The 'source' of moisture has been found. Eating these foods during the dog days is to give moisture a chance
Everyone must have heard the word "humidity", but most people can't tell what it is. Humidity is actually a term in traditional Chinese medicine. It means that the water in the body cannot be completely eliminated and accumulates in the body, causing a series of discomforts in the body. Let’s take a look at the specific manifestations of these discomforts.
sticky stool
The body has moisture, and the first manifestation is sticky stool. Under normal circumstances, the stool should be golden yellow, like a cylinder, which can be easily discharged from the body. When the body is damp, the stool will become sticky and unable to form. When going to the toilet, it will drip endlessly, and when flushing, it will take many times to flush it clean.
In addition, after going to the toilet, when wiping, people with heavy humidity need to wipe many times and use a lot of paper. You can observe the shape of your stool and the state of going to the toilet to know whether you have moisture.
Feeling groggy when you wake up
The body is damp, and when you wake up, your head will feel dull, as if you are still in a dream, and the bones and joints in your body will feel sore and swollen, and you don’t want to get up. , that is, the body seems to be wrapped in rain-soaked clothes, which is very uncomfortable.
obesity
If the moisture in the body is too heavy, it will affect the spleen and stomach organs, resulting in slower metabolism, slower fat consumption in the body, and people will become fat and puffy. If things go on like this, the moisture in the body will become heavier and heavier, and people will become fatter and fatter. Sometimes it may affect the kidneys, resulting in an imbalance of water and electrolytes in the body, and edema.
Tongue coating is thick and yellow
The tongue can reflect the condition of the heart, spleen and stomach. If the body is healthy, the tongue will look ruddy and have a thin tongue coating. If the body is unhealthy, the tongue coating will be thick and whitish, showing an unhealthy state. Therefore, when you wake up in the morning, you can observe your tongue to judge whether you are damp.
I feel sick when I brush my teeth
If you always have nausea and vomiting when you brush your teeth in the morning, and you always feel something in your throat, it also means that you may have moisture in your body.
Humidity has a great impact on human health, but when many people see the word "wet", they will subconsciously think that the weather in summer is hot and dry, so there will be no humidity. The answer is no. Eating the following foods in summer will lead to heavier and heavier moisture in the body.
cold food
Foods such as watermelon, melon, and ice cream are indispensable in summer, but they should not be eaten too much. These foods have the effect of retaining moisture. If you eat too much, the humidity will become worse than before, and the cold The food in the diet will also affect the health of the spleen and stomach. Therefore, even in summer, don't eat cold food presumptuously, especially for children.
greasy food
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that eating too much greasy food, especially meat, will lead to the decline of yin and yang in the body, and moisture will enter the body, so eat more whole grains and less meat. And summer is the season of barbecue. After get off work, many people will go to have a skewer with friends and colleagues. If you don't pay attention to your diet and eat indiscriminately, the moisture will become heavier without knowing it, so you must pay attention.
beer
Barbecue and beer are a perfect match, but beer itself is also a moisture-retaining thing. If you drink too much, it will lead to more and more moisture. And drinking too much beer will not only damage the stomach but also the liver. The liver is the place for detoxification of the body. Once the liver is damaged, the normal functioning of the body will be affected, and it will also lead to increased moisture and affect people's health.
That being the case, how can we get rid of moisture? One is to stay away from the humid environment and keep the skin dry; the other is to exercise more, enhance the physical fitness and the speed of blood circulation, and expel the moisture in the body; the third is to quit smoking and drinking, and eat less staple food; The fourth is to eat more foods that invigorate the spleen and stomach and diuresis, such as winter melon, etc.; the fifth is to maintain adequate sleep to avoid endocrine disorders and aggravate the moisture in the body.
The above is the knowledge about moisture. Although the impact of moisture on the body is not serious at the beginning, it is very serious after a long time. Therefore, in daily life, we must work hard to get rid of moisture in the body.