July 10, 2019
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【帶著中醫去旅行】旅途上不適可靠食療緩解
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#星期三問題多多
異地旅行如何清熱氣？
夏小姐：「去旅行很開心可以每天同陽光玩遊戲，但試過曬太陽曬到微燒了，而且多吃煎炸食物，旅行時很容易喉嚨痛和硬便便，人在異地可以如何清熱氣？」
CheckCheckCin：人在異地要小心注意照顧自己身體，我們經常教大家食物的寒熱屬性，旅行時就大派用場了！例如曬太陽曬到輕微發燒，不用急於找退燒藥，不如試試飲個新鮮椰青或適量食用西瓜，因為椰青和西瓜均屬性寒涼，有清熱解暑、生津止渴的功效，可以緩解暑熱帶來的不適。不要以為飲「鬼佬涼茶」啤酒可以清熱，效果正好相反，因為啤酒性溫又有活血功效，會令病情加重。同時暫停進食煎炸油膩食物，那麼餘下的行程就不會那麼辛苦了。
如果因為熱氣而引致喉嚨痛和大便偏硬甚至便秘，不妨留意早餐Buffet枱上的水果選擇，適量進食屬性寒涼的水果，例如西瓜、蜜瓜、火龍果、梨子、蓮霧、士多啤梨等，而蘋果和熟香蕉（已出梅花點的）則有潤腸功效，有助紓緩大便問題。又或者朝早沖一杯淡鹽水飲用，因為鹽有清熱、涼血作用，也可紓緩喉嚨痛情況。
如果你是偏熱體質人士，又預知自己旅行會多進食煎炸熱氣食物，不妨帶定「好熱氣」茶療傍身，有備無患。
Ways to clear heat when traveling
“Enjoying the sun when traveling is a great thing. But I have slight sun burn coupled with sore throat and hard stool from all the fried food. How can I clear heat while traveling?”
CheckCheckCin: People should take care of their bodies in different places. We often teach all of you the cold and hot nature of food. It will come in handy! For example, if you are in the sun and have a slight fever, no need to rush to find fever medicine. Try to drink young coconut juice or have some watermelon instead. As young coconut and watermelons are cold in nature, can clear summer heat, promote fluid production and relieve thirst to alleviate the discomfort caused by summer heat. Do not think that drinking beer can clear the heat, the effect is just the opposite, as beer is warm in nature and can promote blood circulation which makes the condition worse. At the same time, stop eating fried and oily food. Then you will feel less uncomfortable.
If you have a sore throat and hard stool or even constipation because of the heat, you may wish to pay attention to the fruit selection on the breakfast buffet table. Eat fruits that cold in nature moderately, such as watermelon, melon, dragon fruit, pear, bell fruit and strawberry. Apples and ripe bananas (with small brown spots on the skin) can loosen the bowels to relieve constipation. Or you can drink a cup of light salt water in the morning as the salt can clear heat and cool the blood, and also relieve your sore throat.
If you have heat-related body condition and you know that you will eat more fried food, you can bring our healing tea “Very Hot (Qi)” to be prepared.
