and full of vitality. For people, this is a period of vigorous metabolism. The yang of the human body is outward, including yin, and the blood circulation is correspondingly vigorous and active on the body surface. In order to adapt to the hot climate, skin pores are opened to drain water and sweat is discharged. By sweating, regulate body temperature to adapt to the hot summer climate. The following is the knowledge of TCM summer health preservation that I brought to you. Welcome to reading.
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Pay attention to diet conditioning in summer, because people work in a hot environment, and significant changes have taken place in body temperature regulation, water and salt metabolism, circulation, digestion, nervous system, endocrine and urinary system, which eventually lead to enhanced metabolism and increased nutrient consumption. On the other hand, sweating in hot days leads to the loss of many nutrients in sweat. In summer, people's loss of appetite, poor digestion and absorption limit the normal intake of nutrients, which may lead to the disorder of nutrient metabolism in the body, and even cause corresponding' malnutrition' or other diseases. Summer diet aftercare is very necessary, the specific method is:
1. Pay attention to supplement some nutrition.
(1) Enough protein should be added.
This is because at high temperature, the decomposition of human tissue protein increases, and creatinine in urine and sweat nitrogen balance. Therefore, the intake of protein should be increased by 10%- 15% on the usual basis, and the daily supply should reach about 100g, and attention should be paid to supplementing lysine. Among fish, meat, eggs, milk and beans, protein is the best in protein.
(2) vitamin supplementation.
This is because the metabolism of vitamins increases in hot environment. In addition, sweat does not include water-soluble vitamins, especially vitamin C. Some people have determined that vitamin C in one milliliter of sweat can reach 10 microgram. If you sweat 5 liters, you will lose 50 milligrams. In addition, sweat also contains vitamins B65,438+0 and B2. Therefore, in summer, the human body's demand for vitamins is twice or even more than the ordinary standard, and a large dose of vitamin B 65,440 is needed.
Fresh vegetables and fruits ripe in summer, such as tomatoes, watermelons, bayberries, melons, peaches and plums, are especially rich in vitamin C. Vitamin B is abundant in cereals, beans, animal livers, lean meat and eggs. In summer, people can supplement these foods properly or take some yeast tablets orally.
(3) supplementing water and inorganic salts
When the body sweats a lot or the body temperature is too high, not only is there insufficient water in the body, but also a lot of sodium and potassium will be lost. The lack of sodium will cause serious water shortage, which needs to be supplemented with water and inorganic salts. It is best to replenish water several times with a small amount to slow down perspiration and reduce water evaporation. Sodium supplement depends on how much you sweat. If a person works for 8 hours and sweats less than 4 liters, it is enough to take 18 grams of salt from food every day; If the sweating amount exceeds 6 liters, it should be supplemented from the beverage, but the concentration of potassium chloride in the beverage should not exceed 0.2%. Potassium salt should be supplemented with 2 potassium tablets every day, each containing 25 mmol of potassium. In addition, you can eat some foods with high potassium content, such as fruits, vegetables, beans or bean products, kelp, eggs and so on.
Sweat contains not only sodium and potassium, but also calcium, magnesium, iron, copper, zinc, sulfur, phosphorus, manganese and chromium. If it is not supplemented in time, it will also cause water and salt metabolism and acid-base balance disorder, affect heat resistance and easily induce heatstroke. So, don't forget to add water and inorganic salts in summer.
2. Eat more foods that can clear away heat and promote diuresis.
Summer diet aftercare, in addition to supplementing some nutrition, but also eat more food to clear away heat and promote diuresis. Among them, heat-clearing food should be eaten in midsummer and dampness-promoting food should be eaten in long summer, because we think? How humid is the long summer? So, which foods have the above functions?
Watermelon: In hot summer, eating a few watermelons can not only clear away heat and detoxify, relieve annoyance and quench thirst, but also promote diuresis and digestion. In recent years, medical research has found that watermelon contains sugar, salt and protease, which can lower blood pressure, soften blood vessels, resist pregnancy and treat nephritis and edema. Studies also show that people who have a hobby of smoking and drinking and like salty food are prone to esophageal cancer, but eating watermelon regularly can reduce the risk of esophageal cancer.
Bitter gourd: There is a Hakka folk song circulating in Guangdong Province, China: people say bitter gourd is bitter, and I say bitter gourd is sweet; You can choose whether it is bitter or not. How can it be sweet without suffering? Bitter gourd is famous for its bitter taste. The content of vitamin C is very high (84 mg/100 g), and it also contains protein, fat, sugar, calcium, phosphorus, carotene, vitamin B and so on. Jiangsu bitter gourd contains 6.6 mg of iron per 100 grams, which is amazing.
Here are some ways to eat bitter gourd.
Use bitter gourd as herbal tea, drink it in summer, and clear the fire to cool off the heat;
Slice bitter gourd, marinate in salt for a while, then add minced meat, stir-fry with garlic and lobster sauce, which is beautiful and dangerous;
To treat heatstroke and fever, cut a fresh bitter gourd, add tea, close it again, hang it in a ventilated place and dry it in the shade, 5- 10g each time, decoct it in water or soak it in boiling water, instead of replacing tea;
Tired of heat and thirst, use a fresh bitter gourd, cut open to remove the pulp, chop it up and fry it in water;
Use a fresh bitter gourd, mash it into mud, add appropriate amount of sugar, and stir well. After 2 hours, the water is filtered and taken once in cold, which can cure acute dysentery.
Peach: Fresh peach is a kind of nutritious and healthy fruit. China called it Fotao in ancient times. Shoutao? , flat peach for what? Xiantao? , often as a tribute or gift, think? The scenery is pleasing to the eye and the life span of eating is prolonged? .
Mume: In midsummer, for the sake of family health, it is best to drink more Mume juice and Sour Plum Soup. Mume is flat in nature and sour in taste, and enters the liver, spleen, lungs and large intestine. It has antipyretic, restive, antidiarrheal, antitussive and anthelmintic effects. According to modern medical research, ebony contains wax-like substances such as malic acid, succinic acid, citric acid and sitosterol. Eating more ebony in midsummer can first increase antibacterial ability, because ebony can inhibit dysentery Bacillus, Escherichia coli, typhoid fever, tuberculosis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and various skin fungi.
Strawberry: Originated in Europe, it was introduced to China at the beginning of this century. Strawberry pulp is juicy, sweet and sour, with rich flavor and rich nutrition. Fruit queen? Good name. Strawberries are not only delicious, but also have certain medicinal value. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that it has the effects of clearing heat and relieving summer heat, moistening lung and resolving phlegm, inducing diuresis and stopping diarrhea, and helping digestion. In recent years, it has been proved to be effective in preventing atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease and cerebral hemorrhage. Vitamins and pectin in fruits have significant effects on treating hemorrhoids, hypertension and high cholesterol. Extract from it? Strawberry amine? It can also be used for treating hematological diseases such as leukemia and aplastic anemia. There are many ways to eat strawberries. Besides being fresh, they can also be made into jam, fruit juice, fruit wine, preserved fruit and so on.
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