What are the advantages and disadvantages of dispelling dampness in dog days?

The dog days refer to the three "dog days" in summer, which is one of the traditional solar terms in China. The high temperature and humidity in summer are likely to cause excessive moisture in the human body, thus leading to some health problems. Therefore, many people will treat dampness during dog days. The following are the advantages and disadvantages of removing moisture in dog days:

Benefits:

1. Improve the discomfort caused by moisture: excessive moisture can easily lead to physical discomfort, such as fatigue, indigestion, headache, joint pain, etc. Removing dampness can improve these discomfort.

2. Prevention of eczema and other skin diseases: excessive moisture can easily lead to wet skin, which can lead to eczema and other skin diseases. Removing dampness can prevent the occurrence of these skin diseases.

3. Improve immunity: excessive moisture can easily lead to damp heat in the body, thus affecting the immunity of the body. Removing dampness can improve immunity and prevent disease.

Disadvantages:

1. Excessive dehumidification will lead to insufficient water in the body: excessive dehumidification will lead to insufficient water in the body, resulting in dry mouth, dry throat, constipation and other problems.

2. Excessive dehumidification will affect the normal metabolism of the body: the body needs certain humidity to maintain normal metabolism, and excessive dehumidification will affect the normal metabolism of the body, thus causing some health problems.

3. Excessive dehumidification will lead to insufficient yang in the body: excessive dehumidification will lead to insufficient yang in the body, thus affecting the health of the body. Therefore, in the process of dehumidification, we need to pay attention to the appropriate amount, not excessive.