Zou Xu (Vice President of Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine) and Wu (Professor of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine) are in Xia San. This is called "showiness, harmony between heaven and earth, all things flashy, lying at night and getting up early, insatiable for the sun, making you angry, making Huaying beautiful and making you angry." If you love someone outside, this summer should be the way to grow up. On the contrary, it is sad, autumn is malaria, few people get it, and winter solstice is very sick. Summer is the hottest season of the year. The sun is like fire, the climate is hot, and trees and cicadas are singing. Summer is also the most prosperous season for fruits and trees. Heat is the most striking feature of summer. In summer, the human body's yang is full, tending to the body surface, the qi and blood run smoothly, the skin is slack, the sweat pores are open, and sweating increases, so that the metabolism reaches the most vigorous state in a year. It can be said that the most prominent feature of summer is "long". Therefore, health care work should focus on "growing up", which is "coping with summer". According to the climate characteristics in summer and the physiological changes of human body, it is beneficial to health care to arrange our daily life reasonably. Let's talk about the health care precautions in summer. 1. Pay attention to daily life in summer. This has been discussed by the ancients. For example, Su Wensi's Theory of Qi and Spirit says: "In Xia San, I lie down at night and get up early, and I am insatiable about the sun, which makes me lifeless. This summer's gas should improve my long-term. The sunshine is strong in summer, and the human body needs to adapt to this climate change to arrange its daily life. It is appropriate to go to bed late and get up early. This is because the weather is hot during the day, and the temperature gradually drops after sunset in the evening. Therefore, the evening is a good time to enjoy the cool in summer. In addition, due to the sultry climate, it is difficult for people to go to bed early in such an environment, so they can sleep a little later in summer and sleep later. Because the yang is sufficient, the blood runs fast, and the human body doesn't need to sleep as long as in winter, so it is better to get up early in summer. Besides, you can get up early, get to work while it's cool, and avoid the morning sunshine. In summer, the days are long, the weather is hot and you sweat a lot. After a morning's work, by noon, the human body has consumed a lot of water and physical strength, and it is easy to feel tired and sleepy, and the sleep time at night is relatively shortened. Therefore, it is best to take a nap at noon to replenish the physical strength lost in the morning and prepare for the afternoon work. Zou Xu (Vice President of Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine) and Wu (Professor of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine) are in Xia San. This is called "showiness, harmony between heaven and earth, all things flashy, lying at night and getting up early, insatiable for the sun, making you angry, making Huaying beautiful and making you angry." If you love someone outside, this summer should be the way to grow up. On the contrary, it is sad, autumn is malaria, few people get it, and winter solstice is very sick. Summer is the hottest season of the year. The sun is like fire, the climate is hot, and trees and cicadas are singing. Summer is also the most prosperous season for fruits and trees. Heat is the most striking feature of summer. In summer, the human body's yang is full, tending to the body surface, the qi and blood run smoothly, the skin is slack, the sweat pores are open, and sweating increases, so that the metabolism reaches the most vigorous state in a year. It can be said that the most prominent feature of summer is "long". Therefore, health care work should focus on "growing up", which is "coping with summer". According to the climate characteristics in summer and the physiological changes of human body, it is beneficial to health care to arrange our daily life reasonably. Let's talk about the health care precautions in summer. 1. Pay attention to daily life in summer. This has been discussed by the ancients. For example, Su Wensi's Theory of Qi and Spirit says: "In Xia San, I lie down at night and get up early, and I am insatiable about the sun, which makes me lifeless. This summer's gas should improve my long-term. The sunshine is strong in summer, and the human body needs to adapt to this climate change to arrange its daily life. It is appropriate to go to bed late and get up early. This is because the weather is hot during the day, and the temperature gradually drops after sunset in the evening. Therefore, the evening is a good time to enjoy the cool in summer. In addition, due to the sultry climate, it is difficult for people to go to bed early in such an environment, so they can sleep a little later in summer and sleep later. Because the yang is sufficient, the blood runs fast, and the human body doesn't need to sleep as long as in winter, so it is better to get up early in summer. Besides, you can get up early, get to work while it's cool, and avoid the morning sunshine. In summer, the days are long, the weather is hot and you sweat a lot. After a morning's work, by noon, the human body has consumed a lot of water and physical strength, and it is easy to feel tired and sleepy, and the sleep time at night is relatively shortened. Therefore, it is best to take a nap at noon to replenish the physical strength lost in the morning and prepare for the afternoon work. It is hot in summer, so you should choose a cool, ventilated and comfortable residence, but be careful not to be too greedy. Some people like to turn the temperature of the air conditioner on very low, or blow fans at themselves for a long time. If the human body is exposed to this environment for a long time, it is easy to catch a cold, causing colds, diarrhea, headaches and so on. In order to be healthy, you should choose a cool place to live in summer, and the temperature should not be too low. If you don't adjust the temperature of the air conditioner too low, cover your clothes properly when you sleep, take care of your chest, abdomen and joints to avoid catching cold. It is not advisable to let the fan blow directly at the human body during sleep. If the weather is too hot, blow the fan against the wall beside the bed or around it, and use the counter-current wind of the fan to cool down; It is not advisable to lie in the open air, or sleep in a cool and humid place such as grass, so as not to feel the evil of cold and dampness. In addition, the summer climate is hot, the human body is relaxed, the pores are open, and a lot of sweating occurs, and more wastes are excreted through the skin. It is necessary to appropriately increase the number of baths, remove dirt on the skin surface, and keep sweat pores open. Bathing not only has a cleaning effect, but also helps to relieve summer heat and cool down. The choice of water temperature during bathing should not be too hot or too cold. Because of sweating, the human body lost a lot of water. If the bath water temperature is too hot, the human body will easily lose more water when taking a bath, which will aggravate the blood viscosity and be prone to accidents, especially for the elderly with decreased blood vessel elasticity and increased blood viscosity, which are more prone to cerebrovascular accidents. When the water temperature is too low, it is easy to make the pores suddenly close, and sweat is mixed with dirt and accumulated in the pores, which leads to poor excretion and skin diseases such as acne. 2. Summer clothes-"loose and breathable" The summer climate is hot, and the heat dissipation of the human body is mainly through skin perspiration. Therefore, summer clothes should be relaxed, comfortable, breathable, hygroscopic and conductive, such as silk, cotton and hemp fabrics. It is best to choose light and cool colors such as white, light blue and light green, and often wash and change clothes to help the skin breathe freely and reduce the occurrence of summer skin diseases such as prickly heat, skin itching and eczema. 3. It is advisable to reduce the time of outdoor sports in summer. In summer, due to the strong sunshine and strong ultraviolet rays, we should try our best to reduce the time for outdoor sports. If people are exposed to the hot sun too much, their skin will get sunburned easily. When going out in summer, it's best to avoid the period from 10 to 4 pm, because ultraviolet rays are the strongest and do the most harm to the skin. In addition, when you go out in summer, you should do a good job of sun protection, such as wearing sunscreen, umbrella, sun hat and sunglasses. To prevent the sun from burning the skin. Wax gourd and red bean soup ingredients: 500 grams of wax gourd, 60 grams of red beans, several pieces of pork bones or chicken, and appropriate seasonings such as ginger, onion, salt and coriander. Practice: Wash the pork bones or chicken, wash the wax gourd and cut it into pieces, put it into the pot with red beans and ginger, add water to boil, then simmer with slow fire, add appropriate seasonings such as onion, salt and coriander, and mix well. Efficacy: It has the functions of dispelling summer heat, eliminating dampness, reducing swelling and detoxifying, and is suitable for taking in summer, especially for people with loss of appetite, edema, dizziness and serious discomfort in summer. Lotus seed, red date and mung bean porridge materials: japonica rice 150g, red date 10, mung bean 200g, and appropriate amount of sugar or rock sugar. Practice: Wash japonica rice, lotus seeds, red dates and mung beans, put them in a pot, add water and boil them on high fire, then simmer them on low fire. When porridge is finished, add appropriate amount of sugar or rock sugar to taste and stir them evenly. Efficacy: It has the functions of invigorating spleen, regulating middle energizer, removing summer heat and detoxifying, and is suitable for taking in summer, especially for people with loss of appetite, thirst and heatstroke. This article is excerpted from "The Wisdom of Living to Hundred Years Old: The Way to Maintain Health of TCM Masters"/Zou Xu (Vice President of Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine), Wu (Professor of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine)/Gold nugget culture.