First, adjust and maintain the sun's spirit in daily life, warm wash sun protection, cold protection and dampness.
The summer solstice is the season when the sun is the most vigorous. On this day, the day is the longest and the night is the shortest. Therefore, in summer, people pay attention to staying up late and getting up early, and take a lunch break to make up for the lack of sleep at night. Health care should conform to the characteristics of nature and pay attention to protecting yang.
Take a warm bath
It can not only wash away sweat and dirt, but also make the skin clean and cool, relieve summer heat and prevent diseases, and it can also play a role in exercising. At the same time, it can also reduce the excitability of nervous system, accelerate blood circulation, improve the nutrition of skin and tissue, reduce muscle tension, eliminate fatigue and improve sleep to a certain extent.
Cold and dampness
It is hot in summer, and it is easy to be attacked by wind, cold and dampness. When sleeping, it is not suitable to face air conditioning or fan air supply. In air-conditioned rooms, the temperature difference between indoor and outdoor should not be too large, and it is not suitable to sleep at night.
Anti-exposure
During the summer solstice, you should avoid exposure to strong sunlight. When you go out, you should take sun protection measures, such as opening an umbrella, wearing a sun hat and applying sunscreen. You can also carry cool oil, Huoxiang Zhengqi water, etc.
Second, the diet nursed back to health to avoid cold and greasy, and it is appropriate to eat sour and bitter and drink more water.
The summer solstice is the most vigorous season of human metabolism in a year. At this time, people's digestive function is relatively weak. Therefore, the diet should be light and delicious, and avoid greasy and indigestible foods. Summer nights are short, so don't eat cold and sticky things at night to avoid abdominal distension, vomiting and diarrhea.
Eat sour and bitter.
Sweating in summer, excessive salt loss in the body in summer, at this time, you should eat more sour to strengthen the exterior, and eat more bitter to clear the heart. Because bitter food has the functions of removing dryness and dampness, cooling and relieving summer heat. Such as bitter gourd, coriander and so on. However, bitter food is cold, and people with weak constitution should not eat it.
Drink plenty of water
When the temperature is high in the summer solstice, a large amount of water in the human body is easily lost. If water is not replenished in time, the blood volume of the human body will be reduced, causing insufficient blood supply and easily inducing cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. In addition, when the human body sweats more, the blood vessels on the body surface dilate, blood pressure drops, and dizziness and headache are prone to occur, so it is necessary to supplement more water.
Third, exercise and recuperation should be moderate, and sweating should be controlled in the morning and evening.
Summer exercise is best done in the early morning or in the evening when the weather is cooler. Walking, jogging and Tai Ji Chuan are appropriate. Don't do excessively strenuous activities. If you exercise excessively, you will sweat profusely and sweat too much, which will not only hurt the Yin qi, but also damage the Yang qi.