2023-05-20 13:05:00
Hala Hussein Al-Qaqur
High temperatures are accompanied by a feeling of dryness in the body as a result of unhealthy and wrong behaviors that many people follow in the summer, in addition to various health problems such as stomach upset, bacterial infections, and others.
Nutrition experts focus on the importance of drinking fluids and eating fresh fruits and vegetables, to overcome heat and dehydration, benefit from nutrients, and avoid headaches and fatigue.
Therefore, it is necessary to ensure that you eat the right foods and follow a healthy lifestyle to avoid these problems and maintain good skin and health these days.
So, prepare your skin and your physical health with some tips to stay healthy in summer.
How can I stay hydrated in the summer?
The hot season causes you to lose a lot of fluids, in addition to dissolved mineral salts, as a result of increased sweating. Therefore, it is important to replace these salts by eating seasonal fruits and watery vegetables in moderation, such as watermelon, cantaloupe, cantaloupe, lettuce, and cucumber, for example, which provide our bodies with natural sugars and minerals to maintain its activity.
Top tips for staying hydrated:
* Make sure your water intake is at least 8-10 glasses.
* Stay away from carbonated and sugary drinks that cause weight gain, indigestion, flatulence and reduce the absorption of vitamins and minerals. They contain carbon dioxide and a large amount of sugar that the body cannot burn in the summer due to its lower physical activity compared to other days.
* Drinking juices, cocktails, and cold drinks that are free of processed sugars, and focusing on drinks that contain vitamin C and beta-carotene, such as carrot and orange juice, lemon mint drink, beetroot juice, and natural berry juice.
* It is preferable to drink juices immediately following squeezing them to benefit from vitamins and minerals.
* You can sweeten your drink with natural honey instead of sugar and artificial sweeteners.
* Eat unsaturated fats such as olive oil, unsalted nuts and walnuts, and focus on fatty fish, salmon and others, as they contain selenium and vitamin E to protect the skin from sunlight and repair the skin.
* Eat fried and fatty foods twice a week, and focus on grilled or steamed meats instead of processed meats, hot dogs, and others.
* Do not eat too much salty and canned foods because they contain large quantities of salts that cause imbalance and fluid retention in the body.
* As there are ingredients in your kitchen that can help soothe the skin during the summer, lemon and tomato are good for keeping your skin fresh.
I do not want to drink water, is there a solution to my problem?
When we talk regarding water, we focus on all kinds of it, whether directly or from foods, and the percentage of water that comes from drinks and foods varies according to the percentage of fruits, vegetables and other high-moisture foods in our daily food.
For example, milk, watermelon and some types of vegetables such as spinach, lettuce and cabbage contain 90-99 percent of the water percentage, while nuts and pistachios do not exceed 9 percent of the water percentage.
The percentage of water in some foods
1- Milk, strawberries, watermelon, lettuce, cabbage, celery, spinach: 90-99% (they are among the most hydrating foods).
2- Natural juices, yogurt, apples, orange grapes, carrots, broccoli (cooked), pears and pineapples contain 80-90 percent of water.
3- Bananas, avocados, potatoes, prawns, some types of cheese such as ricotta, and corn contain 70-79 percent of water.
4- Pasta, cereals, salmon, ice cream and chicken breasts: contain 60-69 percent of water.
5- Red meat, feta cheese: contains 50-59 percent of water.
6- Butter, margarine and raisins: 10-19 percent of water.
7- Nuts, pistachios, peanut butter, crackers: 1-9 percent water.
As for oils and sugars, they do not contain water.
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