Fortunately, we also have "iced drinks", "iced watermelons" and "water paradise" ... "Watermelons have air conditioning and WiFi, and games are not allowed to talk about my dishes". Summer is a season of indulgence.
At the same time, summer is also a season of love and hate. We don't like summer because it is too hot. Summer heat is the evil of summer heat and the main qi of summer heat. In addition, summer is also a season of high incidence of various diseases, and the main reason is the qi of summer evil.
The four seasons are impermanent, in fact, every season has foreign "evil spirits", which in turn makes people sick. There is a saying in Huangdi Neijing: "Cold in spring, heat in summer, dampness in autumn and typhoid fever in winter." The reason why we have these uncomfortable symptoms is "inseparable" from the seasonal changes.
The weak parts of the body are different in each season. It is necessary to know in advance what discomfort symptoms are prone to appear in each season and which functions of the body are prone to deterioration, and then choose ingredients to supplement them, so that the body has the capital to overcome evil spirits.
When it comes to "medicated diet" and "food tonic", it is not necessary to add any valuable Chinese herbal medicines to the food, but to choose natural ingredients suitable for your favorite food after considering the season, physique and physical condition, so as to change the three meals and help replenish the five internal organs. This is the correct way to open the "four seasons health".
"Nourishing liver in spring, heart in summer, lung in autumn, kidney in winter and spleen and stomach in four seasons", Chinese medicine believes that the five internal organs correspond to the natural seasons, and our main organs should be maintained according to different seasons.
In a "cold season" with extremely unstable emotions, the liver, the most fragile five internal organs, is the recommended food color-green.
Spring marks the end of the long winter, and new buds are sprouting. This is a growing season. At the same time, the spring breeze is unpredictable, spreads widely, flutters with the wind, and is changeable. At this time, it is easy to feel uneasy.
The liver is responsible for controlling blood flow and blood volume, promoting digestive function, effectively metabolizing water and regulating spirit. If the liver is weak, it will lead to emotional instability or depression.
A season without moisture and vitality is also a "summer evil season" with physical and mental fatigue and anxiety. The heart, the most vulnerable five zang-organs, the recommended food colors are yellow and red.
The "heart" referred to in TCM is not only the heart, but also related to the brain and autonomic nerves. Heart governs spirit and consciousness, and is responsible for hematopoiesis and blood circulation throughout the body. Nervousness, insomnia, dreaminess and bad complexion all represent the weakness of the heart.
A "dry season" in which everything is dry, the lungs, the most vulnerable five internal organs, recommend eating white food.
Although autumn means a bumper harvest, the autumn wind is dry and even the air dries up. As long as you inhale through your nose, the outside air will enter the lungs through the respiratory organs.
The lung itself is sensitive and fragile, and it is prone to discomfort such as dry skin or sore throat when invaded by foreign pathogens.
A "shrinking" and "stiff" cold and evil season, the kidney, the most vulnerable five internal organs, suggests eating black food.
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Winter, a season when nature is almost motionless. Cold will make people shrink up and don't want to move, leading to circulation stagnation.
The kidney is called the "treasure house of vitality" and is responsible for reproduction, growth and development. "Innate energy" is the vitality extracted from here. The older you get, the more you need to take care of this part of the kidney. Once the kidney becomes weak, it will lead to aging.
As far as composition is concerned, what can warm the body is positive, and what can lower the body temperature is negative. Summer vegetables such as eggplant and bitter gourd are negative components.
Summer is full of yang, so you should eat negative ingredients to lower your body temperature; In winter, yin is strong, so positive ingredients should be used to raise body temperature. This is a "battle" to try to reconcile with nature, and choosing the right ingredients is half the battle.
In addition, when we choose different ingredients, we can also take our physical condition into account, which is more conducive to adjusting to a balanced state. For example, when you are impetuous and emotional, when the yang is strong, you need to ingest negative ingredients.
Nature and body, mind and body, can only be called health if the above are coordinated smoothly, which is our ideal physical state.
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I am Bao Xiao, a physician and a friend who cares more about your health.