Although summer temperatures are high, the body can still have a deficiency-cold. Occasionally eating warming foods to induce appropriate sweating helps expel summer-dampness pathogens. The following three spicy foods are beneficial for a healthy summer.
One. Add garlic to your meals to prevent enteritis
Garlic has strong antibacterial properties. Adding minced garlic to cold dishes can not only stimulate the appetite but also disinfect and kill bacteria, preventing bacterial dysentery caused by eating raw food or improper cooking.
It should be noted that garlic is pungent and warming in nature. People with yin deficiency and excessive fire, liver heat and eye diseases, mouth sores, or a sore throat should avoid it. Raw garlic can easily irritate the gastrointestinal mucosa, so patients with chronic gastritis and peptic ulcers should also consume it with caution.
Two. If you use the air conditioner often, eat ginger
In hot weather, many people enjoy the cold by blasting the air conditioner and eating cold drinks, which can easily lead to a "cold stomach" and symptoms like diarrhea. Eating a moderate amount of ginger can help the body's yang energy ascend in summer, warming the stomach to dispel cold.
There are many ways to eat ginger, such as brewing ginger soup, adding shredded ginger to stir-fries, or adding ginger slices when stewing meat or frying fish. It should be noted that ginger is pungent and warming, and a heat-inducing food. Do not eat too much at once; 3 to 5 slices is appropriate.
Three. Green peppers induce sweating and lower body temperature
Green peppers are warm in nature and pungent in flavor. They can lower body temperature through sweating, relieve muscle pain, and also help promote the generation of yang energy.
In addition, green peppers are rich in vitamin C and have the effect of enhancing immunity. However, patients with eye diseases, esophagitis, gastritis, peptic ulcers, and hemorrhoids should eat less or avoid them.