The weather is getting hotter and hotter. Besides turning on the air conditioner and staying indoors, what other "summer weapons" do you have? Here are three types of vegetables that you should eat more of in the summer.
The first type is gourds, such as winter melon, cucumber, bitter melon, and loofah.
From the perspective of Traditional Chinese Medicine, most gourds can clear heat and promote urination, helping to expel toxins, and are great foods for cooling down and preventing heatstroke. Modern nutritional research shows that most gourds contain over 90% water and are rich in various minerals and vitamins, which can effectively replenish the large amounts of water and nutrients lost in the summer.
Sweet and Sour Cucumber Strips
The second type is cooling vegetables, such as tomatoes, eggplant, celery, and lettuce.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that eating some cooling vegetables in the summer helps to promote the production of body fluids to quench thirst, relieve vexation and summer heat, clear heat and detoxify, as well as detoxify and promote bowel movements.
The third type is vegetables with "antibacterial" properties, such as garlic and onions.
During the summer, high temperatures allow germs to breed and spread quickly, and intestinal diseases are more common. At this time, eating more "antibacterial" vegetables like chives, green onions, scallions, and garlic can help prevent diseases.
Sour cucumber bar