1. How to conform to nature and nourish the heart in summer
Although sweating is good for nourishing the heart, it does not mean that the more you sweat, the better. Sweating too much will make you sad and consume your heart and yang. Therefore, summer health care does not advocate sweating and excessive exercise, especially for patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases such as coronary heart disease and hypertension, as well as the elderly and infirm. Proper exercise is conducive to the smooth flow of yang, preferably in the early morning or evening when the weather is cool, and the venue should be chosen in rivers, parks and other places with fresh air. At the same time, you can't take a cold bath immediately after exercise, which will lead to the yang that should be emitted, which is sealed in the body and is not conducive to health.
2, lunch break can balance the body.
Chinese medicine believes that it is best to take a lunch break in summer, and even those who are not used to taking a nap, it is best to sleep for a while. Recently, the summer of solstice has just passed. The solstice in summer is the most energetic season of the year. As the saying goes, the solstice in summer is cloudy, which means that despite the hot weather, Yin Qi has begun to grow. Therefore, from summer to Sunday, we should pay attention to lunch break. Lunch break can make up for lack of sleep at night, which is beneficial to the balance of yin and yang in the body.
The temperature is high at noon in summer, and taking a nap can also reduce the incidence of cerebral hemorrhage and coronary heart disease. Sleep should follow the principle of going to bed late and getting up early, and it is advisable to keep about 7 hours of sleep every day. After the summer solstice, some people will have symptoms of drowsiness, fatigue, headache and dizziness, which will seriously affect their daily life and work. Because the temperature is high at this time, the human body can only dissipate heat through perspiration, which will lead to a large loss of water in the body. If you don't replenish water in time, it will reduce the blood volume of the human body and the blood supply to the brain will be insufficient, leading to headache and dizziness.
3. What do you remember in summer?
(1) 1 Nourish the mind and senses
Take a nap, "don't sleep in the afternoon, collapse in the afternoon." At noon in summer, the solstice is the hottest time of the day. The human body sweats the most and feels the most irritable. Taking a nap at noon can not only avoid heatstroke, but also restore the "energy" consumed.
According to the survey, people who take a nap for half an hour every day have a 30% lower mortality rate of coronary heart disease than those who don't sleep. The reason is related to the decrease of blood pressure and slow heart rate during nap, and the peak blood pressure is low during the day. However, the nap time should not be too long, usually half an hour to an hour is enough.
(2)2 heart-nourishing melons
1, wax gourd
People in summer are prone to fatigue, which is related to the hot weather, a lot of sweating and potassium excretion with sweat. Wax gourd has the richest water content, up to 96%; The content of potassium is also quite high, and the potassium content per 100g is 130mg, which is a typical vegetable with high potassium and low sodium. It can replenish both water and potassium. Potassium supplementation can excrete excess sodium in the body and protect heart function.
2, bitter gourd
Chinese medicine has the saying "eat melons in summer" and "suffer hardships in summer". After the summer solstice, if you have a heart fire, you can eat some bitter gourd properly, which can relieve the heat and increase your appetite. As far as bitter gourd itself is concerned, the content of vitamin C is 56 mg/100 g, which is more than 10 times that of towel gourd and pumpkin, and it is also a high-potassium vegetable.
(3) Three Yangxin Soups
1, Jumai Health Tea: Jumai Health Tea has the effect of nourishing liver and clearing heart; Ophiopogon japonicus can nourish the heart and clear the heart; Fried malt can soothe the liver and strengthen the spleen. Summer is full of enthusiasm, which is very suitable for Jumai health tea. This kind of tea is mild in nature, so you don't have to worry about any discomfort if you drink it often.
Methods: Chrysanthemum 10, Ophiopogon japonicus 10, and stir-fried malt 20g were mixed with these three Chinese medicines every day, brewed with boiling water and used as tea.
2. Three-leaf tea: Three-leaf tea is especially suitable for nourishing the heart and clearing away heat from the summer solstice. It tastes slightly bitter and has a very good effect of clearing the heart and nourishing the heart and relieving summer heat.
Method: Take 3-5g of lotus leaf, bamboo leaf and mint leaf, or choose one of them (5- 10g of lotus leaf and bamboo leaf and 5g of mint leaf) to make tea.
3, lotus root powder soup: lotus root powder can clear away heat and cool blood, spleen and appetite. Drinking lotus root starch soup in summer can cool off the heat, dispel the heart fire and soothe the nerves, especially suitable for people who can't sleep well in summer.
(4) Four heart-nourishing points
1, Neiguan point: Neiguan point is one of the points with the strongest regulating effect on the heart. Touching Neiguan point can effectively improve the anaerobic metabolism of myocardium and improve the symptoms of myocardial hypoxia and ischemia.
Methods: Neiguan point is located in the middle of forearm, 2 inches above the wrist transverse stripes. You can massage Neiguan points on both sides 1 min, which is convenient at any time.
2. Shaofu point: Shaofu point is the Xing point of the Heart Meridian, which has a good relief effect on symptoms such as sores on the mouth and tongue, insomnia, redness and urine caused by excessive heart fire, and is also the first aid point for heart disease.
Methods: Shaofu point is located in the palm of your hand, between the 4th and 5th metacarpals, and between the tip of the little finger and the ring finger when making a fist.
3, Futu point: Pressing Futu point has the effect of relieving palpitations, tachycardia and nourishing hard work.
Methods: Fu rabbit took acupuncture points at the front of thigh and sat with knees bent 90 degrees. The opponent touches the midpoint of the knee with the first horizontal bar of the wrist palm, and the fingers are pressed together on the thigh. This is the point where the middle finger reaches.
4, Tianquan point: Tianquan point, so the name is incredible, that is, the blood of the heart will be continuously supplied to the whole body like a mountain running water. Regular massage can improve the symptoms of chest tightness and shortness of breath.
Methods: Tianquan acupoint is upward in the palm of your hand, and there will be a protruding muscle on your arm when you clench your fist and bend your arm, which is 2 inches above the muscle.
(5) Five kinds of heart-nourishing fruits
1, tomato: tomato has the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, cooling blood and calming the liver. Sour taste can astringe sweat, stop diarrhea and dry dampness, prevent excessive sweating from consuming gas and damaging yin, and help to strengthen stomach and promote digestion.
Red apples: Red apples have stronger protection for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular health. It can reduce blood lipid and cholesterol content in blood.
3. Red beans: In ancient Li Shizhen, red beans were called "the valley of the heart", which can clear the heart fire and replenish painstaking efforts. It can be described as detumescence, diuresis, blood supplement, heart strengthening and spleen strengthening.
4. Cherry: Chinese medicine believes that cherries can nourish the heart. And foreign nutritionists simply call it heart aspirin. Cherry can not only make blood flow smoothly, but also warm the heart.
5, Mulberry: Mulberry has the effects of nourishing blood and yin, promoting fluid production to quench thirst, moistening intestines, etc., and can also effectively expand blood volume and relieve hypertension.