The ancients believed that man was born because of the yin and yang of heaven and earth and grew because of the laws of the four seasons, so man's life was closely related to the changes of the four seasons in nature. This is why TCM health care should pay attention to conform to nature and the four seasons. "Huainanzi" said that "the four seasons are long in spring and summer, and the autumn harvest is long in winter. It is not unreasonable to have a festival, open and close from time to time, without losing narrative, and to combine rigidity with softness."
Therefore, Chinese medicine pays attention to "spring grows in summer, autumn harvests in winter". When the light summer comes, we should pay attention to these points if we want to "spend the summer safely".
The most important thing in summer is to prevent high temperature. Heatstroke can bring dizziness, thirst, limb weakness, sweating, mild temperature rise and other symptoms to patients. If it develops further, there will be problems such as sweating, thirst, dizziness, pale face or flushing, and decreased blood pressure. If left unchecked, it will continue to be serious, and even mental changes, cardiac arrest and other hazards will occur.
Therefore, the first point to spend the summer safely is to prevent heatstroke.
In summer, everyone should try to avoid the strongest sunshine at noon. If you want to go out, it is recommended to take an umbrella, apply some sunscreen, and prepare some heatstroke prevention drugs, such as ten drops of Huoxiang Zhengqi Water, Ren Dan and Fengyoujing, in case of emergency.
At ordinary times, we should also insist on heat-resistant exercise and do more outdoor activities to adapt to the weather and temperature changes outside. People who sweat a lot can take sugar and salt water, eat more fruits, and it is beneficial to bathe frequently or often with warm water.
If dizziness, nausea, chest tightness and shortness of breath suddenly appear, it may be the early symptoms of heatstroke. You should leave the high-temperature environment immediately, rest in a cool and ventilated place, and drink some salty cool drinks to cool down.
After entering the dog days, the "bitter summer" began.
The "bitterness" of "bitter summer" in traditional Chinese medicine begins with the stomach. In summer, the human body is prone to loss of appetite, bloating, constipation or diarrhea, and then problems such as general fatigue, palpitations and insomnia may occur. This is because the weather in summer is hot, the heat is raging and sometimes it rains heavily. The feeling of humidity will stay for a long time after rain, and heat, humidity and heat will affect people's appetite.
At the same time, according to Huangdi Neijing, the yang in nature is the most abundant in summer, and the yang in human body reaches the highest value in summer. At this time, the human body is full of yang, and the meridians and qi run, which is the best time to warm the yang in the body and dispel the cold evil.
Therefore, special attention should be paid to diet therapy in summer.
If the summer climate is hot, dry and rainy, sweating a lot, and it is easy to consume gas and hurt yin, you can choose some medicated diets such as Shashen hawthorn porridge; If it is the rainy season in summer and the climate is humid and rainy, you can choose some fragrant and dampness-removing medicated diets, such as Huoxue Qushi Xiashu Tang, Hawthorn and barley porridge.
When the appetite is poor, 15g ginger and 5g brown sugar can be boiled into brown sugar ginger tea for drinking. When abdominal distension, nausea and constipation occur, ginger and orange peel can be cooked into ginger and orange peel 15g each. You can eat more beneficial excreta such as coix seed and melon.
After the slight summer heat, the weather gradually warmed up, and many people began to eat cold drinks and blow air conditioners because they could not stand the high temperature. Although they were greedy for a while, it was really bad for their health. Because a large number of cold drinks not only bring moisture to the spleen and stomach, but also burden the human body over time, seriously affect daily life and work, stimulate the stomach and reduce gastrointestinal peristalsis, leading to gastrointestinal colds and sudden diarrhea.
In summer, the yang is exposed, and the digestive function of the spleen and stomach becomes weak. Many people don't want to eat because of weak spleen and stomach. At this time, if you eat some cold food, it will increase the burden on the spleen and stomach, which will lead to many diseases. Therefore, the third step of summer health preservation is to maintain the spleen and stomach.
At the same time, it should be noted that in summer, it is easy to get angry with the liver and the heart, so we should pay attention to managing our emotions. Chinese medicine stresses "five elements". When the liver is hot, the spleen will become weak. For example, some people don't want to eat when they are angry. Therefore, paying attention to managing your emotions in summer is also a kind of protection for the digestive tract.
In short, we should live in a cool, dry and comfortable environment in summer to avoid various diseases caused by gluttony.