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What are the hottest months in summer?

The hottest time in summer is dog days, and July and August are dog days. The hot summer in dog days is the highest, wettest and sultry day of the year. The so-called "dog days" refers to the "dog days" of the lunar calendar, which is the hottest time of the year. "V" means it's too hot to move.

But the dog days are called "dog days" because there are also many cold factors. The dog days are the hottest 30-40 days in a year in the Central Plains. According to the lunar calendar, it is from the middle and late July to the middle and late August of the solar calendar.

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Preventive measures in dog days:

1, avoid blowing cold air for a long time. Turn on the air conditioner and blow the electric fan to cool the window. Avoid blowing for a long time. Open the doors and windows when you sleep at night to prevent evil winds. Be careful not to touch the cervical vertebra when blowing air conditioning, or enter the air-conditioned room when sweating, which will cause disease; The air conditioning temperature should be suitable, and it is recommended to be around 26℃; When blowing the air conditioner, open the window to ensure the convection and ventilation of indoor and outdoor air.

2, self-activity, sweating, and hot weather, many people like to stay at home and don't want to go out. In fact, eliminating dampness and dispelling cold, in the final analysis, is to increase your yang, which is vigorous, while natural cold does not invade your body. Go out properly in dog days, sweat more and grow yang.

3, summer exercise should pay attention to, do not exercise vigorously, otherwise the yang will be discharged with sweat, the qi machine will be injured, water and water metabolism will be affected, the water in the body will come out, and eventually the water will not be discharged. Especially those who are weak and can't stand the heat can go out in the morning and evening.