Sleeping with eyes closed can nourish the liver.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that "the liver begins to improve eyesight", that is, the physiological function of eyes mainly depends on the nourishment of liver blood, and Huangdi Neijing has long said that "the liver can see by receiving blood". At the same time, it emphasizes the blood storage function of the liver, and thinks that "blood belongs to the liver when people lie down", that is to say, as long as people close their eyes or fall asleep, the liver can play its role of storing blood. Therefore, in traditional health care, it is emphasized to close the eyes and nourish the liver. Eyelids are equivalent to the switch of liver work and rest. Once you close your eyes, the liver blood is stored and the liver begins to rest. Taking a nap with eyes closed during the day is an important way to nourish the liver and replenish blood.
Close your eyes and nourish your liver between work and study, or sit alone in a quiet place to eliminate all external interference. Peace of mind, so that the whole body meridians dredge, qi and blood smooth. When you close your eyes, you can cooperate with eye exercises to improve dizziness, blurred vision, dry eyes, eye muscle fatigue and other symptoms. The specific method is: close your eyes lightly and wipe them out from the inner corner of your eye 24 times with your thumb; Or put your hands together with your fingers, and gently rub your fingers outward for 24 times and inward for 24 times.
During the day, you can take a nap after lunch. Closing your eyes after meals can not only supply more blood to the liver, but also provide sufficient oxygen and nutrition for liver cells, which is of great benefit to the liver. This is also a simple and effective way to protect the liver for people who already have liver disease. The results show that the blood flow through the liver increases by about 40% when eyes are closed. The greater the blood flow through the liver, the more nutrients the liver gets, which can accelerate the recovery of hepatocytes.
Sit with your knees between your legs and keep your legs healthy.
As the saying goes, "when people get old, their legs get old first", while "when their legs get old, their knees get old first". The knee is the most complicated structure and the most vulnerable part of the human body. In addition, the knees are mostly ligament tissues and bones, and there are few muscles, that is, "more tendons and less meat", so the blood circulation here is relatively poor, and it always feels cool to touch the knees. Therefore, one of the key points of maintaining the knee joint is to heat and massage it. It is suggested that middle-aged and elderly people should form the habit of covering their knees with their hands when sitting on chairs and sofas, and give appropriate massage.
The specific method is: put your palms on the patella of your left and right knees respectively, and use the warmth of your palms to warm your knees. The naturally open five fingers play a massage role, which is equivalent to acupuncture. When massaging, first press radially outward around the patella with five fingers for about eight or nine times. Then put your fingers together and gently rub your knees, and finally rub your knees. Warming and kneading massage together can promote the blood circulation of the knee joint, thus nourishing the joint and helping to relieve joint pain and other symptoms.
Walking with fists, strengthening the brain
Since ancient times, grip strength is a barometer of health. The greater the grip strength, the healthier it is and the longer its life span. Modern research also shows that the more flexible your fingers are, the less likely your brain is to rust. Grip strength is an effective feature of longevity, and clenching fist is the easiest way to improve grip strength.
The specific way is to tilt your wrist, fingers forward, palms down, then rotate your wrist back and forth and make a fist. There are two main points in making a fist: one is to rotate the wrist, and the other is to press Laogong point with the middle finger. This is because the wrist has many original points of meridians, such as Taiyin Lung Meridian. By turning your wrist, you can stimulate all the original acupoints and strengthen the functions of related viscera. Secondly, when making a fist, the middle finger just falls on the Laogong point in the palm of your hand. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that Laogong point belongs to pericardium meridian. Pressing Laogong point has the functions of clearing away heart fire and calming heart fire. Usually, you can practice making fists while walking, pay attention to your wrist first, and then press Laogong point for 3 4 seconds to repeat the action.
Lying down and practicing lifting anus can help you live longer.
Lifting anus is a traditional way of keeping in good health. Chinese medicine believes that there are three meridians near the anus: Ren, Du and Chong. Ren pulse is always full of yin, Du pulse is full of yang, and Chong pulse is a sea of blood, which respectively governs yin essence, Yang Qi and sexual function of human body. The movement of lifting anus can promote the circulation of yin and yang. Among them, Yin Hui point is a very important point for longevity. Regular practice of lifting anus can play a good massage role on Yin Hui point and maintain reproductive function.
When lifting the anus, the anus contracts slightly inward, which is similar to the feeling of enduring defecation. After holding for 3 4 seconds, relax, then lift the anus and do it repeatedly for a few minutes. Long-term persistence is helpful to reduce the occurrence of hemorrhoids and improve the symptoms of female urinary incontinence.
Stand and lift your heels to prevent falling.
The foot is known as the "essence root", and the corresponding reflex zone of human reproductive system in the foot is the heel, so heel lifting exercise is beneficial to reproductive health care.
When practicing, you should completely raise your heel, and then slowly drop it to half the distance and quickly put it down, that is, bump your foot and shake your heel. This can strengthen the feeling of feet and exercise people's balance ability. Regular exercise for middle-aged and elderly people can prevent them from falling. The vibration caused by foot bumps also plays a benign massage role on the heel fat pad, which can relieve heel pain.
Frequent back rubs are full of yang.
Back rubs are more suitable for middle-aged and elderly people. There are abundant spinal nerves and visceral acupoints on the back of human body. Back rubs can stimulate the acupoints of the back skin and subcutaneous tissue, and enhance the functions, immune functions and disease resistance of endocrine and meridian systems through the conduction of the nervous system and meridians. It can relax muscles and prevent chronic low back pain and lumbar muscle strain. It can promote blood circulation, improve skin nutrition and accelerate the metabolism of back skin. It can calm the nerves and treat various chronic diseases suffered by middle-aged and elderly people. The technique of back rubbing should be even and the force should be elastic. Flap, 60- 100 times per minute, 1-2 times a day. Pat your back for 30-50 minutes at a time, and pat it gently up and down. People with severe heart disease should be careful when pounding their backs.
Comb your hair often.
All diseases will disappear. "Combing your hair is traditionally called combing your hair, which means massaging your head with your fingers. Separate with the second-hand five fingers, put your fingers into your hair, press and rub your head from your forehead along the top of your head to the back of your head, and comb your hair ten to one hundred times at a time. The movement should be gentle, or comb your hair with a wooden comb 3-5 times a day, 60- 100 times each time, which can dredge the head meridians and prevent hair loss and premature graying. The head is where the human body belongs to the Yang meridian. Regular combing can stimulate the head meridians, make blood drop, prevent and treat hypertension and cerebral arteriosclerosis, and regulate the qi of the sun and shaoyang. It can also make qi and blood rise and treat cerebral blood supply deficiency. It can make your hair black and shiny, and it can also eliminate fatigue and clear your head.
Rub your face with qi and blood
Wipe the blood on your face. Massage the face, also known as bath surface, can stimulate yang. The method is to rub your hands and rub your face with your palm for more than ten times. Or gently rub or pat your face 65438+ 0-2 minutes each time, 2-3 times a day. Because all the three Yang meridians in the meridian system start from the head and face, rubbing the face can dredge the meridians and have the function of beautifying the face. Warm your hands every morning, use your middle finger along the sides of your nose from bottom to top, drive other fingers, rub them on your forehead until they are separated, and then rub them down on your cheeks, like washing your face, 10 times or more. It can make complexion rosy, reduce wrinkles and prevent facial nerve paralysis. At the same time, it has the function of eliminating fatigue and invigorating the spirit. This method is helpful to improve the peripheral blood circulation of the face, especially the ears.
Eyes are always moving, but they don't consume.
Chinese medicine is called eye movement, which is eye movement. Close your eyes, turn your eyes 6- 10 times from left to right, and then turn them 6- 10 times from right to left. Turn your eyes slowly, then close them for a while, and then suddenly open them. The speed should be even, and you can do 2-4 beats in each rotation direction. This method is very suitable for middle-aged and elderly people with vertigo and eye diseases, and it is often used to keep eyes clear and things clear.
Always warm your back without feeling pain.
The back governs yang, which is the location of Du meridian and bladder meridian in traditional Chinese medicine. Constant warming can make the yang run, reach the meridians of the whole body smoothly, and prevent and treat diseases. Massage and sunbathing can be used daily. The ancients thought that the back was the home of Du meridian and the home of Sun Bladder Meridian. People feel cold, mostly from the back, so the back should always keep warm. It can not only prevent and treat colds, but also strengthen the kidney and waist. Middle-aged and elderly people should strengthen back exercise and aftercare, put clothes on their backs when they get up at night, and try to keep their backs warm in daily life to prevent colds.
It is easy to digest by rubbing your abdomen frequently.
The abdomen is where the gastrointestinal organs are located, and regular abdominal massage is beneficial to digestion. The ancients called it rubbing the navel and abdomen and rubbing the door. That is, rubbing the abdomen around the navel. Rubbing the abdomen by hand can eliminate abdominal distension and help food digestion. Lie on your back in bed, legs straight, toes up, hands warm, hands crossed. Rotate the small circle, the middle circle and the big circle clockwise 12 times with the palm of your hand in the abdomen centered on the navel. It can strengthen kidney and waist, nourish yin and strengthen yang, replenish qi and solidify essence, strengthen spleen and stomach, and help digestion. Long-term practice is effective for constipation due to kidney deficiency.
Limbs often shake muscles and bones.
Regular movement of limbs can not only exercise the muscles and bones of limbs, but also promote the movement of viscera and blood through limb movement and enhance physical fitness. Make a fist with both hands, put your shoulders together, turn forward, from inside to outside, then from outside to inside, and then turn in the opposite direction, 20 times each. You can also turn left first and then right. Sit flat, lift your left foot forward, straighten slowly, and point your toes up. When you want to straighten, push your heel forward and down, and then do it with your right foot five times. Can stretch the joints of limbs. This method is helpful for middle-aged and elderly people to prevent shoulder diseases and improve their physical function.
Dry skin makes people young.
Bathing and massaging the whole body with palms and dry towels can dredge meridians, activate qi and blood, resist aging and prevent diseases. The ancients called it dry bath. I want to rub my second hand. Always rub your whole body like a bath. Generally, it starts at Baihui on the top of the head, and then wipes the face, shoulders and arms in turn, from top to bottom, chest, abdomen, back to left and right legs. It can make the whole body smooth, relax muscles and promote blood circulation, and make the skin moist and elastic.
Feet are always clean.
The ancients called it wiping the spring, which is the acupoint of the forefoot. It can strengthen kidney and warm feet, nourish kidney water, reduce deficiency fire and soothe the nerves. Can be used for preventing and treating dizziness, tinnitus, foot pain, numbness, edema, and lower limb contracture. Soak your feet first, then hold your right toe with your right hand, and rub Yongquan point on your right foot and the nearby foot center with your left hand until the foot center is hot. Turn your toes slightly, then let go of your feet, tilt your toes up and back as far as possible, and then shrink your toes. Repeat ten times. After the right foot touches the ground, change the left foot as before. Regular massage of Yongquan point can reduce deficiency fire and treat dizziness, headache, dizziness and sore throat. It can also treat insomnia, foot atrophy and numbness, and the effect of prolonging life is obvious.