How much do you know about summer health?

1, summer water loss, should drink more water Drink more water, and warm water is better, drink seven or eight glasses of plain water every day. The body should be kept hydrated and hydrated at all times, water plays a vital role in the human body, maintaining the normal physiological functions of the body. Water is an indispensable and important part of the human body, organs, muscles, blood, hair, bones, teeth contain water, water loss in summer will be more, if not timely hydration will seriously affect health, easy to make the skin dry, wrinkles increase, accelerate human aging. In addition, mineral water, cold tea, milk, apple juice is the ideal thirst-quenching drinks. 2, should be the time to get up in summer, it is appropriate to sleep late and get up early, as far as possible at noon nap. Remember not to sit, sleep or sleep in the shade of the building, under the eaves or in the vents for a long time. It is not advisable to use electric fans for a long time, because summer heat outside the steam, sweat, open pores, easy to be attacked by wind and cold, blowing for too long may cause headaches, lumbar muscle strain, facial paralysis or muscle pain, etc. 3, health care to “nourish Yang” “Huangdi Nei Jing Su Wen Si Qi Tuning Shen Da Lun” said: “summer in March, this is called the show, the sky and earth, everything is flashy. Night sleep and get up early, not tired of the day, so that the will is not angry, so that Huaying into the show, so that the gas can be released, if the love outside, this is the summer gas should be, the way to maintain health.” Hot summer, many people will suffer from air conditioning disease, people are open during the day and night air conditioning, indoor and outdoor temperature difference can reach more than ten degrees, plus a large number of cold drinks to eat ice, will certainly hurt Yang Qi. Therefore, we should pay attention to the living environment is not too humid, do not eat too much frozen and cold food, the night air conditioning temperature is not too low, preferably at 26 degrees or more, do not spend the night in the open air and cold places. 4, clear diet, eat more “bitter” In terms of dietary supplements, hot days to clear, strengthen the spleen, dispel summer heat and dampness as the principle. Fat, sweet, thick and hot products should not be eaten, but should choose to have a light nourishing effect of the food. Sweet, cool and clear food: wheat, sorghum, barley, tofu, white lentils, black sesame, potatoes, cabbage, lettuce, lobster, spinach, winter melon, watermelon, etc. Foods that strengthen the spleen and stomach, nourish Yin and nourish Qi: spinach, lotus root, wild rice, tomatoes, carrots, eggs, apples, milk, grapes, lotus seeds, mulberries, clams, goose meat, mackerel, carp, silver carp, barley flour, etc. Foods to dispel summer heat and dampness, clear heat and detoxification: mung beans, broad beans, adzuki beans, soybeans, raw radish, eggplant, cabbage, celery, water chestnut, coix seeds, vegetable melon, watermelon, winter melon, loofah, cucumber, melon, bitter melon, chrysanthemum, lotus leaves, tea, etc. The alkaloids contained in bitter foods have pharmacological effects such as cooling and clearing heat, promoting blood circulation and diastolic blood vessels. Eating bitter foods on a hot day can not only clear the mind and refresh the brain, but also improve appetite, strengthen the spleen and stomach. Bitter gourd: take its unripe young fruit as vegetables, mature fruit flesh can be eaten raw, both cold and can be fried, roasted fish, tender and refreshing, unique flavor. Bitter melon has the effect of increasing appetite, helping digestion, removing heat, relieving fatigue, clearing the heart and eyes. In addition, bitter vegetables, tea, coffee and other bitter foods can be used as appropriate. It should be noted that the consumption of bitter food should not be excessive, otherwise it may cause nausea, vomiting and other symptoms. 5, replenish salt, potassium and vitamins sweating in the summer, the loss of potassium ions with sweat is also more, the resulting low blood potassium phenomenon, will cause the human body tiredness and weakness, dizziness and headache, loss of appetite and other symptoms. The most effective way to prevent potassium deficiency in hot weather is to eat more potassium-containing food. Fresh vegetables and fruits contain more potassium, such as strawberries, apricots, lychees, peaches, plums, etc.; vegetables such as onions, celery and beans are also rich in potassium. Tea also contains more potassium, hot days more tea, not only can eliminate the heat, but also potassium, can be said to kill two birds with one stone. The human body sweats a lot in summer, the loss of sodium chloride is more, so should be in the supplemental water at the same time, pay attention to the supplemental salt. You can drink some salt water every day to keep the acid-base balance and osmotic pressure relatively stable in your body. Nutritionists also recommend that: it is best to supplement vitamin B1 and vitamin B2 with 2 mg each and 1 gram of calcium per person per day during the hot season, which can reduce the consumption of sugars and tissue proteins in the body, which is beneficial to human health. Therefore, in the summer should eat more food rich in the above nutrients, such as watermelon, cucumber, tomatoes, beans and their products, animal liver, shrimp, etc., can also drink some fruit juice. 6, try to wear light-colored clothes dark clothes will absorb sunlight, so that the body temperature rises hot; at the same time, mosquitoes have a tendency to dark habits, dark colors are easy to attract mosquitoes, especially black. 7, itchy skin precautions summer travel, due to the sun and skin itching, dry pain, can be applied to a small amount of ointment such as skin easy, do not wash with hot water, but also should not use alkaline soap cleaning, so as not to stimulate the skin, aggravating the symptoms. 8, do some heart exercise summer exercise should not be too large, too strenuous, should be appropriate to exercise after a little sweating, so as not to exercise too much, sweating too much damage to the heart yin. For those who still insist on exercising in summer, you can choose to practice taijiquan, taijiquan, both static and dynamic, rigid and flexible, moderate opening and closing, ups and downs, the body end shape is not biased, the right qi is stored in the wind and evil can not invade, and the natural Yin and Yang coincide, can be considered one of the best heart exercises in summer.