2. Emotional barrier. It is hot in summer, and the mood is easy to fluctuate and get excited, which leads to the rise of blood pressure and aggravates the burden on the heart. Angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, heart failure and other diseases are easy to attack. In addition, the incidence of stroke in summer is also quite high, which needs attention. It is worth mentioning that excessive emotional fluctuation can also lead to gastrointestinal dysfunction, and respiratory diseases such as asthma are also closely related to emotions. Countermeasures: Consciously adjust emotions. Patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and hypertension must pay attention to control their emotions and maintain a peaceful mood in summer to reduce the risk of disease attack.
3. Damp heat. It is rainy in summer, and it is easy to produce moisture. Many people often feel headache, fatigue, fierceness, loss of appetite, etc. At this time, for patients with respiratory diseases, it is even more necessary to guard against cough and organ diseases, while people with damp and hot constitution often feel feverish hands and feet and are prone to constipation.
4. Countermeasures: The diet should be light and easy to digest. Eat more foods that can eliminate heat and promote dampness, such as mung bean porridge, lotus leaf porridge, red bean porridge, etc., and cook soup with white gourd, lotus leaf and coix seed, which is also a cool drink with clear damp heat. At the same time, pay attention to adjust the humidity in the room and open more windows for ventilation.
5, sleep off. In summer, the days are long and the nights are short, and the temperature is high at night, which causes some people to have a bad rest at night. According to traditional Chinese medicine, such imbalance between yin and yang will increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases, such as hypertension patients are prone to increase blood pressure and angina pectoris patients have increased attack frequency. Countermeasures: ensure enough sleep, go to bed early and get up early. Only in this way can we maintain the normal operation of various functions of the body. It is recommended that adults ensure 7 hours of high-quality sleep every day.
6, diet. Summer diet should not be too full, usually seven or eight points full, but we must pay attention to a comprehensive and balanced nutritional mix, not picky eaters, partial eclipse. Some people are affected by the weather and have a poor appetite, so they can eat a little lighter. Experts suggest that you should eat more foods with low sugar, low salt, high carbohydrate and high protein in summer, and try to eat less spicy and fried foods. Countermeasures: suitable for summer consumption are: white gourd, white radish, tomato and other foods that can eliminate dampness and dredge silt and help improve gastrointestinal function; It is advisable to eat more freshwater fish and less red meat in summer. You can drink cassia seed tea, barley tea, chrysanthemum tea, kudingcha, mung bean soup and other drinks.
7. Fitness. Because the human body sweats more in summer, many people will think that there is no need for exercise in summer, which is a misunderstanding. You still need moderate exercise in summer, but be careful not to exercise in the sun. In summer exercise, it is necessary to properly replenish water to prevent excessive sweating, which leads to an increase in blood viscosity. Countermeasures: Short-distance swimming, yoga, Tai Chi, etc. are the most suitable exercises in the hot summer season, which can play a role in calming down and relieving stress. Exercise is best in the morning and evening, and morning exercise should not be done too early, so as not to affect sleep.