In the year, the best time to remove dampness is summer, especially after entering the dog days, sticking dog patches to remove dampness, dog days to dry the back to remove dampness has become one of the main activities of the people. Why dog days are the best time to get rid of dampness? This is because dog days are the hottest time of the year, and they are also the time when yang energy is strong, and it is also the best time to remove dampness from the body.
It is more particular about removing dampness on dog days, and it is also necessary to pay more attention to diet. I remember the summer of a few years ago, my head was groggy every day, and I felt that I couldn't sleep enough. Later, I went to the acupuncture hall downstairs for acupuncture, and after a course of acupuncture, it improved. During the process of acupuncture, I also chatted with the master, and he told me that the diet of people nowadays is too messy, and eating cold food on dog days will aggravate the dampness in the body, and it cannot achieve the effect of removing dampness. He advised me not to eat cold drinks or raw and cold food on dog days, but to eat a little in winter.
But looking at people's living habits, they generally buy ice drinks to drink, eat ice cream, and even ice the water at home to drink, which can achieve the effect of cooling down when drinking. It can only be said that it is refreshing when drinking, but it is difficult to expel the moisture that enters the body. Dog days, the outside temperature is high, although the cold food eaten into the human body has reached the cooling level, this is only a phase, and the pain will aggravate the dampness in the body.
Therefore, it is recommended that you must tell your relatives or friends to eat less raw and cold food and drink more warm water in summer. Although I know that it will be difficult, it is recommended that when eating raw and cold food, wait until it becomes room temperature before drinking, and do not eat the food taken out of the refrigerator immediately.
In addition, eating as few of these three fruits as possible on dog days is also beneficial for dispelling dampness!
1. Eat less watermelon
Whenever the hot summer comes, watermelon is an indispensable fruit for every family, and there are many ways to eat it. Some buy it and put it in the refrigerator for a while, and then take it out to eat, and some will make watermelon jelly to eat. However, watermelon is a cold fruit, and eating too much of it is not only easy to aggravate the moisture in the body, but also easy to cause diarrhea and diarrhea.
For example, my friend's family doesn't eat watermelon all year round, and he doesn't buy it even in summer. If a child goes to someone else's house to play and eats a little watermelon, he will have diarrhea when he comes home. Therefore, it is recommended that everyone eat less watermelon on dog days, eat it at room temperature, and do not eat refrigerated or iced watermelon.
2. Eat less pears
Pears are cold fruits, and they still need to be eaten in moderation on dog days, and people with weak spleen and stomach should try to eat less.
3. Eat less mangoes
Mango is a tropical damp and hot fruit, and eating too much will make the damp heat of the body heavier and aggravate the dampness in the body.
Finally, on dog days, you should eat more foods that have the effects of nourishing yin and moisturizing dryness, clearing heat and detoxifying, such as barley porridge, duck meat, winter melon, etc., to regulate the body and enhance immunity.