Among the four seasons, summer is the most vigorous time of yang, and Chinese medicine thinks it is necessary to keep in good health in summer. So, how does Chinese medicine keep in good health in summer? Let me take you to get to know it.

Health preserving methods of TCM in summer 1. Drink more water in summer.

Drink plenty of water, warm water is better. Drink seven or eight cups of boiled water every day. The body should keep and replenish water at any time. Water plays a vital role in the human body, maintaining the normal physiological functions of the human body. Water is an indispensable part of human body. Organs, muscles, blood, hair, bones and teeth all contain water, and water loss will be more in summer. If you don't replenish water in time, it will seriously affect your health, make your skin dry, increase wrinkles and accelerate human aging. In addition, mineral water, herbal tea, milk and apple juice are all ideal thirst-quenching drinks.

Methods of TCM health preservation in summer II. Health care? Raise yang?

Huangdi Neijing? Su Wen? According to the cloud in the Theory of Four Temperaments and Spirits, Xia San Moon is a beautiful place, and everything is flashy. Going to bed at night and getting up early, the sun is never tired, which can make people angry, make Huaying put on a show and vent his anger. If they like outdoor, this summer's gas should be the way to keep healthy. ? In hot summer, many people will suffer from air conditioning disease. People turn on the air conditioner all day long, and the temperature difference between indoor and outdoor can reach more than ten degrees. In addition, a large number of cold drinks with ice will definitely hurt Yang. Therefore, we should pay attention to the living environment not to be too humid, not to eat too much frozen and cold food, not to adjust the air conditioning temperature too low at night, preferably above 26 degrees, and not to spend the night in the open air and cold places.

Methods of TCM health preservation in summer III. Supplement salt, potassium and vitamins.

Sweating more in summer, and more potassium ions are lost with sweat, leading to hypokalemia, which will cause fatigue, dizziness, headache, loss of appetite and other symptoms. The most effective way to prevent potassium deficiency in hot weather is to eat more foods containing potassium. Fresh vegetables and fruits contain more potassium, so you can eat more strawberries, apricots, lychees, peaches and plums. Vegetables include green onions, celery, edamame, etc., and are also rich in potassium. Tea also contains more potassium. Drinking more tea in hot weather can relieve summer heat and supplement potassium, killing two birds with one stone. In summer, the human body sweats a lot, and sodium chloride loses a lot. Pay attention to supplementing salt while replenishing water. Drink some salty boiled water every day to keep the acid-base balance and osmotic pressure in the body relatively stable. Nutritionists also suggest that it is best to supplement vitamin B 1, vitamin B2 2 mg and calcium 1 g every day in high temperature season, which can reduce the consumption of sugar and tissue protein in the body and is beneficial to human health. Therefore, we should eat more foods rich in the above nutrients in summer, such as watermelon, cucumber, tomato, beans and their products, animal liver, shrimp skin and so on. You can also drink some juice.

Methods of TCM health preservation in summer 4. Live in the moment.

Go to bed late and get up early in summer, and try to take a nap at noon. Remember not to sit, lie down or sleep for a long time in the corridor, under the eaves or in the shade of the vents. Electric fans should not be used for a long time, because in summer, the outside is steaming at high temperature, sweating a lot, and the pores are wide open, which makes it easy to catch cold. If it is blown for a long time, it may cause headache, lumbar muscle strain, facial paralysis or muscle pain.

These simple movements are very impactful, and drinking more water is good for your health at any time. Summer is very hot, but naturally it will be calm and cool. Keep a calm heart.

Precautions for health care in summer: eat less cold drinks: in hot summer, people like to eat cold food such as cold drinks, which will damage the spleen and stomach and consume yang. Therefore, eat less cold drinks in summer; It is advisable to drink warm boiled water; Eat more warm foods, such as red dates, medlar, angelica and so on.

Proper exercise: The yang of the outside world is the strongest in summer, so you should take part in outdoor activities more, which can replenish your body energy, regulate your qi and blood, and maintain the yang, but don't exercise excessively, and go out to protect yourself from the sun. Walking can protect Yang.

Warm and cold-proof: In summer, more and more people use air conditioners and fans, which will make cold air invade the human body from the skin and pores, which will easily hurt the yang of the lung, leading to the decline of immunity of the upper respiratory tract and the invasion of bacteria and viruses.

Massage Yongquan point: what Chinese medicine thinks? Sperm is born from the soles of the feet? Essence refers to human energy. There is an important acupoint on the sole of the foot, namely Yongquan point. Huangdi Neijing says:? 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. I often massage Yongquan point in my spare time.

Sour plum soup, a kind of food that is helpful for health preservation and summer vacation in summer.

The raw materials of sour plum soup are dark plum, hawthorn, sweet-scented osmanthus, licorice and rock sugar. Compendium of Materia Medica records:? Shi Mei picked semi-yellow and smoked it into ebony. ? The soup has the effects of promoting digestion, resolving stagnation, promoting fluid production, quenching thirst, astringing lung qi, relieving restlessness and calming the nerves. It is a rare healthy drink in hot summer.

Mung Bean Congee

What about mung beans? The best food in the world, helping the world's food valley? Good name. In hot summer, mung bean soup is the favorite summer drink of ordinary people. Mung beans are also edible and medicinal, which can clear away heat and toxic materials, relieve summer heat and promote diuresis, and treat summer heat, polydipsia and edema. However, it should be noted that mung bean is a cool food with the same origin of medicine and food. Excessive drinking will lead to abdominal pain and diarrhea in people with physical weakness or spleen and stomach deficiency and cold, and it is not suitable for people with yin deficiency to drink in large quantities, otherwise it will lead to vigorous virtual fire, oral erosion, gingival swelling and pain and other symptoms.

bitter gourd

It has the effect of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat. Clearing fire is stronger than clearing heat, which can clean heat toxin from the body. Some people like to blanch bitter gourd with boiling water first, which will weaken its antipyretic effect, so it is best not to blanch it.

corn stigma

It has the functions of diuresis, detumescence and dehumidification. Take 0/5-30g of dried corn stigma/kloc-(twice the weight of fresh products) and add water to decoct, and remove residues to get juice. You can also put the corn stigma in a teacup, brew it with boiling water for ten minutes, and then drink tea instead.

pumpkin

It has the effect of warming the middle warmer and strengthening the spleen. In summer, if you want to choose pumpkins that are not too sweet and noodles, you can choose pumpkins that are light yellow and long gourd-shaped. Don't choose golden yellow and red, because that kind of melon has dense meat and high sweetness, and it is easy to increase water in the body after eating.

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