Summer is the most prosperous season of yang in a year, and it is also the most vigorous period of human metabolism. Traditional Chinese medicine is known as "nourishing yang in spring and summer". Therefore, in summer health, we should pay attention to nursing from the aspects of spirit, diet and daily life. To ensure the normal operation of yang in the body. Let's talk about the methods and skills that should be paid attention to in summer.
Refers to the day before summer, from Long Summer to beginning of autumn, including Long Summer, Little Summer, Mangzhong, Summer Solstice, Little Summer and Big Summer. Said: "Xia San's moon, this is called Xiang embroidery, the sum of heaven and earth, the beauty of all things." This means that summer is the hottest season of the year. There is plenty of rain, and everything grows luxuriantly. Summer is also a period of vigorous metabolism. Therefore, keeping in good health in summer should conform to the characteristics of abundant summer yang in spirit, diet, daily life and exercise, and pay attention to maintaining yang.
1. Psychological adjustment
It belongs to summer fire and corresponds to the heart. Heat causes inflammation, steaming causes sweating, and sweat is the fluid of the heart. Therefore, in summer, the mind is most vulnerable to damage and the mind is easily disturbed. Therefore, in summer, mental adjustment focuses on adjusting the mood and maintaining the mind to ensure the vigorous coordination of human functions. In summer, you should control your emotions and avoid impatience and anger. Keeping the spirit fresh and cheerful and cultivating optimistic mood are conducive to the promotion of qi. If you don't pay attention to the mental adjustment in summer, it will damage your heart, weaken your body's adaptability to climate change in autumn and winter, and be prone to cough and other diseases. In the hot season, you should go to a clean and empty place to enjoy the cool, and cultivate your sentiment with entertainment such as painting, calligraphy, music, playing chess and fishing. Will play a refreshing, physical fitness, empathy.
2. Diet and aftercare
It's very hot in summer, and you sweat a lot when it's hot. Diet is based on the principle of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat, nourishing yin and nourishing body fluid, and often uses cold products such as watermelon, bitter gourd and mung bean. In summer, the digestive function of the spleen and stomach is weakened, and the damp heat accumulates, which is more likely to damage the spleen and stomach, and there are symptoms such as dysfunction of the spleen and stomach, abnormal lifting, loss of appetite, lethargy of limbs, and loose stool. Therefore, the summer diet should be light, easy to digest and less greasy. Appropriate consumption of aromatic products should be avoided, and the function of the spleen and stomach should not be affected by eating cold fruits and vegetables. Summer is easy to breed microorganisms, which is the season of high incidence of intestinal diseases. Therefore, we should pay attention to food hygiene, wash and disinfect tableware frequently, and beware of "illness from the mouth".
3. Life and aftercare
It is advisable to stay up late and get up early in summer to adapt to the changes in summer. High temperature and humidity in summer often make people feel irritable, tired and even heatstroke. Therefore, summer daily life should pay attention to heatstroke prevention and cooling. When going out, in order to prevent sun exposure, you should wear an umbrella, a hat and sunglasses to avoid excessive ultraviolet radiation. Sweating a lot in summer is easy to vent. If you are too greedy, it will lead to yin heat. So avoid sleeping outdoors in summer, don't be topless, don't wear clothes, and don't turn on the fan all night. The temperature difference between indoor and outdoor air-conditioned rooms should not be too large.
Proper arrangement of siesta in summer can not only avoid the scorching sun, but also make up for the lack of sleep at night and eliminate fatigue. Summer clothes should be light and soft, washed and changed frequently. In hot summer, taking a warm bath every day is an effective measure to prevent heatstroke and cool down. It can not only wash away sweat and dirt, refresh skin, relieve summer heat and prevent diseases, but also relieve nervous system excitement, muscle tension, fatigue and sleep.
4. Post-exercise care
It's hot in summer, so it's best to exercise in the early morning or at night when it's cooler. You can choose swimming, walking, jogging and playing.
Acute gastroenteritis is also one of the common diseases in summer. Wash your hands before and after meals, don't drink raw water and don't eat rotten food. Patients with vomiting and diarrhea should replenish water in time and correct electrolyte disorder. Usually, you should eat more foods that are fragrant, clear away damp heat, moisten the lungs and strengthen the spleen to reduce the burden on the spleen and stomach.
From hot summer to early autumn, which is what we usually call "dog days", is the most active season of the year. For some chronic diseases in winter, such as chronic bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bronchial asthma and so on. They belong to yang deficiency syndrome, and this is the best time to treat them, that is, "treating winter diseases in summer". During the treatment, you can take drugs orally or choose drugs for external use, such as acupoint application. At this time, drugs are more likely to penetrate into acupoints and meridians from the skin, reach the affected parts through meridians and qi and blood, stimulate healthy qi, strengthen the body resistance and eliminate evil spirits, and often receive good curative effects.