In dog days, hot and humid, strong young people may feel uncomfortable. For middle-aged and elderly friends, it is more necessary to pay attention to the convalescent season. Many elderly people are afraid of heat, their gastrointestinal function declines, or suffer from chronic diseases such as hypertension, coronary heart disease and diabetes. Dog days are more prone to heatstroke, gastrointestinal discomfort, or critical symptoms such as hypoglycemia, myocardial infarction and cerebral infarction, so we must pay attention to conditioning. So today, let's learn what the elderly should pay attention to in the dog days.

What should the elderly pay attention to in dog days?

Dog days are a challenge for the elderly with declining physical function. First of all, due to the decline in body temperature regulation, the elderly are particularly afraid of heat, and measures should be taken to prevent heatstroke and cool down. Secondly, the elderly have decreased gastrointestinal function, no appetite, poor digestive ability, and a sense of bloating when eating a little. You can have a light diet and eat more meals.

Finally, many elderly people have chronic diseases such as hypertension, coronary heart disease and diabetes. In this season, because the body sweats a lot, the blood viscosity increases, and the blood vessels dilate due to lack of water, so the incidence of hypoglycemia, myocardial infarction and cerebral infarction also increases than usual, so special attention should be paid to supplementing water and first-aid drugs for timely rescue.

High temperature and excessive sweating in summer will lose a lot of amino acids and B vitamins, potassium, sodium and other minerals in protein. The main key of summer diet in this respect is sour and sweet, invigorating qi and removing fire, being fresh and clean, and replenishing water for health.

The more sour the sweeter.

In hot summer, people like cold drinks and drink plenty of water, so that moisture invades the human body, while external moisture enters the body, making water wet and invigorating the spleen, lifting the spleen and stomach, causing digestive dysfunction and loss of appetite. According to the viewpoint of TCM health preservation, dryness and dampness in summer are very unfavorable to the spleen, so we should eat more sour food in our daily diet. Such as pineapple and watermelon.

Benefiting qi and reducing fire

Hot summer days not only bring physical discomfort, but also easily lead to an increase in the anger of more and more people, manifested as emotional irritability, anxiety, excitability, insomnia and so on. These symptoms are called "summer mood disorder" in medicine. Therefore, "removing fire" is also a compulsory course for summer food supplement. In summer, the best food for removing fire is bitter gourd, tomatoes and other cool fruits and vegetables. Milk is slightly cold, which can replenish water, nourish yin and reduce fever. It is also a good product for removing fire. Dog meat and duck meat are summer tonics.

Fresh and clean

Chinese medicine believes that the stomach is the foundation of the day after tomorrow. In summer, people often feel loss of appetite, and the function of spleen and stomach is relatively slow. At this time, they might as well eat some fresh fruits and vegetables. The nutritional components in fresh fruits and vegetables are generally equivalent to cellulose and sugar, which can effectively supplement the necessary energy and water for human body. Carrots, lemons, amaranth and all kinds of seasonal wild vegetables and fruits are the first choice. Eating more is of great benefit. But pay attention to food hygiene, and don't be greedy for cold and unclean food to avoid dysentery and diarrhea.

Drink plenty of water

The dog days are the highest temperature in a year, and it is easy to sweat when it is hot. If you sweat more, your body will be dehydrated easily. You should replenish a lot of water to avoid the concentration of body fluids. Many studies have confirmed that when people are short of water, they are prone to fatigue, have difficulty in concentrating, and their working ability is obviously reduced. For the elderly, water shortage is one of the causes of many diseases. Therefore, the elderly in dog days should pay more attention to replenish the body's water.