Recently, a topic hit the hot search:
#Woman Claims to Lose 4 Jin in 10 Days by Sunbathing Her Back
Netizens are excited,
saying this is a “gift” from nature,
a free “sun therapy”!
So, the dog days of summer have arrived,
and some friends are already gearing up to start sunbathing.
A sun umbrella, a mat, a flat ground,
is all you need to start.
Doctors say:
Sunbathing your back during the dog days of summer carries risks!
If done incorrectly, the harm may outweigh the benefits
Can sunbathing one’s back during the dog days of summer really work? Doctors say sunbathing does have health benefits.
According to the holistic theory of “harmony between man and nature” in Traditional Chinese Medicine, the dog days of summer are when the yang energy in nature is at its peak, and it is also the time when all living things grow most vigorously. The human back has many yang meridians, so sunbathing at this time not only supplements the body’s yang energy but also dispels chronic illnesses.
For patients with metabolic syndrome, depression, and other chronic illnesses, sunbathing can tonify qi, warm yang, dispel cold, and promote circulation. For sub-healthy individuals with poor gastrointestinal function and susceptibility to colds, sunbathing can enhance the body’s self-regulation ability. For those with yang deficiency and dampness accumulation, sunbathing can help stimulate the activity of qi, blood, and meridians, and improve yang deficiency constitution.
It is important to note that sunbathing is not suitable for everyone, and one should not blindly follow the trend.
In addition, there are two situations depicted in the pictures below that are not suitable for sunbathing!
Caution: Sunbathing until slight sweating and slight fatigue is ideal; do not sunbathe until heavily sweating and feeling restless.
For the first time, sunbathing time can be shorter, and if comfortable, it can be extended appropriately or done multiple times.
“Sunbathing to lose weight reduces water weight. Once hydrated in time, it will rebound quickly.” Doctors say that cases of losing 4 Jin in 10 days by sunbathing on social platforms are actually exceptions, weight loss may be related to various factors, including water loss, temporary metabolic changes, or adjustments in other lifestyle habits, and does not directly mean fat loss.
Weight loss requires controlling diet, exercising, and making a rational plan, sticking to self-discipline. Trying to achieve weight loss simply by sunbathing is neither scientific nor rational.
Source: Hubei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, People’s Daily Weibo, Nanning CDC
