Diet in the Summer Solstice

Today is the Summer Solstice, it means sunshine will reach the northernmost and almost beat down the Tropic of Cancer.  On this day, daytime in all the Northern Hemisphere is longest during the whole year.  After the Summer Solstice, it will be hot and humid.  More water will be lost from human body and it’s easy to cause collapse.  So during this period, people should  drink more water and live away from pungent and oily food.  Eating more alkalescent and bitter food is a better choice. 

Keep Human Body in Alkalescence 

After the Summer Solstice, the process metabolism in human body becomes fast, and more acid waste increases. That means people should eat more alkalescent food in order to keep body in alkalescence.  Alkalescent food includes all kinds of vegetables and most fruits, which are full of vitamin, mineral substance, enzyme, antioxidant, and cellulose, that will both increase alkalescence and supply nutrition for human body.

Bitter Food for Clearing Heat-fire

After the coming of midsummer, people could eat more bitter vegetables, such as balsam pear, coriander, etc.  Bitter food has the function of clearing dry dampness, relieving summer-heat, diuresis and activating blood circulation, anti-fatigue, diminishing inflammation, improving eyesight, and maintaining appetite. But the food is not good for weak people.  

Raise Energy after the Summer Solstice

Raising Energy is a way of keeping health after coming of the Summer Solstice.  How to raise energy?  The most important is to nourish heart.  Milk, beancurd, chicken, and lean meat are good to supply nutrition and improve heart function.  

No Raw or Cold Food and Drinking Tea during Empty Stomach

During the summer, daytime is longer than night.  In the night, it is not good for health to eat vegetables and fruits, as well as meat, noddles, and raw, cold or sticky food.  Or ventosity , vomiting and diarrhoea will be happened.  Meanwhile, drinking tea during empty stomach will lead to deplete energy.  If one prefers salty food, it will harm kidney and bring about pain of hands and feet.  So it’s better to drink two or three cups of tea after meals.  

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