What are the benefits of sunbathing in the summer

In summer, because the weather is too hot, people always feel that the sun is a very annoying thing. So they would rather hide in an air-conditioned room than go out, because being exposed to the sun will not only make their skin darker. At the same time, excessive exposure to the sun can also cause sunburn, but people don’t know that occasionally getting out in the sun actually has many benefits. So, what are the benefits of sunbathing in the summer?

Sunbathing the top of your head: replenishing yang energy

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that "the head is the head of all yang", which means it is the place where all yang energy gathers. All the essence of blood from the five internal organs and the clear yang energy from the six bowels gather in the head. Baihui point is located at the center of the top of the head (the midpoint of the line connecting the two ears), and is where all the meridians meet. When sunbathing, make sure the sun is overhead, and it is best to sunbathe in the midday sun, which is between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. The sunlight and yang energy are the most abundant at this time. After lunch, office workers may go outside to let the sunlight shine on their heads, which can unblock all meridians and replenish yang energy.

Sunbathing your legs and feet: Get rid of the cold

As the saying goes: "The cold starts from the feet." People with yang deficiency have cold legs and feet all year round. In this case, you should sunbathe your legs and feet. Sunlight can take away the coldness from your legs and feet, and it can also accelerate calcium absorption and help prevent osteoporosis. Exposing your legs and feet to plenty of sunlight in spring and summer can store energy, help resist the cold in winter, and protect your vital energy. In addition, the Zusanli point on the calf (located four horizontal fingers below the outer knee of the calf, on the edge of the tibia) is a very important health care point in the human body. Regular massage and acupuncture can strengthen the body and regulate the spleen and stomach. Exposing the Zusanli point to sunlight also has a good health-care effect.

Sunbathing your palms: Promotes sleep

When basking in the sun, there is one place that may rarely be taken care of, and that is the palm of our hands. There is a very important acupuncture point on the palm of your hand - Laogong point (the point where the middle finger points when you make a fist). Laogong point is a point on the pericardium meridian and belongs to the fire element in the five elements. Pressing and rubbing this point can help clear the fire in the heart and calm the mind. Under the warm sunshine, we might as well spread out our hands with our palms facing the sun, allowing the sunlight to shine into the Laogong acupoint. This can release stress, relieve fatigue, promote sleep, and also have the effect of strengthening the heart and replenishing qi.

Sunbathing the back: regulating qi and blood

The human abdomen is yin and the back is yang. The human body's Du meridian and the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian (the back acupoints where the five internal organs are distributed) are all distributed on the back. Sunbathing these acupoints can help regulate the qi and blood of the internal organs. Yang Energy is like the body's guard. If the body has sufficient Yang Energy, it can resist all external invasions and keep the body strong and healthy. We turn our backs to the sun and let the sunlight shine directly on our backs. After a short while, we will feel warm all over and feel very comfortable. The many acupoints and meridians on the back, especially the most important Du meridian (located on the midline of the back), can also be nourished by the sun, making the whole body regulated. In addition, Chinese medicine says that "the back is yang, and the heart and lungs govern it." Regularly exposing your back to the sun can also strengthen the heart and lungs.

Do chest expansion while basking in the sun

Sunlight exposure can regulate the secretion of melatonin and improve people's sleepiness. Professor Dai Guangming, an expert at the psychological counseling clinic of the Department of Neurology at the Xinqiao Hospital of the Third Military Medical University, suggested that you can do more chest expansion exercises while basking in the sun. Adequate sunlight can enhance the secretion of melatonin, while stretching the chest can enable the body to better absorb yang energy, thereby replenishing liver yang, relieving liver qi and nourishing the liver.

Finally, experts pointed out that if you want to sunbathe to supplement calcium, you cannot just do it briefly, but you need to sunbathe thoroughly and for a long time. Experts point out that, generally speaking, when 15% of the human body's skin is exposed to the sun, a cumulative 40 minutes of sun exposure per week for young people and 60 minutes of sun exposure per week for the elderly can ensure that the skin synthesizes sufficient vitamin D.

Everyone is familiar with the benefits of sunbathing in the summer. In fact, it is not required to sunbathe excessively in the hot summer, but sunbathing occasionally still has great benefits, especially bathing in the sun in the summer mornings. Not only does it have many benefits for the body, it can also make you feel better mentally.