What should the elderly eat in summer to have health benefits?

　　The temperature is high in summer and the human body likes to be cool. In this season, it is advisable for the elderly to take a clear and nourishing diet. Cleansing and nourishing foods are mainly cold foods, such as barley, wheat, mung beans, lily, sugar, cucumber, spinach, cabbage, bean sprouts, celery, radish, bamboo shoots, eggplant, water chestnuts, rabbit meat, duck meat, lamb liver, milk, egg and fresh fruits, etc. These foods should be eaten regularly to achieve the effects of clearing away heat, relieving summer heat, strengthening the spleen and diluting dampness.

　　Summer is the season when heat and humidity are in season. Elderly people with spleen deficiency should choose tonic foods that can strengthen the spleen and stomach, remove dampness, are mild in nature, and are tonic but not greasy. Commonly used ones include adzuki beans, barley kernels, etc., which are good nourishing foods if they are boiled and eaten with sugar. You can also drink winter melon soup, lily soup, red date soup, mung bean soup, etc. to relieve heat and thirst, promote fluid production and cool blood.

　　In summer, the elderly can choose foods with medicinal properties to relieve heat, strengthen the body, and prevent and cure diseases. For example, after rinsing the same amount of water chestnuts and jellyfish, add an appropriate amount of rock sugar and cook it into a "snow soup drink", and drink it 3 times a day. elderly If you have high blood pressure, Hyperlipidemia , taking this prescription regularly has a therapeutic effect. In addition, using 100 grams of fresh white lentils in summer to cook porridge can treat indigestion and chronic diseases in the elderly. diarrhea , heat stroke and fever； Cooking porridge with white fungus and eating it regularly can not only relieve heat and relieve heat, but also has anti-aging effects ； Regular drinking of soy milk can lower cholesterol and promote healthy longevity； Regular consumption of lily porridge can nourish the lungs and stomach, and treat bronchitis and bronchiectasis in the elderly. ； Will be fresh tomato Take a few, wash them, and eat 1-2 on an empty stomach every morning. It can lower blood pressure, treat fundus bleeding, and improve immunity.； Drinking watermelon juice regularly can treat heatstroke, fever, nephritis and edema ； Elderly people who suffer from toothache in summer can cook pumpkin twice a day, with an appropriate amount each time.

　　Although it is advisable to take Qingtong and eat cool and simple foods in summer, you still need to be careful not to overeat raw or cold foods to avoid damaging the spleen and stomach of the elderly.