First, how to maintain health in summer?
Principle 1: invigorating spleen and eliminating dampness
Humidity is a great scourge in summer. In addition, the spleen and stomach function is low in summer, and there are often symptoms such as poor appetite, diarrhea, and white greasy tongue coating. Always take something that strengthens the spleen and promotes diuresis. Generally, products with the functions of invigorating spleen, aromatizing and eliminating dampness, lightly infiltrating and promoting diuresis are selected, such as Pogostemon rugosa, lotus seeds and Eupatorium odoratum.
Principle 2: Clearing away heat and relieving summer heat
In summer, the temperature is high, the summer heat is evil and people's hearts are strong. Therefore, some drugs with the functions of clearing away heat and toxic materials, clearing away heart-fire and purging fire are often used to dispel summer heat, such as chrysanthemum, mint, honeysuckle, forsythia, lotus leaf and so on.
Principle 3: Nourish the lungs and kidneys.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that according to the law of five elements, the heart is full of fire in summer, and the lung and kidney are weak, so it is necessary to pay attention to nourishing the yin of the lung and kidney. You can choose Lycium barbarum, Radix Rehmanniae, Lily, Mulberry, and drugs that use acid to collect lung qi, such as Schisandra chinensis, to prevent excessive sweating and damage body fluid.
Principle 4: Cure winter diseases in summer.
The so-called treatment of winter diseases in summer means that the human body and the outside world are full of yang in summer, and some diseases that are prone to occur in winter are treated by oral Chinese medicine combined with acupuncture and other external treatments. Frostbite in winter can be prevented if fresh sesame flowers are used to wipe the places that are prone to frostbite; Applying ointment to acupoints in winter can treat asthma and rhinitis.
Second, cooling off in summer.
Option 1: Enjoy delicious and light food.
The temperature rises in dog days, the air humidity increases, and many people have no appetite. At this time, try to eat more light food, which can not only promote appetite, but also prevent diseases. A light diet can clear away heat, prevent heatstroke, stop sweating, replenish water and stimulate appetite. Eating more fresh vegetables and fruits can not only meet the required nutrition, but also prevent heatstroke. Staple food should be light, such as mung bean porridge, lotus seed porridge and lotus leaf porridge. You can also drink some cool drinks, such as sour plum soup and chrysanthemum tea. In addition, eating vinegar can not only stimulate appetite, but also inhibit the killing of germs and prevent gastrointestinal diseases.
Scheme 2: Two supplements can prevent diseases.
The dog days are sultry, and the human body excretes a lot of sweat, which causes a lot of consumption of various nutrients in the body, especially inorganic salts; Coupled with loss of appetite and reduced activities, the whole person's physical condition is at a relatively low level, intake is reduced and consumption is increased, so many people lose weight and cause diseases. Therefore, paying attention to supplementing vitamins and trace elements is an important part of keeping healthy.
Option 3: Bitter food cannot be less.
Many people think bitter food is not delicious, but it is healthy food in summer. Alkaloids contained in bitter food have the functions of relieving summer heat, promoting blood circulation and relaxing blood vessels. Eating some bitter food or drinking some bitter drinks such as beer and coffee in dog days can not only clear people's troubles and refresh their minds, but also stimulate appetite, strengthen the spleen and benefit the stomach.
Third, the focus of health care in summer
Brief introduction of summer health preservation
Everything in the world has a law of movement and change: "Spring is spring, summer is long, autumn is harvest, and winter is storage". If people want to live a long and healthy life, it is natural to "adapt to the weather" and follow this law. Whether to strive for "harmony between man and nature" is a conceptual problem. If you don't accept this idea, you should "twist" with nature and be a "hero", ok?
No way! Because no matter how capable people are, they can't change the "natural attributes" of the "human body". When the 60 trillion living cells that make up the human body changed from "apes" to "people" 6 million years ago, just like everything else, there was a movement change law of "spring in summer, long harvest in autumn and winter storage". Although modern science and technology are developed, it can partially change the metabolism of human body, but it still can't change the life law of most people.
Second, the main points of health care in summer
In summer, most people get sick immediately, so there is a saying that "the debt is quick in June". However, there is a disease that lurks in autumn and will be very serious if it continues into winter! -this is the "heart disease." In other words, Neijing said, "The way to grow up this summer is to be healthy." On the contrary, it is sad. It is malaria in autumn and serious illness in winter. However, it must be pointed out that the "heart disease" mentioned here does not refer to the "cardiovascular disease" in modern medicine, but refers to the mental aspect. Diseases related to "consciousness and emotion" (the "mind" mentioned in ancient books is actually equivalent to the "spirit" that people often say today) are based on the "five elements" of traditional Chinese medicine, and summer is "full of fire" (summer dominates the mind and summer is full of fire. Heart belongs to "fire"-"flourishing" and "fire can kill gold", so it is easy to cause "lung (gold) deficiency"; It is kidney water that blocks the heart fire, but when the heart fire is strong, the heart fire is easy to resist the kidney water, so the kidney water is easy to lose money. For the average person, it is easy to prevent "lung deficiency and kidney deficiency" in summer, but whether the "heart" in a very prosperous position should be maintained is often taken lightly!
Four principles of health preservation in summer
The first is to strengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness. Humidity is a great scourge in summer. In addition, the spleen and stomach function is low in summer, and there are often symptoms such as poor appetite, diarrhea, and white greasy tongue coating. Always take something that strengthens the spleen and promotes diuresis. Generally, products with the functions of invigorating spleen, aromatizing and eliminating dampness, lightly infiltrating and promoting diuresis are selected, such as Pogostemon rugosa, lotus seeds and Eupatorium odoratum.
The second is to clear away heat and relieve summer heat. In summer, the temperature is high, the summer heat is evil and people's hearts are strong. Therefore, some drugs with the functions of clearing away heat and toxic materials, clearing away heart-fire and purging fire are often used to dispel summer heat, such as chrysanthemum, mint, honeysuckle, forsythia, lotus leaf and so on.
The third is to nourish the lungs and kidneys. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that according to the law of five elements, the heart is full of fire in summer, and the lung and kidney are weak, so it is necessary to pay attention to nourishing the yin of the lung and kidney. You can choose Lycium barbarum, Radix Rehmanniae, Lily, Mulberry, and drugs that use acid to collect lung qi, such as Schisandra chinensis, to prevent excessive sweating and damage body fluid.
The fourth is the treatment of winter diseases in summer. The so-called treatment of winter diseases in summer means that the human body and the outside world are full of yang in summer, and some diseases that are prone to occur in winter are treated by oral Chinese medicine combined with acupuncture and other external treatments. Frostbite in winter can be prevented if fresh sesame flowers are used to wipe the places that are prone to frostbite; Applying ointment to acupoints in winter can treat asthma and rhinitis.