Summer – the season of greatest heat and light

Summer – the season of greatest heat and light

Article by Dr. Gancheva

Summer is the season for getting up early, for walking barefoot in the dew, for activity and falling in love. In the summer, Ian reaches its apogee. According to Eastern tradition, summer is associated with the element of fire and the organ systems heart (small intestine, pericardium) triple heater and bitter taste. Now I remember how people with heart disease eat raw apricot kernels that have a slightly bitter taste. Bitter helps digestion, soothes cramps and has an antibacterial effect. The heart shelters shen. This is the spirit and the mind. The imbalance in the fire element at body level is expressed by symptoms such as palpitations, chest pain, panic attacks or chatter. Therefore, on hot days, people with cardiovascular disease are urged not to go out.
According to Eastern tradition, cold drinks and foods that bring cold into the system should not be used. The cold creates a contradiction that stops sweating and keeps the heat in the body. The Chinese describe it as throwing water on a fire. Iced drinks in the summer do just that. That is why tea is drunk in the East, which quenches thirst and improves digestion. In Bulgaria you drink more tea in the winter or when you are sick. I really want this to change, because traditionally Bulgarians drink herbal teas, even pick their own herbs and dry them.

Summer is full of fruits and vegetables.

For me, an amazing fruit is watermelon. Sweet fruit with lots of water and cellulose. Grows right in the heat. In the summer we should eat lighter foods that are less heat-treated. Heavy foods, hydrogenated fats make us lazy.
My patients often ask me what supplements to drink in the summer. I always answer that with so much sun, fruits and vegetables, summer is the right season to take a break from supplements, unless there is a serious illness that requires taking them. In the summer the so-called hot arthritis – with hot, swollen, painful joints. Revulsive, heating ointments that add extra heat should not be used. Cooling anti-inflammatory creams, such as Dazel Cool Cream, can be used. When the element of fire is weak, the mind suffers and one seems apathetic and the thought flows slowly. With a strong element of fire, a person inspires others, but he cannot find peace for himself. Various Eastern spiritual practices, which include meditation, are very suitable for balancing the element of fire.