Huangdi Neijing systematically discusses the key points of four-season health preservation, among which the key point of summer health preservation lies in nourishing the heart. "Xia San month, this is sweet show. Heaven and earth are interlinked, all things are flashy, they lie down at night and get up early, they are insatiable, they are not angry, and Huaying is putting on a show, and they are furious. If she loves her outside, this summer should be the way to raise her. On the contrary, it is sad. Autumn is malaria, and there are few recipients, and they are seriously ill in winter. "
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the heart is the most important organ in the five internal organs, and it is in charge of human yang and physiological functions, so it is called "the official of the monarch". The center of the five elements is fire, and Yang is the most vigorous. Once the heart yang is damaged, the human body yang will be deficient. Heart is connected with summer in four seasons, so summer is the best time to nourish heart.
In summer, the human body conforms to nature, and the yang of the human body gradually moves from the body to the body surface. The human body should follow the laws of nature as far as possible, do more outdoor activities, and promote the transmission of yang to the outside, so as to promote the exuberance of yang. Here, Yang is lifted out, which is Yang's heart. Treatise on Febrile Diseases also inherits the theory of Huangdi Neijing: "In May, the yang is on the face", and the total amount of yang in the body is certain. The body surface is scattered more, and the body is relatively insufficient. In summer, people prefer cold food and fruits, and the yang in the spleen and stomach is the most vulnerable to these injuries.
In summer, we often see some patients with abdominal pain and diarrhea, mostly caused by a cold diet. There is a folk saying that "eat radish in winter and ginger in summer, and you don't need to prescribe medicine all year round". I was puzzled by this sentence when I was a child. Why do you want to eat such spicy ginger when it is hot in summer? It's as simple as explaining it with Chinese medicine. Ginger is warm and pungent, which can activate the yang of human body and make it move to the body surface, so it is the yang of human body. Ginger is also warm, which can warm stomach yang and dispel stomach cold. It is a very important medicine and very easy to use. Many prescriptions of traditional Chinese medicine are based on ginger and jujube.
Science and technology have brought great convenience to modern society. There is heating in winter and air conditioning in summer, which seriously affects the normal operation of human qi machine. It's not that these are bad, but that too much is bad. Now in summer, the air conditioning temperature in many places is as low as 17 degrees, which makes people feel uncomfortable. Many people have cold hands and feet and bone headaches. In summer, the normal operation mode is that the yang of the human body is exposed to the body surface. When the temperature drops, the yang will retract into the body, which is abnormal, making it impossible for the yang to grow, thus damaging the yang of the human body. However, it does not mean that air conditioning is prohibited. First, it is necessary to avoid that the temperature is too low, which will hurt the yang that is already on the body surface; Second, avoid direct air-conditioning blowing. At this time, not only the cold produced by air conditioning, but also the wind, mixed with cold evil, hurts people faster; No matter how long it takes, everything will change from quantity to quality, and time is the key factor from quantity to quality.
It's hot in summer, so try to avoid eating food. Fruit drinks just taken out of the refrigerator are the most likely to hurt the spleen and stomach, so try to avoid them. Fruits are naturally edible when they are born in season. Of course, you can also eat a small amount. It is not realistic and does not conform to the thinking of Chinese medicine. However, you can eat some spicy things a little, and don't overdo it, which will hurt your health.