1. Diet:
-light diet: the humidity is heavy in dog days, so the diet should be light to avoid being cold and greasy. Eat more foods that strengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness, such as yam, white lentils, coix seed, lotus seeds, gordon euryales and so on.
-Eat more melons and vegetables: white gourd, cucumber, bitter gourd, yam and celery are all good products for clearing away heat and dampness.
-Sour food: Eating more sour food, such as lemon, dark plum, hawthorn, etc., can quench thirst and increase appetite.
-Appropriate amount of fish: Carassius auratus soup, grass carp, perch and other fish are not only rich in nutrition, but also have the effects of eliminating dampness, warming stomach and tonifying liver and kidney.
-Beans: Beans such as mung beans, red beans and black beans have the functions of clearing away heat, relieving summer heat and promoting diuresis.
2. Moderate exercise:
-Moderate exercise: choose to do moderate exercise in the morning or evening, such as Tai Ji Chuan, yoga, swimming, walking, etc., and the exercise intensity is appropriate to achieve slight sweating.
-Avoid strenuous exercise: In summer, strenuous exercise such as mountain climbing outdoors and during the day is not recommended.
3. Mentality and sleep:
-Keep a good attitude: a relaxed mood is the magic weapon to overcome diseases, and avoid excessive thinking and stress.
-High-quality sleep: Good sleep has the function of eliminating dampness and clearing heat, and a good sleep makes the tongue coating thin and white, indicating that damp-heat has been removed.
4. Damp-proof and dampness-eliminating:
-Aromatic dampness: Planting jasmine or gardenia at home, or lighting incense with natural essential oil, can play a role in eliminating dampness, clearing the heart and refreshing.
-Massage Yinlingquan point: Yinlingquan point is the confluence point of spleen meridian, and it is also an important point for eliminating dampness. Massage this point can play the role of invigorating spleen and eliminating dampness.
5. Replenish water for health:
-Drink water regularly: it is easy to sweat when you move a little in the dog days. Drink water according to the amount of sweat, and don't wait until you are thirsty to think of drinking water.
Chinese medicine drinks: You can drink Chinese medicine drinks such as heatstroke prevention and heat clearing drinks, heatstroke prevention and stomach-warming drinks and throat-soothing and throat-clearing tea.
6. Winter disease in summer:
-Three-volt patch: At the peak of yang in nature, positive drugs are applied to the corresponding acupoints of the human body to drive away the cold and dampness in the human body.
-Cupping: Use the negative pressure of cupping to help expel moisture and cold from the body.
Through the above methods, we can effectively cope with the high temperature and humidity in the dog days and keep healthy.