Summer health preservation news

In the third month of summer, which belongs to the fire element, it promotes growth and nourishes the heart qi. With an abundance of fire, the taste is bitter. Fire can overcome metal and metal the lung. The lung governs pungency. In summer, the taste of food should be reduced from bitter to pungent to nourish the lung. The heart and energy should be soothed by exhalation and smoothed by encouragement. During the three hottest periods of summer, when the inner abdomen is often cold, it is advisable to avoid diarrhea, as it may lead to the leakage of Yin energy. Therefore, acupuncture and moxibustion are not recommended. Instead, sweating is recommended. After the summer solstice, at midnight, Yin energy begins to rise. It is advisable to take hot foods and tonifying kidney-nourishing decoctions. In summer, the heart is vigorous while the kidneys are weak. Even though it is extremely hot, it is not advisable to consume cold washed ice and snow, dense ice, cold noodles or cold porridge. If one is overly full and exposed to cold, it is certain to cause cholera. Eat less melons, tomatoes and lettuce. The original abdomen is exposed to Yin energy. Eating these stagnant foods often leads to clumps. Those who suffer from cold air, phlegm and fire should avoid it at all costs. Elderly people should be especially cautious in protecting them. Living under eaves, on corridors, in alleys or by broken Windows, one should not enjoy the cool. Although it is cool in such places, people in the cold wind are the most violent. Only empty halls, clean rooms, pavilions by water, and clean and open places in the shade of trees are suitable for natural coolness. It is even more appropriate to regulate the breath and purify the mind, always keeping the heart like a flash of snow, and the heat will also be lessened in my heart. One must not create more heat for the sake of heat. It is advisable to take warm and nourishing Pingshun pills and powders every day. The diet should be warm and not overly full. Take them at all times. It is recommended to have cinnamon soup and cardamom boiled water. One should avoid greasy and fatty foods. One must not lie in the open air under the stars or the moon, and at the same time, let someone fan oneself to cool off. Although it may be quick for a while, the wind entering 腠 will cause the greatest harm. Excessive exposure to cold and sweating, with the body exposed to wind and prone to wind-induced arthralgia. Lack of dexterity in hands and feet, speech impediment, and quadriplegia. Although not everyone is like this, there are those who are in the right time and those who are not in the right place. What is the reason for this? When one is young and vigorous, when the moon is full and the timing is harmonious, it is fortunate to be spared, but it will return later. If the force of the year wanes and the month is empty, the sum of the time will be missed, and there will be no deviation. The head is the general point of all Yang energy, and it should not be placed in a wind-exposed area. It is advisable to closely guard against small crevices and micro-holes to prevent damage to the head. In the three months of summer, comb your hair one or two hundred times a day. Do not comb your scalp directly. Comb it in a windless place. This will naturally dispel the wind and improve your eyesight. The "Treatise on Health Preservation" states: Summer is called the flourishing of the universe, where the qi of heaven and earth interact, and all things are rich and vigorous. Going to bed at night and getting up early, never tiring of the day, keeping one's mind free from anger, making one's life full and fulfilling, and allowing one's qi to be released, this is the response to the summer qi and the way of long-term nourishment. If it goes against the will of the heart, it will cause 痎 malaria in autumn, and few cases will subside. The condition will be more severe in winter. It is also said that in summer, the air is hot. It is advisable to eat soybeans to cool it down and not to consume it all in the heat. Avoid eating soup, overeating, lying on wet ground and wearing wet clothes.