The first day of 2020 is July 16, and the 26th day of the fifth lunar month. The first phase in 2020 starts from July 16 and ends on July 25th, *** 10 days.
Precautions for headrest
Don't be greedy.
Staying in an air-conditioned room for a long time can easily lead to the imbalance of body adjustment ability and various discomforts. Therefore, it is best to turn on the air conditioner less, especially for children, pregnant women and the elderly with arthritis, rheumatism and respiratory diseases. Even if it is turned on, the appropriate temperature is 26℃, ensuring that the temperature difference between indoor and outdoor exceeds 7℃; Let the air conditioner blow upward, avoid blowing directly on the body, and protect the neck, back, abdomen, waist, legs and other parts. Don't take a bath after sweating to avoid being attacked by wind, cold and humidity. Eating cold fruits and vegetables in summer is easy to cause gastroenteritis. When eating cold drinks, it is best to wait until the temperature of the food is close to the body temperature before swallowing it slowly, so as not to stimulate the gastrointestinal tract, and the best time to eat is between noon and 3 pm, when the yang is the strongest. After a cold, you can drink ginger tea to sweat and dispel the cold.
Appetizing diet
As soon as they enter the dog days, many people will be troubled by the "bitter summer", and their mouths will be dull and their appetite will be lost. Therefore, "appetizing" is the focus of summer health. Experts suggest that you can eat more bitter food in summer. Bitter gourd, bitter vegetable and bitter buckwheat can relieve fever, strengthen spleen and stimulate appetite. However, bitter gourd is cold, and people with poor constitution and deficiency of spleen and stomach should not eat more. The weather is very hot, sweating a lot, and it is easy to consume gas and hurt yin. Therefore, it is also essential to replenish qi and nourish yin. Yam, jujube, honey, lotus root and fungus are all good choices. In addition, chicken and duck meat, lean meat and other meat products with flat or cool nature also have the effects of nourishing yin, nourishing stomach, strengthening spleen and tonifying deficiency.
Eliminate moisture in the body
In the hot and humid dog days, the human body is easily attacked by moisture. To deal with summer damp heat, you can press Zusanli point, which is helpful to transport water and eliminate dampness. Soaking feet with 40℃ warm water before going to bed can eliminate dampness and improve sleep quality. You can also sweat on purpose and let the moisture go out with the sweat. It is also helpful to eat more foods that strengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness. Boiling porridge with adzuki bean, mung bean and lotus leaf, making tea with Herba Agastaches, Eupatorium odoratum and Rhizoma Atractylodis, and boiling water with ginger slices all have the effect of eliminating dampness. Although pepper can stimulate appetite and help digestion, it has a general effect of eliminating dampness. It is worth reminding that mung bean soup must not be drunk as water. Mung beans are cold, and people with weak constitution should not drink more.
"low-key" movement
People often say that "dog days in summer" is not to let everyone exercise regardless of time, place and occasion. In summer, the human body consumes a lot of energy, so exercise methods such as running, playing ball and climbing mountains must be done according to one's ability. It is best to do some "low-key" exercise, which can not only have the effect of exercise, but also avoid discomfort. Three kinds of sports are better: 1. Swimming: The heat dissipation capacity of water is 15 times higher than that of air. When swimming, the human body can keep its body temperature constant and is not prone to heatstroke; 2. Fishing: Fishing requires the cooperation of the brain, hands and eyes. The help of quietness, intention and movement can alleviate the heat of the heart and spleen; 3. Tai Ji Chuan: Playing Tai Ji Chuan can not only increase vital capacity, but also promote the circulation of qi and blood between the five internal organs, which is helpful to cheer up the spirit. Summer exercise is best arranged in a cool morning or evening; In the meantime, pay attention to a small amount of drinking water many times; When the outdoor temperature exceeds 32℃ and the air humidity exceeds 60%, it is best to exercise in the shade indoors.
Go to bed late, get up early and catch up on sleep in the afternoon.
Sleeping late does not advocate staying up late in summer, but requires people to work and rest on time according to the characteristics of day and night changes in summer, and the sleep time should not exceed 1 1. Chinese medicine believes that "spring grows and summer grows". In summer, the human body is full of yang. If you often sleep late, it will violate the seasonal variation law of human yang. Not only will you not get a rest, but you will feel more tired. So it's better to get up at six or seven in the summer morning. Taking a nap is beneficial to the balance of qi and blood, and can replenish physical strength and improve work efficiency in the afternoon. It is advisable to take a healthy nap for 30-60 minutes, but it is counterproductive to exceed 1 hour, which may interfere with sleep at night.
Sit still and get rid of troubles
Medical research shows that when the summer temperature exceeds 35℃, the sunshine exceeds 12 hours and the humidity is higher than 80%, the emotional regulation center of the human body will be obviously affected, and people will be easily agitated, and the summer irritability index of the elderly will be higher than that of the young. To relieve the fidgety mood, you can sit still. If you cooperate with some small moves, you can not only achieve peace of mind quickly, but also promote blood circulation and dredge collaterals. It's a good idea to sit with your eyes closed and swallow body fluid. The method is: put your arms down naturally, put them on your legs, close your eyes and mouth slightly, and breathe evenly; When there is a large amount of body fluid in the mouth, swallow it three times in a row; Then knock the upper and lower teeth 10- 15 times, which can nourish the heart and soothe the nerves, strengthen the teeth and strengthen the spleen.