202 1 dog days plan
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Chinese medicine believes that in summer, the human body's yang rises and radiates outward, and the blood circulation is correspondingly vigorous. Outside the viscera of the body, the skin is often in a state of catharsis and often sweats to adapt to the hot weather. Therefore, the body is prone to the dysfunction of zang-fu organs, and it is easy to form symptoms such as qi deficiency, physical weakness, eating disorder, and even diseases such as heatstroke and gastrointestinal dysfunction, which affect health. So how can you keep healthy during this time?
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that keeping in good health in dog days should conform to the season and use the "heat-keeping method" to raise the temperature, so as to cool off the summer heat healthily.
Drink more warm water.
We all say that it is more important to replenish yang in summer. If you eat iced watermelon, iced drinks, or even cold salad, you will have diarrhea, which are all manifestations of spleen and stomach yang deficiency. Therefore, despite the hot weather, people are advised to put down their iced drinks of online celebrities and drink more warm water.
Take a hot bath.
In hot summer in dog days, people sweat a lot and their skin pores expand, which can easily lead to a "cold", especially when taking a bath. Remember not to bathe in cold water after sweating, so as to avoid cold evil entering the body. Although the temperature is high in summer, warm water should be used for bathing to promote the expansion of capillaries, which is more conducive to the discharge of body heat.
Hot water soaking feet
The foot is the second heart of the human body. Soaking feet with hot water can smooth blood, increase the blood flow rate and flow rate of feet, and enhance metabolism. And there are many acupoints on the feet. Soaking feet with hot water can stimulate the six meridians of the foot, such as the stomach meridian of the foot Yangming and the bladder meridian of the foot Taiyang, thus strengthening the spleen and eliminating dampness.
We can soak our feet 1~2 times a week for daily health care; The water temperature should not be too high. Soak in 42 warm water until you sweat slightly. The time should not be too long, just about 20-30 minutes each time. You can also mix some herbs according to your constitution.
Eat less chilled watermelon, ice cream, cold drinks and other raw and cold foods in dog days, and eat more of the following foods.
Toning meat and eggs: In summer, it is advisable to clear away heat and damp, and the diet should choose all kinds of fresh and delicious, mild, easy to digest, tonic but not greasy food. You can choose to eat lean pork, duck meat, rabbit meat, boiled chicken, salted duck eggs, steamed fresh fish and other foods rich in high-quality protein to increase protein's intake. Cooking methods are mainly steamed and cold salad to promote appetite.
Bitter gourd: Chinese medicine believes that in summer, the heart is prone to inflammation, and bitter taste can relieve summer heat and dryness. Eating some bitter food in summer can restore the function of spleen and stomach and increase appetite. Eating some bitter gourd properly in hot weather can not only clear the heart, relieve annoyance and refresh the mind, but also stimulate the appetite, strengthen the spleen and benefit the stomach. In addition, modern medicine has found that there is an active protein in bitter gourd, which can effectively urge immune cells in the body to kill cancer cells and has a certain anti-cancer effect. Bitter gourd can be mixed with salad and fried with meat, which is fresh and refreshing and has a unique flavor.
Mung beans: Mung beans are sweet and cold, enter the heart and stomach, and have the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, relieving summer heat and diuresis. It is recorded in Compendium of Materia Medica that cooking with mung beans can reduce swelling and reduce qi, clear away heat and toxic materials, relieve summer heat and quench thirst, harmonize the five internal organs, soothe the nerves and replenish deficiency, and moisturize the skin; Mung bean powder can detoxify, treat sores and swelling, and treat burns; Mung bean skin has antipyretic and toxic effects. However, it should be noted that mung beans should not be overcooked, so as not to destroy organic acids and vitamins and reduce the efficacy of clearing away heat and toxic materials. Because mung beans are cold, people with weak spleen and stomach should not eat more.
Watermelon: You sweat a lot in summer, and with the discharge of sweat, you lose a lot of nutrients. In this season, eating watermelon properly can not only make up for the lost water, but also increase nutrition and replenish physical strength.
Green tea: You sweat a lot in summer, and your body consumes a lot of body fluids. You should drink green tea at this time. Green tea tastes bitter and cold, and has the functions of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat, detoxicating and eliminating fire, reducing dryness and quenching thirst, promoting fluid production and quenching thirst, and strengthening the heart and refreshing. Green tea tastes sweet, slightly bitter and slightly cold, and is rich in vitamins, amino acids, minerals and other nutrients. Drinking it can not only relieve the heat.
Ginger: Ginger is an indispensable condiment in a meal. Introduction of ancient medical books: Jiang Yi strengthened the spleen to stimulate appetite, stopped vomiting, warmed channels to dispel cold, relieved headache and fever, and adjusted cholera abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhea. The advantage of eating ginger in summer is that people are used to being greedy and like to eat cold products. When they feel cold at night, it is easy to produce summer heat and dampness, which affects the spleen and stomach. Therefore, people have a bad appetite in summer, eat less and are tired. In view of this situation, drinking a little ginger soup or adding more ginger when cooking can dispel cold and relieve summer heat, and can also treat abdominal pain, diarrhea and vomiting caused by eating unclean food.
Garlic: Garlic is a common spice in stir-fried dishes and cold dishes. At the same time, garlic can kill insects, sterilize, detoxify and reduce swelling, so it is also a cheap antibiotic. Garlic also has the function of preventing cancer. Put some garlic when eating cold salad in summer, which can reduce the occurrence of diarrhea and play the role of sterilization and diarrhea.
Special tips
Moderate exercise and slight sweating
Dog days should also adapt to sports, and you can choose jogging, Tai Chi, walking and swimming. It is recommended to exercise for about 30 minutes in the morning or evening to avoid sweating and hurting qi and blood due to excessive exercise intensity.
Ensure sleep
Many young people don't sleep much in summer, and they are still playing games, watching plays and drinking beer at two or three in the morning. But our daily activities during the day consume energy. Where does the energy come from? It needs to be supplemented by your sleep and rest at night. So don't stay up late. You'd better go to bed before 1 1 in the afternoon.