Essence, qi and spirit are of great significance to human health. The high temperature in summer makes people angry, and physical strength naturally consumes quickly. Coupled with the seasonal characteristics of long days and short nights, many people's summer lifestyle is disordered, coupled with gluttony for fresh cold drinks. This will undoubtedly lead to excessive consumption of essence, qi and spirit. Therefore, we should pay more attention to nourishing essence, storing qi and restoring energy in summer. The essence in the kidney determines a person's life span, age, strength and self-sufficiency, and God is the concentrated expression of essence. Heart governs the gods; Heart belongs to fire, and summer also belongs to fire; Kidney stores essence, essence gives up ambition. Therefore, the heart and kidney should be raised together in summer, so that the essence can be filled.
(1) Coagulation
Spiritual factors play a very important role in human life activities. When the temperature is high in summer, human vaginal fluid is consumed too fast, which makes people upset and even grumpy. Therefore, attention should be paid to calming the nerves in summer. "Collection of Medical Banknotes" says: "Nourishing the heart means concentration, harmony means essence and qi coagulation, harmony means qi aggregation, and harmony means qi integrity." "Concentrate", that is, keep the mind calm and pure, so that people will be calm and have smooth blood vessels. After getting up every morning, opening the window, breathing fresh air, then meditating, closing your eyes, inhaling and exhaling will make you feel calm and peaceful.
(2) festive mood
Emotion, also known as "seven emotions" in Chinese medicine, refers to happiness, anger, worry, thinking, sadness, fear and surprise. Emotion has a great influence on people, especially on the heart and kidneys. Because people's emotional activities are related to the heart and kidney, anger, sadness and fear have the greatest influence on the heart and kidney among the seven emotions. In daily life, it is common for people to induce heart disease, hypertension and other diseases because of great anger, great sorrow and fear. So, how to get emotional? There are many ways, such as listening to music, walking in a quiet park in the morning, communicating with relatives and friends, and so on. When you are in a bad mood, you can avoid emotional ups and downs by diverting your attention in time.
③ Good exercise.
Modern people often say: "Life lies in exercise." Chinese medicine believes that "human movement makes blood flow in meridians." Proper exercise can make the qi and blood flow smoothly, the meridians are all open, there is no congestion, and the qi of the heart and kidney is naturally filled. Modern medicine has confirmed that proper exercise can exercise the myocardium and help to enhance the function of the heart and kidneys. Sports suitable for summer include jogging, walking, Tai Ji Chuan and swimming.
Let's learn four tips for nourishing the heart and kidney in summer!