In the folk, people have the custom of weighing themselves for fear of summer heat. It is said that after weighing himself on this day, Chang Xia will not worry about being emaciated by the summer heat, and will not be afraid of getting sick.
It has been recorded in ancient books: "Summer March 3, this is called Fan Xiu; Heaven and earth are in harmony and everything is gorgeous. " Long summer is also called "Xia Meng", which is the beginning of summer. At this time, the weather gradually turns hot, and summer is characterized by dryness and heat. "Hot" is replaced by "cool" and "dry" is driven by "clear".
Therefore, clearing away dryness and reducing fever is the key to keeping fit in summer. Pay attention to nourishing the heart. Chinese medicine believes that the yang of the heart is the most vigorous in summer, so we should pay more attention to the health care of the heart in summer.
In summer, physical exertion is great. However, the digestive function is reduced and eating is reduced. Therefore, in summer, the nutrient intake decreases, while the consumption increases. Many people gradually lose weight and need supplements.
In summer, we should adapt to the change of the weather, keep healthy and nourish our hearts.
In summer, the days are long and the nights are short, so you can go to bed late and get up early to adapt to the changes of yang excess and yin deficiency in nature. But not too late, not more than eleven o'clock in the evening.
Get up earlier in the morning than in spring, and it is advisable to get up at 5-6 o'clock.
Take a proper nap at noon to rest the brain and body, but the lunch break should not be too long, not more than an hour, and don't get up immediately after lunch break. It is best to lie still 10 minutes.
People who feel dizzy due to narrowing of cerebrovascular sclerosis should not take a lunch break.
Chinese medicine says "winter storage and summer release". In summer, we should strengthen metabolism, take proper exercise to bask in the sun, and drive away the body's cold and evil spirits. You can hold your head with a silk scarf and bask in the sun properly. The temperature rises gradually and it is easy to sweat. Sweat is the liquid of the heart.
Summer exercise should not be too large, hot weather, sweating too much, will increase people's loss. The intensity of activity should not be too tired, and the time should not exceed 1 hour, so as to reduce the heart load and prevent myocardial ischemic attack.
You can prepare more green tea and mung bean soup during exercise to quench your thirst, cool down and replenish water.
"On the Ancient Su Wen Earthquake" said: "Are you content with illness, including nourishing your mind?"
After the long summer, people's mood may become restless and fluctuate greatly with the temperature rising. Anger and irritability are the most likely to cause damage to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, so in summer, we should avoid impatience and anger and keep a calm mind.
At this time, if you can keep smiling and indifferent, it will not only help improve the function of blood vessels, but also coordinate various organs of the human body and avoid endogenous heart fire.
Qing Bu liangbao old duck
Formula: old duck 1 bird (the older the better), Adenophora adenophora, yam, lotus seed, jujube, Polygonatum odoratum 15g, lily 12g, Lycium barbarum 10g, coix seed 30g, salt and crystal sugar.
Method: Slaughter the old duck, clean it, cut the duck into pieces, put it in a pot with Chinese medicine, crystal sugar and salt, add water and cook for 2-3 hours.
Functional characteristics: Old duck is sweet and cold in nature, good at nourishing yin and reducing fire, and rich in nutrition. Radix Adenophorae, Rhizoma Polygonati Odorati and Fructus Lycii nourish yin; Lily moistens the lungs; Chinese yam, lotus seed and jujube strengthen the spleen; Coix seed strengthens the spleen and eliminates yin. Reasonable formula, non-sticky, not greasy, not warm and not dry, suitable for summer consumption, such as heat toxic sores and furuncles, lung dryness and chronic cough, yin deficiency constitution.
Winter melon seaweed soup
Formula and production: sliced wax gourd 100g, washed kelp 30g, appropriate amount of shrimp skin, appropriate amount of refined salt, and boiled soup once a day. You can also add a crucian carp and stew soup together.
Functional characteristics: wax gourd is sweet and light in taste, cold in nature, capable of clearing away heat and promoting diuresis, nourishing yin and stopping bleeding; Carassius auratus is sweet and flat, which can strengthen the spleen and stomach, induce diuresis and quench thirst. This prescription has obvious effect of removing summer heat and dampness, and most people can eat it.
Xiangxiangyin
Formula and production: 5g of Elsholtzia, 5g of lalang grass rhizome and 3g of perilla leaf. Take it with boiling water in a teacup, one dose a day.
Efficacy and characteristics: Elsholtzia is pungent and slightly warm, which can sweat and relieve exterior symptoms, neutralize dampness; Perilla is pungent and warm, which can dispel cold, promote qi circulation and remove dampness, and relieve the poison of fish and crabs; Cogongrass rhizome clearing away heat and promoting diuresis. This prescription is especially suitable for people who catch a cold in summer due to hunger and cold, accompanied by heavy physical drowsiness, chills and upset, headache and no sweat, or abdominal pain and vomiting.