In dog days, the elderly are weaker and more susceptible to the influence of seasons. In the meantime, the elderly should pay attention to heatstroke prevention and health preservation. Let's take a look at the health care for the elderly in dog days!
In dog days, the elderly should do more outdoor activities to supplement the yang.
The sun is strong in dog days, so the elderly can do more outdoor sports to supplement the spirit of the sun and keep fit. Old people can choose Tai Ji Chuan, walking, jogging, fishing, rubbing their legs and clapping their hands to relax menstruation and promote blood circulation, but remember not to be overtired. In summer, the weather is hot and the sunshine time is long, so it is best for the elderly to exercise in the morning, when the air is fresh and the temperature is suitable, which is very beneficial to the health of the elderly. You should avoid going out in hot weather to avoid heatstroke.
Summer masters nourish the heart, and it is necessary to meditate and nourish the spirit.
There has been a saying since ancient times that summer nourishes the heart. In dog days, when the weather is hot and the sunshine time is prolonged, people will inevitably be impetuous. It is easy to make people nervous, psychologically and emotionally fluctuating. In addition, high temperature reduces the immune function of the body, and patients are likely to have myocardial ischemia, arrhythmia and elevated blood pressure. Even healthy people may have emotional irritability. Therefore, nourishing the heart is also a good way to prevent emotional ups and downs and even prevent diseases. Old people should also be calm in the dog days.
Old people should not take a cold bath in summer.
Old people can't bathe in cold water in hot summer. After the human body is stimulated by cold water, it will produce a series of stimulating reactions, such as accelerated heartbeat, increased blood pressure, muscle contraction, mental tension, etc. For the elderly who are relatively weak, it may lead to adverse consequences such as cardiac arrest and high blood pressure.
Get up early, stay up late, and catch up on sleep at noon.
Go to bed late and get up early in dog days to adapt to the changes of yang excess and yin deficiency in nature. In addition, a proper nap can supplement the lack of sleep and effectively prevent the occurrence of heart diseases such as coronary heart disease and myocardial infarction. Huangdi Neijing says:? When the yang is exhausted, you lie down, and when the yin is exhausted, you sleep. ? From the point of view of Chinese medicine, noon and noon are the time when yin and yang alternate, and also the time when the human body moves qi? Yin? And then what? Heyang? Dog days are good for nourishing yin and strengthening yang. It is very important for the elderly to keep healthy and sleep because they need to nourish yin and protect yin in dog days.
In dog days, the elderly eat healthily and beware of food poisoning.
Some old people have the habit of staying overnight because of frugality. However, in summer, the weather is hot, the temperature is high and the humidity is high, the reproduction speed of pathogenic microorganisms is accelerated, and food is easily spoiled. Overnight food is prone to bacterial food poisoning and intestinal infectious diseases if it is not properly preserved. In addition, because of poor memory and eyesight, the elderly often forget to pay attention to or fail to see the shelf life of frozen food. Food experts remind the elderly to raise their awareness of food hygiene and safety.
Don't eat cold food.
The digestion and absorption ability of the spleen and stomach of middle-aged and elderly people is gradually deteriorating. Because the heat is unbearable, the function of the spleen and stomach will decline. Cold food is easy to hurt the spleen and stomach, affect appetite, and may even lead to gastrointestinal dysfunction. Especially after meals and exercise, don't eat cold food immediately.
Most of human blood is concentrated in digestive organs such as stomach, and gastrointestinal activities are relatively active. If you eat cold drinks at this time, the gastric mucosal blood vessels contract correspondingly, the secretion of digestive glands decreases, and the immune function of digestive system decreases, leading to bacterial reproduction and intestinal diseases such as enteritis. A large number of cold drinks enter the body, which can cause vasoconstriction of gastric mucosa and decrease the secretion of gastric juice, resulting in decreased appetite and affecting the digestion of food.
Eat in moderation, not too full.
Chinese medicine thinks? If you are not thirsty, you will have abdominal distension; if you are not hungry, you will have spleen deficiency. . When people are hungry and thirsty, they are most likely to drink too much and eat too much, rushing to eat and binge drinking. Therefore, the elderly in the hot summer, hungry and thirsty, to chew slowly. In addition, in the absence of appetite, you can't force yourself to eat and overeat. So eat properly. Hunger leads to insufficient food intake, lack of chemical sources, leading to insufficient qi and blood, causing physical fatigue and emaciation, weak vital qi, decreased resistance and other diseases; Full appetite will exceed the digestion, absorption and transportation functions of the spleen and stomach, leading to diseases that damage the spleen and stomach, such as food accumulation, abdominal distension, putrefaction and pantothenic acid, anorexia, vomiting and diarrhea.
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