Su Shi, a great writer in the Northern Song Dynasty, had a rough life, especially after being relegated to a remote area in Huizhou, Guangdong. Due to severe mental trauma and sudden life changes, he looked haggard and saw aging at once. Before the age of 60, he will turn white, shake his foundation and get old. In order to keep fit, he accepted the advice of famous doctors and insisted on combing his hair three or four hundred times in the morning and evening.
In just over half a year, he gradually recovered from mental depression and physical weakness, and he was healthy, radiant and ruddy. Therefore, he wrote in his poem: "When the feather worm sees the moon, I will also send it to Xuan Ming, which is empty. Thousands of combs are cold, and the wind reveals frost roots. " In the bright moonlight, autumn insects danced, and I stood on the empty porch, with my long hair hanging down at will and combing my hair frequently. My mind is clear, my bones and muscles are getting stronger and stronger, and my hair is getting thicker and thicker.
It makes sense to comb your hair often.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that meridians (meridians are systems that run qi and blood, connect viscera, body surface and various parts of the body, and regulate human functions) are all over the human body, and the mutual connection between internal and external organs and the harmony of qi and blood depend on these meridians for conduction. Human qi and blood need to reach the whole body through meridians to play its due physiological role, such as nourishing tissues and organs, resisting the invasion of foreign evils, and defending the normal physiological functions of the body. The human head is the place where "Zhu Yang will pass the white pulse".
Huangdi Neijing said: "The head is a smart home", which is not only rich in acupuncture points (up to dozens), but also an important part where the the twelve meridians of the human body meets the eight strange meridians. "The essence of the five internal organs is concentrated in the head". There are Baihui, Sishencong and Shangxing on the head, Sun and Moon Green Valley, Wind Pool, Dumb Door, Jade Pillow and Evil Wind Pillow on the temple, and dozens of acupoints such as Tang Yin on the forehead. Comb the hair with a comb and scrape it back and forth on the scalp with teeth, which can repeatedly rub and stimulate multiple acupuncture points and meridians on the head, effectively dredge qi and blood, nourish strong hair, strengthen the brain and ears, dispel wind and improve eyesight, and prevent and treat headaches.
As early as the Sui Dynasty, the famous doctor Chao Fangyuan clearly pointed out that combing hair has the functions of dredging blood vessels, expelling wind and removing dampness, and making hair white. Important ancient medical documents such as acupuncture classics A and B, Lingshu fever and Su Wen's theory of air cavity. It is also said that long-term massage or stimulation of Baihui point, Fengchi point, Yuzhen point and Doumen point can cure intractable diseases such as stroke, tinnitus, sleepwalking, headache, dizziness, back pain, neurasthenia, deafness and sexual dysfunction.
Modern medical research has proved that the head is the highest command of the human body and the location of the five senses and the central nervous system. Comb your hair often can strengthen the moderate friction and stimulation to the scalp, generate bioelectric induction locally, improve the blood circulation of the head and intracranial oxygen supply, and promote the metabolism of tissues and cells. It can not only nourish the hair, make it soft and shiny, but also enhance memory, improve hearing and vision, relieve headaches and prevent colds. At the same time, combing the hair can improve the nerve excitability of the head, promote vasodilation, accelerate lymphatic reflux, and help to lower blood pressure, especially to prevent stroke. As the saying goes, "comb your hair for ten minutes to prevent stroke" is the truth.
Combing hair is an active massage activity, which can also increase the nutritional supply of brain cells, strengthen the brain and refresh itself, relieve fatigue, prevent brain aging, and delay brain aging, which is of great benefit to promoting health and longevity. Appropriately combing the scalp until it is slightly hot before going to bed can relax the nerves, improve the poor sleep caused by fast pace of life and high work intensity, and improve the quality of sleep. Some scholars even believe that an important reason why women live longer than men is to comb their hair at ordinary times. It can be seen that there is an old saying that "hair should be combed often" is very reasonable.
Comb your hair regularly, keep fit and get rid of diseases.
Ji Kang, a metaphysical scholar at the end of the Wei Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms, said in On Health: "In March, I combed my hair once or twice every morning." In other words, people should form the habit of combing their hair every morning within three months, which is good for keeping healthy. Why should we pay special attention to combing our hair in spring? This is because spring is the season when the yang in nature is born and rises. The yang of the human body conforms to nature and has the characteristics of rising upwards and outwards. It is characterized by the gradual opening of pores, enhanced circulatory function, vigorous metabolism and rapid growth of tissues and bones.
Therefore, in spring health care, people must adapt to the weather and human physiology, stretch their limbs, harmonize qi and blood, and dredge meridians, so as to enhance the body's adaptability to external climate change and improve the body's disease resistance. Comb your hair in spring, which meets the requirements of spring fitness. It can enlighten yang, promote qi and blood circulation, and of course, strengthen the body.
In addition, combing hair has a good effect on some chronic neurological or mental diseases. If you have migraine, comb your hair repeatedly with a comb and gently pat your scalp for 3~5 minutes to relieve the symptoms; If you suffer from nervous headache caused by neurasthenia, insomnia, excessive thinking, etc., comb your hair once a day in the morning, at noon and at night for 3-5 minutes each time, and then scrape your scalp with a comb to make it feel sore, which can alleviate or eliminate the symptoms.
Comb your hair can also cure trigeminal neuralgia: every morning after getting up and before going to bed, comb your hair from your forehead to your back neck, about 25 times per minute, and gradually accelerate after 5 minutes, but the force should be even, not too hard, so as not to damage your scalp. The pain can be gradually relieved after combing your hair 10 minutes each time. If combing hair and qigong are combined, the fitness effect will be better.
The method is: in the morning and evening, go to a place with fresh outdoor air, stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, with your knees slightly bent, your head upright, your eyes straight, your tongue resting on your upper jaw, relax your whole body, gently press your forehead with your palm, wipe it down to your chin through your mouth and nose, then turn to your back neck, wipe your head up and return to your forehead for 36 times. Then use a comb to go back to the neck from the front hairline through the top of the head, and then comb the fur repeatedly from the back neck through the top of the head to the front hairline; Then comb from the upper part of the left and right ears through the top of the head in the opposite direction (that is, the left and right ears); Finally, comb the hair from the temple (you can use two combs at the same time) through the upper part of both ears and back to the neck, 36 times each time.
In short, combing your hair often (especially in spring) is really good for your physical and mental health, but many people suffer from not having enough time to do it. In fact, everyone can comb their hair in the following two ways every day: 1. After a day's work, especially before going to bed every night, combing your hair for 5~ 10 minutes (preferably generating slight heat on the surface of your head) can relax your nerves, eliminate fatigue, sleep peacefully and give your brain a full rest; Comb your hair for 5~ 10 minutes after getting up in the morning, which can not only refresh your mind, but also throw yourself into life, work and study with a relaxed and happy mood.
What comb is the best?
There are many kinds of combs on the market. What kind of comb is most beneficial to health? According to the material of comb, common combs can be divided into angle comb, sandalwood comb, mahogany comb, plastic comb and steel comb. Experts recommend angle comb and peach comb, which are convenient and practical and have no static electricity. Especially horn comb, usually made of natural horn, is an ideal comb for hair care. People who usually like to smell fragrant and have beautiful appearance can consider using sandalwood comb. Generally speaking, it is not recommended to use plastic combs and steel combs, because it is easy to generate static electricity when combing hair, which will cause harm to hair. At the same time, the teeth should not be too dense (with poor stimulation effect) or too sharp to prevent accidental scalp injury when combing hair.
How to clean the comb
It should also be noted that combs used daily should be cleaned frequently to keep them clean and hygienic. Otherwise, dirt stays on the comb for a long time, which is easy to breed bacteria and even become the source of infection for some scalp diseases. The method of washing the comb is simple: soak it in soapy water for ten minutes, and then brush your teeth with an old toothbrush; Rinse with tap water after washing, and then put it in a bobbin or cup, preferably in a ventilated place to dry in time. If the comb teeth are found to be straight and curved, the other one should be replaced.
The method of combing hair and keeping in good health is introduced above. Combing your hair every day is good for your health. But be sure to clean the comb after long-term use. Otherwise, it is easy to breed bacteria and infect the scalp.
Brushing your teeth, washing your face and combing your hair after getting up every day is an inevitable habit in our life. Although these movements are done every day, I'm not sure if you are doing them healthily. Especially when combing your hair in the morning, both men and women are indispensable behaviors, but how many people think of keeping in good health when combing their hair? In fact, as long as such a small gesture is done, it will have a great impact on the health of the body. It is good to comb your hair in spring, but you must master certain methods. So what's a good way to comb your hair in spring? Do you pay attention to the tools you use? Let's learn to comb our hair and keep healthy with Bian Xiao.
Ji Kang, one of the "Seven Sages of Bamboo Forest" in the Jin Dynasty, said: "In March, I combed my hair once or twice every morning." It is said that spring is very suitable for combing hair for health.
Don't forget to comb your hair in spring.
By combing hair, you can dredge meridians and qi and blood, nourish and strengthen hair, strengthen brain and ears, dispel wind and improve eyesight, and prevent headaches. Chao Fangyuan, a famous doctor in Sui Dynasty, once pointed out that combing hair can dredge blood vessels, dispel wind and remove dampness, and make hair not white. Su Dongpo has a deeper understanding of combing hair to promote sleep. He once said, "comb the rest of your hair and spread it out until dawn."
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that meridians are all over the human body, and the internal and external relations of viscera and organs and the harmony of qi and blood depend on these meridians. People's qi and blood reach the whole body through meridians, play its physiological role, nourish tissues and organs, resist external evils and defend the body. There is a "Baihui point" on the top of the head, which is named because the meridians directly gather or indirectly act on the head. Combing hair in spring meets the requirements of keeping in good health in spring, because combing hair can enlighten yang, relieve stagnation, relax qi and blood, clear the head and, of course, strengthen the body.
Comb your hair and stay healthy.
Comb the whole head first, whether in the middle or on both sides of the head, from the hairline of forehead to the hair roots at the back of neck, at least 50 times is effective, and the upper limit is subject to your comfort.
Second, the best time is morning, because morning is when the sun rises.
Third, it is best to use horn comb, jade comb and wooden comb. Besides combing your hair, you'd better massage Yongquan and Taichong points on your feet. If you have a headache, you can massage Hegu and Fengchi points by hand. Insomnia is accompanied by kneading massage at Yongquan point and Sanyinjiao point of legs and feet.
What are the benefits of combing your hair in spring?
1. Shu Jing promotes blood circulation.
Chinese medicine believes that the head is "the head of all yang", "all yang can meet and all blood vessels are connected". Important meridians and acupoints of the human body and more than a dozen special stimulation areas are gathered here. Combing your hair often can dredge meridians, promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, and improve hair nutrition. When you feel tired, comb your hair for a few minutes and you will feel relaxed and comfortable.
Moisturize hair
As the saying goes, "hair is blood", combing your hair often can accelerate the blood circulation at the hair roots, and cells can get enough nutrition, thus making the hair roots firm. Modern research also shows that the head is the location of the five senses and the central nervous system. Regular combing can strengthen the friction of the head, dredge blood vessels, improve the blood circulation of the head, nourish the hair, make the hair black and smooth, tie the roots firmly and prevent hair loss.
Step 3 be healthy and refreshing
Combing your hair can not only protect your hair, but also help you improve your eyesight, relieve headaches, prevent colds, promote blood supply to the brain and cranial nerves, help lower blood pressure, prevent brain congestion and other diseases, help strengthen your brain, relieve fatigue, prevent brain aging and delay brain aging.
Clean hair
Combing hair can remove floating skin, dirt, sebaceous glands and sweat glands on the scalp, as well as microorganisms mixed in them, thus keeping the head clean, promoting the secretion of sebaceous glands on the head and improving the metabolism of the skin on the head.