The six solar terms in winter are the season when the sun's spirit drops, everything sinks and the climate is cold. The ancients said: "Winter is the end, and everything is harvested." At this time, everything is alive, the sun is shining, plants and trees are dying, insects are dormant, the earth is frozen, the ice and snow are cold, and the animals and plants in nature are dormant, saving energy for the next spring. People correspond to the four seasons, and the climate change of natural seasons has a direct or indirect impact on the human body, and the human body will inevitably change with the changes of seasons. This change reflects the adaptability of human physiology, just as "man corresponds to heaven and earth" and "man corresponds to heaven and earth and man corresponds to the sun and moon" in Neijing Lingshu. The physiological function of the human body is also corresponding, and the metabolism is in a relatively slow state. It is called "latent yang", which is conducive to the nourishment and accumulation of essence, so the six solar terms in winter are the best season for health care.
1. It is advisable to store semen in winter and keep it in time. According to the characteristics of "everything is hidden, kidney qi and water are flourishing", it is necessary to avoid cold and warm, suppress yin and protect yang, balance yin and yang, keep "hidden" and consolidate kidney qi, enhance physical fitness, prevent diseases and prolong life. Winter, the last season of the year, has experienced six solar terms: beginning of winter, light snow, heavy snow, winter solstice, slight cold and severe cold. People should exercise according to the characteristics of the six solar terms in winter. For example, in the six solar terms in winter, when the weather is cold and the yin flourishes and the yang declines, it is easy to suffer from yang deficiency. Whether it is to preserve health and live longer, or to tonify deficiency and eliminate diseases, we should pay attention to warming and nourishing yang, and use nourishing yin drugs with caution or less.
2. Rise the sun to keep out the cold and adjust daily life to adapt to the severe winter and the twelfth lunar month. The wind is cold, the rain and snow are falling, the rivers are frozen and the vegetation is thin. Such an image of everything dying often makes people feel moved by the scene in front of them, depressed, especially the old, the weak and the sick, and their mood changes are more obvious. Therefore, psychological adjustment is very important. The spirit adjustment of the six solar terms in winter focuses on stabilizing the mind, paying attention to the calm expression, and not making the emotions too intense, so as not to disturb the latent sun. As Su Wen Si Qi Diao Ling said: "If you hide your ambition, if you have private intentions, if you have it." This refers to the "way to raise Tibet" to adapt to the spirit of winter.
In winter and March, the world is closed, and the adjustment of daily life should conform to nature. "Su Wen Si Qi Diao Ling" said: "Get up early and get up late, you have to wait for the sun." It is pointed out that it is advisable to go to bed early and get up late in winter. Going to bed early can nourish the human yang and keep the body warm. Get up late to nourish yin and wait until sunrise to avoid the cold and seek its temperature, so that the human body is level. Especially for people with insufficient yang, it is especially appropriate to lie down early and get up late when the wind suddenly rises. "Xu Li Yuan Jian" said: "It is cold and windproof in winter." "Health Mirror" puts forward: "When the collection is blocked in winter and March, it is best to insist on Yuanyang nourishing the true qi." Therefore, attention should be paid to maintaining indoor temperature in winter. The indoor temperature is too low, which is easy to damage the human yang; If the indoor temperature is too high, it is easy to rob the yin essence. In winter, the yang is hidden inside and the yin is outside. If it is not properly adjusted, it will disturb the yang inside, force the yang to leak out, or accumulate internal heat, forming a syndrome of yin deficiency and excessive fire. Spring can cause fever or induce chronic diseases. This is also contrary to the principle of "nourishing yin in autumn and winter" in Su Wen's theory of regulating qi and spirit.
While keeping warm in the six solar terms in winter, we should pay attention to keeping the indoor air fresh. Often open the window for ventilation to prevent dizziness, chest tightness and other hypoxia caused by poor ventilation, leading to respiratory diseases such as colds, asthma, chronic bronchitis and other diseases. You can also put a pot of water indoors, or raise some daffodils and ornamental fish to adjust the air humidity. In the cold winter, people should pay attention to keep warm and increase or decrease clothes with the climate change. Underwear with good elasticity is better to keep warm. The coat should be wider, so that qi and blood can circulate and the limbs can stretch freely and comfortably. As the saying goes, "Cold starts from the foot." When the foot is in contact with the ground, the heat dissipation is large, the muscle fat of the foot is less, the blood vessels are thinner, and the blood supply and heat preservation performance are poor. Once the feet catch cold, it is easy to cause colds, abdominal pain, lumbago and leg pain, dysmenorrhea and female diarrhea. Therefore, it is very important to keep your feet warm in winter. There are many ways to keep your feet warm. Besides wearing warm clothes, shoes and socks, we should also pay attention to exercising our feet, such as running, race walking and walking. Especially before going to bed every night, washing your feet and rubbing your heart can not only remove dirt, keep out the cold and keep warm, but also tonify the kidney, relieve fatigue, promote sleep, delay aging, and prevent and treat diseases such as colds, hypertension and coronary heart disease. Winter is generally suitable for indoor exercise, suitable for its cold temperature. The indoor environment should be warm, comfortable, clean and cold-proof to nourish the essence.
3. Sexual intercourse, tonifying kidney and storing essence, keeping healthy in six solar terms in winter, focusing on keeping kidney essence closed, is of great significance to promoting health and longevity. Neijing said: "If you don't hide essence in winter, you will get sick in spring." It is clearly pointed out that if people don't know the way of hiding and keeping in winter, and semen will still leak frequently in winter, their bodies will inevitably become weaker day by day, and deficiency will lead to cold pathogens taking advantage of it and hiding in their bodies. The latent pathogens will accumulate over time and rise in the early spring of next year, which will definitely cause fever. "Shou Shi Bao Yuan" also said: "Essence is the master of kidney. In winter, we should control sexual intercourse and not indulge in hurting kidney essence. " Sun Simiao, a famous doctor in the Tang Dynasty, thought that the reason of "people under 100 years old today" was "not knowing abstinence and nourishing essence". Due to the deficiency of kidney essence, the elderly people have empty marrow, dizziness, tinnitus, memory loss and other symptoms. Kidney governs bones, so kidney deficiency will also affect the physiology of bones, leading to weak bones, weak waist and knees and inconvenient movement in the elderly. It can be seen that the weakness of essence leads to the aging of human body. In winter and March, the important content of "the way of nourishing Tibet" is to nourish kidney essence and control sexual intercourse, so as to maintain sufficient essence in the body and normal physiological functions of internal organs. "Life-preserving and Life-prolonging Record" said: "When winter is normally closed, you can't produce sperm, while when heaven is in heaven, you can store sperm in winter, so you can live forever." It points out that "giving in winter deserves 100%." It is believed that abstinence should be practiced in the six solar terms in winter, which will make your spirit and qi and blood more than enough, strengthen your kidney yang and strengthen your body. At the same time, the back of the human body is where the yang meridian runs. In winter, it is very important to keep your back warm. The method of keeping your back warm is relatively simple. At noon with sunshine in winter, you can put your back to the sun for 1 ~ 2 hours, which can not only warm your back, but also absorb the ultraviolet rays in the sun, thus playing a role in sterilization and promoting the absorption of calcium by the human body. You can also wear a close-fitting cotton, down or fur vest to warm your back. In addition, be careful not to let your back catch cold when sleeping in winter.
4. Exercise, protect the sun and keep fit. In the harsh environment of six solar terms in winter, human functions are prone to disorder, especially for the elderly and infirm. When they can't adapt to the external environment, they will induce some diseases. For example, under the stimulation of cold air, the human immune function is reduced and the ability to resist diseases is weakened. Once attacked by bacteria and viruses, it can cause diseases such as colds, chronic bronchitis and pneumonia. In winter, due to cold stimulation, sympathetic nerve excitement, adrenaline secretion and other substances increase, which leads to the increase of peripheral vascular resistance, blood pressure and hemorheology changes, which can aggravate the pathological damage of the original cardiovascular and cerebrovascular atherosclerosis, leading to the onset or aggravation of coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction, cerebral embolism, cerebral hemorrhage and other diseases, and even accidents. In addition, asthma, gastric and duodenal ulcers, skin itching and so on. Frequent recurrence in winter should also attract enough attention. Therefore, it is necessary to choose a suitable sport. Exercise places should be mainly indoor, with sunny weather and moderate outdoor exercise. This can not only relax tendons and activate collaterals, promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, but also be an active measure to increase heat, keep warm and prevent cold. In order to adapt to the winter climate and enhance the cold resistance of human body, the six solar terms in winter should be determined according to the climate in different regions and people's physique. The exercise of six solar terms in winter should not be carried out in cold, strong wind, heavy snow and foggy weather, especially for the elderly and infirm. The amount of exercise in the six solar terms in winter should be moderate. Qian Jinfang said: "In winter, heaven and earth are combined, and blood is hidden. People should not sweat and vent their yang, which is harmful to people. " This shows that the spirit of the sun is hidden in the six solar terms in winter. If you exercise too much, you will dissipate the spirit of the sun.