A few Taoist tips to follow during the summer..!
Beware of excess Yang foods such as alcohol, coffee, hot spices, red meat and cocoa, and go easy on barbecue and grill cooking, especially for Yang “Fire” types and during heat waves.
Eat light and colourful, choose seasonal fruits and vegetables that are red and refreshing by nature, and drink enough fluids (coconut water is very thirst-quenching, or water + lime).
Be careful not to do activities that make you sweat a lot, so as to keep a little Yang energy in reserve.
Do not needlessly stir up the mind or disturb the Spirit: choose the information you want to take in. The Taoists advise reading poems before going to bed.