Our traditional solar terms are coming, the summer solstice is the position of the middle summer, that is, the noon position, the noon is the yang, so the summer solstice is also the longest day time, the most vigorous day of the year in nature. But because the summer solstice is also the highest altitude from the ground, it may not be the hottest day of the year.
Yang qi is the root of human life, half taken from parents, and half cultivated by the day after tomorrow. There is an old Chinese saying called "Yang decline and blessing exhaustion", Yang Qi is our life qi is also the body's righteous qi, Yang Qi is weak and sick, fu ze exhausted, so the mainland has since ancient times there is a saying of nourishing Yang Qi and replenishing the body, and the summer solstice as the most exuberant time of the year yang qi, is also a good time for us to warm up yang qi.
In Chinese medicine, the causative things are external evils, the most common is the three evils of wind and cold and wetness, yang qi is the root of our resistance to external evils, and weak yang qi causes illness caused by external evils. Some of the small problems that often appear in our bodies are often caused by insufficient yang qi.
What is the manifestation of the lack of yang qi caused by the three evils of wind and cold and wetness?
Wind evil: The biggest feature of wind evil is that it is uncertain after entering the body, just like the wind in nature, it is generally invisible and untouchable, so it is called wind evil, and the wind evil entering the body mainly leads to stasis of qi and blood, blocking the meridians, and mainly causing a series of sore states. Common back pain, muscle pain, dizziness and brain swelling caused by fever, etc., are mostly caused by wind and evil, because the wind evil is uncertain and often the location of pain is more abrupt, under normal circumstances, wind evil will follow other external evils to invade together, and it is rare to invade the human body alone.
Cold evil: Cold evil damage is often stronger than wind evil, the main cause is the cold disease mentioned in Chinese medicine. Cold evil into the body is divided into surface cold and cold, table cold often has mild symptoms, usually lead to dizziness and runny nose, cold cough, fever and headache and other issues. The cold shows that the cold evil invades the inside of the body, hurts the lungs, and the symptoms are often more serious, common abdominal pain and diarrhea, asthma cough, women's dysmenorrhea, menstrual irregularities, systemic cold limbs, weakness of hands and feet, etc.
Wet evil: wet evil into the body often represents the patient's spleen and yang, weak temper, spleen deficiency is heavy moisture is a common manifestation, moisture mainly affects the flow of water in the human body, common runny nose, loose stool, phlegm cough and asthma, facial oil, body edema appears fat, fatigue and drowsiness and other issues.
The three evils of wind, cold and wet need yang qi to resist, and yang qi is a body of righteous qi, and good and evil are not opposed. If the yang qi is strong, it is not afraid of external evils, and when the external evil invades, the yang qi of the body is weakened. The summer solstice is the most prosperous period of Yang Qi in the four seasons of the year, and the evil qi inside and outside the body is also suppressed, at this time, wenyang tonic kidneys and kidneys are the most important things we must do at the moment.
What should I do to replenish my yang?
1. Medicine is not as good as food supplement, and it is indispensable to supplement Yang Qi diet therapy
It is a three-point poison of medicine, and Chinese medicine has always paid attention to conditioning, and no one has been persuaded to take medicine as soon as it comes up. Food supplement Yang Qi is also simple and easy, for the yang weakening mainly supplement some warm food, common are lamb, dog meat, leeks, black beans, black rice, goji berries and so on. Chinese medicine pays attention to the harmony of nourishing yin, proper supplementation when yang qi is weak, and a large number of supplements are not well absorbed by the human body, resulting in deficiency and non-replenishment.
2, moving is the sun
The ancient Chinese book "Zhou Yi" records that moving gives birth to yang, and quiet gives birth to yin. One still and one moving, each other as their roots. Moving here refers to exercise, jing refers to rest, yin and yang, and the combination of movement and static is the mystery of the endless life force of the human body. People with weak yang qi need to exercise, running, walking, and cycling in daily life, but they need to adhere to it for a long time, three to five times a week, and retain their time to rest and recover in the middle, combined with food supplementation to feel the change.
3. Take the essence of the sun and the moon
Chinese Taoists pay attention to collecting the aura of heaven and earth and taking the essence of the sun and the moon. Although we ordinary people do not know the Taoist method, the yang and yin qi in nature will also be naturally transformed into our bodies. Long-term home does not go out, the body's yang naturally weakens and basking in the sun is a good way. Take two days a week to do a sunbathing for about thirty minutes, and the body's yang qi rises to feel the warmth and cold evil is naturally suppressed. The hot noon is naturally not suitable, we can generally choose to go out for a walk when the outside temperature drops in the afternoon, and breathing fresh air and basking in the sun can make our body stronger.
The benefits of sunbathing to the body are not the words of Chinese medicine, with modern medicine, the discussion is that sunbathing can promote the synthesis of vitamin D in the body to help the body absorb calcium, so that the bones are strong and the legs and feet are strong, and naturally cope with the symptoms of limb weakness caused by insufficient yang qi, so sunbathing is absolutely the best choice for supplementing yang.
The body can gradually become healthy and stronger, but it cannot withstand many people's "self-destruction of martial arts". In the middle of summer, the external yang qi is exuberant, and the various diseases of the body are naturally alleviated by the external suppression, and many people do not make up for it at this time but increase the loss of yang qi, which is really regrettable.
Summer yang consumption behavior, try to do less
1. Greasy and cold diet
Greasy and sweet food is easy to produce moisture, cold food will directly damage the stomach yang, all kinds of supper barbecue in summer, beer drinks are greasy cold food, a large number of natural is not beneficial to the body. Therefore, it is not recommended to eat greasy cold drinks every day, choose a light diet, mung bean porridge, lotus porridge, etc., all have a cooling effect.
2. Too much contact with the cold outside world
In the summer, the weather is hot, and the body naturally wants to seek coolness, which is understandable, but if it is too cold, it can lead to disease. Air conditioning fans can be used, but the air conditioning temperature is generally not lower than twenty-six degrees, electric fans and air conditioners can not face the body, may lead to colds, abdominal pain and diarrhea, waist and leg pain and other diseases, are caused by the loss of yang qi by cold.
The summer solstice is the time of the yang in the four seasons of the year, we pay attention to the body at this time to get rid of the evil inside and outside the body, pay attention to maintain the yang qi for a year, and the body is strong.
Resources:
"Today's Summer, Health Care Attention To Three Yi Three Taboos" Beijing Evening News2021-05-05
"Today's Summer Solstice Summer Solstice Health Focuses on Getting Rid of Dampness" New Express2016-06-21
"Autumn and winter health should be re-replenished Yang Qi" Life Times2011-11-04