Summer is the hot season of the year, the sun of the sun. The heart is fire, the yang is the strongest, and the same qi is sought, so it corresponds to summer. At this time, the human body is vigorous, and the heart qi and blood are the source of sweat metaplasia, so sweating is a lot, which is easy to hurt the human body's qiyin.
The following three tips should be grasped to nourish the heart in summer
First, clear the fire
The elderly have decreased organ function and are prone to kidney fire and lung fire: kidney fire caused by five upset fever, dizziness, backache tinnitus and other symptoms;
1. Can eat black fungus, goji berries, mulberries and other products that nourish yin;
2. Usually massage the original acupoint of the foot taiyin kidney meridian Taixi point (the depression between the tip of the ankle and the Achilles tendon in the foot);
3. The well spring of the foot taiyin kidney meridian (the depression in the middle of the forefoot when the toes are bent).
4. Dry cough and constipation caused by lung fire, you can use rock sugar, silver fungus, snow pear boiled water to drink.
Second, nourish yin
In spring and summer, the Yang Qi in nature rises, and it is advisable to nourish the health care according to the times and maintain the Yang Qi in the body, which is called "Spring and Summer Yang Yang". In this season, the human body is full of yang, vigorous heart, sweating, and easy to consume yin fluid, so it should be "nourished and yang".
The summer diet is mainly based on nourishing and moisturizing foods and fruits, such as huaiyam, sesame, duck, water chestnut, sugar cane, etc., and Chinese medicinal herbs such as lilies and sand ginseng can be used to soak in water, porridge or soup.
3. Replenish qi
Summer is hot and humid, and I sweat profusely at every turn. The door is wide open, the fluid in the body is easy to leak out, and the human body is manifested as abnormal sweating. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that "qi comes off with sweat", the more sweat comes out, the more qi is lost, forming a vicious circle, so summer health should pay attention to replenishing qi.
1. Commonly used qi foods such as millet, japonica rice, buckwheat, lentils, carrots, shiitake mushrooms, tofu, potatoes, sweet potatoes, beef, pork belly, chicken, eggs, silver carp, yellow croaker, etc. Qi deficiency is more obvious, such as lack of energy, shortness of breath, lazy speech, fatigue, you can use raw ginseng, American ginseng soaked in water to drink, replenish qi and spirit.
2. Massage Baihui Acupoint and Guan Yuan Acupoint every day to replenish Qi and invigorate Qi.
3. When sweating too much in summer, it is necessary to supplement salt, on the basis of a light diet, accompanied by a small amount of pickles, which can increase appetite.
Source: Shanxi Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine