After the summer, dampness and heat often exist at the same time, so to speak, the wet and hot days are coming, this season must pay attention to the maintenance of the body, get rid of moisture.
Wet, can be mainly divided into external and internal wet. The so-called external dampness is because of the climate, dampness at home or wading in the rain, in this case, the external dampness invades the human body, thus causing external dampness. In general, internal dampness is a pathological phenomenon, which has a certain relationship with the digestive function of the human body, and the dampness evil hinders the transportation function of the spleen and stomach, so the digestive function and internal dampness affect each other.
In summer, the weather is hot, which is a heat sign, and there is a lot of humidity in the early summer climate, in this season, dampness and heat often combine to invade the body, and there are discomforts such as heaviness, bitterness and dry mouth, sticky stool, and short yellow urine.
Therefore, if you want to find a way to get rid of dampness in summer, it is recommended to eat the following 5 kinds of food every day to help get rid of dampness:
One: Barley
Barley is a common dampness dispel food in life, and many people with heavy moisture have the habit of using barley. Eating more barley in summer can improve the function of the spleen and stomach and enhance the ability to transport water and dampness. After the function of the spleen and stomach is enhanced, excess water can be excreted from the body and the situation of excessive dampness can be relieved.
Barley can not use raw barley to dispel dampness, to fry barley, can be boiled porridge to eat, can also be soaked in water to drink.
Two: lotus root
Lotus root is very common in summer, it is a good health food, the taste is crisp and delicious, the nutrients are also very rich, and it is cold and sweet, belonging to the stomach meridian, and often eating lotus root has many benefits for the spleen and stomach.
At the same time, some nutrients in lotus root can stimulate the stomach and intestines, improve indigestion, and promote the excretion of metabolites.
Three: mung beans
Mung bean is also a favorite food in summer, it has the effect of diuresis, fire reduction, detoxification, often eat a bowl of mung bean boiled water in summer, can improve the function of the spleen, help drain moisture, and nourish the body.
Mung beans are also rich in vitamins and inorganic salts, in the hot summer, often drink a bowl of mung bean soup, or drink a glass of mung bean juice, can clear away heat and relieve heat, replenish the lost nutrients.
Four: Ginger
"Eat radish in winter and ginger in summer, and don't work for doctors to prescribe medicine. This sentence has been passed down for thousands of years, and it is still sought after by many people, especially the health care it contains is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. When summer comes, people are sweating and their pores are open due to the heat, and this is the moment when ginger comes into play.
Ginger is warm and spicy, as warm and hot as the sun, and dispels moisture from the body. Whether it's making tea, stewing soup or stir-frying, you can add the right amount of ginger to let its warming power protect your health.
It is recommended that you can make a bowl of brown sugar ginger jujube tea at home to prepare the main ingredients: ginger (preferably old ginger), red dates, brown sugar, and water
Carefully wash the ginger and cut it into thin slices. If you have a physique that is prone to fire, you can keep the skin of ginger because it has the effect of clearing heat. Soak the jujube in cool water to fully unfold, wash it and remove the core for later use.
Then put the ginger slices and red dates into the pot and pour in an appropriate amount of water. Cook over medium-low heat until the water is boiling, then reduce the heat to low and continue to cook for 20 minutes. Add an appropriate amount of brown sugar, not too much, to keep the sweetness moderate. After stirring well, continue to boil over low heat for about 10 minutes, and a bowl of brown sugar ginger jujube tea can be drunk while it is hot.
Reminder: Brown sugar should use old brown sugar blocks, not red sugar, because there are many additives in the red sugar, and the raw material of old brown sugar blocks is sugarcane juice, and there is no other additive, which is very beneficial to cold and replenishing qi and blood.
Five: bitter gourd
Bitter gourd has a strong bitter taste, but it has a lot of nutrients and has strong medicinal value. The nutrients in bitter gourd can clear blood vessels, clear away heat and reduce fire. At the same time, eating bitter gourd in summer can also help to remove moisture.
Although bitter gourd is bitter in the mouth, after chewing, you will slowly feel a sweet taste, so as long as you are willing to try it, bitter gourd is not so unpalatable. If you really don't want to eat, you can use bitter gourd as a dish to eat, you can dry the bitter gourd and soak it in water with a few dried bitter gourd slices each time to drink, because a large amount of warm boiled water is added, and the bitterness will be reduced.
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