Summer needs "heart", so nourishing the heart in summer is the key to health. At this time, the crops are growing vigorously and the human body is full of yang. People get tired easily and have a bad appetite, so we should pay attention to aftercare at this time.
Chinese medicine believes that "sweat is the liquid of the heart", so there is a saying that "sweat and blood are homologous". Because of the hot weather in summer, people are prone to sweating, so it is not appropriate to promote sweating in other ways at this time.
Some people use sauna to raise their body temperature in a short time to promote perspiration. These methods of sweating out consume gas and hurt body fluid, which is the loss of healthy qi in human body and gives the evil of summer-heat and dampness an opportunity. Therefore, it is not appropriate to promote perspiration in this way in summer.
Moderate exercise can adapt to the rise of yang, make it unimpeded, and help people's blood run smoothly. However, when the heat is extremely high and the temperature is too high, if strenuous exercise leads to excessive sweating, Yin and Yang will dissipate.
Summer diet should be light and eat less greasy things. In the hot summer, you can choose yam, coix seed, red beans and other dual-purpose products to cook porridge, which can strengthen the spleen and replenish qi, promote diuresis and reduce swelling if you eat it regularly.
"Eat radish in winter and ginger in summer"
Many people know that "eating radish in winter and ginger in summer does not require a prescription from my husband". The ginger mentioned here is a warm food. Ginger is eaten in summer because of spleen-stomach yang deficiency in summer. Eating ginger can warm the spleen and stomach. At the same time, ginger also has the function of dispersing, which can disperse excessive yang on the surface.
Generally, it is hot in summer, so swimming is a good dietary choice.
Chinese medicine believes that "the solitary yang is not long, and the solitary yin is not born." If you blindly pursue cold, it will hurt your health or lead to internal cold.
Many areas have the custom of drinking herbal tea in summer, but there may be a misunderstanding that people should drink herbal tea. In fact, cold drinks can't achieve the heat-clearing effect of herbal tea, and warm drinks are the best. Taking herbal tea at moderate temperature can not only reduce the side effects and adverse reactions of some drugs, but also reduce the irritation to the gastrointestinal tract.
Prunella vulgaris, mulberry leaves and chrysanthemum are all good herbal tea formulas.
Xiasangju, namely Prunella vulgaris, mulberry leaves and chrysanthemum. Prunella vulgaris can improve eyesight and dispel liver fire; Mulberry leaves can clear lung and moisten dryness; Chrysanthemum has the effects of dispelling wind and clearing heat, calming the liver and improving eyesight.
On the basis of these three herbs, adding plumula Nelumbinis can achieve the effect of clearing away heart fire and relieving annoyance.
Key points of health care in summer solstice 10
1 light diet, eat more fruits and vegetables and miscellaneous grains.
The weather is hot from summer solstice, and the diet should be light but not greasy, sweet and thick. Eat more miscellaneous grains to cool your body, and don't overeat hot food to avoid helping heat. Eating melons and fruits in cold sex should be enough, and not overeating, so as not to damage the spleen and stomach.
The living environment should be cool.
Many young people like to wear cowboy clothes, which is not suitable for summer. The color of clothes should be mainly light, and the fabric of clothes should be mainly cotton and linen. The room should be cool, and the indoor temperature is low in the morning and evening. Doors and windows should be opened for ventilation. At noon, the outdoor temperature is higher than the indoor temperature. Close the doors and windows and close the curtains.
Avoid eating cold food at night.
Summer nights are short, lettuce, melons, etc. These are taboo in summer. Be careful not to eat cold and sticky things at night, otherwise abdominal distension, vomiting and diarrhea will occur.
Go to bed late, get up early and take a nap.
At this time, the daily rest of the public should conform to the changes in nature, and should go to bed late and get up early, and the old, the weak and the sick should go to bed early and get up early. Starting today, you must take a nap. In the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, taking a nap is to nourish yin with yang, and sleeping for children is to nourish yang with yin. As long as you can close your eyes for a while, you can achieve a good effect of nourishing yin.
Drink plenty of water to prevent headache and dizziness.
During the summer solstice, the temperature is high and a lot of water is lost in the human body. If you don't replenish water in time at this time, the blood volume of the human body will decrease and the blood supply to the brain will be insufficient, which will lead to headache and dizziness.
6 rest and adjust your heart
According to the theory of five elements in Chinese medicine, summer is the season of nourishing the heart, which should be "always like ice and snow", that is, "calm and naturally cool". Listening to slow music is a good way to adjust your breathing. Soothing music can help you slow down your breathing and give your heart a rest.
Take a hot bath.
Warm water bath can reduce the excitability of nervous system, dilate blood vessels on body surface, accelerate blood circulation, improve the nutrition of skin and tissues, reduce muscle tension, eliminate fatigue, improve sleep and enhance resistance.
8 avoid sleeping at night and being greedy.
Don't sleep at night and turn on the air conditioner all night. This habit can easily lead to colds, facial paralysis, joint pain, abdominal pain and diarrhea, which is very serious to the body. The proverb "avoid the wind like an arrow, avoid the color like chaos, add and subtract clothes on time, and eat less after meals" can all be understood as the health requirements in summer.
9 Appropriate exercise
The best time to exercise is in the early morning or in the cool night. The venue can be in rivers, lakes, parks, courtyards and other places with fresh air. Walking, playing Tai Ji Chuan and doing radio gymnastics are the best sports, but strenuous exercise is not suitable.
10 Take sun protection measures when going out.
At this time, you should avoid exposure to strong sunlight. Take sun protection measures when going out, such as taking an umbrella, wearing a sun hat and applying sunscreen. Take some Dan, Huoxiang Zhengqi water, ten drops of water and cool oil with you.