This is mainly because living conditions have improved now. No matter at home, office or subway station, there is a cool air conditioner blowing, and there is little time to really touch 35 degrees all day. It can even be said that even a drop of sweat can flow down in a summer.
Wearing too little clothes, blowing too cold and drinking too many cold drinks in hot summer, heavy rain and humidity in southern summer will consume the yang of human body and encourage yin. Therefore, in summer, we should take good care of the yang and try to protect our body's yang.
Why is summer a good time to raise yang?
Everyone has heard that winter sickness is cured in summer, right This is actually advocated by Chinese medicine, which means that you should not wait until the weather gets cold in winter and the yang deficiency gets worse before you think about tonifying yang, but take more precautions in peacetime.
Especially when the summer temperature is high and the yang is strong, we should know the importance of warming and tonifying the yang. We advocate nourishing yang in summer, which can also be said to be a method of "guiding the situation". It can be said that supplementing yang in summer is much better than supplementing yang in winter. So summer is a good time to raise yang.
The method of supplementing yang in summer is not complicated. As long as you follow the following steps and protect the yang, your body will be healthier.
First of all, raising yang in summer should avoid the following four situations:
First, eat too much iced fruit.
There are many fruits in summer. Because of the hot weather, fruits are more popular with people. Some people even like to eat fruit after refrigeration in the refrigerator. Iced watermelon is the most typical way to eat. However, this way of eating is cool for a while, but it does great harm to the body, not only damaging the spleen and stomach, but also wasting the yang.
Second, greedy for cold drinks.
In summer, ice cream, iced soda and iced beer are very popular, because after drinking them, you will feel suddenly cold and very cool. However, if you eat too many cold drinks, the moisture in your body will gather, causing symptoms such as sore throat, loss of appetite, abdominal pain and diarrhea, which will consume a lot of body yang.
Third, take a cold bath.
Many people think that taking a cold bath in summer is normal, and it can also strengthen the body and improve immunity. But taking a bath with cold water for a long time, especially before going to bed in the middle of the night, will lead to cold air entering the body and consume the yang in the body.
Fourth, unwilling to leave the air-conditioned room.
Now that living conditions are good, almost every household is equipped with air conditioning, and offices, stations, subways, trains and other public places are enjoying air conditioning all the time. Many people don't want to leave air-conditioned rooms in summer. In fact, in summer, pores are usually open, especially when air conditioning is blown immediately after sweating, which makes it easier for cold air to enter the body and damage the yang of the human body.
In addition to avoiding the above four things, there are four main points in raising yang in summer:
First: exercise more.
Summer is the most exuberant season of sunshine outside. If you usually have yang deficiency and cold hands and feet, you need to go outdoors more. Doing more exercise in summer can stimulate the movement of human yang, not only regulate qi and blood, but also protect human yang.
The second point: often bask in the sun.
Don't think that you don't need to bask in the sun in summer. Sunbathing is the most direct and effective method in any season. However, the best time to bask in the sun in summer is around eight o'clock in the morning. At this time, the sun is strong and weak, and the air is fresh. At this time, go out for a walk, bask in the sun and protect the yang, so that you will be full of energy and vitality all day.
Point 3: soak your feet frequently before going to bed.
Many people mistakenly think that they only need to soak their feet in autumn and winter. In fact, soaking feet is a health care method all year round. There are many reflex zones on the soles of our feet. Soaking feet with warm water before going to bed in summer can stimulate these reflex zones and play a good role in dredging meridians, dispelling cold and strengthening yang.
The fourth point: go to bed late and get up early.
In summer, the days are long. At this time, you can go to bed a little later according to the change of solar terms, and of course you don't have to stay up late. According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, a good nap in the middle of the day is not only beneficial to protecting yang, but also beneficial to protecting yin. Because noon and noon are the times when yin and yang alternate. Therefore, don't sleep more than 1 1 at night, and take a nap for half an hour to an hour after lunch break.