Know some TCM summer health knowledge, happy and healthy summer

Summer March is the period from the beginning of summer to the beginning of autumn, which includes six festivals: the beginning of summer, Xiaoman, Manchu, Summer Solstice, Xiaoxia and Daxia. In summer, the sun is hot, the rain is abundant, and everything grows and changes with each passing day. The Yang pole and the Yin are born, and everything becomes real. As stated in Suwen – Four Qi Tuning Shen Da Lun, “In March of summer, it is called the month of Fuxiu; when heaven and earth are intertwined, all things become real”. People are in the midst of the exchange of qi, so they should also respond to it. Therefore, summer health should be in line with the characteristics of summer Yang Sheng outside, pay attention to the conservation of Yang Qi, focusing on the word “long”. So summer health from can be done from it? 1, spiritual conditioning summer is fire, and heart corresponding, so in the summer of the red sun, we should pay attention to the heart and soul of the conditioning. The Suwen – four qi tune Shen Da Lun pointed out: “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 summer gas should be, nourishing the long way”. That is, the summer should be clear and happy, cheerful, broad-minded, full of spirit, as the budding flowers need sunlight, to have a strong interest in the outside world, to develop an optimistic and extroverted character, in order to facilitate the flow of qi. Contrary to this, all slack tired, annoyed and depressed, it will hinder the qi, are not appropriate, Jikang “health theory” said, the summer heat, “more appropriate to regulate the rest and quiet mind, often as ice and snow in the heart, the heat is also in my heart less reduction, can not be hot for hot, rejuvenated hot carry on.” Here pointed out that “the heart is quiet and naturally cool” summer health method, very valuable reference. 2, living conditioning summer rest, it is appropriate to go to bed later, get up earlier, in order to comply with the changes in the natural world Yang Sheng Yin decay. “The heat can make people sweat too much, making them dizzy, thirsty, nauseous, and even comatose. Therefore, when arranging labor or physical exercise, avoid the hot sun, and pay attention to strengthen protection. After lunch, you need to arrange a nap, one to avoid the heat of the momentum, the second can recover from fatigue. Hot summer, a warm bath, is a fitness measure worth advocating. Not only can wash off sweat, dirt, so that the skin is fresh, summer heat and disease, but also to exercise. Because of the warm water rinse water pressure and mechanical massage effect, can make the nervous system excitability reduced, expand the body surface blood vessels, accelerate blood circulation, improve the skin and tissue nutrition, reduce muscle tension to eliminate fatigue, improve sleep, enhance resistance. There is no condition to take a warm bath, warm water towels can be used to wipe the body, but also can play the above role. The summer heat, the coup open drain, vulnerable to wind, cold and wet evil invasion of the British. Sleep not “on the toilet dung to send wind, more should not be out of the night. There are air-conditioned rooms, but also should not be too large a temperature difference between indoor and outdoor. Cool not under the eaves, in the aisle, and should be far from the gap between doors and windows. Can be under the tree buds, water pavilion, lanai cool, but do not spend too much time, to prevent the thieves wind into the middle to get Yin summer disease. Summer heat and sweat, clothing should be diligently washed and changed, long wear wet clothes or wear just sun-dried clothes will make people get sick. 3, diet regulation Five elements theory that the heart fire in summer when the order, the heart fire is too vigorous to grasp the lung gold, so the “Golden Horoscope” has “summer does not eat the heart” said. Bitter tasting things can also help the heart qi and control the lung qi. Therefore, Sun Simiao advocates: “Summer 72 days, save bitter and increase pungency to nourish the lung qi”. In summer, sweating is high, so is the loss of salt. If the heart muscle lacks salt, the beat will be out of order. It is advisable to eat more sour to strengthen the surface and more salty to nourish the heart. The Suwen Zang Qi Fa Shi Zhi” says: “The heart is in charge of summer, “the heart is bitter and slow, eat acid to collect it”, “the heart wants to be very good, eat salty to be very good, use salty to make up for it, and sweet to make up for it”. The doctrine of yin and yang is that the summer month of volatile yin within, diet should not be too cold, such as “Yi body set” pointed out: “summer heart and kidney failure, although the heat should not eat cold amoy ice and snow, honey water, cold powder, cold porridge. Full stomach by cold, will start cholera.” The heart is the main table, the kidney is the main, the heart of the kidney failure, that is, the external heat within the cold meaning, only its external heat within the cold, so cold food should not eat more, less is still possible, eat more will be cold injury to the spleen and stomach, people vomit and diarrhea. Watermelon, mung bean soup, plum bean soup, for quenching thirst and summer heat, but should not be chilled. The hot summer climate makes the digestive function weaker, so it is better to eat lightly than fatty, sweet and thick. In summer, disease-causing microorganisms can easily multiply and food can easily spoil and deteriorate. Many intestinal diseases occur. Therefore, pay attention to dietary hygiene and prevent “disease from the mouth”. 4, disease prevention and health care summer exercise, preferably in the early morning or evening when it is cooler, the site should be selected parks, rivers and lakes, courtyards, fresh air, exercise programs to walk, jogging, taijiquan, qigong, radio exercises, the best conditions to the high mountain forests, seaside areas to recuperate, summer should not do too strenuous exercise. Because of strenuous exercise, can lead to heavy sweating, sweating too much, not only hurt Yin, but also damage Yang Qi. When sweating too much, you can properly drink salt water or mung bean salt soup, do not drink a lot of cold water; do not immediately use cold water to rinse your head, forest bath. Otherwise, it will cause cold and damp paralysis, “yellow sweat” and many other diseases. 5, disease prevention and health care (1) to prevent summer heat injury summer heat and rain, summer humidity is easy to take advantage of the deficiency, easy to cause resistance to summer, heat stroke and other diseases. Resistance to summer is mainly manifested by chest congestion, poor appetite, weakness of limbs, depression, thin stools, slight heat and drowsiness, excessive sweating, and increasing weight loss. To prevent resistance to summer, it is advisable to take products to nourish the lung and strengthen the spleen and benefit the qi before summer, and eat less greasy and thick food to reduce the burden on the spleen and stomach. If symptoms such as generalized weakness, dizziness, chest tightness, palpitations, inability to concentrate, profuse sweating, numbness of limbs, thirst and nausea appear, it is a precursor of heat stroke. The patient should be immediately moved to a ventilated place to rest, and given some light salt water or mung bean soup, or better if watermelon juice, rutabaga water or sour plum soup is used. (2) “Winter disease and summer treatment” health care From the summer heat to the beginning of autumn, people call “summer”, that is, “three days of volcanoes”, is the highest temperature throughout the year, the most vigorous yang season. It is the best time to prevent and treat some chronic diseases that attack in winter, such as chronic bronchitis, emphysema, bronchial asthma, diarrhea, paralysis and other Yang deficiency evidence, called “winter disease summer treatment”. Among them, the treatment of chronic bronchitis in the elderly is the most effective. Specific methods: Chinese medicine can be taken internally, or applied externally on the acupuncture points.