What to do on the summer solstice?

Keep enough sleep from summer to Sunday, adjust eating habits, and conduct acupuncture in the first half of summer to Sunday. According to the custom, you should also eat a bowl of summer solstice noodles, or take part in local activities to worship gods and ancestors.

Adequate sleep: summer solstice shows that summer is over half, the climate is in a hot and muggy state, and it is easy to get tired, so you need enough sleep to relieve fatigue and replenish your physical strength. But when you sleep at night, don't be greedy for cold, or your body will catch cold easily, which will lead to the loss of yang and affect your health.

Regulating diet: The digestive function of human body is weak in summer, and the hot climate will directly affect people's appetite. Therefore, in summer, we should avoid eating spicy and greasy irritating foods, eat more coarse grains, supplement the dietary fiber of the human body in time, and enhance the digestive ability of the stomach.

In summer, fruits and vegetables are mostly cool, so they should be eaten in moderation to avoid irritating the stomach and causing symptoms such as gastrointestinal discomfort and diarrhea. Eat more light foods and bitter and acidic foods that can clear away dryness and reduce fire and stimulate appetite.

Solar acupuncture: There is a saying in China proverb that "winter diseases are treated in summer", which means that respiratory diseases and osteoarthropathy that are prone to occur in winter can be effectively treated and prevented in summer. Solar acupuncture is an important means of prevention and treatment in summer.

According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, summer is the most vigorous time of human yang, and the focus of summer health care is also to protect yang. Sufficient yang in the body can treat chronic respiratory diseases and stomach discomfort and diarrhea caused by cold food. Acupuncture through solar terms can enhance the body's resistance and improve immunity.

Summer noodles: summer is the longest and most prosperous time of sunny days. "Solstice in winter is in jiaozi. Solstice in summer" refers to two kinds of food that people need to spend the winter solstice and summer solstice: jiaozi and noodles.

Sacrifice to gods and ancestors: On the solstice of summer, it is a custom handed down from the Zhou Dynasty to hold sacrificial activities. Through the sacrificial ceremony, we pray for disaster relief and good weather. Today, many areas still retain the custom of offering sacrifices to the sky from the summer solstice.