Changes in the season and, accordingly, the temperature regime significantly affect the metabolism, the distribution of vitamins and fluid in the body. In order not to burden your body and remain full of vitality and energy in the heat, you need to know a few simple recommendations.
Low calorie content
In hot weather, 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 ones, 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, a heaviness in the stomach is often felt. In order to restore the normal functioning of the body, the meal schedule in hot weather should be slightly shifted to a cool time of the day.
You need to have breakfast as early as possible, if not at sunrise, then at least while the morning coolness is still in the air.
It is better to dine before the onset of the heat of the day, that is, until approximately 12 o'clock, but to dine after the decrease in solar activity, that is, somewhere at 19 o'clock.
Vitamins
In the hot season, you need a huge amount of vitamins and minerals, which 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, beverages such as herbal tea, kvass, compote are very useful.
With sweat, a huge amount of salt comes out, so it is worth salt 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, as well as hot green tea, quenches thirst well.
Also, various kinds of liquid dishes, such as okroshka, are very useful.
In extreme heat, it is recommended to drink up to 200 ml of fluid every hour in order to maintain its amount in the body at the required level.
