In Traditional Chinese Medicine, it is understood that food has either cooling or warming characteristics. During the hot summer days, we can help cool our body down internally by eating cooling foods.
Some perfect cooling foods to help regulate in the summer heat are:
Watermelon
Lemon
Apple
Pineapple
Summer squash
Radish
Zucchini
Spinach
Cucumber
It's the perfect time of year to eat plenty of salads, and enjoy the juiciness of fruit.
In addition to these cooling foods, mint is a wonderfully cooling herb. If you grow fresh mint in your garden, you can eat it straight from the vine!
Watermelon + mint infused water is a delicious way to stay hydrated and reap the cooling benefits of both watermelon and mint.
watermelon + mint infused water