In summer, spleen and stomach health is the top priority, diet should also prevent diarrhea

The climate is hot in summer, and a large amount of water in the body will evaporate with sweat, which can easily affect the normal secretion and digestion of gastric juice. In addition, many people like to eat raw, cold and frozen food when the weather is hot, which can more easily affect the normal function of the spleen and stomach. Especially for the elderly, whose gastrointestinal function is relatively weak, it is more likely to damage the stomach qi and cause loss of appetite. Therefore, for the sake of good health, we must take good care of our spleen and stomach in the hot summer.

The heat of midsummer can easily damage body fluids and consume energy. In addition, the capillaries on the body's surface dilate, and blood is mostly concentrated on the body surface. The gastrointestinal tract is relatively insufficient in blood, which can easily cause indigestion and loss of appetite in the elderly and the weak. Protecting the stomach should first start with adjusting the diet. Summer diet should be light and delicious. You should eat more foods that clear away heat, replenish qi, promote salivation, and are easily digestible, and avoid greasy, cold, and difficult-to-digest foods.

Although a light diet is appropriate for the elderly, it is not good to be too light either, because what is excreted with a large amount of sweat is not only water and salt, but also a large amount of protein, vitamins and various minerals, especially calcium and zinc, which are also excreted in large quantities with sweat. Therefore, the elderly should also eat some fish, shrimp, eggs and other foods to supplement minerals.

In addition, hot climates can easily make people feel stuffy, restless, sleepy and irritable. Negative emotions such as anxiety and tension not only affect normal life, but may also induce various diseases and damage the spleen and stomach. Therefore, the elderly should maintain a calm mind, avoid hot temper, and prevent internal heat from forming. Life adjustments such as taking a nap at noon, playing chess in the afternoon, and reading newspapers in spare time can also help to cultivate one's body and mind, and harmonize the stomach and regulate qi.