The recent summer solstice on June 21 was brutal, with a temperature high of 33 degrees Celsius (91.4 degrees Fahrenheit). I have always been impressed by friends of mine who, on the hottest days of the year, can pass up a glass of iced water in favour of their usual mug of warm water. I, on the other hand, having arrived at a restaurant that day half-human, half-puddle, needed about three full tumblers of the most chilled liquid available to resume my usual solid form.
But, as many traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) practitioners will tell you, that kind of shock to the system will invariably have long-term consequences – from gastrointestinal disorders to fatigue and brain fog. That is because ingesting cold food and drink is believed to deplete the spleen, one of the most important organs for digestion and one that thrives on yang (heating) energy.
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