During the Great Heat season, fighting means C. The ecliptic longitude of the sun is 120 degrees, which is the hottest solar term of the year. High temperatures of 40° often occur in some areas in the Yangtze River Basin. In ancient my country, the Great Heat was divided into "three periods": "The first period is when the rotten grass becomes fireflies, the second period is when the soil is moist and the heat is humid, and the third period is when it rains heavily." It means that fireflies change from rotten grass at this time; the land is very moist; Thunderstorms will occur during summer. At this time, the yang energy is strong. In order to adapt to the weather, the human body is in a state where the yang energy is strong outside and deficient inside. The joints are released and sweat increases. In addition, the heat is overwhelming, which often causes the body's yang energy to be released too much and appear in the body. Summer physical characteristics of lack of yang energy. People tend to lose their Qi easily during severe heat, especially the elderly, children, and those with weak Qi, which often find it difficult to withstand the heat, leading to problems such as heatstroke and symptoms such as dizziness, palpitations, chest tightness, inattention, and excessive sweating.
Therefore, pay attention to heatstroke prevention and cooling. However, if you eat cold food too much because of heatstroke prevention and cooling, it is easy to cause excessive internal cold and even weaken the yang energy in the body.
The hot summer days can easily lead to a rise in anger, which can manifest as irritability, anxiety, irritability, insomnia, etc. In health care, there is often a saying that "winter diseases are treated in the summer." For those chronic diseases that occur every winter, this period is the best time to treat them. Therefore, when maintaining health during the summer, pay attention to nourishing the yang, especially careful care, and focus on prevention and treatment.
Clothes
Wear colorful clothes and hats in summer. Because many beautiful clothes are made of chemical fiber fabrics, the fabrics are light in weight, cheap, and come in a variety of colors, so they are very popular among people. In fact, the human body sweats a lot in summer. Although chemical fiber fabrics are lighter and thinner, they have poor water absorption and breathability. It is difficult for the skin to dissipate heat through sweat evaporation. Therefore, wearing clothes made of this kind of fabric is not cool in summer. Natural fibers such as cotton, linen, and silk are the best choices for summer clothing. Silk clothes are very skin-friendly, light in weight, and thin in thickness. They are comfortable and beautiful to wear in summer, and they also make you feel cool all over your body. Cotton clothes absorb sweat, are highly breathable, and the fabric is soft and not stiff. Linen clothes have very high breathability and water absorption due to their loose molecular structure, light texture, and large pores. The thinner and sparse the fabric clothes are woven, the lighter the clothes are and the cooler they are to wear.
Food
The diet during the hot summer should be more sour and sweet, to replenish qi and eliminate internal heat. At this time, the heat is deep and the humidity is heavy, so it is suitable for clearing and nourishing. Because summer heat-dampness is very detrimental to the spleen, and bitter food has the function of purging dryness, it is not suitable to eat too much. Therefore, it is better to eat more sweet, cool or sweet and cold foods in the daily diet. Season returns to the heart, and the heart likes coolness and is suitable for eating sour foods. Therefore, you should eat more sour and sweet foods in summer, such as pineapples, watermelons, tomatoes, etc. Choose fruits and vegetables that are cool and cool in nature, such as cucumbers. Milk is slightly cold in nature and can replenish water, nourish yin, detoxify, and is also a good product for removing internal heat. During this period, people go to bed late and get up early, have less rest time, and sweat easily, which will cause a large consumption of various nutrients in the human body, especially inorganic salts, so they like to drink refreshing drinks. During the hot season, people's intake decreases and consumption increases, so many people lose weight in summer. Even so, it is not suitable to take a large amount of supplements. Because eating more thin food and drinks in summer dilutes the gastric digestive juice and reduces the digestive function, taking supplements at this time will make it difficult to digest and can easily cause indigestion and gastrointestinal upset. A reasonable diet can help people resist the invasion of heat and humidity. You can eat more winter melon, coix seed, poria, yam and other foods. It is best to make porridge or soup with these ingredients.
If you already feel dizzy, you can also use aromatic plants to relieve dizziness. Such as fresh Patchouli leaves, mint leaves, Perrin, etc., used to cook soup or porridge. These fresh leaves can aromatize and dissolve turbidity, dispel heat and relieve external symptoms, disperse wind and heat, soothe the throat and relieve rash, soothe the liver and purge heat, and can dispel heat and prevent diseases. You should also eat some light foods that nourish qi and yin to enhance your physical fitness. Such as yam, jujube, sea cucumber, eggs, milk, honey, lotus root, fungus, soy milk, lily porridge, chrysanthemum porridge, etc. In summer health care, water is also a very important and indispensable thing for fitness and longevity in the human body. As the saying goes: "People are made of water." Water accounts for about 70% of the weight of the human body. The traditional health method of relieving summer heat highly recommends drinking boiled water. In order to quench their thirst, some people drink too much water at one time. Little do they know that this will increase the burden on the heart, cause the blood concentration to drop rapidly, and even cause palpitation, shortness of breath, sweating, etc. Therefore, in the hot season, you should not drink too much if you are extremely thirsty, but drink slowly and frequently. In addition to drinking plenty of boiled water, it is most suitable to drink summer-clearing herbal teas such as mung bean soup and chrysanthemum tea. Because you sweat more, use sugar salt water and tea to properly replenish salt and minerals to maintain the body's electrolyte balance and avoid dehydration.
Living
In the middle of summer, the Yang heat drops, the water vapor rises, and the moisture is abundant. Therefore, in this season, more people feel dampness. To survive the bitter summer, be sure to open the windows in your home to eliminate the heat, protect your mind, calm your mind, and ensure you are full of energy. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that dampness is a yin evil. Its nature tends to be downward, heavy and sticky, and it is easy to block Qi. It is appropriate to ventilate and cool the room to resolve some symptoms. Arrange indoor work and activities reasonably, pay attention to the balance between work and rest, and ensure sufficient Sleep and pay attention to room hygiene. In summer, you can use moxibustion and other methods indoors to replenish Yang Qi to recuperate and cure diseases. Because some diseases that are easy to contract in winter (such as Yang deficiency syndrome) can be treated in winter and in summer.
Especially people suffering from chronic bronchitis, emphysema, bronchial asthma, diarrhea, rheumatism and other yang deficiency diseases can use the hot season to treat them, but this method is not suitable for some chronic patients with hot constitution.
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During the hot summer season, it is very hot. Minimize outdoor activities and do not engage in outdoor physical exercise or physical labor to prevent heat stroke. Because people are prone to "anger" during severe heat, they often suffer from inexplicable upset, listlessness, loss of appetite and other problems, which is called "emotional heatstroke". "Emotional heat stroke" is very harmful to summer health and physical and mental health, especially to the elderly and infirm. Emotional disorders can cause myocardial ischemia, arrhythmia, elevated blood pressure, and even sudden death. People with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases are reminded to avoid extreme emotions such as anger and anxiety, and try to be "calm and naturally cool". People who are prone to "emotional heat stroke" can also take advantage of the sunset to go out of the house and go to a place with a suitable environment to take a walk and enjoy the cool air to relieve the heat of the day. However, care should be taken to avoid mosquito bites. Those who like to exercise outside should not exercise too much. Middle-aged and elderly people who exercise in the high summer temperatures should also avoid sports that require excessive physical exertion.
Farmers hoeing crops and working outdoors in various industries should also avoid the "noon" time, and make full use of the morning and evening hours for work.