Seasonal Advice: Summer

Summer is the hot and dry time of year. As the weather gets warmer, our bodies also start to warm up. As in the other seasons, care needs to be taken to make this a gradual change. If you warm up too quickly, then various hot type of problems can result, i.e., insomnia, restlessness, heart palpitations, constipation, etc.

If you try to compensate by eating too many foods that are cold, i.e., iced drinks, ice cream, too many raw salads, etc., you can also cause imbalance in the body. Adding some cold foods to your diet in the summer will help to balance the heat from the environment, but you need to take care not to over cool your body!

You are the best guide, if you feel good, then you are probably doing the right thing for you. You also want to be sure to drink enough water to compensate for the dry weather. This summer has been quite dry and warm, so I expect that when the weather changes in the Fall, people may not be well prepared when it suddenly cools off and their bodies cool too quickly.

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