The 21st is the summer solstice, from the theory of Chinese medicine, the summer solstice is the most vigorous Yang Qi season, this time to protect Yang Qi, but also to comply with the Yang Sheng in the outside, Yin ambush in the inside of the characteristics. Provincial Chinese Hospital Zhuhai Hospital doctors said, after the summer solstice health care should sleep “meridian sleep”, eat more “bitter”, in addition to the hot summer is still a good time to treat some winter diseases. Summer to sleep well “meridian sleep” As the saying goes, “but the summer solstice is not hot”, from today, the city really entered the summer heat. The sun is fierce in summer, the climate is hot, plus the human body Yang Qi up, easy to make people irritable and restless. The director of the traditional therapy room of the Provincial Hospital Zhuhai Hospital, Liu Yuanyuan, introduced the summer to pay attention to the “heart”, keep the mind calm, happy mood. It is advisable to sleep well on the “meridian sleep”, that is, at the latest before 11 p.m. into the dreamland, noon to take a proper nap. In addition, although the summer weather is hot, but also to moderate physical exercise. You can choose the morning or evening when the weather is cooler, in the sea, parks and other places with fresh air, walking, jogging, taijiquan, swimming and other sports with less sweating. Some diseases are suitable for “winter disease summer treatment” soon after the summer solstice into the “volcano days”, this time of the year, some in the winter often issued to Yang deficiency and Yin cold-based chronic diseases, such as allergic rhinitis, chronic bronchitis, gastrointestinal disease, but to reduce the attack or not, so this time Therefore, the “winter disease summer treatment” is effective. The use of acupuncture point compresses, moxibustion and other external Chinese medicine treatment methods to warm Yang Qi, without losing time to supplement Yang Qi, improve the body’s immunity, in order to prevent its recurrence in winter or reduce the symptoms and frequency of attacks. In summer, you can eat more “bitter” In terms of diet, Liu Yuanyuan recommends reducing acid and increasing bitter. She said, in summer, liver qi is weak, heart qi is strong, gold qi is injured, diet should focus on regulating the spleen and stomach, benefit the liver and kidney. Before and after the summer solstice, you can drink more green bean soup, eat some bitter vegetables such as lettuce and bitter melon, in addition to eating more fresh vegetables and fruits. The following are two dietary formulas with good taste and efficacy: 1, water chestnut bamboo cane thatch drink Ingredients: 250 grams of water chestnut bamboo cane 50 grams of fresh white thatch 100 grams of practice: the three flavors washed, the water chestnut broken, add the right amount of water to boil soup for tea. Efficacy: It has the effect of clearing heat and eliminating summer heat to produce body fluid. 2, white atractylodes poria carp soup Ingredients: carp 250 grams white atractylodes 15 grams poria 25 grams tofu 1 piece of ginger, onion, garlic and other seasonings appropriate amount of practice: carp cleaned and cleaned with the herbs with the right amount of water, fish cooked into the tofu, cooked, add seasonings, a little cooking can be. Efficacy: It has the effect of strengthening the spleen and stomach, eliminating summer heat and generating body fluid.