The dog days are the most intense heat of the year.
Two words: too hot!
The Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine says: “The beginning of all diseases must arise from dampness, yin and yang, joy and anger, diet, and living.
Pay attention to these 5 aspects, you can naturally avoid dampness, prevent diseases, and survive the dog days.
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Avoid greed for cold and eliminate dryness Dampness
The theory of traditional Chinese medicine believes that “dampness flows through the spleen”.
The dog days are hot and rainy, so yang dryness prevails outside and yin dampness lurks inside.
The spleen governs the skin, if the body is very humid, the skin will react.
Young people with acne, middle-aged and old people with spots, children with eczema, prickly heat, etc., are mostly symptoms of moisture accumulation.
Therefore, the dog days when the heat is at its peak is a good time to remove dampness and nourish the spleen.
The Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine says: “Diseases originate from overuse, and it is necessary to prevent heatstroke and take coolness.”
Fans and air conditioners help people to prevent heatstroke and cool down, but excessive greed for cold will damage the yang.
Turn on the air conditioner overnight, take a shower with cold water, sleep with wet hair after bathing…
And so on, all of these will lead to the deficiency of the middle qi and let the summer dryness and dampness enter the body.
It is easy to cause swelling of the legs and feet, thrombosis of the lower extremities, and accelerate the aging of the spine.
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Avoid profuse sweating, balance yin and yang
Although sweat is transformed by body fluid, its nature is also yin.
The theory of traditional Chinese medicine believes that “sweat is the fluid of the heart”.
The production of sweat is inseparable from the participation of yang.
That is to say, when you sweat, you will lose a lot of yang energy.
Exercise in dog days, it is advisable to sweat slightly, and sweat profusely.
The ancients called it “sweating and sweating”, which is to exercise until the clothes are wet, but not soaked, which is most beneficial to the human body .
Profuse sweating can easily damage the heart. Drinking a lot of water after exercise will also burden the heart and kidneys.
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Avoid cold, control diet
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Qiu Chuji, a famous health-preserving expert in the Yuan Dynasty, said: “Eat more and warm, do not make you feel full, and take it from time to time. It should be abstained from being fat.”
During dog days, it is best to eat less greasy food and more light and easy-to-digest food.
The diet should not be too cold, because cold and cold damage the yang qi of the spleen.
In addition, dog days are the most likely to “get sick from the mouth”.
Pay special attention to diet and avoid eating cold and spoiled food.
The Analects of Confucius says: “You don’t eat if you look bad, don’t eat if you smell bad, don’t eat if you’re disrespectful, don’t eat from time to time.”
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To eat cold dishes, boil water first, then use mustard and raw garlic as accessories to kill germs.
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Don’t be agitated, adjust mood
“Huainanzi” says: “People’s great anger breaks the yin, the great joy falls to the sun, the great worry collapses, and the great fear creates madness.”
In extreme weather, people’s emotions are prone to large fluctuations.
Excessive joy and anger will make people’s blood chaotic and lead to emergencies.
“The Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine” says: “To keep one’s aspirations free from anger, and to vent one’s anger. This is the response to summer qi, and the way to maintain health.”
The mood is stable, the mind is relaxed, naturally refreshed, and the body and mind are at ease.
Clearing and resting the mind, it also helps in the transportation and transformation of the viscera, so that external pathogens do not invade, internal diseases do not arise, and disease resistance is naturally enhanced.
In dog days, we must learn to adapt to the heat, so that we can relieve our emotions and prevent pathogens caused by heat.
Adapting the breath and concentrating, the mind is calm and naturally cool, which is very beneficial to physical health.
Excessive mood swings can easily induce arrhythmia, increase blood pressure, and cause stroke.
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Don’t get wet, keep dry strong>
The Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine states: “Those who are injured by dampness should suffer first.”
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means dampness hurts people, often invading from the bottom up.
The formation of summer dampness is often related to the evaporation of water on the surface, so it is mostly bottom-up when it invades the human body.
No matter how hot the dog days are, don’t let your child run around the house barefoot, let alone play on the cold floor.
In addition, once the air humidity is too high, many germs start to grow.
The air conditioner is often turned on at home in summer. If the windows are not opened frequently and there is plenty of ventilation, it is easy to spread respiratory diseases.
In addition to common diseases such as colds and fever, allergic asthma and urticaria may also be caused by poor ventilation.
Therefore, in dog days, the room must avoid humidity, let the air circulate as much as possible, and keep it dry and refreshing.