In the theoretical system of Chinese medicine, Chinese medicine also believes that "summer qi and heart qi are interlinked", so it is necessary to "rest" for health, such as going to bed early and getting up early to avoid sweating. Sweating too much is easy to hurt the sun.

After the weather turns hot, it's easy to be agitated, fidgety and sleep badly. And people's minds are easily influenced. So how to avoid fidgeting? First of all, we should pay attention to mental conditioning and maintain a happy mood; Secondly, don't be angry, don't be sad, and keep yourself calm. Chinese medicine has long said "nourishing the heart in summer". Therefore, it is necessary to maintain physical and mental pleasure in summer and prevent diseases caused by excessive heart fire.

Second, diet should prevent getting angry.

Hot weather can cause a series of symptoms, such as irritability and insomnia. Summer heat is easy to produce internal heat to the body, and "fire prevention" has become the first principle of health preservation in summer.

You can eat more food that clears away heat and detoxifies in midsummer. In traditional Chinese medicine, herbs that can clear away heat and reduce fire are: mint, lotus leaf, honeysuckle, chrysanthemum, forsythia and so on. The diet should be light and easy to digest, and eat less greasy and spicy food. Mung beans, lotus seeds, lotus leaves, reed rhizome and lentils can be added. Add japonica rice to cook porridge and let it cool before eating. The medicated porridge has the effects of invigorating stomach and relieving summer heat. Eating more fruits and vegetables at ordinary times can supplement vitamins. It is best to eat more melons, including watermelon, cantaloupe, watermelon, cucumber, wax gourd and so on.

Third, eat more bitterness.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that most bitter vegetables have the function of clearing away heat. Therefore, nutritionists suggest that bitter foods such as bitter vegetables and bitter melons can relieve fever, dispel summer heat and eliminate summer fatigue. Eating bitter gourd soup or bitter gourd vegetables in summer can harmonize the spleen and stomach, eliminate fatigue, refresh the mind and prevent heatstroke and gastrointestinal diseases. Bitter vegetables are also vegetables with the same origin of medicine and food. Has the effects of cooling and detoxicating, disinfecting and expelling pus, removing blood stasis and relieving pain, and preventing and treating gastroenteritis. When eating bitter vegetables, wash its roots and leaves, fry them and make soup. It tastes bitter and fragrant. It is a delicious food to relieve summer heat and stimulate appetite, and has a certain preventive effect on enteritis and dysentery. You sweat a lot in summer, so you might as well drink something bitter. Beer, green tea, kudingcha, etc. Are all good choices.

Fourth, prevent colds and heatstroke.

In hot summer, air-conditioning fans are the best summer appliances. For people who are afraid of heat, air conditioning with a fan on is the most comfortable. But for joint patients, summer is the best time to avoid cold, because too cold environment is more likely to cause lesions. Therefore, in summer, pay attention to the moderate use of air conditioners and fans, and use them as little as possible.

It's too hot outside in summer, so you need the best heatstroke prevention measures to avoid long exposure. You can reserve some heatstroke prevention drugs at home, such as Ren Dan, Huoxiang Zhengqi series (water, liquid, pills, capsules), ten drops of water, essential oil and so on. For people who often stay in air-conditioned rooms, pay attention to hydrating and drinking more water. So as not to get too dry.

5. Ensure adequate sleep.

In summer, the days are long and the nights are short, the temperature is high, and the human body has strong metabolism, high consumption and easy fatigue. Therefore, getting enough sleep in summer is of great significance to promoting health and improving work and study efficiency. In order to ensure adequate sleep, we must first have a regular life; Secondly, the bedroom should be ventilated and cool; Third, we should maintain a peaceful attitude and strive to be "calm and natural"; Fourth, we should have a proper nap time. Taking a nap in summer can relax the brain and body system, which is beneficial to work and study in the afternoon and is also a powerful measure to prevent heatstroke.