Summer is a season full of vitality, but at the same time, we should pay special attention to health care. Let me introduce it to you, I hope it will be useful to you!

Tips for summer health care

1. Summer diet should be light, fresh and easy to digest. Eat more fruits and vegetables, eggs and bean products. Eat less things that are high in fat, strong in flavor and spicy. Drink plenty of boiled water or mineral water containing trace elements. You can also make some cool food yourself, such as mung bean porridge, lotus seed porridge, bean jelly, turtle ling paste, red bean cake, sour plum soup, chrysanthemum tea and so on. It can not only relieve summer heat and dampness, strengthen the spleen and kidney, but also inhibit bacteria and prevent intestines.

2. Pay attention to the diet distribution in summer: eat rice and coarse grains together, and properly arrange thin and dry food. Eat coarse grains three times a week, and it is advisable to eat two times. Eat pasta and soybean milk in the morning, dry rice in Chinese and porridge in the evening. In summer, vegetables such as vegetables, melons and beans are the main vegetables, supplemented by vegetarianism. Lean meat, beef, duck and fish and shrimp are the best meats. The elderly are mainly fish, supplemented by lean pork, beef and duck. Chinese medicine experts believe that "summer heat is the main qi of summer heat". In the hot summer sun, eating some foods that are beneficial to the body is of great benefit to heatstroke prevention and cooling, disease elimination and longevity, and physical fitness.

In summer, we should insist on "going to bed late, getting up early and taking a lunch break". The air is fresh in the morning, and outdoor activities after getting up are conducive to fitness; The temperature is high at noon, so a proper nap can supplement the lack of sleep at night. Indoor ventilation and watering should be carried out frequently, and the temperature can also be adjusted with the help of desk fans, ceiling fans and air conditioners, so that the indoor temperature can be kept at about 25℃, with the maximum not exceeding 30℃ and the humidity at about 60%.

Windows should be hung with light green or light blue curtains to increase the cool and quiet feeling. According to relevant research, the temperature of the wall covered by trees can be about 8℃ lower, and the temperature of the balcony with vines can be kept at about 5℃. Therefore, planting a little green plants indoors can keep the indoor air fresh and the temperature suitable.

4, summer heat steaming outside, pores open, the human body is vulnerable to wind, cold and dampness, so it is not suitable for camping in summer, don't be a bed on the ground and balcony, don't face the fan, open the window when sleeping, and avoid diseases such as facial neuritis.

Summer health care for the elderly

Cleaning panel

Old people should keep their panels clean in summer, bathe frequently and change clothes frequently. Lightweight cotton textiles should be given priority in dressing.

Summer sports

Summer is the season when people's hearts are full of fire and their lungs are weak. In daily life, stay up late and get up early, and exercise moderately. Walking, jogging, swimming and other sports are all conducive to improving the cardiopulmonary function of the elderly. In addition, the elderly can consciously control their breathing frequency and depth, which can not only effectively improve their vital capacity, but also help improve blood supply to the brain, which is quite beneficial to strengthening their physique. Because sweat pores expand in summer, the body is very vulnerable to wind and cold, so the elderly should not sleep in the open air or under trees. In addition, healthy elderly people must do a good job of examination and evaluation during exercise. For the elderly with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, it is necessary to strengthen the awareness of family protection and try to exercise at home accompanied by family members. For the elderly who are prone to various frequently-occurring diseases, it is best to carry relevant drugs with you in case of emergency.

Summer psychology

In hot summer, people often suffer from acute emotional heatstroke because of the hot weather, which is very harmful to their health in summer. Especially for the elderly, if they get angry, it will cause myocardial ischemia, arrhythmia, hypertension and even sudden death, so preventing emotional heatstroke is an important part of summer health care.

* * * Health care

In summer, the human body governs the heart and spleen, so the heart and spleen naturally flourish in summer, and damp heat is most suitable for damaging the heart and spleen, causing dysfunction of the heart, small intestine and spleen and stomach. Therefore, health care in summer should focus on acupoints on the heart meridian, small intestine meridian and spleen and stomach meridian. * * Acupoints such as Yinbi, Fenglong, Sanyinjiao, Liang Qiu, Zusanli, Houxi, Shenshu, Mingmen, Guanyuan, Baihui, Laogong, Hegu, Shu Tian, Shangjuxu, Shu Ge and Pishu can be selected.

Exercise in the afternoon

Most elderly people prefer morning exercises, and some people start doing strenuous exercise such as long-distance running early in the morning. In fact, the pollution is the most serious at 6-9 in the morning. The basic blood pressure of the elderly is relatively high in the morning, and strenuous exercise is very harmful to the body. If the elderly want to exercise, it is best to choose in the afternoon. Even if you want to do morning exercises, you should find a place with better air, do exercises and hit Tai Ji Chuan.

Yang Yang

Pay attention to raising yang in spring and summer, but also be careful not to overdo it. You should also be more careful when taking medicine and supplements. For example, using ginseng, velvet antler and other hot * * *, can achieve exciting growth. Don't take too much, to avoid provoking evil fire due to long-term use.

Prevention of heatstroke

Summer is very hot, so you must avoid working or running for a long time in the scorching sun. Pay attention to ventilation indoors to keep the air fresh. You can often sprinkle some clean water indoors, or mop the floor with a wet mop to cool down and adjust the humidity. When using air conditioner to cool down, don't let the temperature difference between indoor and outdoor be too large, otherwise it will easily induce upper respiratory tract infection and Sjogren's syndrome.

Moderate diet, clearing heat and relieving summer heat, and eliminating dampness.

Hot summer is the season when the human body consumes the most energy. Therefore, spleen and stomach health preservation in summer is a very important key link. Summer diet advocates "five lows", that is, low salt, low fat, low sugar, low cholesterol and low * * * food, which is suitable for tonic. But the diet needs a lot of carbohydrates to provide calories and energy, so it is necessary to supplement a lot of high-quality protein, vitamins and minerals. The most suitable foods are mung bean, wheat, goose, chicken, bitter gourd, wax gourd, tomato and watermelon. Because the digestion and absorption ability of the spleen and stomach of the elderly has gradually declined, it is necessary to avoid being full, because being full is easy to damage the spleen and stomach, and it is recommended to eat less and eat more meals.

Avoid catching a cold

Old people must pay attention to keep their waist and abdomen warm in summer to avoid catching cold.

Prevention of intestinal diseases

In summer, the elderly must not be greedy for raw and cold food, and do not eat spoiled food, so as to avoid food poisoning and cause intestinal diseases.

get up early and go to bed early

Summer is the highest temperature season in a year, and the metabolism of the human body is very strong. We should pay attention to adjusting our daily life, not working rashly, but also paying attention to our clothes to adapt to the changes in nature. Pay attention to your diet, don't eat * * * and exciting food, and don't lie down immediately after meals. You should do some exercise to help your diet digest. The adjustment of daily life should also conform to the law of natural yang generating and yin destroying. Pay attention to the circadian rhythm, get up early and go to bed early, take a bath with warm water before going to bed at night, and cultivate the habit of taking a nap, which will help to eliminate fatigue and restore the spirit. When enjoying the cool in summer, you should also be moderate. It is not advisable to choose a place where you can sleep indoors.