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Why should summer health care be based on "clearing"?
Traditional Chinese medicine health care emphasizes adapting to the change of seasonal climate, and summer is mainly dry and hot, so summer health care should focus on "clearing".

1. Keep your head quiet

In hot summer, people tend to be sultry, irritable, sleepy and irritable. So, first of all, let your mind calm down, calm down, and then calm down. Don't be angry. When something happens, you will jump up and down, and hot and dry will occur, so as to prevent internal fires.

Keep a light diet

In summer, a healthy diet should be light and eat less high-fat, thick and spicy things that get angry. A light diet can clear away heat, prevent heatstroke, stop sweating, replenish water and stimulate appetite. Eating more fresh vegetables and fruits can not only meet the required nutrition, but also prevent heatstroke. Staple food should be light, such as mung bean porridge, lotus seed porridge and lotus leaf porridge. You can also drink some cool drinks, such as sour plum soup and chrysanthemum tea. However, cold drinks should be moderate, and you should not be partial to cold products, otherwise it will hurt the yang and damage your health.

Step 3 keep the room cool

Pay attention to ventilation in summer health care. Keep the habit of opening the window for ventilation. At noon, the outdoor temperature is higher than the indoor temperature. Close the doors and windows and close the curtains. A cool environment will make people feel calm and safe.

4. Keep the drama quiet

You can't travel long distances in hot summer, you should find a secluded place nearby. In the morning, with the first ray of sunshine and fresh air at dawn, you can take a walk in the lush garden, exercise, go to the old and welcome the new. In the evening, if you wander by the river or the lake, the cool breeze will make your mind calm like water, dreamlike, cleanse your mind and relieve the heat in summer.

Tips

It's hot, and it's time for "three bean soup" to be served. "Three bean soup" is made of mung beans, red beans and black beans. It is not only a medicine, but also a food. It has the effects of clearing away heat, relieving summer heat, promoting blood circulation and relieving swelling, and can also be used for treating common cold, summer headache and nasal congestion.