The first principle of nourishing the heart in summer is to clear fire and nourish the heart, and clearing fire in summer should also be grouped and classified. Generally, women have more heart fire and liver fire in summer, and sparks can cause symptoms such as upset, insomnia and sores on the lips. You can use 5 grams of bamboo leaves instead of tea leaves to soak in water, and usually eat more bitter gourd, strawberries and other foods that will make you angry. There is also the decline of organ function in the elderly, which is prone to kidney fire and lung fire, which will lead to irritability, dizziness, tinnitus and other symptoms. You can eat nourishing yin products such as medlar and mulberry.
In summer, many young people like to drink iced drinks and eat high-calorie food, which can easily lead to lung fire and spleen-stomach deficiency fire. Paying more attention to strengthening the spleen and promoting diuresis, drinking more mung bean soup and soaking in water with bamboo leaves or lotus leaves are also very beneficial. However, in summer, nourishing the heart should not be blindly nourishing the yang, but should also be based on nourishing yin and moistening dryness. Therefore, the second principle of nourishing the heart in summer is to nourish yin, and you can eat more yam, sesame, sugar cane and other foods. You can also use Chinese herbal medicines such as Lily and Adenophora adenophora to soak in water or cook porridge.
In summer, the days are long and the nights are short, so the sleep time in summer should also be adjusted. The best time to sleep at night is from 10 to10/0, and the best time to get up in the morning is from 5: 30 to 6: 30. If there are symptoms of yang deficiency such as fear of cold, backache, dizziness and tinnitus, you can ask the doctor to take some drugs to nourish yin and tonify yang, so as to maintain a good attitude and prolong life.