People should strengthen the maintenance of the mind, especially the elderly should consciously recuperate the spirit, maintain a peaceful and harmonious state, and avoid great sadness, great joy, anger and depression, so as not to hurt the body and mind.
The way of summer
1, abstinence
Be less greedy, and you will be less worried. Chinese medicine believes that "happiness is more than sadness", so the elderly should be good at regulating their emotions, especially not exultation and great sadness.
2. Close your eyes more in summer.
Close your eyes when you have time. Closing your eyes can help the elderly get rid of other thoughts.
3. Sit still in summer.
Quiet is peace, even for 5 minutes, it will have an effect. Old people should sit quietly in the shade or indoors every day.15-just do it. You can also listen to melodious music and watch beautiful pictures, or go fishing and hit Tai Ji Chuan.
4. Summer should be slow.
In summer, the blood circulation is accelerated, and the heart is easily overburdened. Therefore, in summer, you should nourish your heart slowly and don't get tired. Only when the heartbeat slows down first can breathing slow down. When resting, you should slow down the pace of life, so that your heart will slow down, your breathing frequency will decrease, and the pace of life activities will also slow down, so that your heart can rest.
5. Enjoy the cool in summer and sweat less.
Hyperhidrosis is the fluid of the heart, sweat and blood are homologous, and hyperhidrosis is easy to be sad. In addition, the high temperature in summer and the large blood distribution on the body surface are likely to lead to symptoms of cardiac and cerebral ischemia in the elderly. Moreover, if the blood is too thick, it is easy to increase, so in summer, we should reduce the intensity of activity, avoid sweating too much, and drink a little light salt water appropriately. However, when it is time to sweat, the elderly should not hold their breath and sweat, and the room should not be air-conditioned for too long.
Chinese medicine believes that "summer qi and heart qi are interlinked", and summer should focus on nourishing the heart. Go to bed early and get up early in summer, pay attention to yang, and better protect the cardiovascular system. Especially avoid sweating, because excessive sweating will lead to electrolyte disorder and damage the yang of the human body. The coolest time in summer is early morning. In the morning, you might as well take a walk in the shade flowers near your residence, even if you take a walk on your balcony, you can also take care of your heart.
In summer, the days are long and the nights are short, so many people will gradually feel at night. Therefore, taking a nap plays a key role. One of the organs that benefit most from a nap is undoubtedly the eyes that we use more and more. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the mind governs the gods, and "closing the eyes and reposing the mind" is actually nourishing the heart. Before taking a nap, if you can practice your eyesight, you can not only improve the quality of your nap, but also effectively relieve your visual fatigue, thus improving your work efficiency in the afternoon.
The specific method of transportation is: close your eyes and turn them around for 7 times, then suddenly open your eyes and look at the object quickly, and you can feel the heat in your eyes. When you roll your eyes, your mouth and nose will hold your breath for a short time. When you open your eyes, try your best to exhale turbid gas through your mouth and inhale clear gas, 7 times each. From the anatomical point of view, the essence of the purpose of transportation is the self-initiative of the eyes, through which the nerves inside the eyelids are aroused, thus eliminating the tension or spasm of the ciliary muscles and eliminating the initial fat.
It is indispensable to nourish the heart and soothe the nerves in summer. Poria cocos, Ophiopogon japonicus, jujube, lotus seeds, lilies, bamboo leaves and arborvitae seeds can all play the role of nourishing the heart and calming the nerves.
The core of nourishing the heart is to calm the mind, clear the heart and lack desires, reduce all kinds of desires, regenerate distractions, and make the mind turbulent, which will consume a lot of energy; Qi and blood are turbulent and the mind is out of control; Meditation is to let qi and blood run according to normal rules. The way to release and relax the mind in natural health preservation is to reduce all kinds of desires, achieve internal spiritual cultivation, achieve calm, nourish the mind and cultivate people's energy.