First, diet and health.
1 Monopterus albus
As the saying goes, "Monopterus albus competes for summer."
Monopterus albus is rich in nutrition, with much higher iron content than carp and yellow croaker, and also contains many minerals and vitamins.
Monopterus albus is rich in lecithin, which is beneficial to the brain, can also reduce the level of serum cholesterol and prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. If you often feel poor appetite in summer, you can eat eel, which is not greasy and can eliminate food accumulation.
Second, lotus root
In summer, many places have the custom of eating lotus roots.
"Compendium of Materia Medica" says: Lotus root is the "spiritual root", which has the functions of strengthening the spleen and nourishing the stomach, clearing away heat and calming the nerves. Eating lotus root before meals has the effect of calming the nerves and helping sleep.
Third, purple vegetables.
Porphyra is also eaten more in summer. The sultry summer affects rest, causing many people to have migraines. Porphyra contains a lot of magnesium, which has a preventive effect on migraine.
Second, daily life and health.
First, move less and be quiet.
The weather is hot before and after the summer heat, and the human body consumes a lot of energy. At this time, everyone should follow the principle of "less exercise and more rest" to avoid excessive yang leakage.
Keeping a regular daily routine, slowing down the pace of life appropriately, and working calmly and in a planned way are conducive to relieving anxiety in summer.
Second, don't sit in summer.
After a slight heat in summer, wooden chairs and stools placed in the open air with high temperature and humidity contain more water after being caught in the rain. Although the surface looks very dry, it will emit moisture after sun exposure, and sitting in the sun for a long time is easy to induce hemorrhoids, rheumatism, arthritis and other diseases.
Third, TCM health preservation can be applied.
There is often a saying that "winter diseases are treated in summer" in TCM health care. For those chronic diseases that break out in winter, such as chronic bronchitis and asthma, summer treatment is the best time.
Moreover, before and after the initial collapse, the yang in our body will increase, the metabolic capacity will be strengthened, and the utilization rate of drugs will also increase, so Chinese medicine has the habit of conditioning in dog days.
What is the principle of Xiafutie? It is when the sunshine is the most abundant in nature that positive drugs are applied to the corresponding acupoints of the human body with the help of this external force. At this time, the pores of the human body are opened, which is beneficial to the penetration and absorption of drugs, thus discharging the cold and dampness in the human body and achieving the purpose of treating diseases. Friends with the above-mentioned chronic diseases, especially in summer, should be carefully nursed back to health, focusing on prevention and treatment.
In short, summer should be less active and quiet, and everyone should keep a calm mind and emotional stability; Work and rest should be regular and sleep should be adequate; Eat more fruits and vegetables that clear away heat and relieve summer heat, and drink more soup or porridge; Appropriate exercise, according to the actual situation, can choose the application of Chinese medicine in winter disease and summer treatment for conditioning.