In the long summer season, although summer is coming, the weather is getting hotter and hotter, and the temperature is obviously rising, but it is still cold in the morning and evening, and the temperature difference between day and night is still large, so it is necessary to add clothes appropriately in the morning and evening. In addition, when you enter Xia Hou, the days get longer and the nights get shorter. At this time, in line with the changes of yin deficiency in nature, we should also "stay up late" and "get up early" to accept the breath of heaven and earth, but we should still pay attention to "taking a nap", especially taking a proper nap to ensure full mental state and sufficient physical strength.
2. Mental health
Pay attention to "rest" in the long summer. After a long summer, people get excited easily. Therefore, in the long summer, we should "avoid anger and rashness", avoid exultation and great anger, keep quiet, cheerful, relaxed and happy, and always smile. You can also do more quiet cultural and sports activities, such as painting, fishing, calligraphy, playing chess, planting flowers and so on.
Before and after the long summer, the average temperature in most parts of China is between 18℃ and 20℃, which is a good season for flowers to bloom. Experts from China Eating Network Food and Beverage Network reminded that after the long summer, the weather turned hot, and Chinese medicine believed that "summer heat is easy to hurt qi" and "summer heat is easy to enter the heart". Therefore, at this time, people should pay attention to mental conditioning, strengthen the maintenance of the heart, especially the elderly should consciously carry out mental conditioning, maintain a calm and happy state, and avoid exultation and sadness to avoid sadness and injury.
3. Exercise for health
After the long summer, with the temperature rising, people are prone to sweat, and "sweat" is the liquid of the heart. In the long summer, we should be careful not to sweat excessively. Drink warm water properly after exercise and replenish body fluids. In the long summer, don't choose too intense sports, but choose relatively peaceful sports, such as Tai Ji Chuan, Taijijian, walking and jogging.
4. Diet and health
In the long summer season, the hexagrams are dry, and the nature changes as the yang grows longer and the yin weakens. Compared with human viscera, the liver is getting weaker and stronger. At this time, the dietary principle is to increase acid and reduce bitterness, tonify kidney and help liver, and harmonize stomach. At this time, the diet should be light, low in fat, easy to digest, rich in cellulose, and eat more fruits and vegetables and coarse grains. Usually you can eat more fish, chicken, lean meat, beans, sesame, onion, millet, corn, hawthorn, loquat, bayberry, cantaloupe, peach, papaya, tomato and so on. Eat less animal viscera and fat, and eat less salty food such as salted fish and pickles.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that people should adapt to the changes in the weather at the turn of spring and summer and focus on their hearts. The heart is yang, which governs yang. Yang of the heart can promote blood circulation and maintain human life activities. Yang-heat qi of the heart not only maintains its own physiological function, but also has a warming effect on the whole body. Water-liquid metabolism and sweat regulation of human body are inseparable from the important role of kaiyang.
In the early days of Xia Zhishi, the qi and blood of the elderly are easy to stagnate and blood vessels are easy to block. Every morning, they can eat a little onion and drink a little wine to promote the circulation of qi and blood, thus preventing the occurrence of heart disease. After the long summer, the weather is getting hotter and the diet should be light. Give priority to foods that are easy to digest and rich in vitamins, and eat less big fish and meat and greasy and spicy foods. China Food Network menu health experts reminded that the principle of long summer diet is "nourishing yang in spring and summer", and nourishing yang focuses on nourishing the heart, which can not only supplement nutrition, but also strengthen the heart. Eating more vegetables, fruits and coarse grains at ordinary times can increase the supply of cellulose, vitamins B and C and prevent arteriosclerosis. In short, in the long summer season, it is necessary to nourish the heart and nature, make good preparations for summer heat, and make the functions of various organs of the body normal, so as to achieve the state of "sufficient healthy qi and no evil".