Health care in the long summer is based on caring for the heart.

"Su Wen Si Qi Qu Zi Spirit" says: "Xia San month, this is called anti-Hugh; Heaven and earth are in harmony and everything is gorgeous. " Summer March refers to the six solar terms from Long Summer to beginning of autumn, including Long Summer, Xiaoman, Mangzhong, Summer Solstice, Small Summer and Great Summer. Around April of the lunar calendar, Chang Xia and Xiao Man were called Xia Meng. The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and the plants are growing happily. This season is conducive to the physiological activities of the heart, so people should follow when they intersect with the solar terms. Therefore, we should pay attention to the special maintenance of the heart all summer.

The theory of medical origin says: "The heart is the master of the whole body, and all viscera and bones obey the heart, so it is the king. The heart hides the gods, so it is used by the gods. " In TCM literature, the heart is interpreted as the heart of flesh and blood and the heart of gods. A heart of flesh and blood refers to a full heart; "Introduction to Medicine" said: "The heart of flesh and blood is like a lotus flower, living in the lungs and liver. The heart of the gods ... dominates everything, and the ethereal is not ignorant. " Main blood, main mind. Heart governing blood vessels includes two aspects: main blood and main pulse. Blood refers to blood, and pulse refers to blood vessels, also known as meridians, which are the channels through which blood runs. The heart is connected with blood vessels, forming a closed system and becoming the hub of blood circulation. The heart keeps beating, pushing blood to circulate in the blood vessels of the whole body for no reason, which becomes the driving force of blood circulation.

After a long summer, combined with the characteristics that the climate is getting hotter and the human body likes cold, all the five internal organs of the human body need to be supplemented. Some leaves, cauliflower and some fruits and vegetables are the best choices, such as fresh lotus root, mung bean sprouts, eggplant, watermelon, cucumber, wax gourd and bitter gourd. At the same time, it can be matched with rice porridge, ice cream, mung bean porridge, tremella, lotus root soup and other nutritious drinks. For some patients with chronic diseases, eating more light food is far better than tonic. People with yin deficiency and fire need tonic, and suitable foods include rice and red bean porridge, stewed oyster meat and so on. Yin deficiency and cold constitution are suitable for eating codonopsis pilosula and boiled oysters. Those who suffer from excessive fire due to yin deficiency should eat glutinous rice porridge and lean pork stewed with Radix Adenophorae. Yin deficiency and cold constitution are suitable for eating Poria cocos and rice porridge, stewed pigeon with yam and so on.

In summer, adapting to the climate characteristics, bitter food has the functions of anti-bacteria, anti-inflammation, helping digestion, stimulating appetite, refreshing and relieving fatigue, such as beer, tea, coffee, cocoa, bitter gourd and bitter vegetables. In hot summer, eating bitter food can restore spleen and stomach function and stimulate appetite; At the same time, it can reduce "internal heat" and resist moisture.