After the long summer solar term, the weather is getting hotter and the plants are flourishing. This season is conducive to the physiological activities of the heart, so people should follow when they intersect with the solar terms. The heart is yang, which governs yang. Yang of the heart can promote blood circulation and maintain human life activities. Yang-heat qi of the heart not only maintains its own physiological function, but also has a warming effect on the whole body. Water-liquid metabolism and sweat regulation of human body are inseparable from the important role of kaiyang. Therefore, in the long summer, people should conform to the law of solar terms change and pay attention to the maintenance of the heart.

When you go to bed late in summer and get up early, the days are long and the nights are short, and the mornings are early and the nights are short. At this time, people can go to bed late and get up early according to the changes of solar terms to adapt to the changes of yang excess and yin deficiency in nature. However, getting up early and going to bed late can easily lead to insufficient sleep. Therefore, after a long summer, people should take more lunch breaks to promote the recovery of heart yang, so that the brain and all systems of the whole body can rest in time, eliminate fatigue and maintain abundant energy. The nap time varies from person to person, but it should not be too long. Generally, half an hour to 1 hour is appropriate. Avoid fatigue after a nap.

Eat less "cold" food. In summer, our qi and blood are floating on the body surface, but the inside of our body is in a state of yin and cold. The most obvious is stomach cold, easy to have loose bowels and abdominal pain. It is better to warm and protect it with warm food than to eat cold food to aggravate the disease. Eat less frozen watermelons and cold drinks. Cold foods such as watermelon, mung bean and seafood should also be enough. In summer, the spleen and stomach are deficient in cold, and many people will have various symptoms such as abdominal distension, not thinking about diet, irregular stool, unfavorable urination and edema. At this time, you can eat more spicy food, besides ginger, you can also eat some mutton, beef, onions, cinnamon and so on.

Massage Yongquan point Chinese medicine believes that "essence is born in the sole of the foot", which means human energy. There is an important acupoint on the sole of the foot, namely Yongquan point. Huangdi Neijing said: "The kidney comes from the spring, and the spring is full of heart." In other words, the qi of the kidney meridian is like the source water, which comes from the foot and pours out to irrigate all parts of the body and limbs. So you can use your spare time to massage Yongquan point every day.

In summer, the mind is in charge of the mind. From the perspective of five internal organs, it is important to nourish the heart and spirit in summer. Neijing says, "heat is generated in the south, and fire is made by heat." Summer should be in summer, and the heart should control blood and hide the spirit. If the mood is too high, it will be very sad and cause anxiety. Therefore, it is very important to calm your mind, and your mind will naturally get cold. As Qiu Chuji said: "Xia San month, those who want to be at peace with the spirit" should be "calm and calm, keep quiet outside, have a thin taste inside, be far-sighted, lie down early and get up early, be insatiable on the sun, and be basking in it to cool off the heat." Adjust your mind and breath. There is always ice and snow in my heart, which is calm and natural.