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A little healthier professional Chinese medicine tells us that the dog days are the days with the highest temperature and sultry weather in a year, and the word "crouching" in dog days means "crouching evil" and "summer evil". Many diseases in winter are caused by carelessness in the dog days. In summer, summer evil will gradually lurk in the depths of the body without being noticed. If summer evil is not removed, autumn fire evil kills gold and hurts lung qi, which leads to the decline of human immunity. After entering winter, these diseases will recur. "... autumn is sarcoidosis, and few people collect it, and winter solstice is very serious. "

Therefore, the annual dog days, please be sure to cherish your health!

The dog days are a good time to keep healthy by "forcing cold with heat" and to drive away cold and prevent diseases! Chinese medicine: great and detailed knowledge in dog days. Come and have a look.

First, dog days, what to eat?

1, eat more bitter

Micro-health Chinese medicine tells us that we should eat more bitter food in dog days, such as bitter chrysanthemum, celery, fennel, coriander, bitter gourd and radish leaves. Alkaloids contained in bitter food have the functions of relieving fever, removing summer heat, eliminating fatigue, strengthening spleen and appetizing, and keeping the evil of damp-heat away from you. It is a natural health care product in summer.

Step 2 eat some spaghetti

There is an old saying: "jiaozi lies on his head and pancakes roll eggs on his feet." . Eating jiaozi, pancakes and noodles in dog days means. Therefore, don't make do with diet in summer. You should always comfort yourself and eat more foods rich in protein and B vitamins.

3. Don't eat cold food

Throughout the year, the best chance to get rid of the body cold is the dog days, so you must not eat cold food at this time, otherwise more cold air will easily enter and the original cold air will not be discharged. It is suggested that friends must refrain from eating frozen watermelons and iced drinks at this time.

Second, dog days, moxibustion these four points, health and disease prevention.

As the saying goes, winter disease is cured in summer, and it is hot in dog days. At this time, the body is full of yang. At this time, local stimulation of acupoints with wormwood can help yang drive away cold and eliminate winter diseases. What are the specific acupoints of moxibustion? Come and see.

1, Cape Shu Fei

Shu Fei point is the place where lung qi comes from the back, which dominates the defensive qi of the whole body and protects the healthy qi of the human body from external evils. Moxibustion of lung acupoints in dog days has a good effect on preventing respiratory diseases in winter.

2. Guanyuan point

Guanyuan point is located 3 inches below the umbilicus, where men store sperm and women store blood. It has been regarded as the key to health care since ancient times. Moxibustion on Guanyuan point in dog days has the functions of consolidating the foundation, strengthening the yuan and replenishing the lower energizer, which is especially suitable for people who have lost their vitality.

3. Mingmen point, the door of life, the source of strength.

Mingmen point is located at the waist, between the two kidneys, which is the door of life and the power source of human life activities. Moxibustion in dog days can warm, stimulate and promote the hidden reproductive essence of men and the reproductive function of women's uterus, and can also promote the digestion, absorption and transportation of diet and the metabolism of water and liquid.

4. Zusanli

Sun Simiao, an ancient drug king, once said in Qian Jin Fang that "Li Sanchang will not do it if he wants to be safe". In ancient times, there were often Chinese medicine moxibustion Zusanli to strengthen the body.

Modern medical research has also proved that Zusanli is the acupoint representative of the biochemical source of qi and blood, and moxibustion in dog days can improve immunity.

Generally speaking, moxibustion is about 5cm away from the skin, and the moxibustion time is about 15 minutes.

Dog days, what to practice?

"Practice for three days in winter and three days in summer" is the experience summarized by predecessors in the long-term exercise process. So what do you want to practice in dog days?

1, Baduanjin

Huangdi Neijing says that "kinetic energy rises to Yang", but it is best not to sweat in summer exercise, and it is a good choice to practice Baduanjin.

On the one hand, Baduanjin is the wisdom left by our ancestors. During the epidemic period, Baduanjin has become a daily exercise method for patients and doctors in Wuhan Fangcang Hospital, and is recommended by CCTV. On the other hand, a large number of studies show that regular practice of Baduanjin can prevent and treat degenerative joint diseases, neck, shoulder, back and leg pain, osteoporosis, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and so on in middle-aged and elderly people.

Step 2 walk briskly

Among many outdoor sports, brisk walking is most suitable for "dog days". Because the walking speed is between running and walking, you can adjust the exercise rhythm according to your own situation, and walking is not limited by equipment, and the exercise effect is good, which has a good effect on strengthening leg muscles and improving cardiopulmonary function, and is very suitable for dog days.

3. Yoga

On the one hand, dog days are especially suitable for practicing yoga, and the exercise effect is much better than that in winter. This is because the flexibility of the human body is higher in summer than in other seasons, and muscles are not easy to strain or sprain. On the other hand,

It's very hot in dog days, which makes people sleepy. When people are tired, many functions will be affected. The stretching, twisting, deep rest and relaxation of yoga poses can massage various organs in the body to keep them in balance.