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How to keep fit in summer?

1. Drink more warm boiled water and medicated porridge: The traditional health care methods for relieving summer heat highly advocate drinking boiled water, so it is recommended to drink more small mouthfuls, instead of drinking too much water at a time, which will increase the burden on the heart, make the blood concentration drop rapidly, and even cause palpitation, shortness of breath and sweating. At the same time, the weather is hot in summer, and porridge can be used to nourish the body. It is recognized by the medical profession that porridge can tonify yin, promote the growth of gastric juice, strengthen the spleen and stomach, and tonify deficiency, which is most suitable for nourishing people. In the summer solar terms, typical "summer porridge" can choose mung bean lily porridge, watermelon Cui Yi porridge and glutinous rice red bean porridge. These ingredients have the effects of invigorating qi, clearing away summer heat, strengthening the spleen and nourishing the stomach, and can help everyone spend the summer safely. Put some thumb yam, poria cocos and other medicinal materials, and the effect of eliminating dampness will be better.

2, do not move "liver fire" to cool down: In summer, people are prone to "liver fire", and often appear inexplicable upset, listless, loss of appetite and other problems, also known as "emotional heatstroke." Emotional heatstroke is very harmful to summer health and physical and mental health, especially to the elderly and infirm. Because of emotional disorder, it will cause myocardial ischemia, arrhythmia, elevated blood pressure and even sudden death. Experts remind that patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases must avoid extreme emotions such as anger and anxiety, and should try to be calm and calm.

3. Clearing fire: Summer is a hot season, especially when it reaches the most "fire" in a year, so clearing fire has become the most important key. And "clearing fire" can be divided into internal fire and external fire.

4. Clear external fire: "External fire" refers to the high temperature in nature. It can make the skin relax and sweat, and it can also lead to the heat dissipation disorder of the body temperature center, so that heat can accumulate and heatstroke can occur.

5. Try to avoid direct sunlight in summer, wear a sun hat when going out or working, apply a layer of sunscreen skin care products on your skin when necessary, and pay attention to indoor ventilation and cooling to prevent the invasion of "external fire".

6. Clearing internal fire: "Internal fire" refers to internal heat caused by imbalance of yin and yang in the body. There are heart fire, lung fire, stomach fire, liver fire and kidney fire. The focus of summer is to clear the fire of the heart.

7, summer heat, the most prone to kidney water deficiency, excessive heart fire, fire and water malnutrition, as well as palpitations, upset, insomnia, headache, backache, constipation, tongue pain, stomatitis and other symptoms. Therefore, in summer, we must pay attention to the water that tonifies the kidney, so as to remove too much "heart fire" and achieve the combination of fire and water and the balance of yin and yang.

8. How to maintain health in summer?

9. Nourishing the heart: According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, seasons correspond to the five elements and five internal organs, summer belongs to fire, and the corresponding viscera is the heart, so "nourishing the heart" is the focus of summer health care.

10. In summer, high temperature easily makes people nervous, and their psychology and emotions fluctuate. In addition, high temperature reduces the immune function of the body, so nourishing the heart is a good way to prevent mood swings and prevent diseases.

1 1, sleep peacefully: "It is better to eat American ginseng than to have a good sleep on a hot day." Good sleep and good mood contribute to inner peace. Therefore, it is necessary to adapt to the needs of the season in work and rest, such as going to bed late and getting up early to adapt to the changes of yin deficiency in nature, and the relatively insufficient sleep can be made up by taking a lunch break.

12, laugh at ease: laughter is a good medicine for health in summer. "Smile, ten years younger" makes sense. Laughter is a sign of spiritual pleasure. It is sultry in summer, and it is easy to raise blood pressure and get upset. At this time, if you can laugh often, you can improve your mood and coordinate the functions of various organs of the human body.

13. Peace of mind to drink tea: refreshing tea: using honeysuckle, trollius and lily to make tea can clear the heart and reduce fire, clear away heat and detoxify. It is a very simple and practical summer nourishing tea.

14, drink porridge to strengthen the heart: drinking porridge in summer is a better choice. Drinking porridge in summer can not only quench thirst, relieve summer heat, but also nourish the body.

15. Dietary health care: Dietary health care in summer is based on the climate characteristics of summer days. Because of the hot climate in summer, it is easy to hurt body fluid and consume gas, so porridge can often be used to nourish the body. Huangdi Neijing has the saying that "medicine can be removed and food can follow" and "grains, meat, fruits and vegetables can be eaten and nourished".

16, mung bean soup: clearing away heat and toxic materials, quenching thirst and relieving summer heat; When pushing mung bean soup in summer. Mung bean soup can clear away heat and toxic materials, quench thirst and relieve summer heat. It is a traditional summer drink in China. In addition, mung bean soup can also be eaten with a small amount of rock sugar, which is more delicious.

17, winter melon soup: nourishing the stomach and promoting fluid production, reducing stomach fire; Wax gourd is cold, which can clear stomach fire, nourish stomach and produce fluid, reduce people's food intake, and promote the conversion of powder and sugar into heat energy instead of fat. At the same time, wax gourd has anti-aging effect. Long-term consumption can keep the skin as white as jade, moist and smooth, and keep the body fit. Most importantly, wax gourd also has a good effect of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat. Eating more winter melon in summer can not only quench thirst and relieve summer heat, but also induce diuresis and prevent people from getting boils.

18, tremella lily soup: nourishing yin and moistening lung, nourishing face and warming stomach; Tremella lily soup has the effects of nourishing yin, moistening lung, caring skin and warming stomach. Drinking tremella lily soup for a long time can achieve the function of conditioning lung, spleen and kidney.

19, winter melon seaweed soup: clearing heat and relieving summer heat, losing weight and slimming; Some people say that winter melon seaweed soup has the dual effect of slimming. Kelp can increase calcium and decrease sodium, which is beneficial to the excretion of cholesterol, and wax gourd can clear away heat and relieve summer heat. Together, the two can make a very light winter melon seaweed soup, which is not only nutritious, but also can relieve summer heat.

20, fish head tofu soup: clearing heat and moistening dryness, promoting fluid production and detoxification; Tofu is rich in protein and calcium, and has the functions of clearing away heat, moistening dryness, promoting fluid production, detoxicating and reducing blood fat. Fish head tofu has the function of tonifying deficiency and warming spleen and stomach. I suggest that you make the soup of fish head tofu as light as possible, so that the freshness of tofu and the delicacy of fish will blend together and be very fresh.

2 1, radish soup: relieving cough and resolving phlegm, removing dryness and promoting fluid production.

22. Radish soup is the first choice of health food in winter, but it is also good to drink radish soup in summer. As the saying goes, eat more radishes and take less medicine. Radish has a strong function of promoting qi circulation, and also has the functions of relieving cough and resolving phlegm, removing dryness and promoting fluid production, cooling and detoxifying, and promoting diuresis and relaxing bowels.

23, Luffa soup: clearing heat and moistening intestines in summer, dispelling wind and resolving phlegm; Luffa is cold, cool and sweet, and has the effects of relieving summer heat, relaxing bowels, dispelling wind and resolving phlegm, cooling blood and detoxicating, dredging channels and collaterals, promoting qi circulation and removing blood stasis. It can also treat hematuria and hematochezia. In addition, loofah is a rare natural beauty agent for freckle removal, whitening and wrinkle removal. Long-term consumption or wiping the face with loofah liquid can also make people's skin smooth and delicate, and has special effects of anti-wrinkle, anti-inflammation, prevention and elimination of acne and melanosis.

24, often press the extreme spring point of the armpit: located at the apex of the armpit, where the axillary artery beats, is an important acupoint of the heart meridian, which can eliminate the fire poison of the heart. You should always press or poke, generally not less than 36 times, at least twice a day, which can not only dredge meridians, but also regulate sleep and improve heart discomfort.

25. Often press the elbow socket Quchi point: located at the lateral end of the elbow transverse stripes, bend the elbow. At the midpoint of the connecting line between Chize point and the lateral epicondyle of humerus, the damp and turbid qi of the large intestine meridian gathers here. You can beat the elbow socket continuously for about 5 minutes and feel sore.

26, often press the knee socket Weizhong point: located in the center of the leg socket, there is an acupoint called Weizhong point, taking the bladder meridian. The bladder meridian is the largest channel for detoxification and dehumidification of human body, and Weizhong point is the sewage outlet on this channel. If it is not smooth and the moisture cannot be discharged, it may lead to arthritis, low back pain and other diseases. Therefore, you can press this acupoint at ordinary times, and every time you dial or knock, it will not be less than 36 times.