2, summer work and rest should be late to sleep and early to get up: summer work and rest, generally speaking, it is appropriate to sleep late and get up early to adapt to the changes of yin and yang deficiency in nature. Huangdi Neijing said: "Xia San lies at night and gets up early, which means that people have to get up early every day in summer to keep up with the fullness and exuberance of yang." Stay up late to adapt to the shortage of Yin Qi. There is more sunshine in summer, so don't hate the scorching sun for a long time, or do appropriate activities to adapt to the growing atmosphere in summer.
In summer, because of staying up late and getting up early, I don't get enough sleep, so I may feel tired after studying and working the day before, and I need to take a lunch break to make appropriate compensation. Especially for the elderly, it has the characteristics of fake sleep and easy to wake up. It gets up early in the morning and wants to doze off at noon. Therefore, we need to have a rest at noon. In addition, due to the high temperature and sweating during the day, physical exertion is great. In addition, in the hot sun at noon, the blood vessels of the human body dilate, so that a large amount of blood is concentrated on the body surface, resulting in unbalanced blood distribution in the body and reduced blood supply to the brain. Therefore, I often feel depressed and sleepy. When I take a nap, I feel refreshed and tired, and I can better adapt to the work and labor at noon. But the nap time should not be too long, preferably within an hour. Here is a reminder, don't rush in because of the short nap time, but also pay attention to sleep hygiene.
Don't lie down immediately after a meal, but do a short exercise to help digestion. Don't sleep in the place where the flow passes during the nap, and don't sleep on the table, so as not to oppress your chest and affect your breathing. It's best to take off your coat and cover your abdomen with a towel to avoid getting cold in your stomach and abdomen.
What you need to pay attention to when sleeping in summer is: don't let the electric fan blow directly when sleeping. Better turn off the electric fan. If it is too hot, let the electric fan blow against the ceiling; Sleeping at night is not suitable for sleeping outside, because the body is most vulnerable to wind, cold and humidity in summer, which will lead to numbness of hands and feet, facial paralysis and other diseases. Don't enjoy a cool night before you fall asleep, let alone stay in the water pavilion, in the shade, in the hallway and on the balcony forever.
3, face wash water+honey or sugar: When washing your face, pour a spoonful of honey in the face wash water, often used, which helps to nourish the skin and make the skin smooth and delicate. Wash your face with facial cleanser and then rinse it off. Don't dry your skin. Take some sugar, rub it with your hands in water, and then wash your face with melted sugar water.
4. Don't eat cold drinks immediately after exercise: It is hot in summer, and many people feel sweaty and uncomfortable after exercise, so they quickly drink a lot of cold drinks or eat popsicles, which is "cool" and can effectively alleviate the summer heat. In fact, this is very harmful to the body, not only prone to acute diarrhea, but also harmful to the lungs and liver of the body. After exercise, human blood boils, and the functions of lung and liver are active. Immediately after catching a cold, it is easy to hurt these organs and also damage the yang of the human body. There is a saying in Chinese medicine that "cold drinks will damage the lungs", which is the truth.
Therefore, after exercise, people must transition to a stable state before they can drink cold drinks, preferably not too cold. People with deficiency-cold constitution had better eat less cold drinks, which may easily lead to stomach pains and other diseases. Menstrual women eating cold drinks may cause dysmenorrhea or delayed menstruation.
5, eat more pumpkins on fire: female friends who fall in love with fire in summer should eat more pumpkins at ordinary times. Pumpkins can replenish qi, diminish inflammation and detoxify. You can steam it, or you can cut the pumpkin into diced porridge to drink. These two ways of eating are relatively light and most suitable for summer.
6, pay attention to psychological adjustment: summer nourishing and calming products include poria cocos, Ophiopogon japonicus, jujube, lotus seeds, lilies, bamboo leaves, arborvitae seeds and so on. Can play the role of nourishing the heart and calming the nerves. In terms of diet, we should eat more millet, corn, beans, fish, onions, potatoes, wax gourd, bitter gourd, celery, asparagus, pumpkin, bananas and apples. And eat less animal viscera, egg yolk, fat, roe, shrimp, etc. Eat less salty food, such as salted fish and pickles.
The following kinds of common heart-protecting fruits in summer can be eaten more. Watermelon: besides vexing and quenching thirst, clearing away heat and relieving summer heat. It is suitable for body fluid injury due to heat, polydipsia due to summer heat, dysuria, laryngitis and aphtha. Cucumber: Piqing juice is crisp, tender and delicious, with a water content of about 97%, which is a good product for promoting fluid production and quenching thirst. Fresh cucumber has the effect of clearing away heat and toxic materials, and also has obvious effects on dehumidification, moistening intestines and relieving pain. People with constipation should eat more in summer. Peach: promoting fluid production and moistening intestines, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. Suitable for polydipsia, blood stasis, poor stool, unfavorable urination, fullness and other symptoms.
7, eat more cool vegetables: eat some cool vegetables, which is conducive to promoting fluid production and quenching thirst, in addition to annoying summer heat, clearing heat and purging fire, detoxification and laxative. Cucumber vegetables, except pumpkin, are warm, and others, such as bitter gourd, towel gourd, cucumber, melon, watermelon and wax gourd, are cool.