Ice is different for hot and cold body types in summer
After the rainy season, the summer solstice is approaching and the temperature is rising. With the hot summer heat, many people opt for shaved ice, large portions of ice or fruits such as watermelon to beat the heat, but diarrhoea is also a common phenomenon,running noseThe people who seek medical treatment. Wang Jiahan, a Chinese medicine doctor at Taichung Tzu Chi Hospital, reminded that eating ice to beat the summer heat should pay attention to the time and type of food, not only ice, cold food should also be appropriate amount, slowly eat more appropriate.
Wang Jia Han said, Chinese medicine theory of balance between yin and yang, the body's yang from the summer solstice began to gradually decline, cold constitution of people eating too much cold food, because of the imbalance of yin and yang affecting the operation of the five viscera and six bowels, may produce gastrointestinal discomfort, diarrhoea symptoms.
Wang Jiahan explained that cold or hot body can be judged from the body performance: hot people often have sweating, dry mouth, constipation, etc.; cold people often seecold limbsHe also said that people with cold bodies should eat cold food such as shaved ice and cold food during the day, especially when the Yang energy is strong. He pointed out that people with a cold constitution, want to eat shaved ice, cold and other Chinese medicine categorised as "cold" food, should be selected in the daytime consumption of strong Yang energy, especially the best time to eat ice is from noon to 3 p.m., it is best to eat one hour after the meal, to avoid hot and cold food staggering stimulation of the stomach and intestines; it is also not recommended to consume on an empty stomach, so as to avoid affecting the digestion of the spleen and stomach.
Wang Jia Han said, "Ice products should be chosen and eaten in a proper way," said cold people, it is recommended to choose slower melting ice products, such as ice cream, sundaes, etc., and should be eaten slowly, to properly grasp the temperature balance of the body to allow the body to adapt to the time. Wang also reminded that it is better to add less sweet and greasy food such as condensed milk or jam to the ice products, because people with a hot body are prone tosputumThis makes the body sticky with water and makes bowel movements or sweating even more sticky.
Wang Jiahan suggests, regardless of cold or hot body, summer food should be eaten in moderation, ice in addition to common "warm" fruits such as lychee, mango, etc., sugar and heat are very high, eat more easy to fire, aggravate the mouth broken, nosebleeds, constipation, hot body people do not eat more.
