Keep your mind quiet.
In midsummer, people tend to be sultry, restless, lethargic and irritable. Therefore, first of all, we should calm our mood, be calm and avoid jumping up and down when something happens. Because it is dry, it is necessary to prevent endogenous and natural calm.
Diet should be light.
Summer diet should be light, soft and easy to digest, and eat less high-fat, thick-flavored, spicy and angry things. A light diet can clear away heat, prevent heatstroke, stop sweating, replenish water and stimulate appetite. Eating more fresh fruits and vegetables can not only meet the required nutrition, but also prevent heatstroke. Staple food should be light, such as mung bean porridge, lotus seed porridge and lotus leaf porridge. You can also drink some cool drinks, such as sour plum soup and chrysanthemum tea. However, cold drinks should be moderate, and you should not be partial to cold products, otherwise it will hurt the yang and damage your health.
In addition, eating vinegar can not only stimulate appetite, but also inhibit sterilization and prevent gastrointestinal tract.
Entertainment should be quiet.
You can't travel long distances in hot summer, you should find a secluded place nearby. In the morning, with the first ray of sunshine and fresh air at dawn, you can take a walk in the lush garden to welcome the old and the new. In the evening, if you stroll along the river and the lake, the cool breeze will calm your mind like water, make you feel like a dream, cleanse your mind of boredom, and the summer heat will disappear.
The room should be cool.
When the indoor temperature is low in the morning and evening, open the doors and windows for ventilation. At noon, the outdoor temperature is higher than the indoor temperature. Close the doors and windows and close the curtains. A cool environment will make people feel calm and safe.
Eat more fruits and vegetables to protect your heart.
Food is the first thing for the people, but "food" also has a way. The so-called warm spring, hot summer, cool autumn and cold winter not only shows the natural law of seasonal changes, but also shows the way of eating. There are clouds in Chinese medicine: liver in spring, heart in summer, lung in autumn, kidney in winter and spleen and stomach in four seasons.
Heart-protecting food should be the focus of summer, and the following four common heart-protecting fruits and vegetables can be eaten more.
Watermelon: besides vexing and quenching thirst, clearing away heat and relieving summer heat. It is suitable for body fluid injury due to heat, polydipsia due to summer heat, dysuria, laryngitis and aphtha.
Cucumber: Piqing juice is crisp, tender and delicious, with a water content of about 97%, which is a good product for promoting fluid production and quenching thirst. Fresh cucumber has the effect of clearing away heat and toxic materials, and also has obvious effects on dehumidification, moistening intestines and relieving pain. People with constipation should eat more in summer.
Peach: promoting fluid production and moistening intestines, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. Suitable for polydipsia, blood stasis, poor stool, unfavorable urination, fullness and other symptoms. Take two tablets every day after lunch and dinner.
Bitter gourd: Bitter gourd tastes bitter and cold, and the old melon gradually turns yellow and red, and the taste is sweet and flat. It can eliminate heat evil, relieve fatigue, clear heart and improve eyesight, and people who are tired from work can eat more.