July 22nd 16: 37, ushered in the solar term "Great Summer": it is not hot in summer, but it is dog days.

"The summer heat is followed by the summer heat, and it is too hot to hide." According to the astronomical calendar of China, July 22nd 16: 37, Beijing time ushered in the "Great Summer" solar term. "Great summer heat" means great heat. At this time, the heat wave is rolling and the heat is unbearable.

Summer is the twelfth solar term among the twenty-four solar terms and the last solar term in summer. As the saying goes: "A little summer heat is not hot, but a big summer heat is in the sky", and the big summer heat is around the middle of "three volts". The so-called "Fu" means that Yin Qi is covered by Yang Qi, so it is the hottest season of the year around the Great Summer.

The solar term of the Great Summer is characterized by long sunshine, high temperature and extreme heat.

As the old saying goes, "It's extremely hot in summer". At this time, the scorching sun is like fire, the earth is steaming, and it rains and the weather is suffocating. People try their best to cope with the heat by fanning the cool air with their hands and wearing wet towels on their heads.

The summer heat is not only hot, but also lightning and thunder, with heavy rain. At this time, people are prone to abdominal distension, loss of appetite and fatigue due to the influence of heat and humidity in summer.

Life recuperation is king.

As the saying goes, "Little summer is not hot, but big summer lasts for three days". The main characteristics of the summer season are high temperature and high humidity. To have a good summer, keeping in good health from these four aspects of life is king.

1, psychological aftercare

It's very hot in summer, and people get irritable easily. Some people call it "mental heatstroke". Therefore, we should abide by the principle of "keeping in good health by meditation", avoid being irritable when things happen, think more about relaxed people or things, and take part in activities such as fishing, painting and calligraphy, so as to stabilize our mentality and recuperate our mood.

2. Exercise and rehabilitation

A. It's hot in the dog days. At this time, you should exercise less or choose low-intensity exercise, such as walking, brisk walking, Baduanjin and Tai Ji Chuan.

B, should be in the early morning or evening in a cool park, riverside, boulevard;

C, pay attention to avoid sweating after exercise, add water after exercise, but avoid eating cold drinks, otherwise it is prone to abdominal pain, diarrhea and other symptoms.

3. Daily aftercare

A, the weather is hot in summer, we should pay attention to heatstroke prevention and avoid working in the scorching sun for a long time;

B, the elderly and the physically weak avoid going out in the midday sun;

C. Change clothes in time after sweating to avoid catching a cold after sweating;

D, attention should be paid to indoor ventilation. The temperature difference between the air-conditioned room and the outdoor temperature should not exceed 65438 00 degrees Celsius. Avoid blowing directly at the fan or air conditioner after sweating to avoid catching a cold.

E, the high temperature in summer makes people feel tired easily, and taking a nap can keep them energetic.

4, diet aftercare

Summer heat diet should be light and diverse, mainly to replenish qi and spleen, relieve summer heat and produce fluid. You can eat more mung beans, cucumbers, bitter gourd, lotus root, duck, mushrooms, laver, watermelon, coix seed, wax gourd, longan, peach, wampee, reed rhizome, cogongrass rhizome and other foods.