summer nutrition

summer nutrition,

n in Tibetan medicine, the purposeful adjustment of an individual's eating habits to summer weather. During the warm months, the peak amount of energy exerted by the sun is thought to place a mini-mal amount of stress on the digestive processes that pull out energy for the body's use. The gastrointestinal tract's dormant state increases its vulnerability to foods that taste strong. As a rule, individuals are encouraged to eat foods that are cool and light. Predominantly, these foods should also have a sweet taste. Warm tea with lemon is preferable to cold drinks to pre-vent disturbing thermoregulation, a process that is dependent on schara. The individual is discouraged from eating foods that have a pungent, bitter, or astringent taste. Heavy, greasy, and canned foods are also not to be consumed. See also schara.