As the temperature gets higher and higher, many people have insomnia at night, they can't sleep well at night, and they are sleepy during the day, and they are easy to get tired.
As the saying goes, "nourish the liver in spring, protect the heart in summer, nourish the lungs in autumn, and nourish the kidneys in winter".
Summer is a good time to nourish your heart
Summer care is not as simple as preventing cardiovascular disease.
Once the heart is damaged, it will affect the normal movement of blood in the body, and symptoms such as shortness of breath, fatigue, tiredness, inability to wake up, sweating, and lack of physical strength are all related to it.
Summer is inseparable from high-quality sleep.
The days are long and the nights are short after the beginning of summer, so if you want to get high-quality sleep in summer, you must take a good nap.
It is the time when the human body's yang energy is weakest and the yin energy is the most vigorous, and it is easiest to fall asleep.
If you miss this time, you may feel sleepy and have trouble falling asleep.
In the long run, this may lead to heart palpitations, and many people feel unsteady and easily frightened, which is the heart weakness and timidity that Chinese medicine says.
In summer, the sunrise becomes early and you wake up early, so it is best to take a nap and rest during the day.
At noon, the heart meridian is in order, and taking a nap at this time is a good supplement to energy and physical strength, and is beneficial to nourishing the heart.
For those who can't take a lunch break at noon, it's also a good choice to listen to music or close your eyes instead.
In summer, I often eat soothing porridge
Boil millet into a slightly thicker porridge and drink it half an hour before going to bed, which can make people quickly sleepy and fall asleep peacefully.
For those who have been taking sleeping pills for a long time and have sleep disorders or rebound phenomena after withdrawal, they should eat millet porridge at dinner and before going to bed.
It can play a role in regulating sleep and helping to restore a normal sleep rhythm.
Millet can be boiled alone, or eaten in combination with other ingredients and herbs, especially for friends with insomnia problems, the following soothing porridge can not be missed-
Ingredients: 200g of millet, 30g of lily, 10g of Poria cocos, 10g of white fungus, 10g of longan and lotus seeds
(1) Soak longan and lotus seeds in water for 1 hour in advance, soak lily and white fungus for half an hour, and tear the white fungus into small pieces for later use;
(2) Put Poria cocos into a pot, add 500ml of water, fry on low heat for about 20 minutes, filter and retain the juice for later use;
(3) Add lily, white fungus, longan, lotus seeds and millet to Poria cocos water to boil into porridge, and add an appropriate amount of rock sugar to taste before cooking.
This bowl of soothing porridge is especially suitable for summer.
Take a pat on the inside of your arm
The Hand Shaoyin Heart Meridian is one of the 12 meridians, which is distributed in the armpits, the medial posterior edge of the upper limbs, the middle of the palm, and the radial side of the little finger of the hand.
In summer, heart meridian beating exercises are often done, which can promote the smooth flow of qi and blood, relieve palpitations and chest tightness and other discomforts, and strengthen the heart.
Since the Heart Sutra is strong at noon, that is, from 11 to 13 noon, it is best to knock on the Heart Sutra after a nap.
Other times such as after waking up in the morning and before going to bed can also be done.
The patting route should be clear and regular, follow the Heart Sutra, and it is recommended to pat the fingers from the armpit at a uniform speed.
When patting, the palm should be empty, with the wrist as the axis, and the beating should be soft, even, strong and long-lasting, so that the hand does not feel fatigue and soreness, and there is no obvious discomfort in the upper arm.
When beating, you can follow soothing music, which is not only pleasing to the ear, but also relaxes the body and mind, and does more with less.
