How to eat in summer: tips from the ancient eastern treatises Bashny.Net

That happens in the summer, in the ancient Chinese treatises have such records:

"Three months of summer are called" the flowering and flowering. " At this time there is a power connection of heaven and earth breathing. Ten thousand Entity objects blossom and bear fruit.

It is necessary to go to bed late and wake up early. Do not stay too long in the sun. I am sure that in the emotional manifestations were no irritation.

Let the colors formed the ovary. It is necessary to force the breath becomes full, and the surplus went to the outside, and if the object is outside of your instincts, if you follow the path of the life force power of the summer breathing. »

(Treatise of the Yellow Emperor domestic, part 1: "Questions about the simplest," Chapter 2: "On the theory of the big four breaths the spirit of harmonization of qi»)




Summer - it's time to flowering and Yang energy in the surrounding world and in human body, so the basis of beverages and food products should comprise neutral and cool properties.

By the neutral products are: onion, pumpkin seeds, cabbage, Chinese cabbage, peas, kruglozёrny rice, corn, peanuts, tree nuts, carp, crucian carp, chicken egg, beef.

In summer, on the one hand, the body is in a state of growth and nutrient consumption increases, and on the other ball of weather leads to the fact that nutrients are easily derived with sweat.

Therefore it is necessary to use a sufficient amount of protein foods, such as marine fish, legumes.

In Chinese traditional medicine of the organs of the body corresponds to the heart of the summer, so the summer should pay more attention to nutrition heart.

Heart feed products with a bitter taste, such as apricots, turnips. Foods such as beans, wheat, persimmon, watermelon, cantaloupe is also good for your heart health.

Since the summer of enhanced sweating, and with sweat from the body displays a lot of salt, it should be added to food sour and salty taste of foods.

sour taste products are: beans, apples, pears, pomegranates.

Products salty taste it: seaweed, seeds, walnuts, soybeans.

According to the statutes of the traditional Chinese calendar, there is a special season - Long Summer (6th month of the lunar calendar)

. Of the organs of the body this season corresponds to the spleen, and because in the 6 lunar month is necessary to nourish the spleen - eating more sweet taste of food.

Products of sweet taste: strawberry, strawberries, pears, watermelon, celery, Chinese cabbage, spinach, pumpkin, corn, green peas sprouts, green bean sprouts.

The products are useful for the spleen: Chinese lettuce, eggplant, cauliflower, cabbage, pumpkin, peas, allspice, buckwheat, wheat, soy, apple, kiwi, mango, seaweed, carp, crucian carp.

Summer - a season of the year, when the yang power of the human respiratory blooms, and to maintain it in this condition, you should also have products with a warm nature, such as a liquid rice pudding (or porridge made from other types of boiled cereals).

In hot weather should drink plenty of warm green tea - it not only helps the body to quickly make up for the lack of water, but also lower the body temperature

. Warm drink does not irritate the gastrointestinal tract in the absence of differences in temperature and quickly digested, and therefore thirst quenched faster.

Compensate for the loss of water in the body can also use fruits and vegetables, such as pumpkin, cucumber, eggplant, bean sprouts, asparagus, watermelon, cantaloupe, sweet onion, leek.

But at the same time, remember that it is not necessary to replace the main meals of fruit in their diet.