At this time, eat some bitter food in moderation, such as bitter gourd, Chinese kale, buckwheat, lettuce and so on. Because bitter food has the function of clearing away heat and toxic materials.
Mango is the ninth of the 24 solar terms in the lunar calendar. It is not only a busy solar term, but also marks the official start of midsummer, which is the season with the most precipitation in a year. The rise of temperature and humidity can easily lead to physical discomfort, fatigue, poor sweating, chest tightness, greasy mouth and tasteless.
1. heatstroke prevention
After the awning, the weather is getting hotter and hotter, and heatstroke prevention is particularly important. Avoid strong sunlight, avoid excessive activities at noon, and take sun protection measures when going out, such as umbrella, sun hat and sunscreen, to prevent heatstroke. For office workers, it is suggested to take appropriate activities to avoid the sun, while for friends who work outdoors, they should take a nap at noon to avoid the peak of summer heat in a day. In addition, it is inevitable to sweat more when it is hot in summer. At this time, pay attention to drink plenty of water (light salt water, mung bean water, etc.). ) supplement body fluids and eat more foods that can dispel summer heat and replenish qi, promote fluid production and quench thirst, such as tomatoes, cucumbers, peaches and other fruits and vegetables, in order to achieve the effect of heatstroke prevention and cooling.
protection against the tide
There is plenty of rain in the awning season, so it is easy for moisture to take advantage of it. Therefore, people should stay in damp places as little as possible. In terms of diet conditioning, the diet should be light, eat less meat and eat more. While emphasizing dietary supplements, you should not eat too salty or too sweet in summer. In addition, Chinese medicine believes that "dampness in summer is easy to hurt the spleen". In the season of awning, you can eat more foods that can strengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness, such as lentils, coix seed and wax gourd. Some cold and greasy foods should be avoided or eaten less as far as possible, so as not to hurt the spleen by dampness. If necessary, you can take some dampness-removing drugs, such as Huoxiang Zhengqi Water and Ganlu Xiaodu Dan.
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Nourish Yang Qi
In the season of awning, yang is the most important. One is to avoid overwork, sweating, turning on the air conditioner for a long time, drinking a lot of cold drinks and other unhealthy lifestyles, and the other is to supplement moxibustion and moxibustion. Folium Artemisiae Argyi is warm, which can warm meridians and dredge collaterals, dispel cold and remove dampness, and tonify human yang. At present, it is also the time when the yang in nature is strong. The combination of yang and heat makes the warming effect more obvious. At ordinary times, moxibustion at home can choose Zusanli, Shu Fei, Shenshu and other health points to nourish yang.
Nourish your heart
In daily life, it is appropriate to take a nap at noon, which means 1 1 ~ 13. This time is a critical moment to nourish the heart, and the best way is to take a nap. In summer, the humidity is heavy, and it is the easiest to invade the spleen of the human body. Dampness trapped in the spleen is easy to be sad for a long time. Soaking feet at night and massaging Yongquan, Laogong and Neiguan points are helpful to nourish the heart and soothe the nerves. In addition, hot weather will inevitably make people feel irritable, so pay attention to keep smiling.