Summer Health Talk

This year, July 23 is the 24 solar terms of the “summer”, when the mid-volts around, is the hottest season of the year, the country generally appear high-temperature weather, folk also have “summer heat and small summer, on the steam under the boil” saying. In the continuous high temperature weather, the human body sweats a lot and consumes a lot, many people have lost their strength after entering the volcano, often “no disease three points of deficiency”, appearing mental fatigue, loss of appetite, bitter mouth and greasy moss, chest and abdominal distension, weight loss and other signs. Due to the summer heat, the human body is prone to loss of heart energy and internal injury to yin, and the elderly, children and weak people are often susceptible to summer resistance and heat stroke. Therefore, when summer is approaching, some habits should be adjusted accordingly to better adapt to the hot summer. In the Nei Jing, it is written, “The four seasons of yin and yang are the end and beginning of all things, and the origin of death and life; if you go against them, disaster will arise; if you go against them, you will not suffer from harsh diseases, which is called the way.” Climate change has a close relationship with human life activities, and the fundamental rule of health care is to apply the “unity of heaven and man” idea of the holistic view of Chinese medicine, following the basic rules of seasonal changes in heaven and earth, to nourish the body and mind, so as to achieve the purpose of treating the disease before it occurs. “Nourishing Yang in spring and summer, nourishing Yin in autumn and winter” points out the guidelines we should follow to maintain health in summer. Summer is the season when everything grows most luxuriantly and prosperously. “Nourishing Yang in summer” is to correspond with the natural climate change and cultivate a vigorous outward state of the human body. In summer, you can sleep late and get up early, so that your body can conform to the state of summer growth. Long days and short nights in summer, high temperatures, the body’s metabolism is strong, consumption is also large, easy to fatigue, in order to ensure adequate sleep, noon should nap 0.5 to 1 hour to recharge the body to ensure a full state of mind, adequate physical strength, to prevent a decline in immunity. Chinese medicine believes that “summer is fire, its nature hot, through the heart, the main long nourishment, summer evil when the order.” This means that the heart is fire in the five elements, and the evil of fire and heat is most likely to damage the heart, often leading to symptoms such as restlessness, palpitations and insomnia. And Chinese medicine believes that “sweat for the heart of the liquid”, summer sweat excretion, not only will damage the heart, but also lead to heart Yin deficiency, so more vulnerable to the heat of the evil invasion, so the summer should focus on nourishing the heart to clear the heart. The summer heat is very hot, people are prone to “liver fire”, will appear distracted, impatient and anxious, which is the performance of “emotional heatstroke”. To avoid the occurrence of these situations, one should do meditation, as the saying goes: “the heart is quiet and naturally cool”, summer should be more meditation, more eyes closed to nourish the mind, quiet is God’s peace; two to carry out the “psychological cool”, as far as possible to keep themselves calm, you can think about some You can think about some pleasant scenery, cool and comfortable environment, as a psychological implication. All year round should nourish the heart, especially in the summer to pay attention to nourish the heart, the elderly should pay attention to nourish the heart and soul, to achieve a clear and calm, calm and quiet, avoid the heart is impetuous, moving is angry. As the saying goes, “The way to maintain health is not to eat first” and “medicine is better than food”. In summer, the liver qi is getting weaker and the heart qi is getting stronger; acid enters the liver and bitter enters the heart, so the dietary principle at this time is to “increase bitterness and reduce acidity”, so you should eat more bitter foods with a cold nature, such as bitter melon, lettuce and amaranth. Most of the vegetables with bitter taste have the effect of clearing heat, which can prevent Yang Qi from being too excessive and play a role in coordinating Yin and Yang. The use of natural foods from the same source of medicine and food to make up the recipe for the four seasons can adjust, improve and strengthen the physiological functions of the five internal organs and harmonize yin and yang, so as to achieve the purpose of health care. The last month of summer, the long summer, corresponds to the spleen. People are more likely to feel dampness, and when the spleen and yang are trapped by dampness, symptoms such as loss of appetite, loose stools, distension and fullness of the abdomen will appear. People with spleen deficiency can eat less and more often, or they can take herbs to strengthen the spleen and resolve dampness.