There are four seasons in a year: spring, summer, autumn and winter. What season is the "long summer" here? There are two ways to say "long summer": one is the 30-day transition from summer to autumn, that is, in summer and autumn, the five elements belong to the soil. When the two seasons change, the fifteen days between the four seasons are called long summer, and the five elements belong to the soil.

In any case, there is a "long summer" season in summer and autumn, because its five elements belong to the earth and the corresponding viscera are the spleen and stomach. So many people usually have a good appetite, but this season they feel a little bad and have a bad appetite. Because of poor appetite, weak body and drowsiness, why not concentrate? Severe cases sometimes have fullness or diarrhea. This is a common reaction in a long summer.

Why is this happening? Because the spleen governs transport and transformation, and the stomach governs metaplasia. This season, the function is blocked, and if you don't have enough luck, you will be full. If you can't stand it, you will have diarrhea. This physical discomfort interferes with daily life. Some people like cool summer. It's still hot at this time, but eating cold food will cause diarrhea. Some people are full of energy in summer and can eat and drink. Eating again at this time will lead to indigestion. Some people even feel uneasy and irritable at work because of abdominal discomfort.

So this season, due to strong discomfort, many people are at a loss after encountering it, so the stage is not long. Going to the hospital to see the situation is often unclear, causing confusion. At this time, it is easy to solve this dilemma with the intervention of TCM health preservation.

First of all, from the five elements, this season belongs to the soil and should be comfortable. So use the method of emptying more and filling less. Eat less, because the meat is very bloated. Factor food is more specific, so it should be increased. Therefore, more venting and less supplementing refers to vegetarianism and less meat.

? You can also start with five elements and five colors. Yellow is soil, fire is soil, which is beneficial. At this time, it should be less, and red belongs to fire. So there is less fire, less yang and less red. And soil produces gold, and gold can release soil, which is a releasing force. And white is gold, so use more white food, eat white radish, cook lily porridge and so on.

Of course, we can also start with the five internal organs corresponding to the five elements. Fire gives birth to earth, and fire corresponds to the heart, so it is advisable to make up less, so eat less red dates and meat that nourishes the heart. The primary gold, gold corresponds to the lungs, so it is necessary to make more supplements. Therefore, pears and white radishes that moisten the lungs have many uses.

In a word, with the help of the five elements, China's traditional health care methods are well nursed to ensure smooth breath in the body. Of course, it is also possible to directly nourish the spleen and stomach, such as seabuckthorn, with better effect. Its purpose is to regulate the qi of the spleen and stomach, which is a way to keep healthy through the long summer.