What are the benefits of keeping in good health and basking in the sun?

In early summer, the sunshine is warm but not dry, which is a good opportunity to enjoy the "sun tonic". To enjoy the sunshine and health, you might as well focus on four parts.

Sunbathing on the head: nourishing Yang Qi

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that "the head is the head of all yang", that is, all Yang Qi converge here, and the essence of the five zang-organs and the qi of clearing yang in the six fu-organs all converge at the head. Baihui point is located in the center of the head (passing through the midpoint of the connecting line between the two ears) and is the intersection of hundreds of veins.

When sunbathing, you must let the sun shine on your head, preferably at noon, that is, between 1 1 in the morning and 1 in the afternoon.

After lunch, you might as well go out for a walk and let the sun shine all over your head, which will clear your pulse and replenish yang.

Sunbathing on the back: regulating qi and blood

The abdomen is yin and the back is yang. The Du Meridian and the Foot Taiyang Bladder Meridian (visceral back acupoints) of the human body are distributed in the back. Sunbathing these acupoints can regulate the qi and blood of viscera. Yang is like the guardian of the human body. If the human body is full of yang, it can resist all external evils and strengthen its body.

Let the sun shine directly on your back, and soon you will feel warm and comfortable all over. Many acupoints and meridians on the back, especially the most important Du meridian (located in the midline of the back), can also be nourished by the sun, making the whole body unobstructed.

In addition, Chinese medicine says that "the back is yang, and the heart and lungs are the mainstay", and it often basks in the back, and it also has the function of strengthening the heart and lungs.

Dry legs and feet: dispelling cold

As the saying goes, "Cold begins with the first step". People with yang deficiency constitution are very cold all year round. In this case, dry your legs and feet.

Sunlight can take away the cold of legs and feet, accelerate the absorption of calcium and help prevent osteoporosis. Sufficient sunshine for legs and feet in spring and summer can store energy, and winter helps to resist the cold and protect healthy qi.

In addition, Zusanli point on the lower leg (located at the anterolateral side of the lower leg, 3 inches below the nose point of the lower leg and a horizontal finger from the front edge of the tibia) is a very important health-care point for human body. Regular massage or acupuncture at ordinary times can strengthen the body and regulate the spleen and stomach. It also has a good health care function to let Zusanli point receive sunshine bath.

Sunscreen: promoting sleep

When basking in the sun, there is one place that may be taken care of by few people, and that is our palms. There happens to be a very important point on the palm of your hand-Laogong point (naturally clench your fist, the point below the tip of your middle finger). Laogong point is the point of pericardium meridian, and the five elements belong to fire. Pressing this point has the functions of clearing away heart fire, calming the heart and calming the nerves.

In the warm sunshine, we might as well spread out our hands, palm facing the sun, and let the sun shine into Laogong point, which can release stress, relieve fatigue, promote sleep, and have the effect of strengthening the heart and benefiting qi.

The sun is best from ten in the morning to two or three in the afternoon. Among them, it is best to bask in the sun from 10 to10 in the morning. At this time, the air is good and the ultraviolet rays are low, which makes people feel warm and soft, and can play the role of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. Old people can also sunbathe during this time to enhance their disease resistance.