"Midsummer" refers to the lunar month in ancient seasons.

There is an old saying: clock means the second, and midsummer is the second month of summer. Generally speaking, it refers to May of the lunar calendar.

If summer is divided into three unified time periods, then Xia Meng, midsummer and the last month of summer are the names of these three time periods in chronological order. According to the solar calendar, it is probably May in Xia Meng, June in midsummer and July in the last month of summer.

Because the sun shines directly on our heads on the day of the summer solstice, this day always falls on June 2 1 or 22 in the solar calendar. June in the solar calendar is midsummer, but in the northern hemisphere of the earth, the hottest month is July, not midsummer.

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Summer health is divided into three sections: keeping warm in Xia Meng, avoiding cold in midsummer and nourishing yin in late summer.

1. The weather in Xia Meng has changed a lot. Please keep warm. Summer begins in April of the lunar calendar and May of the solar calendar. It is called Xia Meng. Including Chang Xia and Xiao Man. At this time, the weather is getting hotter and everything is thriving, and people's physiological state will also change. Although the climate is getting hotter and hotter, the weather in the north is still not stable enough, and there will be alternating sunny and rainy days and changes in temperature and warmth. Pay attention to increasing or decreasing clothes at any time.

After a long summer, people tend to sweat as the temperature rises. "Sweat" is the liquid of the heart. In the long summer season, we should pay attention not to sweat excessively. After exercise, we should drink some warm water appropriately to replenish body fluids.

2, the sun is full in midsummer, avoid cold water bath. The second month of summer is called midsummer, that is, May in the lunar calendar and June in the solar calendar, which includes two solar terms, namely, awn seed and summer solstice. "Ear seed" (June 5th, or 6th and 7th every year) indicates that the summer season with high temperature and high fever is coming. "Summer" (June 20th, or 2 1 22nd) begins in midsummer and enters the peak of yang.

On the solstice of summer, the yang between heaven and earth reaches its peak. After that, Yang will gradually disappear and Yin will gradually increase. At this time, the prosperity of the yang covers the yin, and under the yin, things that like the yin begin to breed, things that like the yang begin to die, and yin and yang crisscross, making people easy to get sick.

This season's health care should conform to the characteristics of sunny summer, pay attention to protecting the spirit of the sun, avoid cold water boxing shower, eat light, neither fat nor sweet, and relax. We should also replenish water in time, eat more miscellaneous grains, and eat fruits and vegetables cold enough.

The temperature is high in the last month of summer, so it is necessary to nourish yin in summer. This stage is the last month of summer, that is, June in the lunar calendar and July in the solar calendar, including the two solar terms, Little Summer and Big Summer, which is the hottest month of the year, so there is a saying that "Little Summer and Big Summer, steam and cook".

At this time, the human body's yang is the most vigorous, and it is also the beginning of entering the dog days. "Squatting" means hiding, so people should go out for the summer less to prevent heatstroke. The way people spend the dog days is to eat cold food to cool off the heat. At this time of the diet, we must pay attention to hygiene, we must be temperate, and we must not overeat; Don't eat too much spicy food.

Baidu encyclopedia-midsummer

People's Health Network-Summer health preservation is divided into three sections: keeping warm in Xia Meng, avoiding cold in midsummer and nourishing yin in late summer.