In the ancient agricultural society, the wheat harvest was just less than a month. In Man Cang, every family has a valley, and people take this opportunity to have a toothache and eat white flour. In the north, they will definitely eat jiaozi in the dog days.
In addition, Shanghai has always had the custom of "wonton with tea". In the past, people used hot tea to relieve the heat. Modern science has also proved that drinking hot tea and warm tea can relieve summer heat better than drinking herbal tea. According to legend, Fucha tea began in the Southern Song Dynasty and flourished in the Qing Dynasty, but the exact date cannot be verified. Generally, it is drunk from the beginning of June to the end of August, which has the effect of cooling and dispelling summer heat. In hot summer, a cup a day can clear away heat and relieve summer heat.
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Key points of health preservation in dog days:
1. Avoid direct cold air blowing and long-term direct blowing, whether it is to turn on the air conditioner, blow the electric fan or enjoy the cool by the window. When you sleep at night, don't slit the doors and windows to prevent evil spirits from stealing wind. When blowing the air conditioner, be careful not to blow directly at the cervical vertebra, and don't go directly into the cold air-conditioned room when sweating, otherwise it will cause disease. ?
2, independent activities, sweating, hot weather, many people like to stay indoors, do not want to go out. In fact, if you want to get rid of dampness and cold, in the final analysis, you should increase your yang, which is vigorous and natural cold does not invade your body. Therefore, it is necessary to go out properly in dog days, sweat and grow yang.
However, exercise in summer should be moderate, not intense, otherwise the yang will be discharged with sweat, the qi machine will be injured, the metabolism of water and moisture will be affected, and the internal moisture will come out again, and finally the moisture will not be discharged. Especially people who are weak, can't stand the heat, and they can go out to exercise in the morning.
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