The key to cure winter diseases in summer is to nourish the heart! Tips: Do these 3 things less, and your heart will be better every day
Nowadays, people are pursuing "health regimen" in order to live a healthier and longer life. And "health" must follow a set of concepts of traditional Chinese medicine.
Traditional Chinese medicine pays attention to adapting to the changes of the four seasons, so there is a saying that "nourishes the liver in spring, nourishes the heart in summer, nourishes the lungs in autumn, and nourishes the kidneys in winter".
In hot summer, the heat is unbearable, and the yang qi is vigorous, but the frequent activities of the humidity and heat qi disturb the body's operation, which will affect the blood circulation or cause cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
Therefore, in summer, special attention should be paid to maintaining the heart, and it is the true meaning of health to let the heart run smoothly through the summer.
"Protect the heart", first of all, you should get rid of 3 wrong habits that people often make in summer:
Change the habit of greed
Due to the high temperature in summer, some people will find summer resorts or blowing cool air conditioners, and eat some ice-cold food to cool down.
Indeed, having a cold meal on a hot summer day will make you feel instantly cool.
But have you thought about it?
When you are greedy for the refreshing, the cold food enters the stomach and intestines, which will suddenly stimulate the high-temperature internal organs, which is easy to cause stomach cramps, stomach colds or other acute diseases.
Moreover, being in a low-temperature air-conditioned room for a long time will not only cause rheumatism and bone disease, but also cause cardiovascular and cerebrovascular discomfort when suddenly going outdoors to high temperature.
Get up early, break the habit of sleeping in
There are many people who like to stay up late at night, sleep late in the morning, and slept foolishly in the morning, but they don’t know that doing so is not good for their health.
As early as in the "Huangdi Neijing", it was mentioned that the human body should get up early in order to conform to the filling of yang.
"Work at sunrise, rest at sunset" is to meet the changes of natural laws.
The plan of the day is in the morning. A good day starts with getting up in the morning and doing some proper exercise is more conducive to physical and mental health.
Do not do strenuous or heavy exercise
Many people think that exercising in summer makes the body sweat more, which is conducive to promoting metabolism and expelling toxins in the body.
But you know what? Especially in summer, the body itself is hot and dry, coupled with the sudden amount of exercise, the blood circulation will increase, which may lead to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
Therefore, remember to sweat profusely in summer and exercise properly, especially for middle-aged and elderly people who already suffer from high blood pressure and coronary heart disease.
In addition to these, more people are concerned about how to relieve the heat from the diet.
Pay attention to light and reasonable nutrition in the diet, and do not eat some greasy and greasy foods. Eating more of these 4 kinds of foods is more conducive to clearing the heart and nourishing the heart:
- lotus seeds
According to the Compendium of Materia Medica, lotus seeds nourish the heart and kidney, benefit the essence and blood, and have the effect of nourishing the heart and calming the mind, especially for palpitations and insomnia.
Lotus seeds can also clear away heat and reduce fire, especially for people with a big heart, eating lotus seeds can clear the heart and calm the mind and reduce fire. It also has a good effect on mouth and tongue sores caused by getting angry.
2, bitter gourd
Bitter melon is rich in balsam pear and balsam pear saponins, which have the functions of clearing lipids and reducing lipids, regulating endocrine and improving human immunity.
Bitter gourd can also vent the anger in the heart and expel toxins from the body.
When eaten raw, it can clear summer heat and purify fire, relieve heat and eliminate vexation; when cooked, it can nourish blood, nourish liver, nourish spleen and kidney, clear heart and eyesight, and invigorate qi and invigorate yang.
- Red beans
According to "Sichuan Commonly Used Chinese Herbal Medicine", red beans have the effects of regulating qi, clearing the meridians, moistening the bowels and reducing blood lipids.
In traditional Chinese medicine, "color complements color with color", red enters the heart, nourishes the heart and nourishes the blood, so soaking a cup of red bean and barley can strengthen the spleen, nourish the stomach, clear heat and detoxify, and remove moisture from the body.
- Pig heart
As the so-called "what to eat to make up for what", pig heart is rich in a lot of nutrients such as calcium, protein, phosphorus and amino acid, which is conducive to strengthening myocardial nutrition, enhancing myocardial contractility, and has the effect of calming the nerves and calming shock, nourishing the heart and nourishing blood.
To nourish the heart in summer, be sure to eat more of these four, invigorating the spleen and digesting food, removing dampness and detoxifying, and clearing the heart and moistening the lungs.
"Nourishing the heart in summer" is actually a rhetoric of traditional Chinese medicine. The "heart" it refers to is related to the "heart" of modern medicine, but it is not exactly the same.
"Nourishing the heart" not only needs to protect the heart, but also needs to keep people's mind, emotions, and metabolism healthy. Therefore, eat more food that "nourishes the heart and calms the nerves" in summer, and remember not to be greedy for cold.