Summer belongs to fire in the four seasons, and the center of the five elements belongs to fire. The evil of summer heat is easy to grieve and can lead to heart disease. Lead to irritability, upset, rapid heartbeat, increase the burden on the heart and induce diseases. In addition, sweat is the liquid of the heart, and excessive sweating in summer is easy to damage the heart, so summer health care focuses on nourishing the heart.

Take a nap.

Noon refers to 1 1 ~ 13. At noon, the yin grows and the yang disappears, and the heart meridian is the most abundant. In hot summer, the days are long and the nights are short, and at the same time, physical exertion is great. Taking a nap at noon is the best way to nourish the heart, which plays a role that can't be played by sleeping at ordinary times. People with heart disease should be especially careful, pay attention to rest and protect their hearts. It is generally advisable to take a nap for half an hour to 1 hour, and the time should not be too long. If office workers can't take a nap at noon, they can lean back in their chairs, listen to music or close their eyes, and also maintain their hearts. ?

Regulating emotion

Chinese medicine believes that "the heart hides the spirit", which means that the heart controls people's emotions. The heart has the function of dominating all physiological activities and thinking activities of the five zang-fu organs, the five zang-fu organs and the six zang-fu organs. The mood must be stable and peaceful first, and people can live longer. When you are impetuous, you can listen to some soothing light music and some piano music. Contemporary famous pianists include Richard Clayderman and Bandari, among which Bandari's music is soft and melodious, soothing and quiet. The main representative works are Dawn, First Snow and Moonlight. You can listen to it when you are upset, which can make your mood rest. ?

Diet nursing

In summer, people's heart is strong, gastrointestinal digestion and absorption function decreases, and diet should be light. Try to eat less food to avoid oral ulcers, acne, constipation and other diseases. Compendium of Materia Medica records that lotus seeds are sweet, astringent and flat in nature, and belong to spleen, kidney and heart meridian, which has the functions of strengthening spleen and stopping diarrhea, benefiting kidney and astringent essence, nourishing heart and calming nerves. I recommend a kind of lotus seed and barley porridge. Ingredients: 50 grams of heart-removed lotus seeds, 30 grams of coix seed, 20 grams of gordon euryales and 50 grams of glutinous rice. Wash lotus seeds, coix seed, gordon euryales and glutinous rice with clear water, put them in a large bowl, add appropriate amount of clear water, put them in an electric cooker, stew them overnight, take them out the next day and season them with honey or rock sugar. You can also put it directly on the fire and bring it to a low heat 1 hour. It should be noted that this kind of porridge should not be eaten when you have a cold or fever, and it should not be eaten by diabetics. ?

Point massage

Laogong is a big hole in the pericardium, and the word Laogong can be understood as a palace to rest after fatigue. This acupoint is located in the palm of your hand. When it is between the second and third metacarpal bones, it is biased towards the third metacarpal bone, and it is located at the middle fingertip when making a fist. Massage this acupoint can clear the heart and soothe the nerves. When you massage, you can press each other with your thumb or press your hand against the corner of the table for about 3 minutes each time. When you are emotional and sweaty, you may wish to press Laogong point to calm your mood. Long-term persistence can also strengthen your heart. ?