Introduction: In summer, the weather gets hotter, the sun is abundant, and it is also a good time to avoid the cold by embracing the ‘heat’. During this period, it is essential to pay attention to diet and daily routines. This will help promote the elimination of toxins from the body, reduce the body’s burden, and have a certain health-preserving effect.
Summer health preservation, forcing out cold by embracing the ‘heat’, doing two things, drinking three types of water, eating four specific items, aiding in maintaining health.
Doing two things:
Preventing excessive internal heat
With the rise in summer temperatures, it is easy to have problems with excessive liver heat.
Therefore, it is crucial to drink water, timely replenish the body with fluids, which can help prevent excessive internal heat, mouth ulcers, gum bleeding, and other issues.
Also, it is important to regularly consume fresh fruits as it helps in replenishing body fluids and essential nutrients, preventing excessive internal heat.
Maintaining foot soaking
In summer, not only is there excessive internal heat but also a strong presence of dampness, resulting in the accumulation of toxins in the body.
So, during this time, emphasis should be placed on eliminating dampness. Regularly soaking your feet in hot water can help dispel dampness, detoxify the body, and improve sleep quality.
While soaking your feet, it is recommended to not exceed 20 minutes so that the body slightly sweats.
Drinking three kinds of water
Dandelion Chrysanthemum Water
During summer, it’s easy to have excessive internal heat, so consider frequently drinking Dandelion Chrysanthemum tea.
It can help reduce heat and swelling, as well as have a cooling and detoxifying effect.
Dandelion is cold in nature, and when paired with Chrysanthemum, it can neutralize effects, clear heat, detoxify the body, and help in expelling toxins, easing excessive internal heat issues.
Lily Bamboo Leaf Water
With rising summer temperatures, it’s common to experience dry mouth and insomnia.
Consider soaking a few lotus seeds with light bamboo leaves to drink. This can reduce heart heat, accelerate the elimination of toxins, and contribute to maintaining health.
Mung Bean Soup Water
Mung bean soup is also an excellent choice for cooling off in summer, helping with cooling, nourishing, clearing heat, detoxifying, quenching thirst, promoting urination, and preventing heatstroke.
Especially beneficial for those who sweat a lot as it is an excellent option.
Eating four specific items
Ginger
As the saying goes, ‘Eat radish in winter and ginger in summer,’ now is the right time to consume ginger.
It can help eliminate dampness, expel cold, and reduce the burden on the spleen and stomach.
Additionally, it can prevent abdominal pain, diarrhea, inhibit bacterial activities, and safeguard overall health.
Bitter Gourd
With hot summer weather, the body is prone to excessive internal heat. To combat this, consume bitter gourd regularly, as it can ‘heat’ to dispel cold and help promote the metabolism of internal toxins, cooling and nourishing the blood and qi.
It also protects various organs, making the body stronger and resistant to illnesses.
Winter Melon
Winter melon has the function of diuresis and reducing swelling, aiding in weight loss and slimming.
Moreover, it can supplement vitamins and minerals, helping with heat dissipation, strengthening the spleen, dispelling dampness, and promoting overall health, resulting in fewer illnesses.
Eggplant
In hot summer weather, rapid loss of body fluids can lead to potassium deficiency.
Regular consumption of eggplants can replenish potassium elements.
Additionally, its rich anthocyanin content can nourish the body, clear heat, detoxify, and contribute to maintaining health.
In summer, by embracing the ‘heat’, regulating a balanced diet and daily routines, make your body healthier and stronger.
