First, it is advisable to nourish the heart and strengthen the spleen in summer to relieve summer heat and dampness.
Chinese medicine believes that: "Summer is fire, hot in nature, and it is the main source of nourishing qi, and summer evil is in season." That is to say, the heart belongs to fire in the five elements, and the fiery evil is the easiest to damage the heart, which often leads to heart diseases, such as anxiety, palpitation and insomnia, dizziness and other symptoms. Moreover, Chinese medicine believes that "sweat is the liquid of the heart", and a large amount of sweat excreted in summer will not only damage the heart-qi, but also lead to yin deficiency of the heart, which is more vulnerable to summer evil, so it is advisable to pay attention to nourishing the heart in summer. Eating more foods that clear away heat and relieve summer heat can not only remove the summer heat caused by high temperature weather in summer, but also remove the internal heat generated by the body. You can also take cold or sweet traditional Chinese medicines, such as chrysanthemum, mint, lotus leaf, honeysuckle, forsythia, etc., to help heart fire and dispel summer heat.
The last month of summer is long summer, which corresponds to the spleen. At this time, the weather is sultry and rainy, and the humidity in the air is heavy, so people are more likely to feel wet, while the spleen likes dryness and hates dampness. Once the spleen yang is suppressed by dampness, which exceeds the adaptability of the spleen and stomach, there will be spleen diseases such as loss of appetite, loose stool, abdominal distension and tepid limbs. Therefore, the diet in long summer should be light, less greasy, less cold, and people with spleen deficiency can eat less and more meals, and eat some peppers appropriately according to their own eating habits to increase appetite, help digestion, and resist the invasion of damp evil on the spleen. You can also take traditional Chinese medicines for invigorating the spleen and eliminating dampness, such as Atractylodes macrocephala, Lotus seeds, Poria, Pogostemon, Amomum villosum, Amomum cardamom and so on. It can not only strengthen the spleen and stomach, but also dispel summer heat and dampness.
Second, the diet should be moderate in summer.
Diet control should not only prevent overeating, but also pay attention to the time and distribution of three meals. Breakfast should be around 7: 00, lunch around 12 and dinner around 18. As the saying goes, "Eat well early, eat well at noon and eat less at night". In particular, the digestive ability of the elderly and children is not strong, which is even worse in summer. Eating too much is difficult to digest, which is easy to damage the spleen and stomach and lead to stomach problems. As the saying goes, "If you want your child to be safe, you have to be hungry and cold."
Third, the summer diet should be bitter, spicy, sour, salty and less sweet.
Proper intake of five flavors is beneficial to the human body and can maintain the balance of yin and yang. However, excessive or insufficient intake of the five flavors will cause physical discomfort and even disease. Because the five flavors correspond to the five elements and five internal organs, excessive consumption of the five flavors will cause damage to the corresponding internal organs.
Huangdi Neijing has clearly pointed out: "Therefore, five flavors should be harmonized, the bones should be normal and soft, the qi and blood should run and be dense." If so, then the bones are fine, the Tao is like the law, and there is a destiny. " That is, if the five flavors are properly matched, qi and blood can be filled and the functions of various systems of the body can be reconciled. This is the right way to prolong life.
Fourth, it is not suitable for overeating and cold in summer.
Eating some cold drinks properly in summer can not only relieve summer heat and quench thirst, but also help digestion, promote appetite and be beneficial to health. However, if it is not controlled, it will easily damage the yang in the spleen and stomach, which not only violates the principle of "nourishing yang in spring and summer", but also may cause digestive system diseases such as stomach pain, abdominal pain and diarrhea. Especially for the elderly, the yang in the spleen and stomach has gradually decreased, and overeating and cold will further damage kidney yang and lead to diarrhea.
This is a part of the six principles of summer health, and there are some precautions, recipes and health tips, which will certainly be very rewarding.