Netizen Annie has long been troubled by menstrual pain. She heard that sunbathing can relieve period pain, so she regularly wears sun-protective clothing on Saturday and Sunday mornings, holds a kettle of boiling water, sits on a small stool with a sun umbrella, facing the sun towards her back, receiving summer “moxibustion.” “This is much cheaper than going outside to do things like moxibustion, and I hope that more low-cost health projects like this can become more popular.”
Netizen Sweetie said that after sunbathing, she found that her weight, which had not decreased despite long-term salad consumption, actually decreased. Her complexion also became more rosy, “the effect is better than medical aesthetics.”
Xiao Wang, as a swimming coach, has long been troubled by body pain caused by dampness and cold. So he chooses to sunbathe on a lounge chair in the afternoon when he has no classes. He didn’t have high expectations initially, but after a few days of sunbathing, he found that his hands and feet were no longer easily cold under the air conditioning, “sunbathing does have a strong effect in expelling dampness and cold.”
Weight loss, relief of menstrual pain, expelling dampness and cold… Is sunbathing really as magical as described on the internet? Some netizens pointed out that the effect is quite obvious for those with a cold and damp constitution.
Some netizens also remind to beware of sunburn.
Doctors remind: Do not blindly follow trends.
Is sunbathing during the “Three Dog Days” really feasible?
Hong Min, a renowned traditional Chinese medicine practitioner and director of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Department at The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, affirmed the health benefits of sunbathing from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine. She refers to sunbathing as a way to dispel cold, expel external pathogenic factors, and warm the yang.
Who should sunbathe more?
1. People with chronic illnesses
Such as metabolic syndrome, depression, Alzheimer’s disease, allergic cough, rhinitis, pharyngitis, menstrual pain, gynecological chronic inflammation, and other groups can benefit from sweating in the sun during the “Three Dog Days” to invigorate qi, warm yang, dispel cold, and promote blood circulation, preventing common winter diseases.
2. Sub-healthy individuals
Those with poor gastrointestinal function, prone to colds, sensitive to both cold and heat, cold and windy waist and legs, low physical activity, high stress, and other sub-healthy groups can benefit from sweating in the sun during the “Three Dog Days” to enhance the body’s self-regulation ability, especially in terms of temperature regulation and autonomic nervous function.
3. Yang deficiency and dampness
People who are sensitive to cold, have cold limbs, feel tired, mentally fatigued, and especially those with a swollen tongue or teeth marks, thick and greasy tongue coating, suggesting yang deficiency and dampness can benefit from sunbathing during the “Three Dog Days” to promote the activity of qi, blood, and meridians, improve yang deficiency, and dispel dampness.
Source: Xiaoxiang Morning Post, Huacheng +, Guangzhou Health Commission, Hebei Radio and Television Press
