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Humid Weather Linked to Illnesses: 5 Health Practices for Staying Well  

1. Protect Against Humidity

In summer, it is essential to protect against heat and guard against rain, humidity, and cold, as these factors are often overlooked. Keep indoor spaces well-ventilated and avoid staying in damp environments for extended periods to help prevent or worsen conditions like skin, joint, and digestive disorders.

2. Maintain a Nutritious and Balanced Diet

It is crucial to ensure the cleanliness of water sources, drink purified water, and eat thoroughly cooked food. Include foods that strengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness, such as grains like rice, millet, and corn; legumes like red beans, mung beans, white hyacinth beans, soybeans, and black beans; and starchy foods like potatoes, sweet potatoes, and lotus seeds. Aim for a balanced and varied diet. Additionally, it is recommended to eat locally grown foods, as they are enriched by the nutrients of the local soil and climate, providing natural energy that supports overall health. Avoid cold foods like ice, chilled drinks, and unripe or artificially ripened fruits and vegetables. It is also important to limit greasy foods that can promote dampness and heat, such as glutinous rice and fatty meats.

3. Exercise in Moderation

Choose an exercise that suits your health, age, and living environment—options may include meditation, walking, jogging, aerobics, stretching, or various sports. Intensity should be personalized and kept at a moderate level. From a TCM（Traditional Chinese Medicine）perspective, Rong Shu, director of Dr. Rong TCM Clinic in the UK, recommends exercising until you sweat lightly in spring, breaking more of a sweat in summer, and stopping just before sweating in autumn and winter to best support overall health.

4. Avoid Prolonged Sitting or Lying Down

Sitting for extended periods can harm muscles and affect spleen health, Rong noted. She suggests standing up every one to two hours to move around, drink water, stretch, or take a short walk. Excessive sleep can be detrimental, as lying in bed for too long may impair spleen function, according to TCM theory.

5. Follow a Regular Meal Schedule

In TCM, it is emphasized that diet should be regular and moderate: a full breakfast, a balanced lunch, and a lighter dinner. Breakfast should be substantial, and include high-protein and starchy foods, lunch should focus on protein-rich foods, while dinner should be lighter, as less energy is needed at night. It is also important to avoid thinking about work or other tasks while eating, as this can harm the spleen and stomach. When we focus on problem-solving, blood and qi (energy) flow to the brain, leaving the spleen and stomach with reduced circulation, which can impair digestion and absorption. Over time, this may weaken the spleen and stomach.  

1. 根據本文，下列何者不是避免溼氣入侵的好方法？

A. 延長睡眠時間。
B. 適度運動。
C. 規律均衡的飲食。
D. 多吃健脾的熟食。

2. 根據本文，下列何者有誤？

A. 一邊用餐，一邊工作恐傷脾胃。
B. 久坐易傷脾臟。
C. 冬天運動應避免大量出汗。
D. 食用適量的肥肉，可預防溼氣入侵。

3. 根據本文，配合春、夏、秋、冬四個節氣，運動強度應如何調整？

4. 根據本文，晚餐為何要吃得少？

5. 「溼氣」導致生病，您個人是否有相關經驗可分享？

6. 本文提到的資訊，哪些能引起您的共鳴？對於預防溼氣，您有什麼小撇步？

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解答：
1. （A）

2. （D）

3. Exercise until you sweat lightly in spring, breaking more of a sweat in summer, and stopping just before sweating in autumn and winter to best support overall health.（春天運動到輕微出汗，夏天到較多出汗，秋冬兩季在出汗前停止運動，對整體健康更有幫助。）

4. Dinner should be lighter, as less energy is needed at night.（晚餐應該要少吃點，因為晚上需要消耗較少能量。）  

（文章來源：英文大紀元時報）◇