There is a medical theoretical basis for hot spring health preservation in summer. Huangdi Neijing, a classic of traditional Chinese medicine, mentioned that "nourishing yang in spring and summer" and "long summer wins winter" refer to the spring and summer seasons. The physiological performance of human body is characterized by the increase of yang; And "winter is cloudy, summer is sunny", in the long summer, the human body's yang is often better than winter.
"Summer treatment" means that in summer, especially in dog days, when the yang of nature and human body is strong, the treatment measures such as warming yang, dispelling cold and eliminating evil, promoting blood circulation and dredging collaterals can enhance the body's ability to resist evil, on the other hand, it is helpful to eliminate evil caused by yin cold, so as to achieve the purpose of treating or preventing the above-mentioned diseases that are prone to occur or aggravate in winter. Soaking in hot springs in summer can be regarded as a health care method of "treating winter diseases in summer".
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Theoretically speaking, hot springs are warm and can promote the circulation of qi and blood. Many sports joint diseases are mostly caused by qi and blood stasis in traditional Chinese medicine. Soaking in hot springs can harmonize qi and blood and improve qi and blood circulation.
For sub-healthy people, hot springs can relax their mood, regulate blood circulation, and their temperature can also regulate blood circulation and take away some metabolic wastes.
Nowadays, many white-collar workers sit in offices for a long time and lack exercise. Sedentary activities lead to accumulation of metabolic wastes and unhealthy diet. The accumulation of toxins in the body will affect your health. The characteristics of hot springs promoting qi and blood circulation also help to eliminate human moisture, but at the same time, we should pay attention to moisture prevention. After soaking in hot springs, you should keep warm and beware of catching cold with the wind.
People's Daily Online-Bathing in summer is better for health, and some people are suitable for hot springs.