During the hot summer days, when your body is exposed to high temperatures, it is important to know that proper diet regime can greatly influence the ability of your body to become more resistant to heat.
First, make sure that your meals are not be too heavy, and that do not contain ingredients that are difficult to digest, such as high-calorie fatty foods. Instead, include natural and fresh foods, such as fruits and vegetables into your meals. Through them , your organism will be provided with vitamins and minerals, which are responsible for a healthy and balanced function of all organs, both internal and external.
Particularly recommended fruits and vegetables are with high level of vitamin C and potassium. At most, vitamin C is contained in lemon and pepper, and potassium is found in cucumber and tomato.
Vitamin C preserves the vitality of life functions and affects the increase of immunity, and potassium provides a healthy and necessary balance of fluids in the body. It preserves and enhances the function of the sweat glands and thus contributes to flush out all the toxins through sweating.
When you eat tomatoes and cucumbers, be careful with the amount of salt you add these foods. The reason for this is that salt is actually so very concentrated source of large amounts of sodium, which in relation to potassium has the opposite effect. It may cause fluid retention in the body, which is, in the period of heat, particularly harmful and can contribute to swelling of the limbs and high blood pressure, disorders of the kidneys…
Foods such as carrots or apples are rich in beta carotene. This provitamin is an excellent natural skin protection from the sun and also awakens its pigment, enhancing its darkening.
In addition to vitamin A, for the health of the skin exposed to sunlight, vitamin B is also necessary. This vitamin is contained in foods such as melons and many types of beans, such as beans, peas or green beans.
In addition to adequate and appropriate nutrition during the summer heat, the body also needs fluids. The optimal measure of fluid on a daily basis to enter into the body is growing in proportion to the temperature increase. However, the minimum is 2l per day.. Adequate fluid intake will prevent the emergence of dehydration, which can lead to total collapse and loss of consciousness. Also, with enough fluid in the body, it will be infinitely easier and with much less input energy perform everyday tasks, especially those that require effort and fatigue. So be sure to have a bottle of water always with you when you are away from home: in the office, in the car, on the way to the store or in the non-compulsory walk.
