After the summer festival, soon to enter the three volt days: July 17 ~ July 26: for the first 10 days of the volt July 27 ~ August 15: for the mid-volt 20 days August 16 ~ August 25: for the last 10 days of the volt As the saying goes, “winter training three nine, summer training three volt”, from the point of view of health, we have to say “winter training three nine, summer training three volt”, the key time will be the king of health! One, nourish the gas summer days easily hurt gas, which will lead to physical strength, lack of vitality, the body function decline. So summer health should pay particular attention to “nourish the qi”, to prevent the lack of Yang Qi in winter. The best summer tonic is American ginseng, which is the only ginseng that is not on fire and does not hurt the yin, even if there is a yin deficiency, dry mouth and thirst problems, American ginseng is also applicable. Because it is qi and yin tonic, especially when sweating too much, people feel very tired, panic, suitable for the ginseng tea drink, for the bitter summer is very beneficial. 2, eel There is a folk saying that “the eel in the summer is a ginseng”, the eel is the most nourishing one month before and after the summer, Chinese medicine believes that the eel is warm and sweet, with the role of tonic, liver and spleen, in addition to wind and dampness, strong muscles and bones. It is advisable to eat eels during the summer, which can prevent diarrhea caused by indigestion of food in summer, and can also protect the cardiovascular. Second, the heart of the summer sweating a lot, sad Yin, heart Yang. Therefore, summer is the most tiring season for the heart, the heart of the five human organs and summer corresponding, so summer people should focus on nourishing the heart. Patients with a history of heart disease should be especially vigilant. Therefore, it is advisable to pay attention to the protection of the heart and nourish the heart in summer. The Chinese medicine believes that it is advisable to eat more red food to nourish the heart in summer. For example, red dates, cherries, grapefruits, saffron, etc., some of these ingredients can play a nourishing heart, warm yang, sleep-aiding effect. Third, strengthen the spleen No appetite in summer, no appetite is a common problem for many people. The spleen and stomach are the backbone of the day, and eating poorly can cause many problems. Health strategy 1, orange peel tea can be bought in the pharmacy to make a good orange peel, each time you take 10 grams of orange peel, icing sugar appropriate amount, with boiling water soaked offspring tea drink. This orange peel tea has the effect of regulating gas and appetite, drying dampness and resolving phlegm, which is suitable for summertime stomach bloating, poor digestion, or eating appetite when drinking. 2, yam corn paste Buy some corn flour and yam powder, and then cook it into a paste in the ratio of 3:1, which is good for the spleen and stomach after consumption. Corn is a flat and tonic food, and people of either constitution can eat some of it properly. Corn is a healthy coarse food, has the effect of regulating the middle and stomach, benefit the lungs and nourish the heart, many people have a poor appetite in summer, it is good to eat some corn regularly. In addition, corn also assisted in lowering blood sugar, lowering blood pressure 3, sorghum porridge sorghum to do porridge to drink, for children with indigestion, adults spleen and stomach gas deficiency has a certain tonic effect. The sorghum has a warm and healthy spleen, solid intestines and stomach, to stop the role of vomiting and diarrhea. You can boil porridge to drink, or and mung beans together with porridge to drink, the taste is very good. Four, dispel dampness summer more summer more wet, people often feel heavy headache, is easy to depression, tiredness, chest tightness, bad appetite. Summer dampness attack on the body can appear in the chest and diaphragm full of stuffy, tasteless diet, sticky mouth, dizziness, heavy limbs and other symptoms. The summer dampness takes advantage of the deficiency, the elderly, children and weak people are easily depleted of heart energy, the symptoms of heat stroke. Health strategy 1, winter melon lotus seeds porridge: 100 grams of winter melon, lotus seeds 80 grams, the amount of water. Wash and remove the flesh of the winter melon, cut into small pieces, wash the lotus seeds, cooked together into porridge; 2, Chickpea barley porridge: Chickpea 50 grams, 50 grams of barley, 100 grams of rice, the amount of water. Soak red beans and barley in water for about 2 hours, rinse the rice and cook it into porridge; 3, watermelon emerald soup: watermelon washed and cut off the thin green skin, add water and boil for 30 minutes, add the right amount of rock sugar, cool and drink; 4, mung bean hawthorn soup: 150 grams of mung beans, hawthorn 100 grams of water and boil, add the right amount of rock sugar, cool and drink. Five, relief from the heat of the three days of high temperature, heavy dampness, relief from heat and dampness is indispensable. Health strategy 1, cardamom boiled water to drink cardamom disperses the heat, the role of dampness is good. The summer heat, greedy for fruits and cold drinks, easy to damage the spleen and stomach Yang Qi, cardamom is warm, to the spleen, stomach, the role of warm spleen and stomach Yang Qi. The whole cardamom is boiled with sugar, and the boiled cardamom water is not only very fragrant, but also sweet, which is a good drink to cool the summer heat without damaging the spleen and stomach. 2, the fragrant lotus drink Take 10 grams of Elsholtzia, 10 grams of lotus leaves (or 30 grams of fresh lotus leaves), 10 grams of Chen Pi, 5 grams of peppermint, first decoction of Elsholtzia, lotus leaves and Chen Pi for 30 minutes, then add peppermint and boil for 5 minutes, when taking can add appropriate amount of sugar to taste, drink as tea. It has the effect of dispelling summer heat and Qi, dispelling dampness and relieving symptoms. Six, clear the fire summer and the “heart” corresponding to the summer people are on the “heart fire”, and this is also the biggest consumption of the body. This heart fire can sometimes lead to mouth sores, heartburn, insomnia and other illnesses. The heart of the lotus seed is the green core in the middle of the lotus seed, which can clear heat and remove fire, mainly the heart fire. If you have heart trouble, insomnia, and mouth sores on your tongue, you can use 20 lotus seed hearts, or you can add green tea, brew it with boiling water and drink it. The most important point of health care is to clear heat and detoxify. The most important point is to clear the heat and detoxify the body. Prickly heat and rashes on the skin may be due to excessive heat toxicity in the body. If you want to drink mung bean soup, the cooking time should be lengthened to 30 minutes to 1 hour is appropriate, beans cooked to bloom, soup becomes cloudy, drink a rustling feeling, so that the effectiveness of mung bean soup to clear heat and detoxification is good. Eight, sleep Long days and short nights in summer, and the night temperature is also higher, resulting in some people do not rest well at night. According to Chinese medicine, such “imbalance of yin and yang” will increase the risk of cardiovascular disease attacks, such as hypertension patients are prone to increased blood pressure, angina patients increased frequency of attacks. The health strategy Honey Lotus Root In many regions, it is customary to eat honey lotus root in summer, which has the multiple effects of clearing heat, nourishing blood and removing annoyance. The root is simmered over low heat, then sliced and eaten with honey as a cold dish, which has a calming effect and helps you sleep.