Diseases in autumn and winter, or debts owed in summer, the correct way to maintain health in summer, may wish to understand
In summer, the human body's physical function is vigorous, various physiological indicators are in a relatively high state, resistance and immunity are improved, and the physical quality is better than the other three seasons. However, the more this is the case, the less we can relax our vigilance and do things that hurt the body, otherwise the body will find you to settle accounts after the fall, and various diseases will come to you.
Summer health care is very particular, to "warm", not cold.
Chinese medicine believes that summer is the time when the body's yang is the most prosperous and the metabolism is the best. It is necessary to seize the time to nourish the yang. Nourish enough yang, and your body will be great all year round. Yang qi is most afraid of "cold evil". Many people like to do things that attract cold evil in summer, and as a result, cold evil enters the body. Not only did not raise the yang qi, but also excessively depleted the yang qi in the body, which was not worth the loss.
Health care should be in line with the season, let nature take its course, summer is hot, this is nature reminding you to keep your body warm. If you want to be healthy, try not to do the following things that attract cold evil.
What are the things that attract cold evil?
Air conditioners are a must in summer, but no matter how hot the weather is, you can't blow the air conditioner for too long, especially you can't adjust the temperature of the air conditioner too low. The degree of the air conditioner should be no less than 26 degrees. Below 26 degrees, the temperature difference with the human body surface temperature is too large, which will aggravate the cold in the body, hurt the yang, and affect the metabolism.
Iced watermelon, iced drinks, and iced milk tea are artifact to relieve the heat. Take a sip when it's hot, not to mention how refreshing. However, often eating cold and cold food will lay a curse on the body, aggravate the dampness in the body, damage the spleen-yang, and make the spleen and stomach weak.
Blowing the air conditioner to cover the quilt is a quirk of many people. If it is too hot, adjust the temperature of the air conditioner to a very low temperature, and if it is too cold, cover it with a quilt. If you like to do this, it means that you are afraid of heat and cold, which indicates that the yang energy in your body has gone to the wrong place, most of which is blocked by the middle focus, which is a manifestation of sub-health. Blowing the air conditioner to cover the quilt will affect the body's regulation of body temperature and aggravate physical discomfort.
People who like to blow air conditioners and cover quilts can often slap their legs and buttocks, which helps to clear the middle focus, raise the clear and lower the turbid, and let the yang return to its place.
What is the right way to keep healthy in summer?
Summer health, the focus is on heat. Can not blow air conditioning, do not blow air conditioning. Do not stay in the air-conditioned room for a long time, and the temperature of the air conditioner should not be too low. Don't eat too much cold food. If you feel too hot, you can eat more food that clears heat and removes fire, such as radish, bitter gourd, and winter melon.
Also sweat more, how to sweat? Two methods, one is exercise, the other is sunbathing. Exercise helps the body release heat and flush out waste and excess sweat from the body. Sun exposure can generate yang energy, strengthen bones, enhance physical fitness, promote sweating, and help the body regulate metabolism.
When the weather is hot, the heart fire is more prosperous, and the excessive heart fire will cause the deficiency of kidney water and the deficiency of lung metal. Therefore, in summer, it is necessary to clear the heart fire, nourish the lungs and nourish the kidneys.
To clear the heart and fire, you can drink more teas that nourish the heart and calm the mind, such as dandelion tea, honeysuckle tea, lotus seed tea, lily tea, clover tea, Ophiopogon japonicus tea, hawthorn tea, black plum tea, ginger tea, etc.
To nourish the lungs and nourish the kidneys depends on eating. White radish, white fungus, pear, white grape, yam, lily, fungus, etc. are all foods that nourish the lungs. To nourish the kidneys, you can eat more black beans, fish, black rice, lemons, walnuts, black sesame seeds, oysters, etc.
As the saying goes, eat radish in winter and eat ginger in summer. In summer, make good use of ginger, eat more ginger, and drink ginger tea. Ginger has very good health benefits. In addition to being edible, cutting ginger into slices and soaking your feet can remove moisture, improve blood circulation, enhance physical fitness, and improve sleep quality. Cut ginger into slices and stick it on the navel before going to bed, it can strengthen the spleen and stomach, remove phlegm and dampness, and help thin the stomach.
Since ancient times, there has been a saying that "winter disease can be cured in summer". Summer is the golden season for health preservation and the season for increasing yang and prolonging life. However, many people in modern times do not pay attention to the maintenance of their bodies. Although their living standards have improved, their bodies are getting worse and worse. If you can seize the opportunity and take good care of your body, your body will become more and more healthy, and longevity may not be difficult.
Min Fukang