The Beginning of Summer marks the beginning of the busy period of summer harvest and summer planting, representing the transition from spring to summer, and is an important seasonal node in traditional agricultural society. In ancient times, people attached great importance to the transition of the Beginning of Summer. Because the climate gradually became hotter, it was also an important time to adjust diet and maintain health in accordance with the season, and many traditional food cultures with regional characteristics were derived!
The Origin of Lixia Diet Customs
The Beginning of Summer marks the beginning of the busy period of summer harvest and summer planting, and diet, which is closely related to farming culture, has also become an important part. Many regions combine the Yin-Yang and Five Elements theory with diet, using five-color rice and five grains to reflect the dietary concept of the Five Elements (gold, wood, water, fire, and earth), emphasizing the balance of body and mind, and deriving dietary habits that combine folk beliefs with Chinese medicine health preservation, which is regarded as part of "diet therapy". As the times evolve, the Beginning of Summer also appears, such as "weighing people, eating eggs, eating meatballs", and the familiar painted eggs, tea therapy, and herbal soup fun programs.
What should you pay attention to during the Beginning of Summer? Common discomfort symptoms and suggestions
Common conditions | Causes | Suggested coping methods (diet/lifestyle) |
🔥 Heat (dry mouth, mouth ulcers, constipation) | Rising temperatures, hot diets, and irregular work and rest schedules lead to rising internal heat | Drink plenty of water, chrysanthemum tea, bitter melon, mung bean soup, and avoid spicy and fried foods |
😴 Decreased sleep quality (easy waking, frequent dreams) | The strong Yang Qi affects the mind. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that summer governs the heart, and the heart fire can easily disturb the mind. | Eat lotus seeds, lilies, wheat and other soothing ingredients to keep your mood calm before bed |
🥵 Heat stroke/dizziness and fatigue | High temperature and high humidity lead to imbalance of body temperature regulation function and loss of water and electrolytes | Avoid prolonged sun exposure, drink plenty of water, salt water or cool drinks, such as mint water and sour plum soup |
😩 Loss of appetite, indigestion | Hot weather weakens gastrointestinal function and reduces digestive juice secretion | Eat appetizing fruits and vegetables, such as tomatoes, hawthorns, and tangerine peels, eat small meals frequently, and avoid oily foods |
🦵 Edema, heaviness in limbs | Heavy humidity in summer, long periods of sitting and little movement, or spleen deficiency lead to poor fluid circulation | Eat water-boosting fruits and vegetables such as coix seed, wax gourd, and red bean, and exercise moderately |
😓 Irritable and irritable | In summer, the Yang energy is strong and the fire energy is strong, which affects the mood and autonomic nerves | Spend more time in nature, practice deep breathing or meditation, drink Ganmai Dazao soup or Anshencao tea |
🧊 Air conditioning disease (headache, diarrhea) | Being in an air-conditioned environment for a long time, hot outside and cold inside, Yang Qi is blocked | Use air conditioning moderately, avoid direct exposure to the sun, drink warm water, and use ginger soup or basil leaves to keep away the cold. |
What to eat on the beginning of summer? Ingredients recommended for you!
Ingredients | Health Benefits |
green beans | Clears away heat and detoxifies, promotes diuresis and reduces swelling |
Momordica charantia | Reduce heat and relieve summer heat, promote appetite |
Loofah | Cooling blood and relieving fever, moisturizing and anti-aging |
soy | Replenishing Qi and blood, nourishing the heart and calming the mind |
Lotus seeds | Nourishes the heart and spleen, calms the mind and soothes the nerves |
tomato | Thirst-quenching and anti-oxidation |
Perilla leaves | Appetite, aid digestion, dispel cold and regulate qi |
Recommend four dishes suitable for the beginning of summer
1. Five-color side dish set (vegetarian/plant five-spice, 5 flavors, 5 packs in total)
Contains one pack each of Thai lotus root, sour wakame sprouts, golden kimchi wakame shreds, braised chestnut oyster mushrooms and spicy Sichuan fungus. You can freely mix and match them, and can also use them with the five-color diet
2. Nourishing Lily and Tremella Dew
Strictly selected white fungus is added to the seeded sliced red dates. After a long time of stewing, the gelatin and the full aroma of red dates are released. The taste is soft, smooth and tender, sweet but not greasy. It is paired with sweet lily and lotus seeds for a multi-layered delicious taste. It is a dessert suitable for eating all year round.
three,Stewed White Fungus with Fruity Rock Sugar
Selected Q-bomb white fungus boiled, adding diced yellow peaches, dried cranberries, raisins and other dried fruits, colorful, not sweet or greasy in the mouth, sweet and sour, soft and tender taste, so that the multi-layered fruit aroma can be stored between the lips and teeth, providing a solution for health preservation Summer holy product.
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