The summer solstice has arrived, and most of the country is entering the height of summer. It's the hardest time of the year, with temperatures reaching around 40°C. According to meteorological data, on the summer solstice, the sun shines directly on the Tropic of Capricorn, which is the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, the summer solstice is the season when yang energy is the most vigorous, and health preservation should conform to the characteristics of summer yang flourishing.

The summer solstice is celebrated on June 21 or 22 each year, when the sun shines directly on the Tropic of Cancer and is the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. Although the summer solstice has the longest days and the highest angle of the sun, it is not the hottest time of the year. Because of the heat close to the surface, it continues to accumulate at this time, and it does not reach the maximum.

As the saying goes, "The heat is in the dogs." "The real hot weather is calculated based on the summer solstice and the beginning of autumn. From mid-July to mid-August, the temperature is highest in all parts of the country, and the maximum temperature in some areas can reach about 40°C.

Due to the impact of high temperature weather on people's lives, people also need to make necessary adjustments to their daily lives in the middle of summer in order to spend the summer safely.

1. Spiritual recuperation: In summer, we should be refreshed, happy, broad-minded, full of energy, just as all things need sunshine to grow, we should have a strong interest in external things, and cultivate an optimistic and outgoing character, so as to facilitate the venting of qi. "The heart is calm and naturally cool", this is the spiritual recuperation in summer health.

2. Daily life and recuperation: conform to the changes of yang and yin decline in nature, and it is advisable to go to bed late and get up early. In the hot summer, when arranging outdoor work and physical exercise, you should avoid the scorching sun and strengthen protection. Arrange the lunch break reasonably, firstly, to avoid the heat, and secondly, to restore the feeling of fatigue. Daily warm bathing is also a fitness measure worth advocating, which can not only wash off sweat and dirt, make the skin clean and cool, and prevent heat and disease, but also can play a role in exercising. Because the water pressure and mechanical massage effect of warm water shower can reduce the excitability of the nervous system, dilate the blood vessels on the body surface, speed up blood circulation, improve the nutrition of skin and tissues, reduce muscle tension, eliminate fatigue, improve sleep, and enhance resistance.

In addition, the summer is hot, the intestines are vented, and it is easy to be attacked by wind, cold and dampness, and it is not suitable to supply air with electric fans when sleeping, and the temperature difference between indoor and outdoor should not be too large in air-conditioned rooms, and it is not suitable to sleep at night.

3. Sports recuperation: summer sports are best chosen in the early morning or evening when the weather is cooler, the venue should be selected in the rivers and lakes, parks and courtyards and other places with fresh air, and people with conditions can go to the forest and coastal areas to recuperate and vacation.

Exercise items to walking, jogging, tai chi, radio exercises as well, should not be too strenuous activities, if the exercise is too aggressive, can lead to sweating, sweating too much, not only hurt yin, but also should damage yang.

In the process of exercise, when sweating excessively, you can properly drink lightly salted boiled water or mung bean salted soup, do not drink a large amount of cold boiled water, and do not immediately use cold water to flush and shower, otherwise it will cause cold and dampness and other diseases.

4. Diet: Summer is the season of sweating, sweating more, the loss of salt is more, if the myocardium lacks salt, the heart beat will be abnormal. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that at this time, it is advisable to eat more sour flavor to consolidate the surface, and eat more salty flavor to replenish the heart. Watermelon, mung bean soup, and black plum bean soup are good products to quench thirst and relieve the heat, but they should not be eaten chilled.

In addition, summer is the season when the variety of fruits is most abundant, but the temperature is high in summer, and some people are used to putting all the fruits they buy in the refrigerator to refrigerate, which is not easy to rot and has a sweet taste after being frozen.

Generally speaking, it is suitable for the storage temperature of fruits between 7°C and 13°C, such as apples, grapes, peaches, plums, persimmons, etc. Fruits to be refrigerated in the refrigerator can be packed in plastic bags or paper bags, and a few small holes in the plastic bag can be made to keep it breathable

It is important to note that not every fruit is suitable for keeping it fresh in the refrigerator. Like some bananas, mangoes, papayas, etc., which are native to the tropics, putting them in the refrigerator will make the peel spot or turn dark brown, destroying the quality of the fruit.

In short, the climate is hot in midsummer, and people's digestive function is relatively weak, so the diet should be light and not fatty, sweet, and flavorful, and eat more grains to cool the body, and not overeat hot food, so as not to help the heat; Cold melons and fruits should be eaten in moderation and not in excess, so as not to damage the spleen and stomach; Thick and fatty products should be less than too much, so as not to turn heat and wind.