August is a time of accumulation of forces. How to support the body, stock up on useful substances and prevent dehydration in the hot season? Eat plenty of vegetables, fruits and berries and do not miss the opportunity to make preparations for the winter.
Pick your recipe
If July and the beginning of August are hot, support the body from August 3 to 16 - carry out cleansing procedures.
Drink water with honey every morning: before going to bed, dilute two-thirds of a teaspoon of honey in 150 ml of pure water. Drink it on an empty stomach in the morning. In the afternoon, prepare and drink flaxseed infusion or milk with the addition of castor oil (add 100 teaspoons of warm milk to one teaspoon of castor oil, shake well and drink before bedtime).
Down with the baking
The abundance of vegetables and fruits in August allows us to get rid of extra pounds without difficulty. Ideal summer dishes can be vegetable stew and sauté. You can significantly build up if you exclude bakery products, pasta and cereals from your diet for half a month.
Pickled cheese will be a good addition to vegetable salads and stews. Remember that tomatoes must be peeled before heat treatment, since insoluble compounds form in it, which clog the bile ducts when heated.
Stock up on nutrients
Pectin is another useful substance, in addition to vitamins, which contain berries and fruits. Once in the gastrointestinal tract, pectin envelops the walls of the stomach. This prevents toxins from entering the bloodstream, which in turn reduces the risk of peptic ulcer and protects the walls of the gastrointestinal tract from negative effects.
Apples, plums, currants, pears, gooseberries are the best sources of pectin. Therefore, in order for the family to be provided with pectin all winter, be sure to prepare jam. This unfairly forgotten delicacy will always suit tea, and as a filling for pies. If you cook jam for longer and at the same time reduce the sugar rate (up to 600 g per kilogram of mashed potatoes), you will get a dense product that can be cut into pieces. Beneficial substances are also well preserved in frozen fruits and berries.
And so that berries (for example, raspberries, mulberries) do not turn into porridge during freezing, they need to be sprinkled with sugar a little. Enjoy biscuits and charlotte with apples, pears, plums. You will get much more benefit from these seasonal fruits than from store cakes.
Grapes will support the heart
The grape season begins after August 15th. Grapes are distinguished not only by their unusual taste, but also by their beneficial properties. The heart and liver will receive good support from the substances contained in the grapes.
Although each variety has its own characteristics, any grape is useful. Even if you do not complain about your intestines, not all grape varieties can be eaten with peel, but only grapes grown in the south.
When it comes to diseases of the cardiovascular system, dark varieties are useful because they contain anthocyanin pigments, which are a catalyst for the antioxidant properties of grapes. However, the darker the berry, the greater the burden on the kidneys. Therefore, it is important to adhere to the middle ground, then eat alternating different varieties.