As the temperature rises rapidly, summer comes quietly. What should we pay attention to in this sunny season when everything is growing? Experts say that people's health care methods should be adjusted accordingly with the changes of natural seasons. After the long summer, the climate will gradually get hot and dry. Therefore, in health care, we should pay attention to nourishing body fluids, nourishing the heart and calming the nerves from many aspects such as diet, daily life and emotion. In addition, at the same time of heatstroke prevention and cooling, we should also pay attention not to drink too many cold drinks, so as not to damage the yang and cause illness.
First, diet: nourishing nutrition and hygiene
In summer, the yang is strong and the yin is weak, that is to say, in summer, due to the hot and dry climate, people sweat more and their metabolism is enhanced. If you don't pay attention to your diet and daily life, it will easily lead to discomfort such as "getting angry". Therefore, Zhao Yubin, vice president of Shijiazhuang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, suggested that the diet in the long summer should be based on the principle of nourishing and strengthening the spleen (pay attention to eliminating dampness after summer heat enters the stomach), and the diet is light and easy to digest, and eat less greasy and spicy, especially for the weak elderly or children; And eat some bitter and cold food, such as mung bean, watermelon, bitter gourd, cucumber, tomato, duck, goose, crucian carp, lean pork and so on. , can play a certain role in clearing away heat. Due to the vigorous metabolism of human body in summer, the demand for nutrients also increases correspondingly, so the intake of protein should be increased appropriately. The daily intake of protein should be 100 ~ 120g, of which more than half should be high-quality protein such as fish, lean meat, chicken, eggs, milk and bean products.
In addition, high temperature can easily lead to the growth of bacteria, so special attention should be paid to food hygiene in summer. Raw fruits and vegetables must be washed and fully heated before eating cooked food or leftovers, so as to avoid gastrointestinal diseases such as diarrhea and enteritis caused by food deterioration.
Second, daily life: take a nap to catch up on sleep
Chinese medicine believes that summer is a sunny season, which is reflected in the long days and short nights. Therefore, people can adapt to this seasonal law, stay up late and get up early, but ensure adequate sleep. Dean Zhao suggested that if you don't get enough sleep at night, you can take a nap during your lunch break at noon to replenish your sleep, restore your energy and maintain a good mental state in the afternoon. The nap time can be determined according to your own specific situation, ranging from ten minutes to an hour.
Third, heatstroke prevention: nourish the body, not greedy.
When the weather is hot, the human body has a strong metabolism and sweats more. Excessive sweating will consume body fluids and lose a lot of water, minerals and vitamins, thus increasing energy consumption and reducing human endurance and resistance. Therefore, in summer, especially after sweating a lot, we should not only replenish water in time, but also pay attention to supplementing minerals and vitamins. Drinking more water and eating more fruits and vegetables can achieve the effects of promoting fluid production to quench thirst and supplementing trace elements.
In addition, Dean Zhao also reminded that although sweating is harmful to body fluids, it is impossible not to sweat in summer. With the improvement of living standards, air conditioners are widely installed in homes, shopping malls or workplaces. Many people love to be cool. When it is hot, they often "drill" into air-conditioned rooms or eat cold drinks and food. Dean Zhao said that although sweating and discomfort after sweating were avoided, it also laid a hidden danger to health. Because sweating is the body's normal response to seasonal changes, normal sweating can promote the body's metabolism. If you don't want to sweat at all, it will inevitably affect this normal metabolic process. If metabolic waste cannot be discharged, stagnation will become a pathogenic factor. Therefore, in addition to the necessary heatstroke prevention, proper sweating in summer is also beneficial to your health.
Fourth, emotion: nourishing the heart and calming the nerves
According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, summer corresponds to the heart in the five internal organs, and the heart governs the gods, that is, psychology. Therefore, in summer, we should pay attention to nourishing the heart and calming the nerves, try to keep a calm mind, express and vent our emotions appropriately, and avoid impatience and excitement leading to endogenous heart fire. This can not only "naturally calm down", but also avoid the occurrence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases caused by excitement and anxiety.
How to rest your mind? In addition to improving your self-cultivation, you can also keep your mind calm and relax through moderate physical exercise, such as jogging, walking and swimming. Or go out to play more and relax in the natural environment.