1, where you need to keep warm in autumn.
1, head
The head is the meeting of all yang and the most vigorous part of the human body. So the first thing to bear the brunt is cold evil. Cold invading the head can cause colds, rhinitis, headache, toothache, trigeminal neuralgia and so on. Middle-aged and elderly people with hypertension and cerebral arteriosclerosis are also prone to hypertension, acute myocardial infarction and stroke. When the temperature drops suddenly, the elderly can wear a thin velvet hat when they go out to protect their heads in time to avoid getting wet when it rains. Comb your hair more than 100 times every morning to make your scalp slightly hot, which is conducive to the smooth flow of qi and blood in the head meridians, promoting the rise of yang and smooth pulse. It is best not to wash your hair at night. After washing your hair, be sure to dry it with a towel or blow dry it with a hair dryer.
2. Nose and mouth
The nose and mouth are channels for air to enter and exit, and cold air can invade the lungs with breathing. Nausea, vomiting, coughing, spitting, stuffy nose, sneezing, etc. It's all a sign of cold in the mouth and nose. When going out in late autumn, it is recommended that elderly friends wear masks.
Step 3: neck
The neck is the "fortress" of human body. It is the most important part of the nerve center and the only way for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. If you catch a cold, it will not only aggravate cervical spondylosis, but also cause other chronic diseases. Therefore, it is good for the elderly to wear stand-up collars and scarves in late autumn to prevent cardiovascular diseases.
4, navel
The navel is the place most afraid of catching cold, and its barrier function is poor, so it is easy to catch a cold. Therefore, in cold weather, the elderly can keep their navel warm with hot water bottles and warm babies, and usually wear close-fitting cotton vests to avoid catching cold.
5. Waist
The waist is the house of the kidney, and the "pulse" surrounds the waist. If the waist is cold, it is easy to cause pain and general weakness. Therefore, it is best for the elderly to choose long clothes or wear waist protectors. You can rub your waist with your hands when you are free. After the hands are warm, press the waist and eyes tightly, pause for a moment, and then rub down to the coccyx, 50~ 100 times each time, which plays the role of warming kidney, strengthening yang and dredging qi and blood.
6. soles of feet
The subcutaneous fat layer of the foot is thin, the heat preservation is poor, and it is far from the heart, which is easy to make the blood circulation poor. Once the foot is cold, it will lead to the decline of disease resistance, and patients with chronic bronchitis, asthma, rheumatic joint pain and other diseases are prone to relapse. It is recommended that the elderly wear warm, breathable and moisture-absorbing cotton socks, and soak their feet with hot water at about 40℃ for 20 minutes before going to bed every night to let the cold be discharged from the soles of their feet. Then massage Yongquan point on the sole of the foot, which plays the role of regulating viscera, relaxing meridians and activating collaterals.
2. What should I eat to keep warm in autumn?
1, black sesame porridge
People who are weak at home don't need to make up, but it is more appropriate to make up. Black sesame porridge is a good choice. Black sesame not only has the effect of blackening hair, but also nourishes the liver and kidney and nourishes the five internal organs, especially in winter. When cooking porridge with black sesame seeds, pay attention to grinding it into powder and then putting it into the pot with japonica rice for cooking. Cook with strong fire first, then with slow fire to make porridge.
2, fungus yam fried lettuce
For some people who don't like to eat too greasy, stewed radish with mutton seems too heavy. Never mind, Bian Xiao will introduce you to a kind of lettuce fried with fungus and yam. Auricularia auricula is very rich in iron, which can nourish blood and replenish blood if eaten regularly, even if it is cold in winter; In addition, auricularia auricula also contains colloid, which can concentrate the dust and impurities in the digestive system of human body, thus clearing stomach and detoxifying. Yam has high cellulose content and provides a lot of mucin, which can reduce the accumulation of subcutaneous fat and is good for the spleen and stomach.
3. stewed radish with mutton
Stewed radish with mutton is an indispensable food in early winter. This delicious food can not only satisfy your appetite, but also have a good therapeutic effect on people with weak waist and knees, drowsiness, impotence due to kidney deficiency and weakness of spleen and stomach. Because mutton can keep out the cold, and white radish is known as small ginseng, which is the first choice for invigorating qi. The practice is also very simple. Just put the chopped mutton and white radish into the pot and add seasoning until it is cooked and rotten.
4, longan stewed eggs
Besides vegetables, soup is also a good winter tonic food. Longan is a dried fruit that people often eat. Not only nourishing yin and blood, calming the heart and calming the nerves, but also helpful for blood deficiency, headache, palpitation and insomnia and memory loss. Eggs are rich in protein and nutrients needed by human body. Stewed together, these two kinds of food can be nutritious and nourishing, and it is no problem for breakfast. But we should remind everyone that longan is hot and should not be eaten for a long time.
3. How to keep your feet warm?
1, comfortable: soak your feet before going to bed
Soaking feet before bed can promote blood circulation. I believe everyone knows this benefit, especially in winter. Soaking feet with warm water can promote metabolism and blood circulation in the body, which is very beneficial to the body. For the elderly, soaking feet with hot water before going to bed can keep out the cold and improve sleep.
Director Zhang Dadong pointed out that it is no problem for healthy people to soak their feet or soak in hot springs, but special people should pay attention, such as patients with heart disease and cardiac insufficiency, people with low blood pressure and frequent dizziness, and it is not appropriate to soak their feet or soak in hot springs for a long time. Because soaking feet in hot water or soaking in hot springs will dilate blood vessels, and the whole body blood will flow from important organs to the body surface, which may lead to ischemia and hypoxia of important organs such as the heart and brain. For people with heart disease and low blood pressure, it will increase the risk of illness.
Tip: Special reminders should be given to the elderly to soak their feet for a shorter time, because the elderly soak for too long, which may easily cause symptoms such as sweating and palpitation. Therefore, it is better for the elderly to soak their feet for 20 minutes before going to bed every day. The water temperature of soaking feet should not be too hot or too cold, and it is generally appropriate to maintain it at 38 ~ 43.
2. Keep warm: put a hot water bottle.
When sleeping, putting a warm water bag at your feet can not only increase the temperature, but also keep the temperature constant, promote blood circulation at your feet and improve sleep.
Tip: Put the hot water bottle into the upper body or feet of the bed before going to bed, which can warm the bed and speed up sleep.
3. Health: Exercise more.
Winter makes people lazy, and when it's cold, they don't want to move. In fact, proper exercise in winter helps to prevent some diseases. Exercise can enhance the resistance of patients with rheumatoid arthritis, promote the smoothness of meridians, and avoid stiff contracture or even muscle atrophy. However, you should choose what kind of exercise according to your physical condition. For middle-aged and elderly patients with rheumatoid arthritis, hand cutting, back pounding, walking and hitting Tai Ji Chuan may be more suitable.
Foot activities can exercise the muscles, fascia, ligaments, acupoints and nerve endings of the foot, promote blood circulation of the foot and improve the heat supply of the foot.
Tip: 2 hours before going to bed, do 20 to 50 minutes of warm-up exercises, such as jogging, brisk walking and general gymnastics, to make your body hot, so your feet will also get hot.