An expert in health and wellness at the People's Hall in Beijing said that Huangdi Neijing said: "Xia San Month is called Fanxiu." Three months in summer is the season when everything is prosperous and beautiful. The weather drops, the earth's atmosphere rises, the heavens and the earth meet up and down, and plants blossom and bear fruit.
Because summer belongs to fire, the five internal organs correspond to the heart, and heart fire can block lung gold, so people can eat more spicy things in summer, which will help to replenish lung qi.
In summer, the yang of the human body floats outside, and the yin is hidden inside. In summer, people are not suitable for eating foods and drinks that are too cold, otherwise it will easily damage the spleen and stomach and cause diarrhea.
Experts remind that the characteristics of summer health preservation are expounded from three aspects: diet, daily life and exercise:
Diet:
1, eat more melons: the temperature is high in summer, and the human body loses a lot of water, so it must be replenished in time. The water in vegetables is natural, clean, nutritious and bioactive water filtered by multi-layer biofilm. The water content of melons and vegetables is above 90%. All melons and vegetables have the function of lowering blood pressure and protecting blood vessels.
2, eat more cool vegetables: eat some cool vegetables, which is conducive to promoting fluid production and quenching thirst, in addition to annoying summer heat, clearing heat and purging fire, detoxification and laxative. Cucumber vegetables, except pumpkin, are warm, and others, such as bitter gourd, towel gourd, cucumber, cabbage melon, watermelon and melon, are cool vegetables. Tomatoes, celery and lettuce are all cold vegetables.
3. Eat more "sterilized" vegetables: Summer is a season of frequent human diseases, especially intestinal infectious diseases. Eating more "sterilized" vegetables can prevent diseases. This kind of vegetables include: garlic, onion, leek, green onion and so on. These onion and garlic vegetables are rich in broad-spectrum fungicides, which can kill and inhibit various cocci, bacilli, fungi and viruses. Among them, the most prominent role is garlic, which is best eaten raw.
Life:
1, keep the bed clean: it is hot in summer, and bacteria are easy to breed. Keeping the bed clean and tidy can not only make people have a good sleeping environment, but also have a good sleeping mood.
2. Pay attention to the temperature and humidity of the dormitory: the general comfortable temperature is 20-23, and the relative humidity is 50%-70%. Below 20 will make people feel cold, and above 23 will make people feel hot, showing that it is difficult to fall asleep and even open the quilt. Besides, the dormitory is well ventilated.
3, pay attention to the choice of bedding: bedding has a great influence on the quality of sleep, and the bed and quilt should be moderate in hardness. Pillows and cushions play an important role in all bedding. The pillow should not be too high. Repeated use of cotton cloth pillows in hot summer will cause prickly heat on the head and neck, and the pillows soaked with sweat will not be washed and aired in time, and the smelly sweat will make people dizzy. In summer, it is advisable to use straw mats finely woven by natural plants, bamboo mats made of porcelain and bamboo unique to China, and cool pillows made of bamboo.
4, nap: For many people who can't sleep well at night, a timely nap can be used as a compensation. But the best nap time is about 1 hour, not too long.
Exercise:
1, morning exercise should not be too early, so as not to affect sleep.
2. The human body consumes a lot of energy in summer, so we should control the intensity when exercising.
Don't use cold drinks to cool down after exercise. Some people are used to eating cold drinks after exercise. In fact, eating cold drinks when your body temperature is high will hurt your stomach. Warm and light salt water is the best drink after exercise.