The dog days of summer this year are hotter than in previous years, and many friends can hardly bear it anymore. The dog days of summer are finally over today, and the dog days are out! The extended version of Dog Days is finally over. After the dog days, the summer heat will gradually dissipate and the weather will gradually become cooler.
1. Exit time
From July 16th to August 24th, the 40-day extended version of "Dog Days" finally ended, and the dog days officially came out on August 25th.
2. Dog Days 2022 schedule
Chufu: July 16th to July 25th, 10 days.
Zhongfu: July 26 to August 14, 20 days.
Mofu: August 15th to August 24th, 10 days.
The above 2022 Dog Days schedule is determined based on the first, middle and last days shown on the Chinese calendar.
In ancient times, the time for the dog days to fall was calculated from the third Geng day of the summer solstice, and the summer solstice in 2022 is June 21 (Tuesday). From this, it can be concluded that the first Geng day after the summer solstice this year is June. 23rd, the second Geng Day is July 6, and the second Geng Day is July 11.
Therefore, if the dog days are calculated from the third Geng day of the summer solstice, the dog days will begin on July 11. If according to the calendar, the dog days will begin on July 16. The specific local traditional customs shall prevail.
3. Introduction to Dog Days
The dog days of summer are the hottest, humid and muggy days of the year. The so-called "dog days" refer to the "dog days" of the lunar calendar, which is the hottest time of the year. "Fu" means that the weather is too hot to move. But the dog days of summer are called "dog days" because there are still many cold factors. Sanfu is the hottest thirty or forty days of the year in the Central Plains. The Three Blessings are calculated according to the lunar calendar, which ranges from mid-to-late July to early August in the Gregorian calendar.
4. Dietary conditioning
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that "summer heat and humidity are suitable for clearing and nourishing". Summer is very hot and high, and people like cold drinks and drink a lot of water, which causes moisture to invade the human body, and external moisture enters the body, making the water wet and solidifying the spleen, causing the spleen and stomach to rise and fall, causing digestive dysfunction, water accumulation, and loss of appetite. . Summer-heat dampness is very detrimental to the spleen, and bitter foods have the function of purging dryness and should not be eaten in excess. Therefore, it is appropriate to eat more sweet and cold or sweet and cold foods in the daily diet.
In addition, the heart returns to the heart in summer, and the heart likes to be cool and is suitable for eating acidic foods, so you should eat more acidic foods in summer. For example, you can often eat wheat products, plums, peaches, olives, pineapple, celery, etc. Traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes the unity of nature and man, and the complementarity of yin and yang. Therefore, in summer, people should eat more sour and sweet foods and try not to eat spicy, warm and dry foods. It is also necessary to avoid excessive raw food and cold drinks, which may damage the righteousness in the human body and induce diseases. In terms of cooking, cold dressing and stir-frying are the best ways to eat vegetables in summer, which can maintain the nutrition of vegetables to the greatest extent; supplemented with appropriate amounts of vinegar, sauce, onions, ginger, garlic and mustard, they can not only promote appetite and digestion, but also inhibit bacteria, lower lipids, and regulate blood pressure. Watermelon, bitter melon, winter melon, cucumber, loofah, tomato and other melons and nightshades have diuretic and hydrating effects and are the first choice foods to dispel summer heat.
In addition, attention should be paid to increasing nutrition during the Fu diet. The food should be easy to digest, eat less greasy and spicy food, drink less, and smoke less. In addition, heavy sweating in summer will cause a large amount of salt loss, which will reduce the chloride ion reserve necessary for the formation of gastric acid in the blood, thus affecting the production of hydrochloric acid in the gastric juice, which is not conducive to the absorption of iron and calcium, so water and salt must be replenished in time. Hydrating soup and tea drinks are a good choice. Soups contain a lot of water and organic salts such as sodium, potassium, and magnesium, while tea can stimulate body fluids, refresh yourself, and relieve fatigue. However, these soups and teas are most effective in relieving summer heat when drunk hot, because warm tea can lower the body surface temperature by 1 to 2°C by relaxing sweat glands, and the heat-relieving effect is far better than cold tea.
The above is about sharing about the end of summer. The weather is getting hotter. In addition to paying attention to diet, everyone should also pay attention to sun protection and heatstroke prevention when going out, and also drink more water~