Summer health tips
Posted on August 9th, 2006 by DAAN
It’s summer! The season of baseball, barbecue and fireworks. Mirroring ways of nature, the five elements depict the season of summer with fire and heat, and late summer with humidity. You might ask, why is this important? Since our body has to adjust itself to the rising temperature and humidity, it is usually done through intake of what TCM calls “cold property” foods like watermelon, iced drinks, cucumbers, and so on. Intake of such “cold property” foods do cool us off, but in excess they might cause one to feel sluggish, lose appetite, or have slight water retention. Here are some healthy and delicious ways to fight off heat and sluggishness that summer brings.
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