Eat hot or cool watermelon?

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A watermelon is 90-95% water, so enjoying a piece of chilled watermelon on hot summer days will really make you feel thirsty and refreshed. Although watermelon has countless benefits for your health, but do you know whether to eat watermelon hot or cool? Refer to the information in the article below to get the answer.

1. Effects of watermelon on your health

Quench thirst on hot summer days. Lowers your blood pressure as watermelon contains 170 mg of potassium. This essential electrolyte and mineral helps reduce the impact of sodium on blood pressure and is also important for proper nervous system function. Provides the necessary source of fiber. Can cause you to have gas and diarrhea if you eat too much due to the high fructose content. Improve your sex life. When you eat watermelon, enzymes in the body convert citrulline into arginine, an amino acid that is good for the heart and circulatory system because it dilates blood vessels, making them more supple. Good blood flow is important for arousal in men and women. Helps you reduce your consumption of added sugars but can also raise blood sugar if you have prediabetes or diabetes. Helps you prevent asthma because vitamin C intake can fight inflammatory free radicals that some experts believe are responsible for the development of asthma. Relieves muscle pain after exercise due to the positive effect on watermelon's citrulline content, which improves circulation. Preventing cancer growth due to lycopene content can protect against DNA damage and boost enzymes that break down cancer-causing products. If you are having excess body fat, watermelon is the right choice to help eliminate body fat. Because watermelon contains citruline, which helps reduce excess fat in the body. Drinking or eating watermelon juice will only make you more energetic and refreshing. Watermelon is great for kids as it is low in sugar and also makes the child's body feel more eager for activities. And no less watermelon can beautify the skin, reduce wrinkles around the eyes and protect us from the sun. Protect your vision because Carotenoids like lycopene have been linked to a reduced risk of macular degeneration, a type of retinal wear and tear that occurs with age, the leading cause of vision loss in people over 60. Watermelon is rich in both lycopene and vitamin C, another powerful antioxidant that is great for your vision. Watermelon is a good source of vitamins A, B-1 and B-6, calcium magnesium, potassium, and iron.
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2. Eat watermelon hot or cool?

According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, foods are classified according to their coolness, neutrality and hotness to the body. Cold foods are considered yin and hot foods are considered yang.
Foods with cooling properties for the body: Watermelon, persimmon, tomato, radish, lotus leaf, bamboo shoot, egg white, mint, lettuce, water chestnut, banana, grapefruit, tofu, broccoli green , corn , cucumber and sugar cane . Neutral foods: Raisins, apples, honey, carrots, celery, potatoes, red beans, pumpkin, sunflower seeds, egg yolks, milk, almonds, lotus root, plums, olives, sweet potato. Hot foods: Jackfruit, apricots, durian, mango, mint, cinnamon, palm kernels, garlic, scallions, walnuts, garlic, ginger, cloves, grapefruit peel, guava, peaches, raspberries, vegetables coriander, red pepper, green pepper, coconut and blueberry. According to Western medicine, cool foods are foods that contain only a small amount of minerals and nutrients, but they are rich in ingredients such as: mineral salts, water, fiber and vitamins. Hot foods are foods that contain high levels of energy. But judging hot or cold food is only relative when comparing one type of food with another.
Based on the above classifications, it is easy to see that eating watermelon is cool, not hot as many people think. Watermelon helps cool the body and helps carry heat and toxins out of the body through increased excretion through the kidneys with more urination, which is a great choice on a hot summer day.
According to Chinese Medicine, heat causes constipation but watermelon is a good solution for cooling. Even more importantly, watermelon seems to have a calming effect on a person's frustration on a hot day, helping to regulate mood and reduce stress and anxiety.

3. Cool dishes and precious remedies from watermelon

Clear heat, enhance excretion for the kidneys, detoxify alcohol, diuretic
Preparation: 500 grams of watermelon, washed, peeled and seeds removed; 200 grams of sugarcane, peeled and chopped; 20 grams of rock sugar. Put all the above ingredients into the juicer, drink it every day. Abdominal pain going out many times causes fatigue
Preparation: Ripe watermelons bring pieces; Take 1 or 2 garlic bulbs, peel them, and then crush them. Then put it in the watermelon, then put it all in a blender and puree it, let it sit for about 30 minutes, then remove the seeds and drink the water. Sore throat, dry neck
Preparation: 3 grams of watermelon rind (dried) Pour 2 bowls of water into the water until there is 1 bowl left, then divide it into two doses, only drink during the day, should drink for several days in a row. Ice cream from watermelon
Everything is very simple, you just need to cut a piece of watermelon to the size you want and then use a special wood in making ice cream through the watermelon piece and then put it in the freezer. Mixed fruit smoothie
Watermelon is a fruit that easily blends with fruits such as grapes, apples, cucumbers, pineapples... or you can add a little condensed milk or fresh milk to the dish. smoothies more delicious. You can also change it up with a few mint leaves and a little lemon juice. Watermelon puree
Seedless watermelon, chopped and mixed with 1 piece of peeled ginger and 1 tablespoon of lemon juice. All these mixtures are pureed in a blender. You can add a little sugar if you want, but usually ripe watermelon has a certain sweetness.
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4. Notes when eating watermelon in summer

The normal body temperature of a normal person is 37 degrees Celsius and can fluctuate slightly with small changes from the environment or due to disease. This body temperature is maintained at a constant level for a healthy person regardless of the weather. An increase or decrease in body temperature can cause many health problems. Body heat is a health problem for many people, and increased heat can cause heat stress. If the body is not able to cool itself and the result is some health problems such as organ damage, heat cramps, heat rash, hives, dizziness and nausea. Hot weather, eating hot food, eating foods and fruits that heat up the body, drinking less water, exercising a lot... increases the risk of body heat. Those who increase metabolism should cool the body with fruit but should not overdo it.
Traditional Chinese Medicine believes that cooling fruit can reduce intestinal motility leading to bloating and indigestion. Therefore, people with chronic indigestion should avoid eating cooling fruit or eat it sparingly and with other foods. After lunch or before dinner is the ideal time for people with chronic indigestion to eat cooling fruit.

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