When things heat up outside, the key to perfect health is to find ways to cool down – mentally, emotionally and physically.
This affects everything we do including what we eat, when we exercise, and how we relax.
Here are six tips to keep you cool:
1. Avoid foods that heat you up
When the body is already hot the last
thing you need is to rev it up with spicy food. Go easy on the curries, chillies,
hot peppers and salsas. Sour foods like yogurt, cheese and sour cream can add
too much heat. Limit excessively salty foods – they will leave you dehydrated
and aggravate your skin.
2. Favour foods that cool you down
Sweet, bitter, astringent foods are
the ones to go for. Good examples are sweet, ripe fruits like avocados,
cherries, plums, grapes, pineapples, peaches and mangoes are perfect. Cilantro
and mint are excellent and a little cinnamon is fine. Asparagus, cucumbers,
sweet potatoes, broccoli, green leafy vegetables, zucchini and green beans
are all good as well.
3. Avoid ice cold drinks
“What – no ice in my drink?? Isn't that the ultimate balance for all the heat?” Actually, no. While we need to
keep cool, it is even more important to keep your digestion strong. Your
digestive system is like a fire that is responsible for converting food into
energy. When the flames of your digestive fire are burning in a balanced way,
you are able to assimilate all the good bits you need from your food whilst
eliminating the not-so-good bits. However when you drink that iced-water with
lunch, you are effectively putting out the flames of your digestive fire. So
lay off the ice and go for room temperature. It will be assimilated into your
body much faster and you will feel re hydrated more quickly.
4. Eat at the right time
An important part of balancing your
body and keeping cool is to eat your main meal in the middle of the day when
your digestive fire is strongest. However, in the summer this may not be
possible at work, so therefore have a light meal at lunch -salads, protein, and
fruit after.
5. Exercise with a splash
If you are working out, do it at the
time of the day when nature is most cool. Early morning is best. Second best is
early evening. Light exercise is recommended such as yoga, tai chi, walking and
best of all, swimming especially when it is a hot night.
6. Turn down the temperature of the
mind
As is the mind, so is the body. The
most powerful way to settle down the mind is to build in some regular time for what I call "Me Time" each day. Even 1/2 hr at work is
enough. However there are many other ways to turn down the dial on that busy,
frazzled mind. Listen to some beautiful music, take a walk in nature or
practice some conscious breathing to soothe your soul.
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