1, the summer solstice Yang Sheng, we should pay attention to prevent heat and cool down more water. Avoid the hottest time at noon, pay attention to ventilation and cooling, etc. 2, the summer solstice yang, yin begins to grow, pay attention to nourish the yang. Don’t be too greedy to drink cold, too blowing air conditioning fans, etc., damage the spleen and stomach, damage Yang Qi. You can give your child a belly band, knee-length skirt and pants, etc. 3, the high temperature and humidity, food is easy to mold, pay attention to eat fresh and clean food, to prevent food poisoning. 4, do not sweat when the wind “pension life pro book” pointed out: “summer days hot, if the eaves aisle, through the gap broken window, are not cool, to prevent thieves in the wind.” The “regimen news theory” also points out: “not in the stars and moon under the open bed, and make sleep, so that people fan wind to get cool.” These are all valuable experiences in health care, in line with the spirit of “nourishing Yang” in summer. Summer health, the reason why the ancients proposed to maintain Yang Qi, the key lies in the heat outside the steam, sweat, pores open, so that the body is most vulnerable to wind, cold and moisture attack. 5, the summer heat steaming, people are easily bored and restless and sleepy irritability. So the first thing to do is to calm their minds, clear the air and, do not fire temper, when things a jump, because of the manic heat, to prevent the heart fire within. Keep a calm mind, then calm and quiet, to avoid anxiety, tension and other adverse emotions affect normal life, inducing the occurrence of various diseases. 6, pay attention not to eat too cold food and cold bath when you are thirsty and sweaty, damage to the body. 7, just when the plum rains, pay attention to prevent dampness. Wet is the main gas of the long summer. Especially in the south, both hot and rainy. “Wet disease” is mostly seen in this season. Maximum humidity in the air, or because of sweat, or because of wading in the rain, or because of dampness, so that the feeling of dampness and the onset of the most people. According to Chinese medicine, dampness is a yin evil, which is good for hurting the body’s yang energy. Because of its heavy and sticky nature, it is easy to block the qi flow, and the disease is more lingering and difficult to heal, which is the pathological characteristics of dampness. Dampness also injures the spleen and yang, because the spleen likes dryness but hates dampness. Once the spleen and yang are suppressed by dampness, the spleen may not be able to transport and transform the qi properly and the qi is not smooth. Especially after the loss of spleen qi lift, water is then stagnant, common edema formation, under the eyes were lying silkworm. 8, thoughts should be quiet in the summer heat, people are prone to boredom and restlessness and sleepiness. So the first thing to do is to calm their minds, clear and, do not fire and temper, when things jump three, because of the manic heat, to prevent the heart fire within. Maintain a calm mind, then calm and quiet, to avoid anxiety, tension and other adverse emotions affect normal life, inducing the occurrence of various diseases. 9, the summer diet should be light and soft, easy to digest, and eat less high-fat thick and spicy things on fire. A light diet can clear heat, prevent summer heat, converge sweat, replenish fluids, but also to enhance appetite. Eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, not only to meet the required nutrition, but also to prevent heatstroke. The main food should be thin, such as mung bean porridge, lotus seed porridge, lotus leaf porridge, etc.. You can also drink some cool drinks, such as sour plum soup, chrysanthemum tea, etc. But cold drinks should be moderate, not cold products, otherwise it will hurt Yang and damage the body. In addition, eat some vinegar, not only can produce the appetite, but also can inhibit and kill germs, prevent gastrointestinal diseases homemade summer tea. Hawthorn tea Hawthorn 15 grams, steeped in boiling water for 20 minutes. It is suitable for people with hypertension, hyperlipidemia, coronary heart disease and loss of appetite. Chrysanthemum, hawthorn and cassia tea: 5 grams of chrysanthemum, 10 grams of hawthorn and 10 grams of cassia, steeped in boiling water for 20 minutes, add sugar to taste. It is suitable for patients with hypertension, hyperlipidemia and coronary heart disease. Cinnamon and lotus seed porridge Cinnamon 15 grams, lotus seed 15 grams, 10 jujubes, 100 grams of round-grained rice, cooked into porridge, add appropriate amount of sugar. It is suitable for palpitations, insomnia and forgetfulness, loose stools, etc. caused by deficiency of heart blood and weakness of spleen qi. Silver fungus and lotus seed soup 50 grams of lotus seeds, 30 grams of silver fungus, 100 grams of rock sugar. You can also add wolfberries, lily and sage. Soak lotus seeds and silver fungus separately in clear water and fish them up. Put the lotus seeds, silver fungus and rock sugar into a pot, add water and simmer on low heat. It has the function of moistening the lung and nourishing the stomach. Sour date nut porridge Sour date nut (broken) 10 grams, japonica rice 100 grams, cook together into porridge. It is suitable for insomnia, palpitations and sweating due to deficiency of blood in the heart and liver. Wheat porridge: 30 grams of wheat, 100 grams of japonica rice, 10 jujubes, cooked together to make porridge. It is suitable for palpitations and insomnia caused by deficiency of heart energy. Bitter melon porridge: 100 grams of bitter melon, 20 grams of rock sugar, 2 grams of refined salt, 100 grams of round-grained rice. Cut the bitter melon into small dice and put it into a pot together with round-grained rice, add an appropriate amount of water, boil it over a high fire, add rock sugar and salt, and then simmer it over a low fire to make a porridge. Bitter gourd has the effect of clearing the summer heat and detoxifying, clearing the heart and brightening the eyes. Lotus seeds porridge: 50 grams of lotus seeds, 100 grams of japonica rice. Boil them together in a pot until the lotus seeds are extremely rotten. Lotus seeds have the effect of clearing the heart and relieving irritation, strengthening the spleen and stopping diarrhea, and can also nourish the heart and calm the mind. Watermelon rind porridge: 200 grams of watermelon rind, 100 grams of round-grained rice. Watermelon peeled off the exterior hard skin, cut into dice, and cooked with japonica rice. Watermelon peel has the effect of clearing heat and relieving summer heat, diuretic and swelling. Winter melon lotus leaf coix seed soup: 1000 grams of winter melon, 1 fresh lotus leaf, 15 grams of lentils, 15 grams of coix seeds, 12 grams of poria. Winter melon washed and cut into pieces; each drug washed and soaked in water for 15 minutes; then placed in a tile pot with the washed lotus leaves, add 2500 ml of water (about 10 bowls of water). If the porridge add 30 grams of rice, if the broth add 400 grams of lean pork, first boil with a martial fire, and then change to a civil fire for about 2 hours, such as clear soup add a little salt, such as sweet drinks add a little yellow sugar, a little boil will be ready. This amount can be used for 2-4 people, the summer period should be taken daily or every other day. Coix seeds are sweet and slightly cold in nature, which can facilitate water and permeate dampness, strengthen the spleen and stop diarrhea, anti-inflammatory and detoxification. It is slightly cold and does not hurt the stomach, benefits the spleen and is not cloying, and has a mild medicinal property, which is a good summer medicine to cleanse and benefit dampness. “Three beans” soup: refers to green beans, red beans and black soybeans. Put each of the above flavors (10 grams of each flavor is appropriate) in a pot, add about 600 ml of water, simmer with a gentle fire to about 200 ml, and after cooling, you can take the soup with the beans. Mung beans are sweet and cold in nature and have the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying the body, eliminating summer heat and promoting water retention. Adzuki beans are sweet and sour in nature and can clear heat and water, disperse blood and reduce swelling, which can complement the treatment of abdominal fullness, swollen feet, and unfavorable urination, etc. They are also good for detoxifying and reducing swelling of sores and boils that often occur on the skin in summer. Black soybeans are sweet and cold, slightly bitter, detoxifying, heat dissipation, and remove annoyance, and are also good for summer heat. Black soybeans can also be replaced by coix seeds.