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How to Eat and Prevent Heatstroke in Summer
Amidst the scorching heat, the true summer days have just begun. The scorching sun and heat make one sweat profusely and feel thirsty. At this time, it is best to prevent heatstroke and cool down through diet. So how to eat and prevent heatstroke in summer?
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How to Eat and Prevent Heatstroke in Summer
1. Eat more vegetables
The weather is hot and humid, and people generally prefer to eat light, delicious, and non greasy food. Green vegetables not only have this characteristic, but also contain rich vitamins and mineral elements. So, it is advisable to eat as many vegetables as possible, such as various beans, melons, bok choy, cilantro, etc. It can be eaten raw with cold salad or stir fried with a little shredded lean meat.
2. Eat more fruits and vegetables
Melon and fruit juices are abundant and sweet, not only producing fluids to quench thirst, but also clearing heat and relieving summer heat. Watermelon has a sweet, juicy, and cool taste, making it the top melon for refreshing and quenching thirst. In addition, washing cantaloupe and cucumber and eating them raw, or drinking them after juicing, have good heat clearing and cooling effects. Kiwi fruit contains a large amount of vitamin C and has excellent heat clearing and cooling effects.
3. Drink more soup
When a person sweats a lot and experiences significant fluid loss, drinking more soup can not only replenish water in a timely manner, but also facilitate digestion and absorption. Simple and easy to learn "heatstroke prevention soup" such as hawthorn soup, mung bean sour plum soup, honeysuckle soup, watermelon green clothing soup, etc.
4. Eat more Congee
In the hot summer, the digestive system of humans is relatively weakened due to the stimulation of heat, which can lead to discomfort such as heavy head, fatigue, loss of appetite, and even heatstroke in severe cases. Therefore, drinking Congee for relieving summer heat is one of the food conditioning measures in summer, such as mung bean Congee, honeysuckle Congee, mint Congee, lotus seed Congee, lotus leaf Congee, lotus root Congee, etc.
5. Green beans
Green beans have the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, dehumidifying and diuresis, relieving heat and thirst. Drinking more green bean soup is beneficial for detoxification and reducing swelling. The cooking time should not be too long to avoid the damage of organic acids and reduce their effects.
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How to Eat and Prevent Heatstroke in Summer
6. Bitter gourd
Bitter melon, also known as "lianggua", is the best vegetable for summer heat dissipation. It is very nutritious and has the effects of clearing heat and relieving summer heat, strengthening the spleen and appetite, lowering blood sugar, beauty, and preventing cancer. It is best to eat bitter melon during hot weather.
7. Watermelon
Watermelon, also known as "cold melon" in folk culture, has a sweet taste and a cold nature. It is the first choice among melons for relieving heat and thirst. There is a saying among the people that 'half a melon a day is nothing in the scorching heat'. When experiencing heatstroke, fever, restlessness, thirst, or other acute fever in summer, watermelon should be used as an adjuvant therapy.
8. Tomatoes
Tomatoes are one of the most familiar fruits and vegetables, with a cool nature, rich nutrition, and a refreshing sour and sweet taste. They have the effects of clearing heat and quenching thirst, nourishing yin and cooling blood, generating fluids and quenching thirst, beauty, radiation protection, and weight loss.
9. Grapefruit
Grapefruits can accelerate metabolism and help burn more calories. This fruit can prolong digestion time and increase satiety. Grapefruits are rich in fiber, which helps stabilize blood sugar levels. A study in the United States found that consuming grapefruit has its unique weight loss benefits.