Although autumn has arrived, the temperature hasn't dropped and remains over 30 degrees, so cooling off shouldn't be ignored. In autumn, it's easy for internal heat to build up, and many people experience canker sores, a dry and sore throat, dry eyes, and other issues. Are there any foods that can reduce heat and detoxify? Come take a look with the editor!
1. Best Vegetable – Bitter Vegetables
As the saying goes: "Eating bitter foods when it's hot is better than taking supplements." Bitter foods contain amino acids, bitter principles, alkaloids, and more, and have various effects such as antibacterial and anti-inflammatory, reducing heat and relieving summer heat, refreshing the mind, and eliminating fatigue.
2. Best Meat – Duck
Duck is sweet, salty, and cool in nature. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine's principle of "treating heat with cold," it is especially suitable for people with internal heat, such as those with low fever, weakness, poor appetite, and constipation.
Winter Melon and Duck Soup
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3. Best Beverage – Hot Tea
Tea is rich in potassium, which quenches thirst and relieves fatigue. A U.S. study pointed out that drinking green tea can also reduce one-third of skin sunburn, sagging, and roughness caused by sun exposure.
According to experiments by British experts, the cooling ability of hot tea far exceeds that of cold drinks, making it a top choice among summer beverages.
4. Best Fruit – Watermelon
Watermelon is sweet and cold in nature, also known as "cold melon" in folk tradition. It is the top choice for clearing summer heat and quenching thirst among melons. There's a saying, "Half a melon a day, and what's the big deal with the scorching heat?"
Sautéed Bitter Melon Shreds with Black Beans and Chili
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5. Best Congee – Mung Bean Congee
Eating more congee in the summer is a traditional health-preserving method in China and is very beneficial to the body. It's best to drink mung bean congee; mung beans are cool in nature and have the effect of clearing heat and relieving summer heat. Other congees for preventing heatstroke include lotus leaf congee, fresh lotus root congee, and raw reed rhizome congee.
Mung Bean Cake
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6. Best Anti-Fatigue Food – Fruit and Vegetable Juice
It's easy to feel fatigued in autumn, so drinking more fruit and vegetable juice is a good choice. Fresh fruit and vegetable juice can effectively replenish the body with vitamins and minerals like calcium, phosphorus, potassium, and magnesium. It can enhance cell vitality and gastrointestinal function, promote digestive fluid secretion, and eliminate fatigue.
7. Best Sun Protection Food – Tomatoes
Research results from scientists in Germany and the Netherlands show that eating more tomatoes can provide sun protection. If you consume 40 grams of tomato paste daily, the risk of sunburn from the sun will be reduced by 40%.
Scientists believe that lycopene may be playing a major role.
Tomato and Beef Stew
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