Doctor Huynh Tuan Vu, lecturer of the Faculty of Traditional Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, shared that hot summer weather makes the body easily dehydrated, dry mouth, tired, loss of appetite, headache, dizziness, increased risk of stroke and heart failure, etc. Supplementing fruit to cool the body is one of the methods to help the body feel comfortable in the hot summer days. Eating fruit helps the body rehydrate, cool down, strengthen the immune system and reduce stress, restore the body's natural energy in hot weather. Summer is the season of watermelon, cantaloupe, mango, grapefruit, orange, etc. These fruits are all sweet and cool, high in water content, rich in nutrients, helping the body cool down effectively.
Benefits of mango
Mango has many health benefits and a very characteristic sweet and aromatic taste, loved by many people. According to Oriental medicine, ripe mango has a sweet, sour taste, is cooling, thirst-quenching, diuretic, moistens the lungs, and reduces phlegm.
"Mangoes also contain a lot of fiber to help support the digestive system, vitamins (rich in vitamin C) to help strengthen the immune system, reduce inflammation and help maintain healthy skin. The strong antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties of mangoes can help reduce the risk of diseases that often occur in hot weather," Dr. Vu shared.
Eating mango also helps cool down, replenish water and electrolytes for the body on summer days.
Mango is a popular fruit in summer.
Some notes when eating mango
Doctor Vu recommends that although mango has many benefits, you should not eat too much, especially for people with digestive problems or diarrhea. You should not eat mango when hungry because the high amount of vitamin C can irritate the stomach, increasing gastric secretion. People with diabetes should limit their mango intake; people with sensitive skin or allergies or acne should pay attention to drinking plenty of water and increasing green vegetables when eating mango.
In addition, according to the health news site Healthline (USA) , because mangoes contain a lot of phytic acid, when entering the body, they will generate heat. To reduce this effect, soak the mango in water before eating. In addition, people also need to pay attention to the time of eating mangoes. The best time to eat mangoes is in the morning. Avoid eating mangoes after dinner because ripe sweet mangoes can suddenly increase blood sugar. Avoid drinking a lot of water immediately after eating mangoes because it will dilute the pH concentration in the stomach, easily causing stomach pain and indigestion.
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