First, you lose more water in summer, so you should drink more water.
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 there will be more water loss in summer. If you don't replenish water in time, it will seriously affect your health, make your skin dry, increase wrinkles and accelerate your aging. In addition, mineral water, herbal tea, milk and apple juice are all ideal thirst-quenching drinks.
Second, live in time.
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 shade of corridors, eaves or vents. It is not advisable to use electric fans for a long time. Because it is hot in summer, sweating outside, sweating a lot, and the pores are wide open, it is easy to be attacked by the cold. Blowing for too long may cause headache, lumbar muscle strain, facial paralysis or muscle pain.
Third, health care should "nourish yang"
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. Plus eating a lot of ice cubes and cold drinks 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.
Fourth, eat a clear diet and eat more "bitterness"
In the aspect of diet nourishing, the principles of nourishing and strengthening the spleen and eliminating summer heat and dampness in hot days are. Sweet, thick and hot products are not suitable for eating, and light and nourishing foods should be chosen.
Cool and moist food: wheat, sorghum, highland barley, tofu, white lentils, black sesame seeds, potatoes, cabbage, lettuce, asparagus, spinach, wax gourd, watermelon, etc. Foods for invigorating spleen and stomach, nourishing yin and invigorating qi: spinach, lotus root, water bamboo, tomatoes, carrots, eggs, apples, milk, grapes, lotus seeds, mulberries, clams, geese, herring, crucian carp, silver carp and barley flour.
Foods that can clear away heat and promote diuresis, and clear away heat and toxic materials: broad beans, red beans, soybeans, raw radishes, eggplant, Chinese cabbage, celery, water chestnut, coix seed, wax gourd, towel gourd, cucumber, wax gourd, bitter gourd, chrysanthemum, lotus leaf, tea and so on.
Alkaloids contained in bitter food have pharmacological effects such as relieving summer heat, clearing away heat, promoting blood circulation and relaxing blood vessels. Eating some bitter food in hot weather can not only clear the heart, relieve boredom and refresh the mind, but also stimulate appetite, strengthen the spleen and benefit the stomach.
Bitter gourd: Take its immature tender fruit as the vegetable. Mature pulp can be eaten raw, cold or fried with meat or fish. Fresh and refreshing, unique flavor. Bitter gourd has the effects of stimulating appetite, promoting digestion, clearing away heat and relieving fatigue, and clearing away heart fire and improving eyesight. In addition, bitter food such as bitter vegetables, tea, coffee and so on. You can also choose as appropriate. It should be noted that eating bitter food should not be excessive, otherwise it may cause nausea, vomiting and other symptoms.
Supplement salt, potassium and vitamins.
Sweating is more in summer, and potassium ions are lost more with sweat. The resulting hypokalemia 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. You can eat more strawberries, apricots, lychees, peaches and plums. Vegetables such as green onions, celery and edamame 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. Therefore, we should pay attention to supplementing salt while replenishing water. You can drink some salty boiled water every day to maintain acid and alkali.
Dark clothes will absorb sunlight and make people's body temperature rise and heat up; At the same time, mosquitoes have the habit of blackening, and dark colors are easy to attract mosquitoes, especially black.
Seven, skin itching precautions
When traveling in summer, when the skin is itchy, dry and painful due to sun exposure, you can apply a small amount of ointment such as skin relaxation. Don't burn with hot water, and don't wash with alkaline soap, so as not to irritate the skin and aggravate the symptoms.
Eight, do some mental exercises.
In summer, the amount of exercise should not be too large or too intense. Sweat a little after exercise to avoid excessive exercise and sweating.
For those who still insist on physical exercise in summer, they can choose to practice Tai Ji Chuan, Tai Ji Chuan, which combines static and dynamic, combines rigidity and softness, opens and closes moderately, has ups and downs, has an impartial figure, is healthy in energy, is free from colds, and is naturally harmonious with Yin and Yang. It is one of the best exercises to improve thinking in summer.