Remember the Four "Less" for Summer Diet
Introduction: Summer is here, and many bad eating habits should be noted! Otherwise, it will really affect your health! Here are some suggestions for you! Come and take a look!
Eat less warm and hot fruits
According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, food produces "cold, hot, warm, cool" effects after entering the body. If it is not warm or hot, not cold or cool, it is classified as "neutral." Each fruit has its own attribute, generally divided into three categories: "warm and hot," "cold and cool," and "sweet and neutral." So-called warm and hot fruits refer to fruits with high heat density and high sugar content. Eating them can easily lead to "internal heat." Warm and hot fruits include: jujubes, chestnuts, peaches, apricots, longans, lychees, cherries, pomegranates, pineapples, durians, etc. People with a "hot" constitution should eat these fruits in moderation.
Eat less meat
Especially mutton and beef, which can easily cause "internal heat." When the temperature exceeds 35°C, excessive sweating can increase blood viscosity and lead to irritability. Eating meat at this time can worsen one's temper. Secondly, the calcium content in meat is not high, and excessive consumption can lead to low calcium concentration in the body, which also increases the tendency to be irritable and irascible. Excessive meat intake can harden blood vessels, which in turn raises blood pressure.
Eat less peanuts
And other nuts such as walnuts, cashews, pine nuts, melon seeds, almonds, and pistachios. Nuts contain very high calories; 50 grams of melon seeds contain as many calories as a large bowl of rice. For the average person, eating about 30 grams of nuts a day is a moderate amount. Nuts have the function of generating heat in the body, so it is better to eat them in winter and eat less in summer.
Use less heating spices
Heating spices such as star anise, fennel, cinnamon, Sichuan peppercorns, and white pepper can make people unbearably dry and also cause some diseases of the digestive and urinary tracts. Consuming heating spices can lead to constipation, hemorrhoids, bloating, reduced urination, painful urination, kidney pain, etc. At the same time, it can also cause systemic diseases such as angular cheilitis, pharyngitis, conjunctivitis, prickly heat, and heatstroke. People with chronic diseases will experience a worsening of their condition if they consume heating spices. Therefore, heating spices should not be used excessively in summer cooking.
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