Spring goes to summer, and before you know it, it's the beginning of summer again. This also marks the end of this year's spring, and the summer full of sunshine and vitality has officially begun. As the saying goes, "the prosperity of all things begins at the beginning of summer".
When the seasons change, the elders of the family always pay special attention. According to them, "the beginning of the summer does not maintain health, and more than a year of sickness". After entering the beginning of summer, the weather is getting hotter and hotter, which is a big test for the elderly and middle-aged people, and it is also a critical period of the year to recuperate.
Today's Lixia, remind the middle-aged and elderly: don't forget to eat 3 and 2 taboos, respect traditions, and spend the summer safely.
3要吃
1. Eat eggs
A large part of the customs of the Lixia solar term are related to eggs.
From the perspective of folk activities, it is mentioned in the folk proverb that "the eggs are hung on the chest in the summer, and the villain is difficult to boil in the summer". On the day of the beginning of summer, people will boil eggs in advance, and if possible, they will draw pictures on the eggs, and then hang them on their chests, and the children will also use each other's eggs to "fight eggs", headbanging to see whose eggs are hard.
After the arrival of the beginning of summer, the summer heat comes frequently, which makes people lose their appetite, especially for middle-aged and elderly people, eating has become an irritating thing. From the perspective of food customs, if you have the conditions, remember to arrange the eggs on the table, which has the meaning of "eating Lixia eggs, and relaxing in the bitter summer".
Although eggs are small, they are rich in high-quality protein, which is easy to be digested and absorbed by the human body, and is a good choice for middle-aged and elderly people to supplement nutrition in summer. When cooking eggs, it is recommended that you boil eggs or boiled egg drop soup, which is light and non-greasy, and is more suitable for middle-aged and elderly people.
Recommended way to eat: boiled eggs, tomato egg drop soup, seaweed egg drop soup
2. Eat ginger
The ancestors paid attention to eating according to the season, spring, summer, autumn and winter, and each season has a corresponding food to eat. The beginning of summer is the beginning of summer, and the foods corresponding to this season include ginger. It's no wonder that old people often say, "Eat ginger first in summer, and your body will be good for a year."
On the morning of Lixia, if you can, you can cook a bowl of ginger soup for yourself and your family to drink. If you feel that the taste is monotonous, you can make an upgraded version of ginger soup, such as adding some red dates and brown sugar to it, which is ginger jujube soup, and adding some eggs and brown sugar to it, which is brown sugar ginger boiled eggs.
The method of cooking ginger soup is very simple, I will tell you about the method I often use: first take some ginger and cut it into thin slices, add water and cook for 20 minutes, if you want to drink sweeter ginger soup, put some brown sugar 5 minutes before cooking.
However, there are two points to pay attention to: eat ginger with skin as much as possible, the nutritional value is more comprehensive, do not put too much ginger, to avoid eating too much ginger and causing fire. Especially for middle-aged and elderly people, when cooking ginger soup, put a little less ginger and a little ginger flavor, otherwise you will feel very hot and dry in the body, which has the opposite effect.
Recommended way to eat: ginger soup, ginger jujube soup, boiled eggs with brown sugar ginger, sweet potato ginger syrup
3. Eat winter melon
Eat sprouts in spring, melons in summer, fruits in autumn, and roots in winter. After the summer, a large number of various summer vegetables are on the market, which is represented by various melon vegetables, such as winter melon, bitter gourd, loofah, cucumber and so on. In this, winter melon is also known as "the first melon in summer".
Winter melon is rich in water, the fat content is close to 0, it is soft and easy to chew after cooking, and it can also relieve heat and fever, especially suitable for middle-aged and elderly people. There are many ways to eat winter melon, but I recommend eating it with meat soup or steaming it. Middle-aged and elderly people should have a light diet, and these two ways of eating are more suitable.
Recommended way to eat: winter melon pork rib soup, winter melon duck soup, steamed winter melon with dried shrimp
2 Death required
1. Don't get angry
In the ancient health precepts passed down from our ancestors, it is mentioned that "spring nourishes the liver, summer nourishes the heart, autumn nourishes the lungs, winter nourishes the kidneys, and nourishes the spleen and stomach all year round", which means that people should adapt to the changes of the seasons and protect our internal organs. After the beginning of summer, the heat gradually increases, and due to the impact of climate change, people are prone to restlessness, which affects the heart in the viscera. Therefore, it is necessary to remind middle-aged and elderly people to learn to adjust their emotions, listen to more music and take more walks, and do not get angry, so as not to be sad.
2. Avoid greed
With the growth of age, the body function of middle-aged and elderly people is gradually declining, and the resistance is generally not as good as when they were young. Although the weather is hot after the beginning of summer, it is unbearable to be hot, but you should try to cool yourself down in a milder way, such as shaking a fan, blowing a mild electric fan, etc., and do not be greedy for cold. Common cold habits, such as blowing air conditioners for a long time, eating various cold drinks and ice cream, taking cold showers, etc., may lead to cold invasion and bury hidden dangers in autumn and winter.
I hope that middle-aged and elderly friends will seize the golden period of summer recuperation, be safe and healthy, and make a good start this summer!
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