Dog days are a good time to get rid of dampness. Doing these five things well during this period can not only effectively prevent moisture from invading the body, but also discharge moisture and make the body feel great.
1, eat less cold food.
It is hot in summer, and many people like to eat cold food, such as cold drinks, ice cream, iced watermelons (be careful), cold food and so on. These foods can cool down and relieve summer heat. However, it should be noted that eating these raw and cold foods will not only increase the burden on the stomach, but also easily lead to wet and cold entry into the body. The most direct manifestation is stomach discomfort and diarrhea, which is the body warning you. It is not advisable to eat cold food in summer, but it is also not advisable to eat more. If it is cold weakness, people with weak spleen and stomach should not touch these foods, otherwise it will aggravate the condition.
2. Eat more foods that strengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness.
If you want to effectively expel moisture from the body, you have to eat more foods that strengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the spleen governs transport and transformation, and it likes dryness and hates dampness. If you are wet, transportation will be abnormal. Therefore, symptoms such as loose stool, satiety, loss of appetite and acid swelling appear. The reason is that the spleen is trapped by dampness. To eliminate dampness, strengthening the spleen is essential. When the spleen is healed, there is nowhere to hide the moisture, and then it is excreted through the body's metabolism, thus achieving the effect of eliminating dampness. Common foods are coix seed, mung bean, wax gourd, amaranth, yam and so on.
3. Keep indoor air circulation.
In dog days, if the weather is wet, the room will become very wet and the floor will be full of water. Pay attention at this time. We must open the doors and windows to keep the indoor air circulating. We can use a fan to speed up the air flow and let the air take away the moisture in the room. If the floor is wet, it should be dragged dry in time to avoid water retention. However, it should be noted that it is not advisable to close the doors and windows and turn on the air conditioner, which will make indoor moisture unable to get out and people stay inside for a long time, which will not only endanger their health, but also easily lead to moisture invasion.
4. Pay attention to rest and take a proper nap.
The high temperature in summer makes people sleepy easily. At this time, it is not appropriate to stay up late. Pay attention to rest, let the body have enough sleep, keep the body in a better state, improve immunity and resist the invasion of moisture.
Step 5 Exercise properly
Although it is hot in summer, exercise is essential, especially for office workers. Office workers basically stay in air-conditioned rooms all day and sit for hours at a time. In this way, not only the environment is cold, the air quality is poor, but also people's exercise is very small. After a long time, not only will the body's immunity decline, but also the cold and damp qi will unconsciously invade the body. At this time, proper exercise is necessary, which can not only exercise and improve the body's immunity, but also sweat easily in summer, so as to discharge the wet and cold air invaded in the air-conditioned room in the morning through sweating.
These methods of eliminating dampness and keeping in good health are hoped to be helpful to everyone. Finally, I wish everyone good health!