What harms the body
When we rest in the park or at the fountain, it is difficult to resist the alluring smells of shish kebabs, shawarma and grilled chicken. We convince ourselves that from a small piece of roasted meat nothing terrible will happen. It is even more difficult to deny this "delicacy" to a child or husband. They are not on a diet. Meanwhile, the danger from such fast food products can be serious. We do not know what kind of meat these dishes are cooked from? In addition, they contain many spices (for example, to smell the smell of stale meat). Such food for the pancreas is a poison. Even if you are sure of the quality of the products, overcooked meat is a very heavy food. It is much better to take the brazier with you, personally to choose fresh meat and cook juicy kebabs on baked charcoal, or baked fish in foil. It is useful to take after a meat meal a little activated charcoal or preparations with pancreatin. So we will help our pancreas to be protected from pain.
It is dangerous in the summer heat to eat dairy products bought with hands. Milk is a perishable product. In summer, the number of milk poisoning increases many times. It is preferable to buy shop milk, as it passes pasteurization, which destroys intestinal bacteria.
It is harmful to eat on a summer day with deep-fried baked goods. Even if it is the most useful stuffing. In donuts fried in oil, chebureks and pies, there are many carcinogenic substances. And if you consider that enterprising culinary "forget" to change the oil and fry on the old, the number of carcinogens literally goes off scale. In the heat, their harmful effect is enhanced.
To the items of democratic food - fast food - are also big claims. In addition to the "bad" cholesterol-rich food, some institutions neglect basic sanitation rules and violate cooking technology. After their concoction, serious digestive problems are possible.
Alcohol in any form of drinking in the heat is dangerous for life. Alcohol dehydrates the body, increases intracranial pressure, it increases heart rate, there is difficulty breathing, slowing down the reaction and brain work. In a state of intoxication, it is easier to get a sunstroke, the work of the heart may be disrupted, the risk of stroke and much more. If a very important celebration is planned and you need something to drink, stop looking at the natural dry or semi-dry wine. The least dangerous dose of wine is up to 200 milliliters.
Products useful in summer heat
Sultry weather provokes dehydration of the body, because of what our blood condenses. This phenomenon is dangerous for many reasons, especially for the elderly. Therefore, on a hot summer day, you should give preference to products rich in liquid. Ideal helpers for health will be fresh vegetables. And the most common: tomatoes, cucumbers, eggplant, zucchini, rutabaga, radish, sweet pepper, etc. They are even more useful than a glass of water, because they contain a biological fluid, the most optimized for digestion by the body.
Do not forget about the greens! Rucola, dill, coriander, mint, celery, parsley, salad cultures not only improve the taste of dishes, but also make them more useful. When preparing salads, exclude mayonnaise in the hot summer. It is better to replace it with olive oil and lemon juice.
Fruits and berries, rich in moisture and microelements, must become mandatory in the diet. They are recommended to eat in the morning, before high loads. Dieticians put melons, peaches, pears, watermelons, apples, strawberries, blueberries, strawberries, raspberries on the first places. Especially life-giving sour berries (currants, gooseberries, cranberries, etc.).
"Sweet-milk" products (milk, buttermilk, butter) should be replaced with fermented milk - kefir, ayran, live yoghurt, low-fat cottage cheese. They are easier to digest and perfectly refreshing.
You have to be careful with meat dishes. It is safer to eat in heat with lean boiled meat (poultry, rabbit). And more useful - quail eggs, do not contain cholesterol, cashews, unroasted almonds, walnuts. A valuable source of microelements washed out from the body during sweating are seafood: squid, octopus, mussels, rapans, etc.
Doctors advise, the main meal to be shifted to a cool time of the day - dinner or breakfast. Lunch should be easy, but you can not completely abandon it!
What to drink in the heat
The hotter the weather, the more liquid you have to drink - in order to avoid dehydration of the body. But not every liquid is useful.
You can drink:
1) We have known since childhood that hot tea (especially green tea) quenches thirst better than a cold water from a krenitsa. So they struggle with the heat in sultry Asia and North Africa. But the people of India on the contrary cool the tea with ice cubes with the addition of a sprig of mint. But the main secret of useful tea drinking is a slice of lemon. Tea tones up the body, and the lemon replenishes the minerals.
2) Herbal tea with leaves of raspberry, currant, hips of wild rose has the same useful qualities. A simple recipe: brew in two liters of water on a tablespoon of mint leaves, black currant and linden flowers. And give the drink 1-2 hours to brew. It can be drunk chilled.
3) Freshly squeezed juices, especially vegetable and acidic fruit, normalize digestion and quench thirst well.
4) Compotes are also suitable, but without sugar (if only slightly).
5) Without a table of mineral water in the city is difficult to do. It is useful in that it compensates for the mineral balance lost due to the heat. The best mineral water is without gases, sweeteners and flavoring agents.
6) And of course - drinking water. It is recommended to slightly podsalivat (turn into a mineral water).
You can not drink:
1) Coffee will not quench your thirst. The caffeine in it increases the pressure.
2) Discard the purchased juice. From the present juice in them there was only a name. Sugar, dyes, flavors, preservatives harm health. An exception is tomato juice.
3) Sweet soda - is harmful. Especially in the heat. In one bottle - about a glass of sugar. They will not get drunk. Sugary substitutes too useful you will not name.
Warned - means armed. Eat in the summer heat with benefit!