Heart health in Summer

Greetings from Taoist Light Wellness!

I hope you are staying well and healthy.

Here comes Summer, when the Yang Qi rises rapidly. People can be more likely to experience irritation and impatience, especially with the dry-heat which is not great for our hearts. Red colored food is the best for heart health and we recommend you eat more of these: cherries, strawberries, red dates, adzuki beans, carrots and tomatoes, etc. Bitter taste food is particularly good to cool off the heat energy in the heart, to keep a calm and stable mood. Napping can become important in Summer too. A 20 min nap between 11-1pm can reserve your Yin energy and balance the high and strong yang Qi.

Our hearts like laughter, gentleness, peace and love. If we do at least one good thing a day, which particularly makes our heart sing.