Department of Orthopedics, Shanxi Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Wang Xinfang
The arrival of the summer solstice means that the hottest time of the year has arrived, which is the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. The summer solstice begins, how should we eat, how to maintain health, Xiaobian to give everyone a pinch!
The summer solstice is the right time to raise the sun
The most vigorous solar term of the year is the summer solstice. At the same time, the yang qi of the human body leaks out, the qi and blood run tend to be outward, the skin is loose, the pores are open, and the yang qi overflows outside the body. Excessive consumption of Yang Qi will put the human body in an internal state of weakness.
Summer solstice health should pay attention to yang qi, appropriate to eat some warm food, avoid eating hot food, duck soup is the best, you can appropriately add some angelica, jujube, both qi and blood, while with ginger, pepper and other warm spices to warm yang qi.
In addition, it should be noted that the summer solstice is hot, the body's sweating increases, and a large amount of water is lost in the body, which is easy to cause insufficient blood supply to the brain, resulting in headaches and dizziness. Therefore, the summer solstice begins to drink a lot of water.
Yang Yang focuses on "nourishing the heart"
After the summer solstice, the temperature is high, the humidity is large, and the heat disturbs the mind, which is easy to make people restless and restless. At this time, the body's metabolism is accelerated, blood circulation is accelerated, and the heart load is aggravated.
The dietary principle after the summer solstice is "spring and summer Yang Yang", Yang Yang focuses on "nourishing the heart", yangxin can drink more milk, eat more chicken, lean meat, etc., and can also eat more bitter vegetables, such as bitter melon, spinach, etc.
It should also be noted that those who take a nap for half an hour a day have a 30% lower mortality rate from coronary heart disease than those who do not nap!
Diet should be light
At the beginning of the summer solstice, the diet should be light, eat more coarse grains, fresh vegetables, and should not eat fatty and sweet foods, so as not to turn heat and wind and phlegm. Cold melons and fruits, ice drinks should not be overeaten, so as not to damage the spleen and stomach. You can choose some foods that are light and yin-nourishing, such as shiitake mushrooms, mushrooms, oyster mushrooms, white fungus, shrimp, lean meat, barley, duck, crucian carp, etc.
Winter solstice dumplings summer solstice noodles, summer solstice eating noodles is a very important custom of our Shanxi people, especially cold noodles. Noodles are suitable for coarse grains and miscellaneous noodles, of which mung bean noodles and buckwheat noodles are the best. Mung bean noodles can clear the fire; Buckwheat noodles are rich in vitamins B1 and B2.
Moxibustion has a good effect on the treatment of these diseases in winter and summer
Old cold legs
Joint osteoarthritis, synovitis and other diseases, its main feature is afraid of cold, after warming the symptoms will be alleviated.
Chronic bronchitis
Mainly based on the spleen Yu, diaphragm Yu, kidney Yu, Tianzong, lung and stomach these acupuncture points.
allergic rhinitis
Most of the acupuncture points use lung Yu and kidney Yu, with foot three miles.
Another note is:
Moxibustion is performed for 3 to 5 minutes per acupuncture point;
Don't get too close to get burns:
Do not take too long, it will also be prone to burns;
In diabetic patients, moxibustion must be short and the temperature should be low.
What to eat on the summer solstice
1. Winter melon
The human body sweats a lot, and potassium is excreted more with sweat. Winter melon has the richest water content, up to 96%; The potassium content is also quite high, with a potassium content of 130mg per 100g, which is a typical high potassium and low sodium type vegetable. It can not only hydrate, but also supplement potassium, which is conducive to protecting heart function.
2. Bitter melon
Chinese medicine has "summer eat melon", "summer eat bitter" said, after the summer solstice, there is a heart fire can eat some bitter melon appropriately, can go to the heat, increase appetite.
The content of vitamin C in bitter melon is 56 mg/100 g, which is more than 10 times that of loofah and pumpkin, and it is also a high potassium vegetable.
3. Tomatoes
Tomatoes have the effect of clearing heat and detoxification, cooling blood and leveling the liver, and the sour taste can play a role in collecting sweat, stopping diarrhea, and removing dampness, which can prevent excessive sweating and lead to gas consumption and yin, and help to strengthen the stomach and digest food.
4. Lotus root
Lotus root has the effect of clearing heat and cooling blood, calming the nerves and dispelling stasis, containing vitamin B, phosphorus, iron and other minerals, which can improve anemia, anti-inflammatory and antibacterial, lower blood lipids and blood pressure.
5. Mung bean sprouts
Mung bean sprouts are cool and sweet, into the liver, kidneys, stomach, three jiaojing. The "Compendium of Materia Medica" records: "Antidote to alcohol poisoning, hot poisoning, and lisanjiao." "It can not only clear the heat, pass through the meridians, and detoxify, but also tonify the kidneys, diuretics, reduce swelling, nourish yin and aphrodisiac."
6. Mulberry
Mulberry has the effect of tonifying blood and nourishing yin, quenching thirst, moisturizing the intestines and reducing dryness, etc., and can also effectively expand blood volume and alleviate hypertension.
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