As the saying goes: "A little summer is a big summer, so steam it up and cook it down". The solstice summer has passed, and summer is coming. At that time, the weather will be very hot, the sun in the sky will be steaming, the ground will boil like fire, and the temperature will reach the highest value in the whole year. There are often thunderstorms in summer and summer, and the air is humid and sultry. Therefore, summer is the wettest time of the year and the best time to get rid of dampness.

According to Quan Chunfen, a physician of Spleen, Stomach and Hepatobiliary Department of the First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, since ancient times, people have attached great importance to health care in dog days and accumulated a lot of health care experience. For example, the folk saying that "jiaozi lies on his head and pancakes spread eggs in dog days" fully embodies the great wisdom of the old ancestors in keeping fit.

"First of all, the hot and humid climate in summer will cause loss of appetite. This is because the five elements of spleen and stomach belong to "earth", and the five elements in summer also belong to "earth". The combination of the two will directly harm the spleen and stomach, leading to loss of appetite, bloating, sweating and fatigue. " Quan Chunfen said that at this time, in terms of diet, special attention should be paid to choosing light and digestible foods, such as rice, noodles, cereals and beans. These five elements belong to "earth" and can best tonify the spleen and stomach. In addition, fresh vegetables and fruits are needed. These fruits and vegetables have the effects of light osmosis and diuresis, and can remove damp heat and blood stasis that breed in human body during summer heat. The choice of ingredients must follow the principle of "don't eat from time to time". Choose local and seasonal fruits and vegetables, not greedy, spicy and cold. These bad eating habits will directly hurt the yang of the spleen and stomach and violate the health-keeping law of "nourishing yang in spring and summer and nourishing yin in autumn and winter".

"Secondly, the habit of eating noodles in summer has continued since the Three Kingdoms period." Quan Chunequinox said that this was because people's living conditions were poor and their nutrition was single. Summer solstice is the time for wheat harvest. After fatigue, people's metabolism is accelerated, and a lot of sweat takes away minerals and energy in the body. Therefore, in this season, pasta represented by jiaozi, noodles and pancakes is particularly popular, and its rich vitamins and sugars can meet human needs. Modern research has confirmed that carbohydrates such as rice, flour and cereals are rich in B vitamins, which can maintain the functions of cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, nervous, digestive and immune systems and participate in energy metabolism. Therefore, beauty lovers should not deliberately refuse carbohydrates when they lose weight in summer, otherwise they will not only fail to achieve the goal of "beauty", but also affect human health and produce negative emotions such as depression and anxiety.

"Moreover, jiaozi, noodles, pancakes and other foods need to be eaten' while it is hot'," said Quan Chunequinox, which proves that our ancestors realized the way of "harmony between man and nature" for health preservation long ago. In summer, the yang of the human body is in sync with nature, beyond the body surface, while the yin is deep in the viscera and bones. In summer, people sweat a lot and their pores are open. At this time, if people eat cold things, or blow air conditioners, or sit in wetlands, wind, cold and humidity will take advantage of it and reach the depths of viscera and bones. Therefore, the summer diet should be light and hot, which can not only protect the yang of the human body, but also play the role of light infiltration and diuresis.

Finally, the spring equinox reminds us that in work and rest and exercise, "quietness" is the main thing in summer, and "nourishing the heart" is the main thing in summer, so that we can calm down, read more and calm down. We should take exercise methods such as walking, Tai Ji Chuan, Baduanjin, meditation, etc. to balance the impetuous yang spirit and achieve the secret purpose of Yin Pingyang. The ancients believed that "sweating all over" after exercise was the best way to sweat, which not only allowed the accumulated water on the body surface to be metabolized through sweating, but also did not hurt body fluid and yang, which was the best state of Wei Rong's harmony. Modern popular fun running completely violates the principle of health preservation. At night, the spirit of the sun converges and the fog on the surface rises. At this time, a lot of exercise makes the converging sun qi disperse forcibly, plus sweating, which damages the sun, yin and body fluid; What's more, fun run ate a lot, which was spicy and cold, but he didn't know that doing so was damaging his life and a health taboo. (Wei Jialin)