"Dog days" what health misunderstandings?

Misconception 1: Three Fu patch cure all diseases

"Sanfu paste" is a kind of external paste treatment method invented according to the theory of winter disease and summer treatment of traditional Chinese medicine. By applying Chinese medicine directly to acupoints, the heat stimulation of acupoints can be generated, and then the effect of curing and preventing diseases can be achieved.

It should be noted that Sanfu paste is mainly used for the treatment of lung, bone and joint diseases. It is only suitable for people with low immunity, easy to suffer from cold, deficiency cold constitution, etc., not suitable for pregnant women, patients with heart disease and hypertension, damp and heat constitution and people with severe skin allergies.

Misunderstanding 2: "heat to heat" in the dog days

Many people think that "winter disease and summer treatment", you should eat more warm food, in order to enhance physical fitness. As everyone knows, not everyone is suitable for "heat with heat".

The dog days of Summer are the time of year when Yang is at its peak. If you overeat ginger and date tea, sheep soup and other warm Yang food at this time, it will lead to internal heat physique people on fire, insomnia, irritability and other symptoms.

Myth 3: Overexercising in the summer

"Winter practice 39, summer practice three days", many people think that summer sweat, so the exercise effect is better. Actually, it's not for everyone.

First of all, in high temperature and high humidity weather, the human body's heat dissipation ability is reduced, and excessive exercise is easy to lead to excessive body temperature, causing heat stroke, heat stroke and other conditions. Middle-aged and elderly people should avoid excessive outdoor exercise in the "dog days", and young people should also avoid outdoor exercise during the hottest period.

"Dog days" health should be based on summer, quiet to nourish the heart, more quiet and less moving. At this time, exercise must avoid high temperature, in a cool place, cool time, should do gymnastics, walking, tai chi and other light exercise, as long as a little sweat is good, should not be too much exercise.

Mistake 4: The more mung bean soup to drink the more heat relief

In the dog days of summer, many people regard mung bean soup as a "miracle medicine" and drink a lot of it every day.

Although mung beans do have the effect of clearing heat and relieving summer heat, excessive drinking may lead to decreased spleen and stomach function, causing dyspepsia, diarrhea and other problems. In addition, long-term consumption of mung bean soup may also lead to nutritional imbalance.

Mistake 5: Only prevent heat and not cold

Although the weather is hot in summer, the temperature difference between indoor and outdoor is large, and the air conditioning is blown for a long time, which can easily lead to diseases such as colds and arthritis.

The temperature of the air conditioner should not exceed 8 ° C from the outside temperature. The key is not too greedy cold, if a long time blindly greedy cold (cold drinks, air conditioning), is bound to damage the human body Yang, damage the body function.

Myth 6: Take a cold shower immediately after sweating

After sweating in the dog days, many people can't wait to take a cold shower, thinking that it can cool down quickly.

In fact, immediately after sweating cold shower, will lead to sharp contraction of pores, sweat can not be discharged, easy to cause colds, muscle pain and other problems. Moreover, sudden temperature changes may also cause cardiovascular disease.

It is recommended to take a warm bath, and the specific water temperature is close to the human body temperature, that is, 35 ° C ~37 ° C.

Myth # 7: Fruits and vegetables replace meals

In order to lose weight or feel that summer appetite is not good, some people choose to replace the main meal with fruit and vegetable salad.

Although this practice can temporarily reduce calorie intake, but in the long run, it will lead to malnutrition and affect health. Moreover, relying solely on fruits and vegetables may lead to large fluctuations in blood sugar, which is not conducive to weight loss.