1, how to keep fit in summer
1. Hydration: In summer, when the temperature is high, human body sweats vigorously, and water will naturally be lost, so it is necessary to replenish water in time. During the summer solstice, some people will have symptoms of drowsiness, fatigue, headache and dizziness. This is mostly due to the decrease of sweating water or the expansion of blood vessels on the body surface, which leads to the decrease of blood volume and the decrease of blood pressure in people with low blood pressure. At this time, it is necessary to replenish water. If you sweat too much, you can drink light salt water or mung bean salt water soup properly, and you must not drink a lot of cold water.
2. Diet: Summer is hot, people sweat a lot, water and minerals are lost, human activities are increased, and the demand for energy is more than that in winter. Therefore, we should pay attention to the balanced intake of nutrition in the diet, not partial eclipse and picky eaters, and pay attention to the combination of vegetarian food and coarse grains in the diet. Eat more alkaline foods such as vegetables, fruits and bean products, while carbonated drinks, alcohol, various dairy foods and sugary desserts are mostly acidic foods, so eat less. In addition, people's digestive function is relatively weak, so you can eat more bitter gourd and coriander during this time. Bitter food has the functions of eliminating dampness, cooling and relieving summer heat, and stimulating appetite. Don't be greedy for cold drinks, and often eat all kinds of frozen drinks, chilled fruits, ice cream, ice cream and other cold foods.
3, sleep: summer is the most prosperous season of yang, health care should pay attention to protecting yang. While nourishing yang, we should also give consideration to nourishing yin, so as to maintain the balance of yin and yang in the body and avoid the problem of yin deficiency in dog days. A good way to strengthen yang and nourish yin is to go to bed late and get up early, and make up sleep at noon. Generally, it is advisable to take a nap for half an hour to one hour. After waking up from a nap, you can also wash your face and be in a good mental state for an afternoon.
4, dressing: sweating a lot in summer, so many people prefer backless clothes and navel clothes, thinking it is cooler. But it is easy to catch cold, affect the spleen and stomach, cause abdominal pain, diarrhea, loss of appetite and other pains, and it is easier to cause dysmenorrhea, menstrual disorder and infertility due to palace cold.
5, exercise: the weather is hot, do summer exercise first. When going out, everyone should decide the length of the trip according to their own physical strength, and don't be too tired. When arranging outdoor work and physical exercise, you should avoid the scorching sun and strengthen protection. It is best to exercise in the early morning or evening when the weather is cool, and the venue is chosen in places with fresh air such as lakes and parks. Walking, jogging, Tai Ji Chuan and radio exercises are the best sports, and it is not advisable to do excessive and strenuous activities.
For the hot state in summer, it is recommended to choose cotton clothes and try not to be too tight. Keep a good mood, remember that the mind is peaceful and natural.
2. What do you eat in summer?
1, bitter gourd
Momordica charantia is a good food in summer, which is rich in nutrients, mainly containing protein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamins and other nutrients. Immature tender fruit as a vegetable, mature pulp can be eaten raw, cold, fried meat and grilled fish, crisp and refreshing, with unique flavor.
Bitter gourd has the effects of stimulating appetite, promoting digestion, clearing away heat and pathogenic factors, relieving fatigue, clearing away heart fire and improving eyesight, benefiting qi and strengthening yang. Momordica charantia contains protein in addition to bitter quinine. It is found that protein can stimulate immune cells and has anti-cancer effect.
2. bitter bamboo shoots
Chinese medicine believes that bitter bamboo shoots are sweet, cool but not cold, and have the effects of relieving summer heat and detoxifying, losing weight and fitness, strengthening stomach and promoting digestion.
Bitter bamboo shoots are delicious food on the summer table. People usually use bitter bamboo shoots, ribs and pickles to make a pot of bitter bamboo shoots, which tastes bitter and delicious and has endless aftertaste.
3. Bitter vegetables
Sonchus oleraceus, also known as tea, camellia oleifera, Sonchus oleraceus and Sonchus oleraceus, is the whole grass of Sonchus oleraceus in Compositae. Bitter vegetables mainly contain carbohydrates, B vitamins, vitamin C, minerals and other nutrients.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that bitter vegetables are bitter and cold, and have the functions of clearing heat, cooling blood and detoxifying. Li Shizhen pointed out in the book Compendium of Materia Medica: "Bitter vegetables adjust the twelve meridians, feel at ease and benefit qi, intellectual man fit against aging and improve eyesight." Pickled bitter vegetables are delicious dishes to accompany meals in summer, which have the functions of refreshing, appetizing, relieving summer heat, clearing the heart and removing annoyance.
4. Lycium barbarum seedlings
Lycium barbarum seedling is also called beet and Lycium barbarum tip. Chinese medicine believes that Lycium barbarum seedlings are cool, sweet and bitter, and have the functions of clearing away heat, nourishing yin and improving eyesight. It is suitable for treating fever due to yin deficiency, thirst, hand and foot fever, liver and kidney deficiency, dry eyes, toothache due to deficiency of fire, etc.
5. Lettuce; lettuce
Lettuce is also called thousand yuan vegetable and lettuce. Chinese medicine believes that lettuce is cool, bitter and sweet, and enters the gastrointestinal tract. Has diuretic, diaphragmatic, qi regulating, heat clearing and thirst quenching effects.
It is suitable for treating dysuria, qi stagnation of spleen and stomach, anorexia, thirst and polydipsia. Lettuce can be fried or mixed. The fire exploded. Stir-fry with a little salt, marinate, and squeeze out the juice.