2. Emotional disorder. In summer, the weather is hot, and the mood is easy to fluctuate and get excited, which leads to the increase of blood pressure and aggravates the burden on the heart. Diseases such as angina pectoris, myocardial infarction and heart failure are easy to attack. In addition, the incidence of stroke in summer is also quite high, which needs attention. It is worth mentioning that excessive emotional fluctuation can also lead to gastrointestinal dysfunction, and respiratory diseases such as asthma are also closely related to emotions. Countermeasures: Consciously adjust emotions. Patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and hypertension must pay attention to control their emotions and maintain a peaceful mood in summer to reduce the risk of disease attack.
3. Damp heat. It is rainy in summer, and it is easy to produce moisture. Many people often feel headache, fatigue, intense, loss of appetite and so on. At this time, for patients with respiratory diseases, it is even more important to guard against cough and organ diseases, while people in damp heat constitution often feel feverish hands and feet and are prone to constipation.
4. Countermeasures: The diet should be light and easy to digest. Eat more foods that can clear away heat and promote diuresis, such as mung bean porridge, lotus leaf porridge and red bean porridge. Cooking soup with wax gourd, lotus leaf and coix seed is also a cool drink to clear away damp heat. At the same time, pay attention to adjust the indoor humidity and open more windows for ventilation.
5. fall asleep. In summer, the days are long, the nights are short, and the temperature is high at night, which causes some people to have a bad rest at night. According to traditional Chinese medicine, this imbalance between yin and yang will increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases, such as hypertension patients are prone to high blood pressure and angina patients have increased attack frequency. Countermeasures: Ensure adequate sleep, go to bed early and get up early. Only in this way can we maintain the normal operation of various functions of the body. Adults are advised to get 7 hours of high-quality sleep every day.
6. Diet. Summer diet should not be too full, usually seven or eight points full, but we must pay attention to a comprehensive and balanced nutritional mix, not picky eaters, partial eclipse. Some people have a bad appetite because of the weather, so they can eat lightly. Experts suggest that you should eat more foods with low sugar, low salt, high carbohydrate and high protein in summer, and try to eat less spicy and fried foods. Countermeasures: suitable for summer consumption are: white gourd, white radish, tomato and other foods that remove dampness and dredge silt and help improve gastrointestinal function; It is advisable to eat more freshwater fish and less red meat in summer. You can drink cassia seed tea, barley tea, chrysanthemum tea, kudingcha, mung bean soup and other drinks.
7. Fitness. Because people sweat a lot in summer, many people think that there is no need for exercise in summer, which is a misunderstanding. Moderate exercise is still needed in summer, but be careful not to exercise in the sun. In summer exercise, it is necessary to properly replenish water to prevent excessive sweating, which leads to an increase in blood viscosity. Countermeasures: short-distance swimming, yoga, Tai Chi, etc. They are all the most suitable exercises in hot summer, which can calm down and relieve stress. Exercise is best in the morning and evening, and morning exercise should not be too early, so as not to affect sleep.