Changing the season and, accordingly, the temperature regime significantly affects the metabolism, distribution of vitamins and fluids in the body. In order not to burden your body and in the heat to remain full of vitality and energy, you need to know a few simple recommendations.
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Low calorie
In heat, a person needs less energy. Therefore, you should eat less high-calorie foods. Of course, you should not completely abandon fats. However, it is necessary to reduce the percentage of their consumption in food.
It is necessary to reduce the consumption of meat, especially fatty, cakes, pancakes and other high-calorie foods. The most useful and easily digestible in the heat are dairy products, vegetables and fruits.
Diet
In hot weather there is always a poor appetite, and after eating, one often feels heaviness in the stomach. In order to restore the normal functioning of the body, the meal schedule in hot weather should be slightly shifted to the cool time of the day.
You need to have breakfast as early as possible, if not at sunrise, then at least while the air still has morning coolness.
It is better to have lunch before the onset of midday heat, that is, until about 12 o’clock, but to have dinner after the decrease in solar activity, that is, at about 19 o’clock.
Vitamins
In the hot season, you need a huge amount of vitamins and minerals that are consumed with sweat. However, they are very easy to make up for. Indeed, in the summer, a lot of fruits, vegetables, berries ripen, more natural juices appear.
To maintain the necessary balance of vitamins in the body, drinks such as herbal tea, kvass, and compote are very useful.
Then a huge amount of salts comes out, so it’s worth salting food a little more than usual.
Liquid
In the heat, the body loses a lot of fluid and it is necessary to restore its reserves in a timely manner. Plain water quenches thirst well, as well as hot green tea.
Various liquid dishes, such as okroshka, are also very useful.
In extreme heat, it is recommended to drink up to 200 ml of fluid every hour to maintain its amount in the body at the required level.