Nurture the spleen and stomach carefully in the long summer

  The “autumn tiger” hinders the process of autumn. After autumn, the weather is hot and cool, but in early autumn, the temperature is still very high because the residual heat of summer has not yet disappeared. In addition, there are rainy days and heavy humidity, the weather is characterized by both hot and humid, and there are often “autumn tigers”.  After summer, there is a long summer, which refers to the period from the beginning of autumn to the autumn equinox, which is the scope of Chinese medicine and is commonly known as the “autumn tiger”. As Zhang Jinyue, a famous Ming Dynasty doctor, said, “Spring should be liver and nourish life, summer should be heart and nourish long, long summer should be spleen and change, autumn should be lung and nourish harvest, winter should be kidney and nourish hide.”  Seasonal dampness invades “long summer should be changed by the spleen.” Dampness is the main qi of long summer, and the human spleen corresponds to it, so the ancients pointed out that “long summer to prevent dampness”. Chinese medicine considers dampness as a yin evil, which is good for hurting people’s yang energy, especially spleen yang. Since the spleen likes dryness and hates dampness, once it is damaged, the spleen will not be able to transport and transform properly, and the qi will not be smooth. This is manifested as low digestion and absorption, which can be seen clinically as distention and fullness in the abdomen, loss of appetite, tastelessness in the mouth, chest tightness and vomiting, loose stools, and even edema.  In the long summer season, due to the hot weather, rainy weather, humid air, clothing and food are prone to dampness, and even mold, long hair, people will also feel uncomfortable. If wearing damp clothing, easy to catch a cold or induce joint pain, eat moldy food, it can cause gastroenteritis, and even lead to poisoning, so in the long summer must pay attention to prevent the attack of dampness.  Diet to dispel dampness and strengthen the spleen This season is prone to gastrointestinal disorders. In Chinese medicine, it is said that because dampness traps the spleen, the function of producing clearness and lowering turbidity is weakened, so eating greasy or overly sweet things will easily produce vomiting. Therefore, the diet should be controlled, especially the drinking of alcohol, because alcohol is also the main source of dampness. Therefore, in the long summer season, the diet should be based on clearing heat and dispelling dampness, strengthening the spleen and the middle. Therefore, there is also a saying that “long summer dampness prevention should be lightly supplemented”.  In daily life, in addition to eating winter melon, mung bean sprouts, cabbage, bitter melon and other heat-clearing foods, but also eat some coix seeds, gorgonians, red beans. After the consumption of hot summer, after autumn, the body’s digestive function gradually decreases, the intestinal tract resistance to disease is also weakened, a little carelessness, diarrhea may occur. At the same time, large fish and meat and other foods that can easily generate fire should be eaten as little as possible. When eating seafood and barbecue, be sure to pay attention to freshness.  Although there is no autumn color at the moment, a little carelessness can easily induce a cold. Especially near the autumn equinox, the temperature difference is large, hot at noon and cool in the morning and evening, summer humidity hidden in the body. The symptoms of fever and diarrhea are caused by the cold in the morning. The more the temperature difference near the autumn equinox, the more careful you should be to prevent catching a cold.  Autumn temperatures are variable, and even in the same area there can be “four seasons in a day, ten miles of different days”. Therefore, prepare a few pieces of autumn clothing early, such as jacket, spring and autumn shirt, fleece, thin sweater, etc., so as to increase or decrease as appropriate.  In the past, many people just after autumn, they began to nasal congestion, runny nose, itchy nose, sneezing. Experts remind that these diseases are not necessarily all colds. Allergic rhinitis is also a high incidence of diseases after autumn. In any case, it is important to increase and decrease clothes according to the climate change to avoid the body from getting cold. In addition, after exercising outdoors, you should dry your sweat in time and dress warmly.  The actual health links] Prevent the “autumn tiger” injury 1, the sun is still raging, pay attention to less sunshine, try to work in the shade.  2, to drink more water, drink at least 1000 ml per day; often drink thin rice, light tea, vegetable soup, soy milk, juice, etc..  3.Eat 1-2 pears (snow pear or sand pear), watermelon, bananas and other cool fruits every day.  4.Eat foods that clear heat, produce fluid and nourish yin, such as radish, fungus root, horseshoe, tomato, tofu, rhizome, lotus root, honey and fresh fruits and vegetables, lean meat, fungus, old duck meat, turtle meat, mackerel, pomfret, yellow croaker, eel, silver fungus, lily, purple cabbage, lotus seed, gorgonian, walnuts, umeboshi, sesame, etc.  5.When working and living in an air-conditioned room, keep the air-conditioning temperature at 23℃-27℃, and pay attention to keep the indoor air circulation.  6, to combine work and rest, to maintain adequate sleep. It is best to get up early and go to bed early.  7, do not eat or eat less spicy, hot, greasy food, and drink less alcohol.