The first midsummer and the last midsummer, collectively referred to as "dog days", refer to the wettest and sultry period in a year among the 24 traditional solar terms in China, lasting 30 to 40 days. In dog days, we should not only pay attention to heatstroke prevention, but also pay attention to discharging the cold in the body. It can be said that it is the key period of health preservation in a year, so let's take a look at what is the first squat, the middle squat and the last squat.
What are the dog days?
The dog days appear in hot summer and early autumn, which is the hottest and muggy day of the year. The so-called "dog days" refers to the "dog days" of the lunar calendar, which is the hottest period of the year. It can be understood as "squatting" means that the weather is too hot to move. But the dog days are called "dog days" because there are also many cold factors. The dog days are the hottest thirty or forty days in a year in the Central Plains. The dog days are calculated according to the lunar calendar, between the middle and late July and the early August of the solar calendar. The dog days start from summer to the third Geng day in the future, which is called the first day (10 day); The fourth Geng day from the summer solstice is called Zhongfu (10 day, there are also 20 days), and the first Geng day after beginning of autumn is the last Geng day (10 day), and then the seasonal changes begin to enter autumn.
In classical Chinese, V means latent. The "crouching" of "dog days" means "crouching evil". That is, the so-called "six evils" (referring to "wind, cold, heat, dampness, dryness and fire"). In summer, summer evil will gradually lurk in the depths of the body without being noticed. If summer evil is not removed, fire in autumn will kill gold and hurt lung qi, which will lead to the decline of people's immunity and diseases such as cold, cough and fever. After entering winter, these diseases will recur. "... autumn is sarcoidosis, and there are few harvesters in winter solstice, and the condition is serious. "
Therefore, it is clearly pointed out in the Yellow Emperor's Canon that "if you love outside, you will be angry". Don't hide in an air-conditioned room for fear of sweating. Cold drinks can't dispel summer heat, but will hurt the spleen and stomach. You know, tea is the best drink to relieve summer heat. Although a cup of hot tea will sweat a little, it will be followed by a chill. You can't just look at the present, but look further. Health care must start now.
Six things that the body fears most in dog days!
First, the cervical spine is most afraid of blowing.
It is hot and natural. Many families turn on the air conditioner for a long time, and the cervical vertebra blows against the air conditioner, which will cause pathological changes of surrounding soft tissues, form chronic inflammation of muscles and subcutaneous tissues, and cause persistent neck spasm, back pain and other consequences. It is suggested that the indoor air conditioning temperature should not be lower than 25 degrees Celsius, and the shoulder and back should not directly face the air conditioning. If the temperature can't be adjusted by itself, you can put a shawl on your shoulder and take a hot bath at night.
Second, drinking water is the most afraid of being fast.
Because of the high temperature, the speed of water shortage will also accelerate, and many people are used to drinking water in big gulps. If you drink water too fast, water will quickly enter the blood and be absorbed in the intestine, which will dilute the blood and increase the blood volume, especially for patients with coronary heart disease. People will have chest tightness, shortness of breath and other symptoms, which will seriously lead to myocardial infarction.
Therefore, drinking water in summer should not be too fast, and it should be small for many times. Drink only 100~ 150 ml every time, the body will absorb it better, and you can't be greedy for cold. /kloc-Warm water above 0/0 degree is the best for your health.
Third, the eyes are most afraid of sun exposure.
In the scorching sun, the eyes are the most vulnerable organs. Experts remind that eyes like cold and fear heat. If you don't pay attention to sun protection, it is easy to age ahead of time and cause various eye diseases. If you want to go out from 10 to 4 pm, you'd better wear sunglasses, a hat or an umbrella. The color of sunglasses is dark brown and light green, which has the best anti-ultraviolet effect. You can eat more eye-catching foods, such as longan, yam, carrots, red dates and so on. Bacteria multiply quickly in summer, so rub your eyes as little as possible; Washing your face with running water can reduce eye diseases.
Fourth, morning exercises are most afraid of being early.
Dawn breaks early in summer, and many people go to the park for morning exercises early. In the morning, after a night of metabolism, plants absorb oxygen and exhale a lot of carbon dioxide, which increases the concentration of carbon dioxide in places with many trees and flowers; Research shows that before 6: 00 in the morning, various harmful substances such as nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons produced by coal burning and automobile exhaust emissions gather in the air, which is the peak of pollution. Breathing these dirty air will have harmful effects on human body. In addition, before sunrise, because there is no photosynthesis, there is not much fresh oxygen near the green plants, but a lot of carbon dioxide is accumulated, which is not good for health. Therefore, the morning exercise time in summer should not be earlier than 6 o'clock.
Fifth, the family is most afraid of gray.
Summer is sultry and humid, and dust is more likely to attach to the air and enter people's skin and body. Because it is difficult to be found by naked eyes, people often neglect to clean them up. They float in the air for a long time and attach to the surface of objects in large quantities, becoming the habitat of dust mites and mold spores in the air. These dirty things will take the opportunity to enter the respiratory system, leading to asthma, rhinitis and other diseases. It is suggested to increase the cleaning frequency in summer, once every two or three days.
Sixth, the stomach is most afraid of cold.
In summer, ice cream, cold drinks and frozen fruits are delicious! But summer is also a high incidence of intestinal diseases. Experts suggest eating less cold things this season, especially before getting up in the morning and going to bed at night. In order to keep the "stomach" warm in time, when eating cold food, you may wish to add some ginger or mustard, which can warm the stomach and sterilize it.
How to dispel cold and dampness in dog days?
1, dietotherapy to dispel cold
In dog days, you can eat some warm and cold food properly and avoid eating raw and cold food. Mutton, crucian carp, yam, medlar, etc. It's all warm food When cooking, you can also add some seasonings such as garlic and ginger, or warm the spleen and stomach to eliminate cold pathogens.
2. Three volt sticker
"Sanfutie" is based on the concept of "correspondence between man and nature", "external treatment of internal diseases" and "treatment of winter diseases in summer" in traditional Chinese medicine. By applying Chinese medicine to acupoints, Chinese medicine can stimulate the acupoints, adjust the balance of yin and yang, and achieve the effect of eliminating diseases and protecting health. The application is generally suitable for weakness, asthma, rhinitis, joint diseases of limbs and vertebrae, palace cold dysmenorrhea, etc. , and can play a role in enhancing immunity, especially suitable for people who are prone to cough and suffer from cold and cold diseases.
Step 3 soak your feet to get rid of the cold
There are spleen meridians, stomach meridians, liver meridians, kidney meridians and other viscera and meridians on people's feet. Soaking feet in dog days can dredge meridians, activate viscera, regulate organ function, improve blood circulation in pores and accelerate the elimination of body cold. Soak your feet for too long until you sweat. Sweating is harmful to qi and blood, which is the so-called "sweating and dying of yang". Therefore, it is best to use warm water of about 40℃ for soaking feet in summer, specifically based on the principle of not sweating.
Step 4 eat ginger
Ginger contains volatile gingerol and gingerol, which has the functions of promoting blood circulation, dispelling cold, eliminating dampness and sweating. In particular, ginger has the functions of benefiting gallbladder, strengthening stomach, stopping vomiting, removing fishy smell and eliminating edema. Fresh ginger moistens dryness without hurting yin, and the combination with honey is beneficial to the recovery of liver disease. If you often feel cold stomach and loss of appetite, you can often take fresh ginger slices to stimulate gastric juice secretion and promote digestion.
5, moxibustion
Moxibustion is to stimulate acupoints, warm meridians and promote blood circulation, and strengthen the body resistance and eliminate evil through the warm power and drug action of moxibustion fire. Moxibustion therapy can dredge meridians, regulate qi and blood, strengthen spleen and stomach, warm yang and dispel cold.
Step 6 wipe
Scraping is generally only for colds in the early and middle stages, and it has the functions of dispelling wind and clearing heat and dispelling wind and dispelling cold, and the effect of scraping in the later stage is much worse. After scraping, it is best to drink a large glass of warm boiled water to help detoxify, and the scraping part should not catch cold.
7. Drink hot water
Many people have doubts about whether drinking hot water in dog days can really get rid of dampness and cold, but it is actually possible. Dog days are the most vigorous stage of human yang. At this time, in order to adapt to the weather, the human body is in a state of "excess of yang outside, internal deficit". The purpose of drinking hot water is mainly to perspire, which is the function of sweating and relieving exterior syndrome in traditional Chinese medicine, and plays the role of dredging interior and clearing heat. However, this is just a way of keeping in good health. Although feasible, it will take a long time to persist. It is not just a short period of three volts that can eliminate the dampness and coldness in the body.
8. Cupping
Cupping can dispel cold and dampness, dredge collaterals and remove blood stasis, and many diseases can be improved by cupping therapy. The best storage time in summer is about 10 minute. For ordinary people, cupping is not allowed in damaged skin and bony processes, otherwise it will cause infection and other consequences.