Post Date December, 03 2023
In hot summer, damp and heat together are called damp heat, and together with heat is summer dampness. Experts pointed out that people who are wet are prone to fatigue, sweating, heavy head, fatigue of limbs, skin itching, eczema, abdominal distension and other symptoms. Let's see how to prevent moisture from entering the body.
Method 1: reduce salt to help kidney drainage
Eating too much salt will lead to more water intake, and many people with heavy mouth are not slim. Many popular science articles often remind people to add more salty boiled water or salty drinks in summer, which is correct.
However, this is mainly aimed at people who are engaged in strenuous sports and physical labor in summer, and may not be suitable for white-collar workers who rarely sweat. Because the intake of salt in the body is mainly discharged through the kidney, when the intake of salt is too much or the kidney is diseased, the intake of excessive sodium in the body cannot be discharged in time. When the concentration of sodium ions in the blood increases, more water enters the blood vessels, which is very easy to cause water and sodium retention, and edema is unsolicited. Although you don't eat much, you look one size older than others.
If you don't sweat too much, you should still stick to a low-salt diet in summer (the World Health Organization recommends that the daily salt intake of each person should not exceed 6 grams), especially for people with kidney disease.
The second method of removing dampness: to deal with body dampness, you can choose to eat more food that can strengthen the spleen and diuresis.
For example, amaranth, lentil, winter melon, barley seed, mung bean, watermelon green coat, etc. Amaranth stalk is cool and sweet. It is rich in calcium that is easily absorbed by the human body. It also has the functions of detoxifying, clearing heat, facilitating urination, enriching blood and stopping bleeding. Lentil can nourish and strengthen the body, replenish the spleen and Qi, relieve heat and damp, and promote water and reduce swelling.
Job's tears is not only high in protein, but also rich in B vitamins, calcium, iron, dietary fiber, etc. It is a grain with balanced nutrition. Because it is easy to be digested and absorbed, it can promote metabolism and reduce the burden of gastrointestinal tract, and can strengthen spleen and dehumidify, and enhance kidney function.
In addition, winter melon and watermelon also belong to the food of cold and sweet nature, clearing heat and promoting fluid production,
(Intern editor: Lin Yanjuan)
