Hot and sweaty.

After summer, the temperature in many places is sultry, and I don't like my friends in summer, mostly because I am always sweating this season. If possible, I'd like to stay in the air-conditioned room.

Why do you sweat a lot in summer? Why do I always sweat more than others? How can you sweat less? Since ancient times, there has been a saying that "cold and heat are asked, and sweat and heat are asked". We must first understand what "sweat" is.

I learned from Du Niang that 98%-99% of sweat is water. So many people simply think that it is right to add a lot of water after sweating. Although the essence of sweat is water, you can't just type "="

Chinese medicine believes that sweat is one of the five fluids in the human body, and the body fluid in the human body is called sweat because of its conditioning effect. In the body, they constitute blood and body fluid, so there is a saying that blood and sweat are homologous. It can be simply understood that when water is drunk into the human body, it will inevitably be transformed into body fluid. Moreover, body fluid must absorb the yang of the human body and become sweat discharged from the skin after transpiration and gasification.

Normal sweating has the function of harmonizing camp and health, which is good for your health. For example, sweating is a normal physiological phenomenon when we are exercising, eating spicy food, or in hot weather.

Chinese medicine believes that "qi-solid exterior can capture blood and sweat." Gas foot, like a sweat-absorbing magnet, makes it not leak; Qi deficiency leads to loss of traction, and sweat can't stop flowing out. If you are in the same environment and everyone doesn't sweat, it is a pathological phenomenon that you sweat a lot or feel sweaty when you fall asleep every night.

Others say that "sweating more shows that I am good at detoxification", so I still insist on high-intensity exercise on a hot day, but is it really healthier to do so?

In Huangdi Neijing, it is said that "those who sweat are also angry". Excessive sweating can cause heart damage, shortness of breath, fatigue and so on. , but also can make electrolyte disorder, increase blood viscosity, so people in love sweating always feel dizzy and weak. Excessive sweating easily leads to the loss of vaginal fluid, which in turn leads to yin deficiency and yin blood deficiency, which in turn affects other functions of the body. Don't choose high-intensity exercise in summer. Moderate intensity aerobic exercise is most suitable for summer.

How to make up for the sweat and body fluids lost in summer?

Supplementing potassium in summer will lead to sweating with a little activity, and symptoms such as limb weakness, fatigue and fatigue will appear after a long time. It is because sweat excretes a certain amount of potassium in addition to sodium. Potassium and sodium can maintain the normal osmotic pressure and acid-base balance of cells and maintain the normal functions of nerves and muscles. Sweating will inevitably lead to the loss of trace elements such as potassium and sodium, so it is necessary to replenish potassium in time.

Besides the trite tremella, banana and longan, tea also contains 2% potassium, so ancient tree tea is definitely a summer drink. In my spare time, it is absolutely satisfactory to make a simple white fungus baked rice/sugar water.

Sour food

From Zhang Zhongjing to Wu Jutong, the method of "sour and sweet to remove yin" holds that sour taste can stop sweating and diarrhea, promote fluid production and quench thirst, and strengthen stomach and digestion. Such as lemon, dark plum and hawthorn. They can prevent sweating, gas consumption and yin injury, and it is also good to chew a few plum blossoms naturally on weekdays.

High quality protein

Supplementing the lost amino acids can increase the intake of high-quality protein through diet. Often eat light and cooked meat and fish, and eat some animal livers in moderation, such as chicken livers and pig livers.

vitamin

There are many kinds of seasonal fruits and vegetables in Lingnan area. Eating more fresh fruits and vegetables has a good effect on the absorption and balance of vitamins in the body. You can take this opportunity to try it early and make up for it.

Note: friends with spleen deficiency can stew or steam the fruit according to their own situation, and it is not recommended to eat it directly.

After sweating, if you don't pay attention to the supplement of nutrients, it will easily lead to the lack of protein and vitamins, which will affect human metabolism. Therefore, special attention should be paid to diet regulation in summer to prevent diseases from "settling accounts after autumn".

What kind of water do you drink when sweating? In addition to drinking tea to supplement potassium, it is suggested to drink light salt water to make up for the loss of salt in the body and also play a role in regulating the blood electrolyte balance. Some friends will ask what about brown sugar water? Brown sugar water is mainly to replenish energy and "refuel" the tired body after sweating, which is similar to "sports drink" (drinking brown sugar water is not recommended for fever and sweating).

Finally, say a "water supplement misunderstanding". Drink more water, the better, and don't suddenly "flood". Drinking too much water will increase the burden on the kidneys and heart, and there will be symptoms such as convulsions, vomiting and general weakness of both lower limbs. Drinking water in a timely and appropriate amount is a healthy and correct way.