Summer schedule

We all know that when summer comes, the nights become shorter, so most people go to bed late at night, which can easily lead to lack of sleep. When you wake up the next day, you don’t have enough energy to work and study. Over time, you may even develop hair loss and disease due to lack of sleep. So you must make a reasonable work and rest schedule in the summer. The following editor will make a schedule for you.

Traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes "nourishing yang in spring and summer". Summer corresponds to "heart" in the five elements, so health care in summer focuses on nourishing the heart. Hot summer is often the peak period for cardiovascular diseases. For middle-aged and elderly people, it is particularly important to know how to protect the heart in hot seasons.

The most "heart-nourishing" summer schedule

Getting up early and doing morning exercises can nourish yang and the heart. Morning exercises promote the rise of yang energy, but remember not to exercise immediately after getting up. It is recommended to drink a glass of boiled water in moderation and then do short morning exercises, but the exercise should not be too strenuous.

1. Take a nap at noon to nourish your heart

Noon refers to 11:00 to 13:00. This is the key time to nourish the heart when the heart meridian is in season. The best way to do this is to take a short nap. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the heart is the ruler of the five internal organs.

Taking a nap is not only helpful in making up for sleep, but also can improve coronary blood supply, enhance physical strength and eliminate fatigue. Data shows that taking naps can greatly reduce the chances of coronary heart disease, angina pectoris and myocardial infarction. Even if you can't sleep, closing your eyes and resting is very good for your body and mind.

2 Have a cup of tea in the afternoon

Summer is hot, and potassium and other trace elements in the human body, which are closely related to cardiovascular diseases, are easily lost with sweat. Drinking tea regularly in summer can both relieve heat and replenish potassium.

In addition to tea water, you can also mix some simple Chinese herbal teas to clear away heat, relieve summer heat, nourish the heart and calm the mind. For example, soaking lotus leaves and lotus seed cores in water can nourish the heart, improve intelligence, clear heart fire, and relieve summer heat.

Use 6 slices of American ginseng and 10 grains of Ophiopogon japonicus, soak them in boiling water and drink as tea. It is suitable for people suffering from fatigue, weakness, dizziness, thirst and excessive sweating caused by summer heat.

For restlessness, insomnia and oral ulcers caused by heart fire inflammation, you can use 6 grams of lotus seeds, 6 grams of gardenia, and 6 grams of Chinese jujube seeds, soak them in boiling water and drink as tea, which has the effect of clearing the heart, relieving restlessness and calming the nerves.

3. Relax in the evening to benefit your body and mind

The mind is easily disturbed in summer, so it is better to keep quiet and calm. In the summer evening, you can do some stretching and relaxing exercises, mainly to relax your skeletal muscles, which can promote sleep at night.

The recommended exercise method is to take a slow walk, do chest expansion exercises, and raise your hands above your head at a frequency of 10 to 15 times per minute. Stretching exercises can promote blood circulation throughout the body, thereby reducing the burden on the heart.

4. Soak your feet at night to nourish your heart

The humidity is higher in summer, and dampness is most likely to invade the spleen. Dampness can affect the spleen and easily damage the heart's yin over time.

Soaking your feet at night combined with massaging the Yongquan acupoint can help eliminate heat and dampness, prevent heat colds, invigorate your spirits, increase appetite, and promote sleep. Massaging the Yongquan point can stimulate kidney essence and nourish the mind.

Yongquan point is located in the depression where the front 1/3 and the back 2/3 of the midline of the sole of the foot meet. First rub your palms together to warm them up, then use your right palm to massage the Yongquan point on your left foot, and use your left palm to massage the Yongquan point on your right foot.

In addition, one important point that cannot be ignored in nourishing the heart is to maintain a good mood and a peaceful state of mind. Middle-aged and elderly people should avoid extreme joy or sorrow to prevent "emotional heatstroke".

Hot weather will inevitably make people irritable. Pay attention to keeping smiling, being calm and empty-minded. It will not only help improve blood vessel function, but also coordinate the various organs of the human body, ensuring you stay healthy throughout the hot summer.

Five dietary recipes to help nourish your heart in summer

1. Soak ginseng and lotus in water

Preparation method: 3 grams of American ginseng, 10 grams of lotus seeds and lotus core, 5 grams of Ophiopogon japonicus, grind into powder, and drink with boiled water.

Function: Replenish Qi, protect the heart, and reduce internal heat.

2. Three-leaf drink in summer

Preparation: Boil lotus leaves, bamboo leaves and bamboo leaf cores in water. Soak all ingredients for 20 minutes before boiling the water.

Function: Lotus leaves can adjust greasiness, bamboo leaves and bamboo leaf cores can clear away heat, clear the heart, prevent heatstroke, reduce internal heat, relieve restlessness and quench thirst.

3. Heat-relief and spleen-strengthening drinks

Method: Boil appropriate amount of Yunfu, Job's tears, yam, and winter melon (the winter melon should be with the skin and seeds) in water for drinking.

Function: Clears away heat, strengthens the spleen and eliminates dampness.