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24 solar terms, what should we pay attention to in summer?

The summer heat is the twelfth solar term in the twenty-four solar terms of the lunar calendar. At this time, the sun reaches the longitude of the yellow meridian 120 degrees. "Tongwei Filial Piety Helps the Gods": "The fifteenth day of Xia Hou is not summer, but mid-June. The small ones and the big ones are extremely hot, and they are divided into sizes. It was small at first, and it became big after reading it. "

Great summer heat is also the hottest solar term in summer all year round. After the summer heat, it will be early autumn, and the ultraviolet rays of the sun will not be very strong, and the sun rays will not be strong white rays. In our daily life, we should also pay attention to diet:

1, children should prevent spleen and stomach diseases.

In hot summer, it is common for children to eat cold drinks because of the hot weather. From the perspective of Chinese medicine, children are "pure yang", and diseases are mostly manifested as evidence and heat syndrome, which is the reason why children like to eat cold. The child is in the stage of growth and development, and the function of viscera is still not perfect.

As a parent, I can take preventive measures: I can make cold drinks at home, such as iced mung bean soup and ice porridge. These drinks are sanitary, have the effect of relieving summer heat and cooling, and have little harm to the stomach. Don't eat too many cold drinks at once. Drink at most 1~2 cups of cold drinks a day, and it is advisable to eat 1 popsicle. Try not to eat too much.

Young and middle-aged people should prevent overwork.

In summer, you sweat a lot and consume a lot. The hot weather affects appetite, and staying up late and getting up early, but the work has not decreased. If you should work overtime, you should work overtime. If you should stay up late, you should stay up late and often work overtime. In short, the physical loss is great, and the harm of lack of nutrition and sleep is greater than compensation. Therefore, young and middle-aged people should prevent overwork.

1/ Ensure sleep and prevent lack of sleep.

If you often work overtime, you should reduce the time for other activities and ensure 6-8 hours of sleep every day, otherwise your body will be overwhelmed.

2/ Dietary nutrition is absolutely necessary.

In particular, we should eat a good breakfast and eat more foods rich in protein, such as beef, eggs and yogurt. When you work overtime at night, you should add supper, such as bread and mung bean porridge, to supplement nutrition and cool down.

3/ Drive less and walk more.

Walking when the weather is cold during commuting can not only achieve the purpose of exercising, but also avoid the phenomenon of being in a bad mood due to traffic jams, and can also breathe fresh air, thus achieving the purpose of health preservation.

3, the elderly should prevent heart disease.

In dog days, the rainfall increases and the air pressure is low, which is the high incidence period of heart disease. Therefore, the elderly should pay special attention to protecting the heart.

Keep quiet and do more peaceful things, such as practicing piano, playing chess and drawing. As a junior, we should try not to make the old people angry or argue with them.

There is also walking and exercising more, sweating and drinking more water.