The hot summer weather can also make us irritable, and this irritability can lead to internal heat, which in turn can cause physical ailments. So, how should we adjust our diet in the summer to calm our minds and reduce irritability? Let the editor introduce you to some solutions.
Summer foods that protect the heart:
In the summer, products that nourish the heart and calm the spirit include Poria, Ophiopogon japonicus, small red dates, lotus seeds, lily bulbs, bamboo leaves, and Platycladus seeds, all of which have the effect of nourishing the heart and calming the mind. In terms of diet, you should eat more millet, corn, beans, fish, onions, potatoes, winter melon, bitter melon, celery, asparagus, pumpkin, bananas, apples, etc., and eat less animal offal, egg yolks, fatty meat, roe, shrimp, etc. Also, consume less salty foods such as salted fish and pickles.
Everyone can eat more of the following three common summer fruits and vegetables that are good for the heart.
1. Watermelon: Relieves irritability, quenches thirst, clears heat, and relieves summer heat. It is suitable for conditions such as heat damaging body fluids, summer heat vexation and thirst, difficult urination, sore throat, and mouth sores.
2. Cucumber: With its green skin, juicy flesh, and crisp, fresh taste, it contains about 97% water, making it an excellent product for promoting saliva production and quenching thirst. Fresh cucumber has the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying, and also has significant effects on removing dampness, lubricating the intestines, and relieving pain. It is recommended for those with constipation in the summer.
3. Peach: Promotes saliva production, moistens the intestines, invigorates blood, and eliminates stagnation. It is suitable for vexation and thirst, blood stasis, difficult bowel movements, difficult urination, and abdominal distension. Eat two after lunch and dinner daily.
As summer arrives, we should pay more attention to our diet and daily routine, consuming more light and nutritious foods. When feeling inexplicably irritable, in addition to dietary adjustments, it's also important to engage in appropriate morning exercise, entertainment, and summer rest and recuperation.