1, what are the dog days?
The dog days are the hottest and longest day in a year, which is divided into three days: the first, the middle and the last. There is no specific time in dog days, and it needs to be decided by the date of solar terms and the date of dry support every year.
2. How to maintain health in dog days?
(1) Diet aftercare
After entering the dog days, the weather is hot, which makes people lose their appetite and can't eat anything. At this time, appetizing is very important. You can eat more appetizing foods, such as bitter gourd and bitter buckwheat, or meat products such as ducks and chickens that strengthen the spleen and nourish the stomach. Avoid spicy and greasy food.
(2) Daily aftercare
In dog days, the days are long. In order to adapt to the four seasons, you need to adjust your biological clock and get up early and go to bed late. Take a lunch break on time at noon, and the time is controlled at about half an hour. If it takes too long, you will fall into a deep sleep, but when you wake up, you will be more tired and weak.
(3) Exercise and recuperation
Summer is not suitable for strenuous exercise, and excessive physical exertion will cause discomfort. You can do some relatively "low-key" sports, such as swimming, Tai Chi, jogging, yoga and so on. It can not only exercise, but also do no harm to the body.
(4) Psychological rehabilitation
It's hot and humid in dog days, which easily affects people's mood and makes them fidgety. The best way is to sit still, then close your eyes and swallow body fluid, which can relieve your mood, nourish your heart and soothe your nerves. Method of swallowing body fluid with eyes closed: sit quietly and meditate, relax the whole body, naturally droop your arms, slightly close your eyes and mouth, adjust your breathing, and swallow when there is more body fluid in your mouth, and repeat for three times.
3. What kind of melon is suitable for dog days?
1, bitter gourd
Bitter gourd can clear away heat and relieve summer heat, and it is a very good summer food, especially conducive to clearing the heart and appetizing, suitable for cooking and making soup. , can also be cold. Bitter gourd is also suitable for babies with prickly heat, which can quickly eliminate prickly heat. But people who pay attention to spleen and stomach deficiency and cold should eat less bitter gourd to prevent colds.
2, loofah
Luffa is not only delicious, but also very rich in nutritional value. It contains a variety of vitamins and minerals, is cool and refreshing, and is conducive to appetizing, especially suitable for people with poor lung function. Note that eating too much loofah may cause diarrhea, so pay attention to the consumption.
Step 3: wax gourd
Winter melon is cold, which can clear away heat and phlegm, reduce fire and detoxify. Wax gourd contains very little sugar and is suitable for patients with diabetes and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. It also has the function of lowering blood pressure, and is suitable for patients with hypertension. Winter melon soup can increase appetite and help clear away heat and relieve summer heat.