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Entering summer, many people have this experience:
Easy fatigue, laziness and lack of energy, poor appetite, dizziness, chest tightness, sweating, fever, bitter taste in the mouth and desire to drink, gastrointestinal discomfort, abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting, insomnia and nightmares, laziness and love of lying, irregular bowel movements, weight loss, etc., commonly known as "bitter summer", and called "summer sickness" in traditional Chinese medicine.
What does “three parts of weakness even when there is no illness” mean?
In summer, the human body is most susceptible to the evil spirits of heat and dampness. "The spleen likes dryness and hates dampness." Too much dampness will affect the spleen and stomach's transportation and transformation functions, leading to spleen deficiency. People who usually have poor stomachs, or those who are greedy for coolness, depressed, and work late into the night, are more likely to experience symptoms of a bitter summer.
Secondly, the temperature rises in summer, and the human body sweats more. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that heat is a yang evil, which can easily damage the essence and consume qi. Sweat is the fluid of the heart, and sweat and blood have the same origin, which can cause qi and yin deficiency, fatigue, palpitations, shortness of breath, dry mouth, thirst, lack of breath, hot flashes, night sweats, tinnitus, forgetfulness, weight loss, irritability and insomnia.
When the autumn cools down, the symptoms will naturally ease or disappear.
Diet therapy can help people with symptoms of bitter summer eat more foods that are light in penetrating dampness, aromatic invigorating the spleen, and nourishing qi and yin, such as coix seed, lotus root, bitter melon, tofu, lily, mung bean, yam, white lentil, lotus seeds, etc.
Don't be nervous. Generally speaking, people who are competitive and impatient are more likely to suffer from summer heat. The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine states: "In the three months of summer... do not be tired of the sun, and do not be angry."
It means to warn people that they must keep a good mood in the summer and not be too angry, because anger can damage the liver, and the liver wood will overcome the spleen earth, which will in turn damage the spleen and stomach functions and aggravate the symptoms of summer heat. As the saying goes, "If you keep your mind calm, you will feel cool naturally."
A nap is essential. "If you don't take a nap, you will collapse in the afternoon." Chinese medicine attaches great importance to the noon nap. A nap at noon can replenish the body's yang energy. In summer, the days are long and the nights are short, and the human body consumes a lot of energy and is not energetic.
Taking a nap at noon can effectively restore the consumed "energy", enhance the ability to resist the heat and dampness, and improve work efficiency.
Avoid being too cool. Chinese medicine believes that spring and summer nourish yang. Summer is humid, and dampness is a yin evil that can easily damage spleen yang.
The spleen likes dryness and hates dampness. Eating too much raw and cold food, using fans too much, using air conditioning too low, lying in a drafty environment for a long time, etc. can easily damage the yang energy of the spleen and stomach and cause symptoms such as abdominal pain and diarrhea.
A bowl of soup before bed is better than ginseng soup. Foot bath is a self-care method used by the ancients.
The foot is the beginning of the three yin meridians and the end of the three yang meridians. Washing your feet with hot water before going to bed can regulate yin and yang, warm and dredge the meridians, harmonize the Ying and Wei meridians, raise the clear and lower the turbid, calm the mind and nourish the heart, strengthen the spleen and stomach, and relieve the symptoms of summer heat.
Heart-nourishing and blood-nourishing exercises in summer are in line with summer. Health preservation in summer focuses on unblocking blood vessels, nourishing the heart and calming the mind. Practicing heart-nourishing and blood-nourishing exercises in summer does not strain the body or damage body fluids, but harmonizes blood vessels, makes one feel comfortable and relaxed, and refreshed.
The first posture: Patting joints. Posture: Feet shoulder-width apart, body straight.
Action: Use your right palm to tap your left shoulder joint, use your left palm to tap your right shoulder joint, tap the joints on both sides of your waist backwards, and tap your knee joints downwards. Repeat this 16 times, then return to the original position after stopping.
Second Style: Rotating Joints ① Rotating Upper Limb Joints Single Limb Rotation: Stand with your feet apart, shoulder width apart, and straighten your body. Put your left hand on your waist, straighten your right arm, and rotate from bottom to top, 16 times; put your right hand on your waist, and rotate your left arm 16 times in the same way as your right arm.
Extend and bend your arms: Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and your body straight. Raise your hands horizontally, palms facing outward, in front of your chest. Extend your arms forward and bend them backward, 16 times in total.
Crossed hands swinging forward and backward: Stand with your feet apart, shoulder width apart, and your body straight. Stretch out your arms, swing your palms forward and downward, and backward and upward, tapping the radial joints, swinging back and forth, and tapping each other 16 times.
Head and neck rotation: Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and your body straight. Relax your head and neck, and rotate them 16 times each to the left and right, right and left; lean back, bend forward, stand up straight, relax, and rotate 16 times each.
② Rotation of lower limb joints Knee joint rotation: Spread your feet shoulder-width apart and keep your body straight. Press your knees with your palms, bend your upper body, straighten your lower limbs, and rotate your knees at the same time in the same direction. Do this 16 times. Then return to the original position.
Single-leg forward and backward swing: Spread your feet shoulder-width apart and stand straight. Stand on your right foot, hold your right hand vertically with your palm facing inward, lift your left foot off the ground by an inch, and swing it back and forth. Extend your left arm with your palm facing inward, and swing it with your foot 16 times. Stand on your left foot, hold your left arm vertically with your palm facing inward, lift your right foot off the ground by an inch, and swing it back and forth. Swing your right hand 16 times, and then return to the original position.
Single-limb shaking style: Spread your feet shoulder-width apart, and stand straight. Extend your left foot half a step forward, with your toes touching the ground and your heels about an inch off the ground. Relax your hands vertically, with your palms facing inwards, slightly touching the outside of your legs. Keep your upper body vertical, and shake your left foot naturally for 16 times. Then retract your left foot and extend your right leg half a step forward. Do the same as for the left leg, and also shake it 16 times.
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