1. Increase acid and reduce pungent in diet.

In summer, the liver qi of human viscera is getting weaker and the heart qi is getting stronger. You can eat some sour food in your diet, such as tomatoes, lemons, strawberries, grapes, pineapples and mangoes. To tonify the kidney, help the liver and regulate the stomach. Their sour taste can astringe sweat and dispel dampness, promote fluid production and quench thirst, and strengthen stomach and digestion.

Try to eat less spicy food. Due to the spirit of the rising sun in summer, foods that are easy to get angry will cause fever inside and outside the body, resulting in acne, oral ulcers, constipation and other diseases.

Step 2: Calm down and nourish your spirit.

In summer, the elderly are easily agitated, and in the long summer, they should "nourish their hearts" for health preservation. First, "quit dryness and anger", the elderly should try to keep quiet and feel comfortable.

When the temperature is too high, you should reduce going out and avoid moderate and high intensity exercise. Second, eat less high-fat and thick flavor in the diet, and eat more soy products, chicken and lean meat. It not only supplements nutrition, but also plays a role in strengthening the heart.

Go to bed late and get up early

In summer, the sunshine time is prolonged, the days are longer and the nights are shorter. At this time, it is necessary to adapt to the changes of yang excess and yin deficiency in nature, and also to "sleep late" and "get up early". It is recommended to go to bed before 10 at night and get up around 6 am. Master the principle of "meridian sleep", that is, sleep at noon and take a nap at noon.

Be careful not to take a long nap, usually half an hour. Don't work or study immediately after waking up, because the lack of blood supply to the brain after waking up will make people dizzy and lie still for ten minutes before getting up.

4. Cure winter diseases in summer

The sun shines for a long time in dog days, and the yang in nature is strong. At this time, acupoint application of traditional Chinese medicine can enhance the body's resistance and prevent and treat "winter disease", which can achieve remarkable curative effect. Common diseases suitable for "treating winter diseases in summer" include colds, bronchitis, bronchial asthma, chronic obstructive emphysema, allergic rhinitis, rheumatoid arthritis, spleen and stomach deficiency and cold diseases, etc. In addition, summer is also the season for external use of traditional Chinese medicine. For example, bathing with traditional Chinese medicine decoction can prevent and treat various skin diseases.