No appetite? Let's talk about "not wanting to eat anything" in summer

Summer is here, and it is another harvest season. When we are enjoying the dazzling fruits, the various cold drinks, and the irresistible ice cream, who would think about the "feeling of the stomach"? Let's listen to the questions from the stomach:

1. Who likes to work overtime and stay up late without rest (First blood)?

2. Who would like to have unlimited hunger and overeating (Double Kill)?

3. Who likes unconscious tension and anxiety (Trible kill)?

4. Who likes irregular alternation of hot and cold (quatary kill)?

5. Who would like endless Penta kill?

Please note that we do not need to meet all the above five conditions to experience loss of appetite, loss of appetite, and only eating a small amount at each meal. Although the amount is not large, we still feel bloating and fullness in the stomach. As we are often asked in the clinic: "Doctor, I used to love cold drinks and spicy food in the summer, but why do I have no appetite now?" Let's listen to Dr. Li Zhuang from the Sub-Health Department of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Oriental Hospital to tell you the reasons.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that there are three main reasons:

First, the humidity in summer is heavy and sticky, just like a layer of film covering our taste buds, so we can't taste anything at all, so how can we have a good appetite? In addition, the dampness stays in the stomach, affecting the digestion and absorption of food, making the nutrients blocked in the stomach and become garbage. To put it bluntly, with a stomach full of garbage, how can you not feel bloated? How can you still want to eat?

Secondly, although living conditions have improved, we have chosen bad living habits. We no longer think about "simple meals" and only yearn for the hot summer days. We raise our glasses to drink ice-cold beer or ice-cold carbonated drinks. This is really "feeling cool for a while, but always being cool will lead to the crematorium". Over time, it will inevitably lead to spleen and stomach deficiency, which will not only cause us to "not want to eat anything".

Thirdly, the increasing work intensity and long-term anxiety and depression can also cause disorder of Qi, which can stagnate in the stomach and cause symptoms such as “loss of taste”.

So, how can we avoid the problem of "loss of appetite in summer"?

Here are three suggestions for you:

First, maintain a good work and rest schedule, avoid spicy, greasy, and cold foods, eat more light and nutritious foods, chew slowly, and reduce the workload of the gastrointestinal tract.

Second, maintain a healthy emotional state. You can try your own hobbies, or play soothing music to divert your attention appropriately. A good mood will naturally improve your appetite.

Third, choose Chinese herbal tea substitutes that are both medicine and food. The doctor will judge your sub-health status and physical characteristics based on your tongue coating and pulse, and propose a Chinese herbal tea substitute plan that suits you.

However, not all tea substitutes are suitable for you.

I often hear that wolfberry and jujube are soaked in water for health preservation, but I don’t know that this is not suitable for sub-healthy people with damp-heat constitution;

I often hear that boiling coix seeds and red beans in water can remove dampness, but I don’t know that this is not suitable for sub-healthy people with spleen deficiency.

We often hear about using honeysuckle and chrysanthemum to clear away heat and relieve sore throat, but few people know that this is not suitable for sub-healthy people with weak and cold constitutions.

It can be seen that when choosing Chinese herbal tea substitutes, you cannot follow your own feelings, and be careful not to use the wrong medicine. Therefore, a warm reminder, please consult a doctor to choose a Chinese herbal tea substitute that suits you.