■How to maintain health during the dog days

The "dog days" are the hottest, humid and sultry days of the year. This is what the common people call the "bitter summer". During this season, you should pay attention to increasing nutrition. The food should be light and easy to digest. Eat less greasy and spicy food, drink less, and smoke less. In addition, you must make good psychological adjustments, calm your mind, calm your mind, avoid irritability, and calm down your anger.

■What to eat in the dog days of summer?

As soon as the Dog Days arrive, what people are most concerned about is: What to eat during the Dog Days? There is an old saying: "The first one is dumplings, the second is noodles, and the third is pancakes and eggs." The meaning of eating dumplings, pancakes and noodles on the dog days, apart from the joy of having enough food after the summer wheat harvest, is mainly to remind people not to eat too much in summer, and to comfort themselves often and eat more foods rich in protein and B vitamins. . Because the temperature is high in summer and you sweat a lot, you will lose a lot of protein and amino acids, as well as a lot of B vitamins and minerals such as potassium and sodium. Eating noodles is more conducive to nutritional supplements. When it comes to what to eat, there are four main points: more sour and more sweet, replenishing qi and removing internal heat, being fresh and clean, and replenishing water to maintain health.

●Sanfu diet - more sour and more sweet

Ancient scholars believed that "summer is hot and humid, so it is suitable for clearing and nourishing". Summer is very hot and high, and people like cold drinks and drink a lot of water, which causes moisture to invade the human body, and external moisture enters the body, making the water wet and solidifying the spleen, causing the spleen and stomach to rise and fall, causing digestive dysfunction, water accumulation, and loss of appetite. . According to the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, summer heat and dampness are very harmful to the spleen, so it is appropriate to eat more sweet and cool or sweet and cold foods in the daily diet. Moreover, the heart returns to the heart in summer, and the heart likes to be cool, so it is better to eat acidic foods, so you should eat more acidic foods in summer. Such as: pineapple, watermelon, etc.

●Sanfu diet - replenishing qi and removing fire

The hot summer not only brings us physical discomfort, but also easily causes more and more people to become angry and show emotions. Irritability, anxiety, irritability, insomnia, etc. These symptoms are medically called "summer affective disorder". Therefore, "removing excess heat" is also a must-have for summer dietary supplements. Good choices for foods to dispel heat in summer: bitter melon, tomatoes and other fruits and vegetables that are cool in nature and clear away heat. At the same time, milk is slightly cold in nature and can replenish water, nourish yin, and detoxify heat. It is also a good product for "removing heat". Dog meat and duck meat are great supplements in summer.

●Sanfu diet - fresh and clean

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the stomach is the foundation of acquired food. In summer, people often experience loss of appetite and sluggish spleen and stomach functions. You may wish to eat some fresh fruits and vegetables at this time. The nutritional composition of fresh fruits and vegetables is generally half and half of fiber and sugar. Not only can it effectively supplement the energy and water necessary for the human body, but its refreshing nature will also make people eat it for a long time without getting tired of it. Carrots, lemons, and amaranth are the first choices; eating more seasonal wild vegetables and fruits is of great benefit. But be careful not to overeat raw, cold or unclean food to avoid contracting dysentery, diarrhea, etc.

●Sanfu diet - hydrating and maintaining health

The theory of traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes "yin and yang and the five elements" and "the unity of heaven and man". Winter is yin, summer is yang, and summer is when yang is strong and yin is weak. Summer is also the time when the human body's Yang Qi is strong. The human body's Yang Qi tends to rise in summer, and the cold Qi in the body is in a state that is easy to resolve. In the dog days of summer, people sweat a lot after doing a little work or exercise, and then feel a strong sense of thirst. Therefore, hydration and health maintenance have become the top priority during the dog days of summer.

■What to practice in the dog days of summer?

"Practice three nines in winter and three volts in summer" is an experience summed up by predecessors in the long-term exercise process. Although there is a certain scientific truth, it also varies from person to person. For the elderly and those with weak physiques, it is not appropriate to blindly emphasize "summer training during the three volts".

The dog days of summer are the hottest time of the year, with high temperatures, low air pressure, high humidity and low wind speed. Such climate conditions have obvious adverse effects on human health. When the maximum temperature is between 30 and 33 degrees Celsius, the elderly should reduce the amount of exercise to within half an hour. When the summer comes, the elderly should stop all activities, stop quietly, and maintain adequate drinking water. At the same time, they should keep some conventional heatstroke prevention medicines such as Rendan, Ten Dishui, Cooling Oil, Huoxiang Zhengqi Water and so on.

■Dog days of summer, stay close!

There is another method of health care and treatment, which is to apply FuTie during the dog days of summer. The principle of sticking is to use this external force to apply positive medicine on the corresponding acupuncture points of the human body when the yang energy in nature is the most abundant. At this time, the pores of the human body are open, which is conducive to the penetration and absorption of the medicine, thereby The cold and dampness in the human body is driven away to achieve the purpose of curing diseases. This method of leveraging strength can usually achieve the effect of breaking a thousand pounds with skill, so it has been passed down since ancient times. Because modern people blow air conditioners and eat cold drinks, they often have Yang-deficient constitutions. Tufutie is just suitable for people with Yang deficiency constitution. In addition, this treatment plan does not have obvious side effects like Western medicine, so it is now very popular.

■Prevent air-conditioning disease in the dog days of summer

As we all know, humans are endothermic animals, and their body temperature changes with changes in the external temperature. In summer, the yang energy in nature is sufficient, and the temperature and humidity are relatively high. In order to adjust the environmental temperature, the human body needs to open and close sweat pores in a timely manner to expel excess moisture and heat from the body. However, now we have artificially created an artificial environment - air conditioning. When we suddenly enter a room with a very low temperature from the scorching sun, the sweat pores that normally secrete sweat will suddenly close. Because this kind of closing comes very suddenly, it will cause two consequences during the closing process. First, it will trap the cold air in the body; second, it will cause the normal perspiration function to be interrupted.

Everyone knows that perspiration is a detoxification process of the human body. In summer, with the help of the yang energy from the outside, the human body is supposed to expel various cold and damp toxins from the body, but the air conditioner intervene and disrupt the process. Not only is detoxification incomplete, but the cold from the outside world is also brought into the body. Therefore, people at this stage are prone to air conditioning disease. This disease is a cold caused by wind and cold in summer. Because the cold is trapped in the body, the symptoms include muscle pain, joint pain, headache, no sweat, loss of appetite, and even chills and fever.

In fact, at the stage of fever, it has been shown that the human body begins to mobilize the power of the body to expel cold evil, which is a reflection of the body's self-preservation instinct. What we have to do at this time is to push, in other words, to sweat. In a non-air-conditioned environment, through sweating, the abnormally closed hairs are opened again to expel cold and dampness from the body. As long as the body returns to normal sweating, the body temperature will drop, and the discomfort all over the body will slowly disappear. At this time, do not give infusion as soon as you have a fever. It will not be of much benefit to human health.

For air conditioning disease, health experts give the following suggestions:

1. In the early stage of the disease, you can boil two large bowls of ginger and brown sugar water with a few slices of ginger + brown sugar, in order to induce sweating.

2. In terms of diet, you can boil eggs and noodles, add more soup and ginger to regulate the gastrointestinal tract.

3. If you have rashes or red pimples on your body, you can drink mung bean soup to help detoxify, with appropriate amounts of sugar and salt.

4. If conditions permit, you can appropriately supplement nutrients, including carotenoids, B complex, vitamin C, calcium and magnesium tablets, etc.

5. You can soak your feet in hot water to help sweat. As soon as you sweat, the problem is basically solved.

6. Gua Sha, massage, and cupping.

In short, when facing the early onset of air-conditioning disease, the above 6 methods can be used, either alone or in combination, and can achieve good results. Remember, your first choice is not an infusion. Instead, deal with it through natural remedies.

■Futian dietary precautions:

1. Eat more bitter foods.

Bitter food not only clears away heat, but also relieves heat, relieves heat, and eliminates fatigue. Therefore, during the hot season, eating some bitter foods such as bitter melon, bitter vegetables, and bitter buckwheat can strengthen the spleen, whet your appetite, and increase your appetite. It will not only keep the evil of dampness and heat away from you, but also prevent heat stroke, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone. In addition, bitter foods can also make people feel refreshed and relaxed, which is helpful for people to restore their energy and physical strength in the hot summer, and reduce or eliminate discomforts such as general weakness and listlessness.

2. Increase the intake of foods that can clear away heat, relieve heat, strengthen the spleen and reduce dampness.

Mung bean soup is a traditional Chinese folk food for relieving summer heat. It can be eaten by anyone except those with spleen and stomach deficiency and weak constitution. In addition, lotus leaves, watermelon, lotus seeds, winter melon, etc. also have good heat-clearing and summer-relieving effects. Lentils and barley have a good spleen-strengthening effect and are good summer dietary therapies for patients with spleen deficiency.

3. Foods that nourish qi and yin are indispensable.

In the Great Summer, the weather is very hot, and people sweat more, which easily consumes Qi and damages Yin. At this time, people often feel "not sick but weak at the same time". Therefore, in addition to replenishing water in time, you should also often eat some light foods that nourish qi and yin to enhance your physical fitness. Such as yam, jujube, sea cucumber, eggs, milk, honey, lotus root, fungus, soy milk, lily porridge, chrysanthemum porridge, etc.

4. Protein supply needs to be sufficient.

During summer, the temperature is higher, the body's metabolism speeds up, and energy consumption is large. Therefore, the supply of protein must be increased appropriately, and the daily intake should be between 100 grams and 120 grams. Plant protein can be obtained from soy products. In addition to dairy products, animal protein should also be eaten appropriately, such as chicken, duck, lean pork, pigeon meat and other flat or cool meat products. Among them, duck meat is rich in protein, which can promptly replenish excessive consumption caused by high temperatures in summer. Duck is a water bird and is cool in nature. It has the functions of nourishing yin and nourishing the stomach, strengthening the spleen and replenishing deficiency, and diuresis. It is especially suitable for bitter summer and cold weather. Eat it if there is fire or heat in the body. When eating duck meat, it is best to stew it, or add lotus root, winter melon and other vegetables to make soup. This can not only complement the nutrition of meat and vegetables, but also strengthen the spleen, replenish qi, and nourish yin.

●Friendly reminder:

The dog days of summer are a test for each of us’ health. I hope netizens can make response plans as soon as possible. Have a successful summer.