A guide to maintaining health during the summer heat: prevent heatstroke, remove dampness, and recuperate the body and mind

Great Heat is the last solar term in summer. High temperature and humidity can easily cause heat stroke, loss of appetite and other problems. Health preservation requiresPrevent heatstroke and cool down, strengthen the spleen and remove dampness, calm the mind and nourish yangas the core.The main content includes: eating more heat-clearing ingredients such as mung beans and winter melon in the diet to avoid raw and cold food; taking a lunch break to avoid high temperatures and exercising moderately; emotional adjustment should be kept calm and avoid irritability.The following is detailed from four aspects: diet, daily life, exercise, and emotions.

Dietary conditioning: clearing away heat and relieving heat, strengthening the spleen and reducing dampness

Good choice during the hot summer seasonLight and easy to digestFoods such as mung bean soup, lotus seed porridge, bitter melon, etc. can be combined with barley and adzuki beans to remove dampness.Traditional Chinese medicine believes that "heat is bound to cause dampness", so you can eat appropriate amounts of ginger and tangerine peel to warm the stomach and resolve dampness.Avoid excessive cold drinks to avoid damage to the spleen and stomach.Recommended dietary prescription: winter melon, barley and old duck soup ("Compendium of Materia Medica" records that duck meat "nourishes yin and nourishes the stomach"), or drink chrysanthemum and cassia seed tea (Beijing Tongrentang recipe).

Daily routine: avoid summer heat to nourish yin, take a nap to nourish yang

SuggestionsGo to bed early and get up early, avoid going out under the scorching sun at noon.UV rays are strongest from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., so sun protection is required.You can take a 20-30 minute nap at noon to help restore energy.The room should be kept ventilated, the air conditioning temperature should not be lower than 26°C, and direct blowing should be avoided.Traditional health regimens such as "Sanfu Tie" (produced by Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Group) can help dispel cold, but they need to be used according to doctor's advice.

Exercise and emotions: sweat moderately and rest calmly

Movement withlow intensityMainly, such as taking a walk in the morning and doing Baduanjin (from "Yi Jian Zhi" in the Song Dynasty), to avoid sweating profusely.Emotionally, you can relieve stress through meditation and listening to light music, which is in line with the concept of "nourishing the heart in summer" in the "Huangdi Neijing".If symptoms of heat stroke such as dizziness and fatigue occur, you can take Rendan (produced by Tianjin Darentang) to relieve the symptoms, but severe cases require medical treatment.

Summary: Comply with the solar terms and balance is the key

The key to keeping healthy during the hot summer isThe balance of "heat" and "humidity", adapt to the climate through diet to remove dampness, work and rest to avoid the heat, exercise moderately, and have a peaceful mind.People with special physiques (such as Yang deficiency, dampness and heat) can consult a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner for personalized conditioning.Cited sources: 1. The Four Seasons Health Preservation Theory of "The Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic"; 2. Li Shizhen of "Compendium of Materia Medica"; 3. Product Description of Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Group's Sanfu Tie; 4. Beijing Tong Ren Tang's Summer Health Recipe.