It is a traditional custom to eat dumplings during the dog days, because during the dog days, people have a bad appetite and cannot eat, and dumplings are an appetizing food in Chinese traditional customs. Below is the little health knowledge I bring you during the dog days of summer. Let’s take a look.
Tips on health maintenance during the dog days of summer
1. Avoid rapid cooling after being heated. In hot summer, when people go out or return from work, they like to either turn on the fan or take a cold shower immediately. This will quickly close the pores in the body and make it difficult for the body's heat to dissipate. It will also cause insufficient blood supply to the brain due to rapid contraction of blood vessels in the brain, causing People feel dizzy.
2. The temperature difference between the indoor and outdoor air conditioners should not be too large. It is advisable to use an air conditioner where the indoor and outdoor temperature difference does not exceed 5 degrees. Even if the weather gets hotter, the indoor temperature of the air conditioner should not be lower than 24 degrees.
3. It is not advisable to wear metal jewelry. If some metals in metal decorations are stained with sweat, the skin in contact may appear reddish or itchy, which can easily lead to contact dermatitis.
4. Remember to prepare sun protection equipment when going out in summer. It is best not to walk in the scorching sun between 10 am and 4 pm. If you must go out at this time, you must take protective measures, such as using a parasol, wearing a sun hat, wearing sunglasses, and preferably apply sunscreen.
5. Live a regular life, avoid staying up late frequently, and ensuring adequate sleep are also effective measures to prevent heatstroke. Be careful not to lie under air conditioner vents or fans when sleeping.
6. It is not recommended to engage in strenuous activities such as mountain climbing and outdoor activities during the day. It is recommended to choose swimming, jogging in the morning and evening and other sports activities.
7. Drink more boiled water, and drink water regularly. Do not wait until you are thirsty before drinking. It is not advisable to drink too much after you are thirsty. You should drink less juice, soda and other beverages, which contain more saccharin and electrolytes. Drinking too much will cause adverse irritation to the gastrointestinal tract and affect digestion and appetite.
8. It is not advisable to drink excessive amounts of alcohol. The human body is easily affected by the temperature in summer, and it is easy to accumulate dampness and heat. Excessive dampness and heat is the cause of skin sores, carbuncles, and swollen skin. Drinking a lot of liquor will increase heat and dampness, which is tantamount to adding fuel to the fire. Benefits of Moxibustion in the Dog Days
The first benefit of moxibustion in the Dog Days is:
It is to relieve heat, remove dampness, dispel cold, and reduce fire. Because moxibustion replenishes Yuan Yang Qi. In summer, many people are afraid of heat. This is because the body is cold and wet. Chinese medicine says: The root of deficient fire and evil fire is the evil of cold and dampness. If there is cold, there must be fire, and if there is fire, there must be cold. ?This is the root cause of friends who are easy to get angry and easily cause inflammation, such as gynecological inflammation, pharyngitis, rhinitis, etc. In traditional Chinese medicine, the fundamental method for treating various types of inflammation is to dispel cold and remove dampness. Only effective treatment and radical cure can be achieved. Instead of blindly reducing fire and inflammation, the fire will become stronger and stronger as it decreases, and the inflammation will disappear more and more. If the cold evil is not eliminated, the inflammation will not heal. When the pure yang of moxibustion and the yang of Tianshi are at their strongest, the double yang is injected into the body. After the cold and damp evils are expelled, people will not feel stuffy or irritable in a hot environment.
The second biggest benefit of moxibustion in the dog days of summer is:
No matter how hot the weather is, the body and mind are extremely comfortable. This means that people with sufficient vitality and yang energy are not afraid of heat in summer and do not like cold wind, air conditioning, cold drinks, etc. Not afraid of the cold in winter, with plenty of firepower, high energy, strong endurance, pain tolerance, and strong resistance to pressure and blows. In short, a person with sufficient vitality is a person with strong positive energy, which is a true health characteristic. It is a person who has a strong energy field of appeal, influence and a sense of security that is manifested by healthy and peaceful body and mind. This feeling cannot be experienced by any other treatment, conditioning, health care, supplements, etc. Therefore, ancient doctors often used "miracle" as a metaphor for the efficacy and role of moxibustion.
The third major benefit of moxibustion in the dog days of summer:
Cure and recover from diseases. Rapid disease is the opportunity to eradicate the root causes of all diseases. Cold is the root of all diseases, dampness is the mother of all diseases, wind is the first of all diseases, and fire is the flower of all diseases. In the summer when yang energy is at its strongest, moxibustion and the pure yang of moxa fire act on the human body's lesions, removing all cold and dampness and opening up the meridians.
The fourth major benefit of moxibustion in the dog days of summer:
Prolong life.
Imperial physician Dou Cai said in "Bian Que Xin Shu": "Madam's true energy is the master of the whole body. Strong true energy will make people strong, weak true energy will make people sick, and true energy loss will cause people to die. The method of nurturing the Yang to protect life and prolong life." , Ai Zhuo is first. ?Zhenyuan is vitality and yang energy. Therefore, vitality is the foundation of life, the foundation of health, the foundation of longevity, and the foundation of merit.
The fifth major benefit of moxibustion in the dog days of summer:
It is also the most effective time to cultivate the mind and character. From the perspective of cause and effect, people have bad tempers, are prone to anger, are afraid, timid, careless, jealous, intolerant, selfish, restless, angry for no reason, inexplicably troubled, disease-ridden, chronic and difficult diseases, long-term Drug-dependent disease, inexplicable physical discomfort but no cause can be found? Career-impairing disease, enemy-relative-creditor disease. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, it is caused by evil spirits such as wind, cold, dampness, heat, dryness, and fire. Then, during summer moxibustion, the human body is in the season of dispersion. The yang energy of the weather and the pure yang energy of moxibustion enter the human body. Then, wind, Cold, dampness, heat, dryness, fire and other evil spirits are driven out of the body by the dual yang energy of heaven and earth. Therefore, the blood becomes purer and purer, the body relaxes, the mind gradually broadens, the pain is gradually relieved, the understanding is gradually enhanced, and the wisdom becomes more and more More, the body and mind are pure, the body is relaxed, and it is peaceful and natural. The human body is a small universe, and a pure body and mind are connected to heaven and earth. Therefore, moxibustion during the Dog Days can not only cure diseases, but also strengthen the body and mind. It truly cultivates the mind and nature. Precautions for moxibustion in the dog days of summer
Before moxibustion
1. Because wind cannot blow during moxibustion, please close the small doors and windows before moxibustion, and do not allow ventilation in the room.
2. Moxibustion should not be performed immediately after a meal. Moxibustion can only be performed 1 hour after a meal because moxibustion is not allowed if you are too full.
During moxibustion
1. Do not be overly full or hungry during moxibustion. Do not use moxibustion when you are feeling sad, happy or angry. Keep your mood calm and relaxed.
2. During moxibustion, you must drink more warm water to facilitate detoxification. The water temperature can be slightly higher. You can't drink cold water, even in summer.
3. If moisture appears on the surface of acupuncture points during moxibustion, it means that the cold air in the body is discharged through the acupuncture points. If the cold air in the body is severe, moxibustion will work.
After moxibustion
1. Do not wash your hands or face with cold water within 2 hours after moxibustion. After moxibustion, the pores of the whole body are opened, making it easy to catch cold.
2. Do not take a bath immediately after moxibustion. The same principle applies. Normally, I take a bath before doing moxibustion. Or after moxibustion, wait a few hours before taking a shower.