The hot summer diet should be light, soft and easy to digest, and eat less fried, greasy and spicy food. A light diet can clear away heat, prevent heatstroke, stop sweating, replenish water and stimulate appetite. Eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, such as wax gourd, bitter gourd, watermelon and cucumber. It can not only meet the nutritional needs of the human body, but also prevent heatstroke. Eat cold drinks moderately, and don't eat too many cold products, otherwise it will hurt the yang and the body. In addition, eating vinegar can not only stimulate appetite, but also kill germs and prevent gastrointestinal diseases.
Emotional health: the mind should be calm.
The summer heat is steaming and burning, which easily makes people irritable. Therefore, first of all, we should calm our mood, and avoid impatience and uncontrollable. Because of impatience, it is hot, so the heart is endogenous. Let your mood be like clear and calm lake water, as the ancients said, "calm down and don't be impatient" to avoid diseases caused by emotions.
Daily life: the environment should be cool.
You can't rely on air conditioning all day in summer. When the temperature is slightly lower in the morning and evening, open the doors and windows for ventilation to avoid indoor air turbidity. Especially when it rains and after the rain, the air is fresh and rich in negative ions. At this time, turn off the air conditioner, open the window and enjoy the essence endowed by nature.
Exercise health: exercise should clear the heart.
The purpose of exercise is to make the mood calm and naturally calm. Hot weather and rainy days are not suitable for long-distance travel, so as not to hurt Tianjin and consume gas. You can choose to practice TCM health exercises in the cooler morning and evening, or walk by the river or lake, or walk in the lush gardens. In short, we should be close to nature, and we should not only exercise in an air-conditioned gym because we are afraid of heat. The gains from exercising in nature are incomparable to indoor exercise.
In summer, it is advisable to nourish the heart and strengthen the spleen, and eliminate summer heat and dampness.
Chinese medicine believes that: "Summer is fire, hot in nature, and it is the main source of nourishing qi, and summer evil is in season." That is to say, the heart belongs to fire in the five elements, and the fiery evil is the easiest to damage the heart, which often leads to heart diseases, such as anxiety, palpitation and insomnia, dizziness and other symptoms. Moreover, Chinese medicine believes that "sweat is the liquid of the heart", and a large amount of sweat excreted in summer will not only damage the heart-qi, but also lead to yin deficiency of the heart, which is more vulnerable to summer evil, so it is advisable to pay attention to nourishing the heart in summer. Eating more foods that clear away heat and relieve summer heat can not only remove the summer heat caused by high temperature weather in summer, but also remove the internal heat generated by the body. You can also take cold or sweet traditional Chinese medicines, such as chrysanthemum, mint, lotus leaf, honeysuckle, forsythia, etc., to help heart fire and dispel summer heat.
The last month of summer is long summer, which corresponds to the spleen. At this time, the weather is sultry and rainy, and the humidity in the air is heavy, so people are more likely to feel wet, while the spleen likes dryness and hates dampness. Once the spleen yang is suppressed by dampness, which exceeds the adaptability of the spleen and stomach, there will be spleen diseases such as loss of appetite, loose stool, abdominal distension and tepid limbs. Therefore, the diet in long summer should be light, less greasy, less cold, and people with spleen deficiency can eat less and more meals, and eat some peppers appropriately according to their own eating habits to increase appetite, help digestion, and resist the invasion of damp evil on the spleen. You can also take traditional Chinese medicines for invigorating the spleen and eliminating dampness, such as Atractylodes macrocephala, Lotus seeds, Poria, Pogostemon, Amomum villosum, Amomum cardamom and so on. It can not only strengthen the spleen and stomach, but also dispel summer heat and dampness.