Treat winter diseases in summer and eliminate dampness and heat around the Great Heat! 3 benefits of "cool tonic in summer", eating this way can keep you healthy and cool!

Is it only in winter that we need to take supplements to maintain our health? In fact, even in the hot summer, we also need "cool tonic", which is the best way to maintain health! Especially, the period around the Great Heat is the hottest time of the year, and “fighting the heat and cooling down” can almost be said to be a national sport! If you accidentally eat too much ice cream to cool off, it may cause moisture to invade, damage the spleen and stomach, and even cause irritability and fatigue. Dampness and heat are the source of all diseases in summer. “Food supplements are worse than medicine supplements.” Therefore, while cooling off in summer, health preservation focuses on “eliminating dampness” and “strengthening the spleen and eliminating dampness.”

[3 benefits of cooling down in summer]

1. Relieve heat: It is easy to sweat a lot in summer or get heatstroke due to lack of water, and cool supplements can help produce body fluids and nourish yin, achieving the wonderful effect of relieving heat.

2. Strengthen the spleen: Chinese medicine often says: "Summer is always accompanied by dampness." Too much dampness inside or outside the body can easily cause discomfort in the spleen and stomach. The "spleen and stomach" mentioned in traditional Chinese medicine refers to the entire digestive system, as well as its meridians, muscles, etc., and cold supplements can also have the effect of strengthening the spleen.

3. Tonify Qi: When the weather is hot and humid, it is easy to get sick if the qi accumulates in the body, such as qi deficiency, fatigue, etc. Eating the right cooling and nourishing foods and ingredients can help replenish your Qi and eliminate fatigue, drowsiness, shortness of breath and laziness.

In summer, it is advisable to choose foods with cold properties to nourish your body.

The "cool" tonic mentioned in traditional Chinese medicine does not refer to the temperature, but the properties of the food. In summer, you may want to choose more foods with cold properties for nourishment. There is a saying in Chinese medicine: "Winter diseases should be treated in summer." In order to avoid winter diseases, it is best to use the summer to regulate your body and build up your defenses. Eating the right ingredients with cool properties according to your constitution is not only good for your health, but also can reduce the recurrence of old diseases in winter or alleviate symptoms. It is the secret to staying healthy!

The cooling and tonic Chinese medicinal materials suitable for traditional Chinese medicine can relieve heat, eliminate moisture in the body, strengthen the spleen and stomach, and replenish qi. They include: Chinese yam, Poria cocos, Euryale ferox, and lotus seeds. The combination of these four medicines can achieve the effect of tonifying the kidney and spleen, replenishing qi and eliminating dampness. In addition to Chinese medicinal herbs suitable for cooling and nourishing, you can also eat some vegetables and fruits with a cool nature in your daily diet:

Cold vegetables:

Bitter melon: Bitter melon has the effects of removing evil heat, relieving fatigue, clearing the mind and improving eyesight.

Asparagus: In traditional Chinese medicine, asparagus has a sweet and cold taste. Eating asparagus can relieve dry mouth and fever.

Tomato: Tomato has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, cooling blood and calming the liver.

Lotus root: It is sweet and cold in nature, can clear away heat and promote body fluid, cool blood and stop bleeding, and disperse blood stasis. It is suitable for people with dry mouth and hot temper. Lotus root contains a variety of antioxidant ingredients, such as vitamin C, carotenoids, etc., and is suitable for summer cooking.

Cold fruits:

Kiwi: Green kiwi is "sour and cool", suitable for people with hot and dry constitutions; while yellow kiwi is "sweet and warm", suitable for people with cold and weak constitutions.

Hami melon: It has a cool nature and is rich in antioxidants, such as β-carotene, vitamin C, etc. It also has the highest dietary fiber content among melons and has the benefits of quenching thirst and relieving heat.

Pear: Pears are cold foods. Chinese medicine books record that pears can moisten the lungs, resolve phlegm, and detoxify.

Follow the local mother to do this

Make good use of "cold tonic ingredients" and "various seasonings" to make appetite-enhancing summer dishes

Generally, cold tonic ingredients have a light taste. If you want to make a cold tonic dish with rich flavors and a zero-failure deliciousness, local mothers suggest using salad dressings with a variety of flavors to season it. You can feel the changing layers on your tongue. Not only will children love it, but it is also healthy and delicious!

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Bite Fruit Salad Cup

Ingredients:

The calories in the Laurel Light Salad are reduced by 40%, with 2 tablespoons of lemon juice, 1 banana, 15 grapes, 2 kiwis, 1 apple, 1/4 cantaloupe, 2 tablespoons of corn chips, and 2 tablespoons of chopped walnuts.

practice:

1. After cutting various fruits into appropriate pieces, take a glass and stack the fruits, corn chips and chopped nuts alternately.

2. Mix the light salad with lemon juice and pour it into the fruit cup.

Tips:

Adding lemon juice to a light salad not only makes the fruit more delicious, but also keeps its color from turning yellow!

Lotus Root Salad with Hibiscus and Tofu

Ingredients:

2 small packets of Guiguan Japanese mellow roasted sesame paste, 1 packet of Guiguan hibiscus tofu, 150g lotus root, 70g carrot, 70g black fungus, 2 cucumbers, a little coriander, and an appropriate amount of white vinegar.

practice:

1. After shredding the ingredients and slicing the lotus root, soak them in clean water with white vinegar for 10 minutes. Add a little salt to the clean water and boil the ingredients, then let it cool and set aside.

2. Finally, place the lotus tofu on the bottom layer, and stack the shredded vegetables and green onions on the top layer. Pour sesame salad on it before eating.

Tips:

Soaking lotus root in vinegar water can keep the lotus root slices white and prevent oxidation due to contact with air.

Jinsha Melon Vegetable and Fruit Bun

Ingredients:

Crown Thousand Island Salad, 2 salted eggs, 1 white bitter gourd, 4 thick asparagus, 1 apple, 100g canned corn, 1 green onion, 8 lettuces.

practice:

1. Prepare all the ingredients, scrape off the white inner membrane of the bitter gourd, cut the asparagus into small cubes and blanch them, wash the lettuce, dry it and set aside.

2. Peel and chop the salted eggs, dice the apples, and mince the green onions.

3. Mix the chopped salted egg, diced bitter melon, diced asparagus, diced apple, and corn kernels, add appropriate amount to lettuce leaves, sprinkle with chopped green onions, and pour Thousand Island salad on it before serving.

Tips:

There is a sponge-like white film inside the bitter gourd. Be sure to scrape it clean to greatly reduce the bitterness.

Bitter melon can clear away heat and reduce internal heat, so it is suitable to eat more of it in Taiwan, where the temperature is high and humidity is high. Paired with the unique sweet and sour flavor of the Laurel Thousand Island Salad, the fruit and vegetable buns are cleverly designed and even children will love them.