In summer, it is generally advisable to have a warm diet, consuming warm foods to assist yang energy and follow the principle of "nourishing yang in spring and summer".
Health enthusiasts believe that drinking porridge during breakfast and dinner has many benefits. It can detoxify, cool down, and nourish the body. The following porridge recipes are recommended:
Mung Bean Porridge: It can assist in the treatment of edema and chronic nephritis;
Lotus Leaf Porridge: It can relieve heat, clear the stomach, moisturize the intestines, quench thirst, and detoxify. It is also effective in treating sore throat;
Red Bean Porridge: It has the functions of nourishing the kidneys, promoting diuresis, reducing swelling, and treating athlete's foot. It is especially suitable for people with poor kidney function;
Lily Porridge: It can moisturize the lungs, stop coughing, nourish the heart, and calm the mind. It is most suitable for elderly people with lung yin deficiency;
Lotus Seed Porridge: It can invigorate the spleen and stomach, tonify qi, and strengthen the will. It has certain therapeutic effects on diarrhea, insomnia, nocturnal emission, excessive vaginal discharge, and more;
Astragalus Porridge: It can treat edema caused by deficiency syndrome;
Winter Melon Porridge: It has the functions of promoting diuresis, reducing swelling, quenching thirst, and lowering blood pressure;
Tremella Porridge: It can moisturize the lungs, nourish yin, and nourish the lungs;
Soy Milk Porridge and Century Egg with Lean Meat Porridge: They can treat atherosclerosis, hypertension, and coronary heart disease, among others.
