1. Iced tea Sure, a glass of iced tea will help dispel the heat of a summer day, but did you know that it also has health benefits? Research shows that if you drink tea regularly, you can reduce your risk of Alzheimer’s and diabetes, along with healthier teeth and stronger bones. Tea is rich in antioxidants called flavonoids. Regardless of the type, from black tea, green tea, oolong tea, white tea or herbal tea, flavonoids will maximize their benefits while the tea is fresh. If you want to keep your tea refrigerated, “add a little lemon juice to it,” advises Jeffrey Blumberg, PhD, director of the Antioxidant Research Laboratory at the Center for Human Nutrition Research. of the USDA at Tufts University in Boston, says the citric acid and vitamin C in lemon or orange juice will help preserve the flavonoids present in the tea for longer. 2. Watermelon Watermelon maintains enough water to help you have a clear memory and stable mood. Water also helps cool the body (by sweating) on ​​hot summer days. The good news is that water can also be provided through a variety of foods, like watermelon. In addition to containing the skin-protecting lycopene, 92% of watermelon is water. Eating water-rich foods will help you feel satisfied with fewer calories (interestingly, drinking water with food doesn’t have the same effect). 3. Tomatoes Sunscreen helps protect your skin from the harsh summer sun. Tomatoes too, they work to provide you with an extra layer of skin protection from within the body. In tomatoes, there are carotene pigments (provitamin A) that give tomatoes their red color, helping to consume more lycopene, which protects the skin from sunburn. In one study, when volunteers were exposed to ultraviolet light, almost 50% of them experienced less redness after eating teaspoon of tomato paste in addition to their regular diet for 10-12 weeks. . However, in the same study, people who received only lycopene or synthetic lycopene did not have significant protection from sunburn. 4. Coffee Drinking just 1 cup of coffee a day can help reduce the risk of skin cancer. In a study of more than 93,000 women, published in the European Journal of Cancer Prevention, those who drank a single cup of coffee a day had an increased risk of melanoma. reduced by about 10%. The more they drank, up to six cups a day, the lower the risk. Caffeinated foods do not seem to have this effect. 5. Corn Corn contains lutein and zeaxanthin, two unique provitamin A substances found in the retina, capable of acting as a natural filter, helping to form retinal pigment, blocking some harmful rays in sunlight. Sun. Corn also helps reduce the risk of age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of blindness in patients over 60 years of age. 6. Cherry Cherries offer a host of health benefits. You may have heard that drinking tart cherry juice can give you a good night’s sleep and help manage post-workout pain. In sour cherries, there are also substances that can make your body slimmer because cherries contain anthocyamine, a substance capable of activating a molecule that helps speed up fat burning and reduce fat storage. redundant. 7. Raspberry Raspberries are a great source of fiber, one of which is dissolved in the form of pectin, which is a cholesterol-lowering substance. 1 cup of raspberries contains about 8 grams of fiber. Research published in the Journal of Nutrition suggests that eating more fiber helps prevent weight gain and even promotes weight loss. After two years of research, scientists found that when adding 8g of fiber for every 1000 calories in the diet, the volunteers lost about 2 kg of weight. Test yourself. If you are using 2000 calories per day, try to increase the fiber in your diet to 16 grams and feel the difference. 8. Blueberries Fresh blueberries contain antioxidants that can help ward off muscle fatigue by scavenging free radicals produced by muscles during activity, according to a recent New York study. Zealand. Illustration.

According to the gardeners, although the price is as cheap as vegetables, plum rice is still unprecedented. Traders come to buy a little, ripe red plums on the tree, people do not bother to harvest. Mr. Nguyen Van Trong – a rice plum growing household in Chieng Co commune (Son La) – shared, his family has been growing plums for decades, but never fell in such a tragic situation. With the amount of up to 2,000 rice plums, his family is estimated to have around 25 tons of plums every year. The rice plum in Son La is in a flourishing harvest, but the price has dropped sharply. Photo: Nhat Thanh In previous years, since the beginning of the March crop, the traders’ car ran loudly to the buying garden. At one point, the price of plum rice at the beginning of the season was up to 70,000-80,000 VND / kg, but the quantity was not much. This year, the atmosphere is quiet, plum rice is cheap, partly due to the good season, and the output pumpkins, so the selling price at the garden is record low. Mr. Trong said that last year, he sold beautiful big fruits for 18,000 VND / kg. This year, the price of plum drops to 10,000 VND / kg, the cheapest bucket is only 1,500-2,000 VND / kg. Currently, he wholesales each bag from 50-52kg, the average price is 5,000 VND / kg. Although the price is so cheap, Mr. Trong reflects that the number of plums sold this year has decreased significantly. As every year, on average, he dumped to the provinces about 5 tons / day, now he only sells about 3 tons / day. In addition to the amount of fruits collected from his home garden, he also collects from local people. Gardeners said that this type of plums eat green better than ripe. Photo: Nhat Thanh In the year when traders were slow to purchase, plums in the garden began to ripen red. Photo: Nhat Thanh In the same situation, Ms. Nguyen Quynh – another rice plum growing household in Son La – lamented, with the price as low as giving, has not been able to buy a cup of iced tea in a year. Last year, the cheapest goods she also sold was 8,000-9,000 VND / kg, beautiful goods cost 15,000-20,000 VND / kg. Now, the plum is small, mixed green, she sells for 120,000 VND / bag (50-52kg), only about 2,300 VND / kg; selected products with large fruit prices are only 3,500-6,000 VND / kg. Even plums fell at 1,000 VND / kg, there was no buyer. “The selling price is a few thousand dong, which is enough to compensate for the rent of the pickers, the money for canning, packing is all, not to mention the fertilizer fee, the effort is considered to give away. Now if you can’t sell it, you will lose a lot, ”she said, boredly. Ms. Quynh said, the plum rice season starts from March and lasts until May is over, then comes the plum season. However, this year, due to the fact that the goods cannot be sold for sale, there is no clue to buy, the sales volume is quite slow, many trees in her garden have become red and red. Plum prices are currently down to a few thousand VND / kg still meager. Photo: Nhat Thanh “This plum type, when the fruit is still green, can be sold when it is crispy and sour, only to be thrown away if it is ripe,” she said. On average, each tree gives about 30kg of fruit / crop. Her family’s crop this year is about 12 tons, but the amount of ripe fruit removed is 4-5 tons, the rest has not been sold much. Ms. Tran Hai Yen – the focal point selling plum rice in Trieu Khuc (Thanh Xuan, Hanoi), also commented that she has been selling Son La plums for 3-4 years now, seeing this is also a rare year for plum prices to drop so low. . Currently, retail plums are 20,000-25,000 VND / kg, wholesale from 5kg is priced at 15,000 VND / kg. In previous years, the price of plums ranged from 30,000 to 60,000 VND / kg, sometimes up to 90,000 VND / kg. Cheap, one day she can sell 50-60kg because customers buy more food. On the internet market, many clues are selling this plum with a retail price of only 10,000-13,000 VND / kg, even some places sell 5kg combo for 35,000 VND, not retail, attracting a lot of women. buy.

Soda has sugar and soft drinks that can break down the enamel, making your teeth dull. To avoid this, drink iced tea. Most iced teas contain malic acid, an organic compound also found in strawberries, which has strong bleaching properties. It also increases saliva production to help fight tooth decay and prevent dullness. Illustration. Swim often If you are a dedicated swimmer and spend more than 6 hours per week in the pool, you will most likely notice brown accumulating teeth. When swimming, you can accidentally put water in your mouth, all chemicals in the pool water can cause stains on your teeth. While chlorine helps remove bacteria in the water, it can make your teeth yellow or brown and weaken the enamel that makes teeth sensitive. Illustration. Using the wrong mouthwash Mouthwash gives you good breath, but you should check the label before you buy. Certain ingredients in mouthwash can react with the staining compounds in food, which, instead of lightening your teeth, can dull the color. Choose ones that do not contain chlorhexidine or eucalyptol and only rinse your mouth before bed. Illustration. Use a bristle brush Using a bristle brush will not make your teeth whiter. In fact, brushing too hard can erode your enamel. This will make your teeth more susceptible to cavities and yellowing. Dentists recommend using a soft toothbrush and replacing it every 3 months. Illustration. Eat a lot of spices Adding seasoning to your food will add flavor and different aroma to your dish, but you can limit some of the spices if you want to keep your teeth white. Certain highly pigmented spices, such as curry, can stain your teeth. If you don’t like the taste of simple meals, spice up your dishes with herbs that may have oral health benefits like thyme, turmeric or cinnamon. Illustration. Stress When under a lot of pressure, instinctively, we can grind our teeth to relieve stress. By doing so often, we can damage our teeth without even realizing it. In addition to giving you headaches and jaw pain, sharpening your teeth can weaken your enamel, stain and brittle.