June 22nd is the summer solstice, the most vigorous Yang Qi on this festival, how to follow the natural Qi of heaven and earth to nourish our body Qi? The summer solstice means “the beginning of summer”. As the saying goes, a yang rises at the winter solstice and a yin rises at the summer solstice. These two seasons are the stage of transition between yin and yang, and the summer solstice has the longest daytime, which is yang during the day and yin during the night. This means that the Yang energy is at its peak at the summer solstice. Summer health care, focus on the word “long” Summer solstice Yang is the most vigorous, health care should be in line with the characteristics of summer Yang Sheng outside, pay attention to the protection of Yang Qi, focus on “long”. A, emotional and mental conditioning: summer heat, “it is advisable to regulate the rest and quiet mind, often as ice and snow in the heart.” That is, “the heart is quiet and naturally cool”. Summer corresponds to the heart, the heart corresponds to joy, especially in the summer solstice, the extreme summer Yang season, must be kept happy, spiritual health, do not slack tired, irritation and depression. Second, the living conditioning: late to bed and early to rise, avoid the scorching heat of the sun. Daily warm water bath. Sleep should not fan class send wind, should not sleep at night. Sleep well, life and health summer solstice, the most important health lessons is to sleep “meridian” – 11:00-1:00 pm, 11:00-1:00 pm, into the summer solstice, try to take a lunch break at noon, but not too long, sleep for half an hour to cultivate Yang and Yin. Rest at night before 11:00 p.m. to nurture Yin and Yang. In this season to “meridian sleep” sleep, is the best way to maintain. Before going to bed a quiet, lie down and rub, wake up a collection Before going to bed bubble feet listen to music, so that the spirit of relaxation; body relaxed, the mind is quiet, lie down and rub the abdomen, until the heat, can make the blood better gathered in the Guan Yuan point. So the body is in a smooth meridian, a hundred gas back to the yuan, body and mind in a comfortable state; do not rush to get up in the morning after waking up, and then rub the abdomen, and then put both hands on the navel to do a few abdominal whistling. Third, sports conditioning: early in the morning or cooler in the evening, it is advisable to walk, jogging, taijiquan, etc. at the water’s edge, parks, courtyards and other places, should not be strenuous activities, sweat too much easy to hurt Yin, but also easy to lose Yang. The daytime is moving, for Yang, for consumption; the evening is quiet, for Yin, is cultivation. Therefore, the regulation of health, maintain a good sleep from this season. Staying up one night on the festival is equivalent to staying up three nights, and staying up one day on such an important festival is equivalent to at least one week. To prevent strokes in summer, you can look for acupuncture points. The Zhongchong point on the Hand Convulsive Yin Pericardium meridian is one of the most commonly used acupuncture points, as it has the effect of opening the heart and clearing heat. When combined with the Neiguan point, it is also useful for treating pediatric shock, heat stroke, and stroke coma. The five fingers of the human body correspond to the five viscera. The “Secretary of Tui Na of the Young Branch” states, “The big finger belongs to the spleen and earth, the spleen qi is the same as the mouth and is contacted in the big finger; the index finger belongs to the liver and wood, the liver qi is connected to the eyes and is contacted in the index finger; the middle finger belongs to the heart and fire, the heart qi is connected to the ears and is contacted in the middle finger ……” The Zhong Chong point is located Middle finger finger tip, pinch it, dredge the meridians, harmonize yin and yang, can protect and complement the heart part of the function, the heart is the ruler of the official, the main blood vessels, therefore, massage it can regulate the qi and blood, qi and blood is smooth, in order to each of their duties, each guard its position. The “jade belt” waist protection to protect the health of the heat likes to approach three kinds of people: first, the fire itself is very big people, fire on fire, heat attack heart; second is weak, can not tolerate high temperature people; third is the body of wet people, the external heat steam the internal dampness, also easy to heat stroke. For these three types of people need to pass the meridians, the best way to pass the meridians is to open the belt vein, the belt vein in the location of the belt, it is relatively special, the other meridians are vertical, only it goes around the waist horizontally, can play the role of the overall meridians. More pushing and rubbing this meridian can help smooth out the twelve meridians and eliminate heat accumulation in the intestines and stomach. “Jade belt around the waist to start the yuan art”: hands together, fingertips forward, the heel of the palm against the navel and push to the sides, push to the sides of the waist, the back of the hand and the back of the waist of the vital points (navel and the back of the waist directly opposite the location) opposite. From the vital point, the back of the hand to both sides of the waist push back. Push repeatedly for 5-10 minutes, preferably until the belt chakra becomes hot. This can effectively open up the belt channel, smooth the overall meridians, play a pass effect. Four, diet nourishment “Nei Jing – Su Wen – four qi tuning Shen Da Lun” summer in March, this is the FanXiu. This is the time of the summer, the way to nourish the long; if you go against it, you will be sad, and in the autumn you will be sick with malaria, and you will be sick with the winter solstice. Summer is a time of high incidence of fever and eye diseases, but it is also the best time for health and growth. Summer health diets suggest a light diet to prevent summer heat and cool down. Eat Yin to nourish Yin, you can nourish by eating more foods that are Yin such as winter melon, lettuce, raw earth, lily, purple cabbage and tomatoes. Green bean porridge, stir-fried bitter gourd, cold mashed eggplant, garlic pat cucumber are all good choices. Winter melon and lotus leaf soup to relieve heat Winter melon 500 grams, a fresh lotus leaf. Wash and shred the lotus leaf, peel the winter melon, remove the flesh and seeds, cut into cubes, then put the lotus leaf and winter melon together in a soup pot, add 5 bowls of water, bring to a boil on high heat, then change to low heat and simmer, then add salt and other seasonings to drink winter melon soup and eat winter melon meat. Winter melon, sweet and light in nature, cool, enters the lung, large and small intestine, bladder meridian, function of water, eliminate phlegm, clear heat and detoxification. Lotus leaf, bitter and astringent in nature, is flat, enters the heart, liver and spleen meridians, and functions to clear summer heat and dampness. The combination of the two can clear heat and relieve summer heat, diuretic and remove dampness, and produce body fluid to quench thirst. In folklore, people often use this soup to treat summer thirst and heartburn, lung-heat cough, mouth sores and other symptoms. Lotus leaf Poria porridge Lotus leaf 1 (fresh and dried can be), Poria 50 grams, japonica rice or millet 100 grams, sugar appropriate amount. Lotus leaf decoction to remove the dregs, Poria, japonica rice or millet into the soup, cooked with the porridge, before the pot into the sugar. Clear the heat, calm the mind, stop diarrhea and dysentery (also effective for cardiovascular disease, neurasthenia). Sour papaya one raw papaya, a little salt, vinegar, sugar appropriate amount. Peel the raw papaya, cut thin slices (2-3mm), add salt, stir and twist with hands until the papaya is soft, rinse once with warm boiling water at about 40 degrees. Add appropriate amount of sugar and vinegar, stir well and wait for 10 minutes. Job’s tear and adzuki bean soup 30 grams each of Job’s tear and adzuki bean, 5 red dates and 1 spoon of sugar. Wash the first 2 flavors into a pot, add 2 large bowls of water, cook slowly for 1 hour on low heat, add red dates and sugar, cook for 30 minutes more until the beans are rotten and remove from the fire, eat as a snack. It is suitable for all kinds of people in summer, can clear heat and strengthen the spleen, benefit dampness and lighten the body. Prickly heat is annoying, how to eliminate heat rash poisoning? Prickly heat is an acute inflammation of the skin that is common in the hot summer. Prickly heat is a common inflammation of the skin in the summer. When the outside world is hot and humid, sweat does not evaporate easily, blocking the pores, and the sweat stays in the body to produce prickly heat. Prickly heat occurs on the neck, chest, back, abdomen, even the elbow socket, under the breasts of women, and on the head and buttocks of children. If the symptoms are mild, you can rub prickly heat powder, take a bath and change clothes regularly, and it will subside within a few days as the weather turns cooler. In infants and young children, or in patients who are bedridden or weak for a long time, infection can occur and pustules or boils can appear, which is called “prickly heat poisoning”. If not treated in time, it may lead to nephritis and even sepsis, which can be life-threatening. Therefore, once you get sick, don’t scratch it with your hands, don’t use hot water or soap and water to wash it. Properly drink mung bean soup, often eat watermelon, winter melon, can be effectively prevented. Bathing with mugwort leaves can effectively prevent prickly heat and prickly heat poisoning. 50 grams of dried mugwort leaves, a few pieces of ginger, boil most of the bucket of water, the water temperature is moderate when poured into the bathtub bath, detoxification and relieve itching. Salt and bitter melon can also remove prickly heat. After taking a bath, without drying the water, prepare half a bucket of water with some salt, dip a gauze into the salt water, pat it on the place where there is prickly heat and wash it off with water once a day, and you will soon see the effect. For children with delicate skin, do not take salt, slice fresh bitter gourd and gently wipe the slices with juice at the prickly heat, once in the morning and once in the evening, to remove prickly heat. Special reminder: people who are physically weak, or who feel seriously ill at the summer solstice, can use moxibustion for health, such as Guan Yuan acupuncture point, Zhong Gua acupuncture point, Shen Que acupuncture point, Foot San Li acupuncture point, Dazhi acupuncture point can be properly moxibustion.