As the saying goes, "In summer, there are three types of deficiency without illness." Many people experience various discomforts in their bodies, such as fatigue, laziness, loss of appetite, dizziness, chest tightness, sweating, and heat. Under the torment of high temperature, dry heat, or damp heat, people with weak constitution will be easily attacked by diseases if they are not careful.
What are the most harmful things to the body after entering summer?
How should people who suffer from the torment of "bitter summer" maintain their health?
Eating and drinking indiscriminately can be very harmful to the body
Many people like to make plans with three or five friends in the summer and indulge in eating and drinking at a food stall: plates after plates of seafood, boxes after boxes of beer... Little do they know that these behaviors carry hidden health risks.
Drinking water too quickly may cause heart discomfort
Due to high temperatures and excessive sweating, the rate of dehydration in the body also increases, and many people are accustomed to drinking water in large gulps. If you drink water too quickly, the water will quickly enter the bloodstream and be absorbed in the intestine, causing the blood to become thinner and the blood volume to increase, which can easily burden the heart and cause symptoms such as chest tightness and shortness of breath.
So, drinking water should not be too fast or too much at once, and should be consumed in small amounts multiple times. Drink 100-150 milliliters each time to allow the body to fully absorb moisture; Drinking water should not be too cold, it is best to drink warm water.
02 Eating "dirty stalls" can easily lead to food poisoning
Although summer is a great match for seafood, Vibrio parahaemolyticus and seafood may be more suitable. The main food contaminated by Vibrio parahaemolyticus is seafood, including various marine fish, shrimp, crabs, shellfish, etc. After ingestion, symptoms include nausea, vomiting (infrequently), and abdominal pain, mainly characterized by paroxysmal colic and diarrhea around the navel, often watery stools, and some with low fever. Severe cases can lead to dehydration, decreased blood pressure, and even shock.
Salmonella mainly contaminates meat, eggs, milk, and their products. Patients infected with Salmonella may experience abdominal pain, diarrhea (yellow green watery stool, sometimes purulent or mucous stool), and clinical manifestations of fever. People with weaker immunity (such as children, the elderly, and pregnant women) may experience serious complications such as chills, convulsions, convulsions, and coma after infection.
Staphylococcus aureus is prone to contaminating protein rich foods, such as meat and meat products, eggs and their products, milk and dairy products, cream cakes, etc. The name of Staphylococcus aureus is cute, but it has a powerful weapon - enterotoxin, which has strong heat resistance and cannot completely destroy its toxicity even when heated to 100 ℃. It can still cause disease. Symptoms of enterotoxin poisoning often manifest as acute gastroenteritis symptoms such as nausea, severe vomiting, and abdominal pain.
To avoid food poisoning, it is best to separate raw and cooked foods
"Raw" refers to raw materials that still require heat treatment, such as raw meat, poultry, and seafood. "Cooked" refers to food that is directly consumed.
Separation of raw and cooked food is to prevent pathogenic bacteria carried on raw food from contaminating directly ingested food, causing foodborne diseases.
In addition to storing raw and cooked food separately in containers to avoid contact with each other. Special attention should also be paid to separating the utensils used for processing raw and cooked food, such as cutting tools, cutting boards, etc; Do not splash water soaked in raw meat onto cooked and ready to eat food.
Who is prone to discomfort in summer?
01 Spleen and stomach damp heat patients
Physical manifestations: nausea, dry mouth, bitter or sticky taste, red and greasy tongue, burning pain in the epigastric area, easy acid reflux, and heavy fatigue.
From the perspective of summer climate characteristics, the transportation function of the human spleen and stomach is highly susceptible to the influence of summer dampness and evil energy. In addition, in the hot summer, people like to eat raw and cold foods, which may harm the yang qi in the body and induce spleen and kidney yang deficiency. When there is a problem with the spleen, the insufficient circulation of moisture in the body may lead to the accumulation of damp heat, and the body will exhibit the above symptoms. Therefore, in summer, more attention should be paid to nourishing the spleen and stomach.
Recommended dietary therapy: Huangqin tea
【 Ingredients 】 5g Scutellaria baicalensis, 10g hawthorn, 5g tangerine peel, 5g lotus leaf
【 Recipe 】 First boil Scutellaria baicalensis and hawthorn for 10 minutes, then add tangerine peel and lotus leaves.
【 Effect 】 Scutellaria baicalensis can clear dampness and heat in the spleen and stomach, hawthorn can be consumed, lotus leaves can clear dampness and heat, and tangerine peel can regulate qi and promote digestion. When combined with traditional tea drinks, it can help the body relax and maintain smooth qi circulation.
02 Patients with lung and stomach heat accumulation
Physical manifestations: swelling and pain in the throat, preference for cold drinks, red and dry tongue with yellow fur, coughing and chest tightness, less and greasy phlegm, and burning pain in the stomach.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the upper focus of the lungs is responsible for promoting and descending the body; The stomach is located in the middle energizer, with harmony descending as the order. In summer, the temperature is relatively high, which can easily lead to spleen dysfunction or liver qi stagnation, resulting in stomach dysfunction and depression.
Recommended dietary therapy: Golden Jade Tea
【 Ingredients 】 5g Golden Lotus Flower and 10g Jade Bamboo
【 Method 】 Boiling water instead of tea is sufficient. People with lung and stomach heat can drink it for a long time.
【 Effect 】 Jinlian Flower can reduce fire and detoxify, while Yuzhu can nourish yin and clear heat. The combination of the two is complementary, and can produce saliva, quench thirst, and clear the heat in the lungs and stomach.
03 Patients with spleen and kidney deficiency
Physical manifestations: soreness and weakness in the waist and knees, tinnitus, dizziness, shortness of breath when moving, fatigue and drowsiness, and pale tongue coating.
Many elderly people are prone to deficiency syndrome in summer, with the most common clinical manifestation being spleen and kidney deficiency. This is mainly due to the hot summer, which increases the body's sweat production, metabolism, and energy consumption. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that heat is a yang evil, which easily damages the body and consumes qi. Sweat is the fluid of the heart, and sweat and blood have the same origin. Excessive sweating can easily consume the body's qi and blood, leading to deficiency of both qi and blood.
Recommended Recipe: Fat Chicken, Three Delicious Tofu, One Grade
[Ingredients] Half a chicken, 800g pork belly, 10 shiitake mushrooms, 1 piece of tofu, 200g chestnuts, cooking wine, salt, and pepper powder
[Method]
1. Cook and cut chicken and pork tripe into pieces, cut shiitake mushrooms, tofu, chestnuts into pieces, blanch tofu in water;
2. Add base oil to the pot, add chopped scallions and ginger, stir fry until fragrant, then add chicken, pork belly, and shiitake mushrooms. Continue to stir fry until the meat turns golden brown, add an appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil over high heat, add chestnuts, and simmer on low heat for 30 minutes;
3. After stewing the meat, add tofu, cooking wine, salt, and pepper, and continue to simmer for 10 minutes to remove from the pot.