The solar terms in summer are just around the middle of the dog days, so there are some sayings, such as "Little summer, big summer, steaming on the top, cooking on the bottom" and "Little summer can't see the sun, big summer opens the stone".
First, clearing fire.
Summer is a hot season, especially in summer, when it reaches the most "fire" in a year, so clearing fire has become the most important key. And "clearing fire" can be divided into internal fire and external fire.
1, clearing external fire
"External fire" refers to the high temperature in nature. It can make the skin relax and sweat, and it can also lead to the heat dissipation disorder of the body temperature center, so that heat can accumulate and heatstroke can occur.
Try to avoid direct sunlight in summer, wear a sun hat when going out or working, apply a layer of sunscreen skin care products on your skin when necessary, and pay attention to indoor ventilation and cooling to prevent the invasion of "external fire".
Step 2 clear the heart
"Internal fire" refers to internal heat syndrome caused by imbalance of yin and yang in the body. There are heart fire, lung fire, stomach fire, liver fire and kidney fire. The focus of summer is to clear the fire of the heart.
Summer heat is most likely to lead to insufficient kidney water, excessive heart fire, insufficient water and fire, and symptoms such as palpitation, upset, insomnia, headache, backache, constipation, tongue pain and stomatitis. Therefore, in summer, we must pay attention to the water that tonifies the kidney, so as to remove too much "heart fire" and achieve the combination of fire and water and the balance of yin and yang.
Second, nourish the heart.
According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, seasons correspond to the five elements and five zang-organs, summer belongs to fire, and the corresponding viscera is the heart, so "nourishing the heart" is the focus of health preservation in summer.
In summer, high temperature can easily make people nervous, mentally and emotionally fluctuate, while high temperature can reduce the body's immune function, so nourishing the heart is a good way to prevent emotional fluctuations and prevent diseases.
1, sleep and relax.
It is better to eat American ginseng than to have a good sleep on a hot day. Good sleep and good mood contribute to inner peace. Therefore, it is necessary to adapt to the needs of the season in work and rest, such as going to bed late and getting up early to adapt to the changes of yin deficiency in nature, and the relatively insufficient sleep can be made up by taking a lunch break.
Step 2 smile and rest assured
In summer, laughter is a good medicine for health. "Smile, ten years younger" makes sense. Laughter is a sign of spiritual pleasure. It is sultry in summer, and it is easy to raise blood pressure and get upset. At this time, if you can laugh often, you can improve your mood and coordinate the functions of various organs of the human body.
Step 3 drink tea with peace of mind
Heart-clearing tea: It is a very simple and practical heart-nourishing tea in summer to make tea with honeysuckle, trollius chinensis and lily, which can clear the heart and purge fire, clear away heat and detoxify.
4, drink porridge to strengthen the heart
Drinking porridge in summer is a better choice. Drinking porridge in summer can not only quench thirst, relieve summer heat, but also nourish the body.
Summer diet conditioning is based on summer climate characteristics. Because of the hot climate in summer, it is easy to hurt body fluid and consume gas, so porridge can often be used to nourish the body. Huangdi Neijing has the saying that "medicine can be removed and food can follow" and "grains, meat, fruits and vegetables can be eaten and nourished".
1, mung bean soup: clearing away heat and toxic materials, quenching thirst and relieving summer heat.
When pushing mung bean soup in summer. Mung bean soup can clear away heat and toxic materials, quench thirst and relieve summer heat. It is a traditional summer drink in China. In addition, mung bean soup can also be eaten with a small amount of rock sugar, which is more delicious.
2, winter melon soup: nourishing the stomach and promoting fluid production, reducing stomach fire
Wax gourd is cold, which can clear stomach fire, nourish stomach and produce fluid, reduce people's food intake, and promote the conversion of powder and sugar into heat energy instead of fat. At the same time, wax gourd has anti-aging effect. Long-term consumption can keep the skin as white as jade, moist and smooth, and keep the body fit. Most importantly, wax gourd also has a good effect of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat. Eating more winter melon in summer can not only quench thirst and relieve summer heat, but also induce diuresis and prevent people from getting boils.
3, tremella lily soup: nourishing yin and moistening the lungs, nourishing the face and warming the stomach
Tremella lily soup has the effects of nourishing yin, moistening lung, caring skin and warming stomach. Drinking tremella lily soup for a long time can achieve the function of conditioning lung, spleen and kidney.
4, winter melon seaweed soup: clearing heat and relieving summer heat, losing weight and slimming.
Some people say that winter melon seaweed soup has the dual effect of slimming. Kelp can increase calcium and decrease sodium, which is beneficial to the excretion of cholesterol, and wax gourd can clear away heat and relieve summer heat. Together, the two can make a very light winter melon seaweed soup, which is not only nutritious, but also can relieve summer heat.
5, fish head tofu soup: clearing heat and moistening dryness, promoting fluid production and detoxifying.
Tofu is rich in protein and calcium, and has the functions of clearing away heat, moistening dryness, promoting fluid production, detoxicating and reducing blood fat. Fish head tofu has the function of tonifying deficiency and warming spleen and stomach. I suggest that you make the soup of fish head tofu as light as possible, so that the freshness of tofu and the delicacy of fish will blend together and be very fresh.
6, radish soup: cough and phlegm, in addition to dryness and body fluid
Radish soup is the first choice of health food in winter, but it is also beneficial to drink radish soup in summer. As the saying goes, eat more radishes and take less medicine. Radish has a strong function of promoting qi circulation, and also has the functions of relieving cough and resolving phlegm, removing dryness and promoting fluid production, cooling and detoxifying, and promoting diuresis and relaxing bowels.
7. Luffa soup: cold and sweet, relieving summer heat and benefiting intestines, dispelling wind and resolving phlegm. It has the effects of relieving summer-heat, promoting bowel movement, dispelling pathogenic wind and resolving phlegm, cooling blood and removing toxic substances, dredging channels and collaterals, removing blood stasis and resolving hard mass, and can also be used for treating blood in urine and stool. In addition, loofah is a rare natural beauty agent for freckle removal, whitening and wrinkle removal. Long-term consumption or wiping the face with loofah liquid can also make people's skin smooth and delicate, and has special effects of anti-wrinkle, anti-inflammation, prevention and elimination of acne and melanosis.