"Fu" can be called "Long Summer", and "Fu" is the alternate arrangement of five elements to the seasons, in which "Fu" is "Earth". "V" means being forced to hide underground. Spring, summer, autumn and winter are labeled as wood, fire, gold and water by the five elements. Spring and summer are long, summer, autumn and winter are five seasons in a year. From autumn to winter, water is born in gold, aquatic wood is made by wood, and it is naturally circulated. But from summer to autumn, this is not the case. Huo and Jin dare not come out. It needs to lurk for a while, and "lurk" is the original meaning of "crouching".
Autumn belongs to "Geng Xin Gold", so "ambush" should start from "Geng Day". The temperature is the highest, and it needs to be hidden for 20 days from summer to the future, so it starts from summer to the third "watch" in the future and ends on the second watch after beginning of autumn. If Geng Day falls on beginning of autumn Day and two days later, the sum in summer is 30 days, otherwise it is 40 days.
The hottest heatstroke is moderate.
When does the dog days start?
July 2022 16-July 25, 2022: the initial period is 10 days.
July 26, 2022-August 2022 14: 20 days in the middle.
August 2022 15-August 24, 2022: the last day is 10.
How to keep fit in summer?
1, lie down and get up early at night
Summer is characterized by long days and short nights. The human body should also adapt to the laws of nature. It can sleep late at night and get up early in the morning. The reasonable sleep time in summer should be: bedtime is 22: 00 ~ 23: 00, and wake-up time is 5: 30 ~ 6: 30. If you can't go to bed early at night, a proper lunch break at noon is a good adjustment.
Generally, the nap time in summer is 30 minutes to 1 hour. Too short a time can't achieve the purpose of taking a nap, and too long a time will not only make people dizzy and weak, but also affect the quality of sleep at night.
2. Nourish Yang to ward off evil spirits
Exercise should not be neglected. Because exercise can enhance resistance and reduce illness, especially in summer. But the time can be chosen in the morning and evening. In hot summer, it is generally not appropriate to do a lot of exercise. After exercise, you should replenish water and nutrition in time.
3, pranayama meditation
Summer is fire, corresponding to the heart, so in the hot summer, we should pay attention to the conditioning of the mind. In summer, you should be cheerful, cheerful, broad-minded and energetic. Just like flowers in bud need sunshine, you should have a strong interest in foreign things and cultivate an optimistic and outgoing personality, which is conducive to the ventilation of qi.
Step 4 eat acid to supplement salt
If you sweat more in summer, you will lose more salt. If the myocardium is short of salt, the pulse will be abnormal. It is advisable to eat more sour taste to strengthen the exterior and more salty taste to replenish the heart. Watermelon, mung bean soup and dark plum bean soup are the best products to quench thirst and relieve summer heat. The summer climate is hot, people's digestive function is weak, and the diet should be light, not greasy and sweet. In dog days, especially drink three bean soup to relieve fatigue and heat rash.
5. Sexual taste and fruit selection
Summer is rich in melons and fruits, so you can eat more, but you should pay attention to the taste of fruits and know your physique to avoid damage. For example, people with spleen and stomach deficiency should not eat a lot of cool fruits such as watermelon, pear, kiwi fruit and grapefruit; Those with internal fire and phlegm dampness should eat less longan and litchi. Allergic constitution, eat mango, pineapple and so on carefully.
6, spleen and dampness
In the long summer, the humidity is heavy, and the spleen dominates the dampness, and the biggest feature of spleen dampness is that it can make people sleepy. Therefore, the long summer has the greatest impact on the human body is the poor digestive function of the spleen and stomach. Spleen and dampness, breakfast and dinner can drink some porridge, such as yam porridge, coix seed porridge, lotus seed porridge and so on. Moreover, due to the hot summer, a little lotus leaf can be added to porridge (such as coix seed porridge) with the function of invigorating spleen and eliminating dampness, thus increasing the effects of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat, nourishing stomach and clearing intestines, promoting fluid production and quenching thirst.
7. Don't rely on air conditioning.
Use less fans and air conditioners when sleeping at night to prevent facial paralysis. Because when people are asleep, muscles and pores are in a relaxed state, they will be stimulated by cold to stimulate the microcirculation of the face, causing convulsions and facial paralysis.
8, not greedy for cold drinks
If you are afraid of heat, you can drink cold water at room temperature, which is simple and healthy. If you can persist in not touching ice drinks and ice cream in dog days, even if you don't treat winter diseases in summer, you can get over half of the stubborn cold in your body, especially those who are particularly afraid of cold in winter and have cold hands and feet.
Can rheumatism patients and lying-in women blow air conditioners?
Rheumatism usually occurs when the weather changes suddenly, and summer is not the peak season. In dog days, many people can't stand not blowing air conditioning to adjust the temperature. Rheumatoid patients can blow air conditioning to cool down. But to use it properly, the temperature should not be too low when using air conditioning, and it should not be facing the tuyere; It is best to wear long-sleeved trousers; Don't go in and out of two environments with large temperature difference frequently.
For women and newborns, if the indoor temperature is too high, not only adults will feel unwell or even heatstroke, but newborns will also be unable to sleep because of the high indoor temperature. If the indoor temperature is too high, you can use air conditioning to cool down, but you can't blow cold air directly to the mother and baby. Keep the indoor air circulating. The living environment of lying-in women should be clean, comfortable, quiet and ventilated, and the room temperature should be kept at around 26℃ in order to have a clear and refreshing confinement.
What to eat in dog days?
1, eat bitter food: on a hot day, it is easy to get angry, and eating bitter food helps to get rid of liver fire.
2. Drink more mung bean soup: mung bean is the most beneficial food for relieving summer heat in dog days. Drinking mung bean soup in summer can not only help to increase appetite, but also be a very beneficial food for reducing fire.
3, eat more lentils and coix seed: For many people with spleen deficiency, lentils and coix seed have the effect of strengthening the spleen. In addition, lentils and coix seed also play a great role in appetizing, relieving summer heat and reducing fire.
4, eat more yam, jujube, eggs and other foods that benefit qi and nourish yin: Because of the hot weather, many people will sweat too much in dog days, which is easy to consume yin, so eat more foods that benefit qi and nourish yin in dog days.
5. Eat protein-rich food: On a hot day, many people think that they should eat light food, but they should also supplement their bodies with protein. Beans, duck meat and chicken are high in protein, which can supplement nutrition for the body and keep full of energy in dog days.
6. Eat more fresh fruits and vegetables: It is very important to replenish water in dog days. In addition to drinking water every day, fruits and vegetables should also take vitamins and dietary fiber, which can not only help replenish water in dog days, but also improve appetite. The effect is good.
7, eat ginger to replenish yang: In the hot weather in the dog days, the human body will sweat more. Eating ginger can help the body expel cold, which is a good choice for people with poor physique.
8. jiaozi lies on the second floor, and pancakes spread eggs on the third floor: In northern customs, there is a saying that jiaozi eats on the first floor, noodles on the second floor, and pancakes spread eggs on the third floor. It is believed that these coarse grains can help people sweat in dog days and help to discharge the cold in the body.