Eat some red wine to nourish your heart in summer, and spend the bitter summer comfortably

Although it is only half past May, the temperature has already soared to over 30 degrees Celsius. Bitter summer has come unconsciously, but is your body ready for it?

Summer belongs to fire in the five elements, and the corresponding viscera is the "heart". One of the keys to maintaining health in summer is to cultivate the "heart". In summer, when yang is at its peak, red is yang, and the corresponding red food enters the heart and blood. Therefore, to protect the heart in summer, it is necessary to eat more red food. Here are 5 recommended by Xiaogu.

Recommendation 1: Tomatoes

Tomatoes are the most seasonal fruits and vegetables in summer. Although we can eat tomatoes all year round, only tomatoes in summer receive the most sunlight, with a high lycopene content and the best nutrition.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that tomatoes have the effects of promoting fluid production, relieving thirst, strengthening the stomach, and reducing digestion, so they are very suitable for eating in summer.

Recommended ways to eat: Eating tomatoes raw and scrambled eggs are common ways to eat them. Today, Xiaogu is going to teach everyone to make a red and white pairing, that is, frying tomatoes with yams. When combined, the two not only have a beautiful color, but the mucus lubricated by yams and the juice of tomatoes complement each other. The soup is thick and can also play a role in strengthening the spleen and stomach.

Recommendation 2: Red Dates

Red dates have a very good effect on nourishing blood. It is commonly said that "if you eat three dates a day, you will never grow old in youth!" Eating dates regularly can replenish qi, replenish blood, and improve immunity. In addition, many people often feel tired in summer, and eating some red dates will also relieve them accordingly.

Recommended eating method: In summer, if you want to nourish the heart and tonify the heart, you should drink more Erblack tea. The formula is very simple. Choosing 5 seedless Chinese dates and 15 grams of hawthorn slices to soak in water can nourish the heart, replenish heart blood, and dissipate blood stasis.

Recommendation 3: Red Amaranth

It is the time to eat amaranth at the turn of spring and summer every year. Common on the market are red amaranth, purple amaranth, and green amaranth. On its nutrition, red and purple amaranth are the best.

Red amaranth, also known as "old and young", has a soft and smooth taste, a strong taste, and a sweet aroma in the mouth. Red amaranth can nourish qi, clear heat, brighten the eyes, benefit the small intestine, and has the effect of moistening the intestines and clearing heat. It is a delicious and healthy food therapy product. In addition, red amaranth also has functions such as promoting blood coagulation, increasing hemoglobin content, improving oxygen carrying capacity, and promoting hematopoiesis.

Recommended eating method: In addition to stir-frying red amaranth, Xiaogu recommends a drink for everyone, using red amaranth juice to drink, or using red amaranth water and noodles to make dumpling skins, which is both healthy and can add some color to the table.

Recommendation 4: Hawthorn

Hawthorn has a sour and sweet taste, and is slightly warm. It enters the spleen, stomach, and liver meridians. It is a food ingredient for invigorating the spleen, appetizing, dissipating digestion, and removing stasis. During holidays or weekends, if you eat more oil, you may as well often make some "Jieyou Tang" to drink.

Recommended eating method: Take 30 grams of hawthorn, 60 grams of cassia seed, and 15 grams of lotus leaf, and add water to fry them in soup. Not only does it taste good and promote digestion, but it can also assist in lowering blood pressure, making it suitable for people with hypertension and hyperlipidemia to drink.

Recommendation 5: Beet root

Beet root is also known as flamed vegetable due to its red flame like fire. Beet root has a sweet taste, a mild nature, and a slight coolness. It has the effects of strengthening the stomach and digestion, relieving cough and resolving phlegm, and soothing the qi.

Recommended eating method: Due to the unique taste and taste of beetroot, Xiaogu recommends that everyone drink beetroot together with a variety of fruits and vegetables to obtain a better taste and comprehensive nutrition.

Xiao Inhan said:

"Red flames rush through the summer, relaxing the body and mind."