In summer, "no disease and three points of deficiency", a few minutes of heart and blood exercises every day will help you spend the summer safely!

In summer, many people have such experiences: easy fatigue, lazy and lack of strength, poor appetite, dizziness and chest tightness, excessive sweating and heat, bitter mouth and desire to drink, gastrointestinal discomfort, abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting, insomnia and dreams, laziness and sleepiness, irregular stool, weight loss, etc., commonly known as "bitter summer", and "boiled summer" in traditional Chinese medicine.

What's the deal with "three points of absence from disease"?

In summer, the human body is most likely to feel the evil qi of summer dampness, "the spleen likes dryness and hates dampness", too much humidity will affect the function of the spleen and stomach, resulting in spleen deficiency, people who usually have a bad stomach, or people who are greedy for cold and cold, depressed, and fighting at night, are more likely to have symptoms of bitter summer.

Secondly, the temperature rises in summer, and the human body sweats more. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that heat is yang evil, easy to hurt essence and consume qi, sweat is the fluid of the heart, sweat and blood are homologous, and then cause fatigue and weakness of qi and yin, palpitations, shortness of breath, dry mouth and thirst, lack of breath and lazy speech, hot flashes and night sweats, tinnitus and forgetfulness, emaciation, irritability and insomnia and other symptoms, which will naturally alleviate or disappear in autumn.

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. Diet therapy to help

People with symptoms of bitter summer can eat more foods that are diluting and damp, aromatic and spleen-awakening, and nourishing qi and yin, such as coix seeds, lotus roots, bitter gourd, tofu, lilies, mung beans, yams, white lentils, lotus seeds, etc.

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. Don't be nervous

Generally speaking, people who are competitive and impatient are more likely to have a hard summer. "The Yellow Emperor's Neijing" believes: "Summer and March...... Never be tired of the sun, so that there is no anger. It means to warn people that they must keep their mood comfortable in summer and not be too angry, because anger can hurt the liver, and the liver wood will destroy the spleen and soil, and then damage the function of the spleen and stomach, and aggravate the symptoms of bitter summer.

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. Napping is indispensable

"If you don't sleep in the afternoon, you collapse in the afternoon". Traditional Chinese medicine attaches great importance to the meridian sleep, and taking a nap at noon can replenish the body's yang energy. In summer, the days are long and the nights are short, the human body consumes a lot of energy, and the energy is not enough. Taking a nap at noon can well restore the "spirit and energy" consumed, enhance the ability to resist the evil of summer and humidity, and improve work efficiency.

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. Don't be too greedy

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that spring and summer nourish yang. Summer is humid, damp is yin and evil, easy to hurt the spleen and yang. The spleen likes dryness and dislikes dampness, overeating raw and cold, blowing fans, air conditioning is too low, lying in the air outlet for a long time, etc., it is very easy to damage the yang qi of the spleen and stomach, resulting in abdominal pain and diarrhea.

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. A pot of soup before going to bed

A pot of soup before going to bed, race over ginseng soup. Soaking your feet was a self-care method for the ancients. Foot is the beginning of the three yin and the end of the three yang. Washing feet with hot water before going to bed can regulate yin and yang, warm and pass the meridians, reconcile camp and guard, raise and reduce turbidity, calm the nerves and nourish the heart, strengthen the spleen and stomach, and alleviate the symptoms of bitter summer.

Nourish the heart and blood exercises, exercise well in the summer

The main blood of the heart corresponds to Xia. Summer health care focuses on dredging the blood and nourishing the heart and calming the nerves. Summer practice nourishes the heart and blood exercises, does not work out, does not hurt the body, makes people harmonize, comfortable and relaxed, and refreshed.

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First pose: Slap the joint

Posture: Feet apart, shoulder-width apart, body straight.

Movement: Tap the left shoulder joint with the right palm, tap the right shoulder joint with the left palm, pat the joints on both sides of the waist back, and pat the knee joint down. Do this 16 times, and when you stop, return to your original position.

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The second form: rotate the joint

(1) Upper limb joint rotation

Single-limb rotation type: feet apart, shoulder-width apart, body straight. The left hand is crossed at the waist, the right arm is straightened, and the rotation from the bottom up is 16 times; The right hand is crossed at the waist, and the left arm is rotated 16 times with the right arm.

Arms stretched forward and bent back: feet apart, shoulder-width apart, body straight. Raise your hands flat, palms outward, in front of your chest, and when moving, stretch your arms forward and bend back, a total of 16 times.

Swing your hands back and forth: Feet apart, shoulder-width apart, and straight. With both arms outstretched, the palms swing forward and downward, and backwards and upwards, both patting the radius joint, swinging forward and backward, and interacting 16 times.

Head and neck rotation type: feet apart, shoulder-width apart, body straight. Relax your head and neck and turn 16 times from left to right and right to right and left. Lean back, lean forward, stand up straight, relax, and turn 16 times.

(2) Rotation of lower limb joints

Knee rotation: feet apart, shoulder-width apart, body straight. Press the palms of both hands on both knee joints, bend the upper body, straighten the lower limbs, and rotate both knee joints at the same time in the same direction for 16 times. Retract the posture and return to the position.

One-legged swing pose: feet apart, shoulder-width apart, body straight. Stand firmly with the right foot, the right hand is vertical, the palm is inward, the left foot is inches from the ground, swing back and forth, the left arm is straight, the palm is inward, swing with the foot 16 times, the left foot is steady, the left arm is vertical, the palm is inward, the right foot is inches from the ground, swing back and forth, and the right hand also swings 16 times, closing the momentum and recovering the momentum.

Single-limb shake pose: feet apart, shoulder-width apart, body straight. The left foot stretches forward half a step, the toes hit the ground, the heel is inches off the ground, the hands are relaxed vertically, the palm is inward, slightly attached to the outside of the leg, the upper body is vertical, the left foot is naturally shaken, a total of 16 times, the left foot is withdrawn, the right leg is stretched out half a step, the practice is the same as the left leg, and the same is also shaken 16 times.

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