In terms of mental conditioning, we must maintain a happy mood. In summer, we must release the stagnation, let our own gas be evacuated and excreted, and let the stagnation be discharged from the spirit, so as to better maintain health.
In daily life, we should get more sunshine, which is the main source of human yang. In summer, the sunshine is best between 9 am and 10. At this time, the sunlight is neither strong nor weak, and the ultraviolet rays are low. Plants begin to release oxygen through photosynthesis, and the health care effect is the best. In summer, the days are long and the nights are short. Go to bed early and get up early, and take part in outdoor activities. You can go to parks, outdoor walks or outings more often. Clothes that penetrate air, are soft and absorb sweat.
In terms of diet, drink plenty of water in summer, and water is the first health prescription in summer. Summer diet should be light, eat more green vegetables and fruits, not too salty and sweet, and eat less spicy and greasy food, so as not to get angry and induce other diseases. Eating more beans is beneficial to strengthening the spleen and promoting diuresis.
In terms of disease prevention and health care, it has been said since ancient times that winter diseases are treated in summer, which means that the yang in summer is the best in dog days, which can enrich the yang of patients and enhance their disease resistance. In late summer? Peiben? In order to help healthy qi, the human body is full of healthy qi, and the resistance is enhanced, it can be less sick or not sick in winter. Therefore, people suffering from diseases such as yang deficiency, lung qi deficiency, insufficient cold and pain, and low immunity will get better treatment in summer than in other seasons.