At the beginning of April, Weibo, the weather in many cities in Guangdong Province, officially declared summer, and summer came. ...
Meteorology, the standard of entering summer is: the average temperature of 22 for five consecutive days, and the first 22 dates in the corresponding temperature series are taken as the start date of summer.
It's summer now. Do you find the heat unbearable? To this end, I will share with you some tips for fitness in summer, hoping to help you!
Summer health first raises the heart! Why should you nourish your heart in summer?
As we all know, nourishing the heart in traditional Chinese medicine is not simply nursing the heart. The heart of traditional Chinese medicine is enlightened by the tongue, connected with the suffering of five flavors, corresponding to the summer of the four seasons, controlling blood biochemical blood, prospering in emotion, and controlling God to hide it.
Because the heart corresponds to the summer of the four seasons, and summer is a good time to nourish the heart. So, how to raise your heart?
First, rest.
1 lunch break: nourish the soul.
Chinese medicine health, first of all, we must pay attention to nourishing the spirit. In a day, only noon (11:00-13: 00) is the time when the heart meridian runs.
Especially in summer, you should take a nap at this time, have a quiet rest and make up your brain. Only when blood is fully replenished can the heart better promote blood circulation throughout the body.
② Lie down at night and get up early.
In summer, we should insist on going to bed late and getting up early, rest at sunrise and rest at sunset, and adjust the biological clock. The best time to fall asleep is from 10: 00 to 1 1: 00 at night, and the time to get up is from 5: 30 to 6: 30 in the morning.
Second, diet.
① Eat more bitter food.
The heart has five tastes of bitterness, and bitterness enters the heart.
Therefore, you can eat more bitter and healthy foods in summer, such as bitter gourd and lotus seeds, to clear your heart.
Strong heart and kidney deficiency in summer. Although it is hot, it is not suitable for eating cold drinks and food. In summer, the heart is damp and hot, and it is bitter to enter the heart meridian.
Bitter food has the function of clearing heat and drying dampness. At this time, drinking lotus plumule tea (lotus plumule clearing away heat, calming the nerves and strengthening the heart) is of great benefit to the human body. As the saying goes, "bitter summer is not bitter."
In summer, the body temperature is hot outside and cool inside, the heart fire is strong, and the kidney is cold. It is necessary to develop the habit of drinking hot tea instead of cold drinks. As the saying goes, "Eating radish in winter and ginger in summer doesn't need a doctor's prescription". Eating more ginger in summer is conducive to discharging moisture and cold, and the heat of ginger is used to strengthen the spleen and replenish yang.
In summer, the spleen and stomach function is low, and people often feel bad appetite and easy to have diarrhea. You can drink more soup that can strengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness, such as red bean and barley soup. Red beans are better than red beans.
② Drink plenty of water.
It's hot in summer, so we need more water. When the climate is hot, eating some cold drinks or drinks properly can play a certain role in dispelling summer heat and cooling down. However, ice cream and ice bricks are both made of milk and sugar. Overeating can damage the spleen and stomach, affect appetite, and even lead to gastrointestinal dysfunction.
You can try more cool drinks, such as sour plum soup and mung bean soup, which can cool off the heat and supplement nutrition! And the ingredients are also very simple, you can drink them when cooking at home, which is suitable for the whole family, old and young!
Third, exercise.
(1) It is not advisable to do morning exercises too early, so as not to affect sleep.
② The human body consumes a lot of energy in summer, so it needs to control the intensity when exercising.
3 replenish water in time during exercise, and do not need cold drinks or cold showers after exercise.
Avoid exposure to the hot sun during exercise and try to do it in the afternoon when there is not so much sunshine.
Fourth, others.
① Foot massage
In fact, you can also soak your feet in summer. The high temperature in summer makes people more irritable. Soaking feet can relieve this anxiety symptom, and can also dispel cold, remove dampness and eliminate fatigue.
② Prevention of mosquito bites.
Another distressing thing to face in summer is to prevent mosquito bites.
Physical barriers can be set up, such as putting up mosquito nets, installing screen windows, hanging door curtains, and isolating mosquitoes as much as possible during rest to prevent disturbing normal rest.
Of course, the most important thing is to pay attention to household hygiene, clean up, clean up garbage in time, and reduce mosquito breeding.
③ Keep warm.
Don't think that keeping warm is a winter thing. It's sultry in summer and you don't need to keep warm. Old people and children are prone to catch a cold in summer, mostly caused by air conditioning. Therefore, it is best to set the temperature above 26 degrees when blowing the air conditioner, and pay attention to keeping the shoulders, neck, waist and abdomen warm to prevent colds!
The summer in Guangdong is very long, and it is expected to be 165438+ 10. In this long and hot summer, I hope these summer health tips I have compiled can help everyone! Health is a lifelong matter, I hope everyone can have a strong body!