2. Prevent disease invasion. In early winter, the climate often changes from cold to warm. People usually call it that at this time, some infectious diseases attack people, among which the biggest threat to the elderly is traffic. In order to prevent the invasion of influenza and other diseases, we should avoid going to public places such as shopping malls and maintain good ventilation; Often go outdoors to bask in the sun. Simple disease prevention methods: often put a few seeds or a small bottle of peppermint oil at the bedside, or drink tea with 10 jujube and 5 slices of ginger every night, which can not only eliminate indoor pollution, eliminate viruses and reduce diseases.
3. Follow the principle of diet. "Protecting Yin and Hiding Yang" is the basic principle of winter diet. It requires a natural diet, gathering yin and protecting yang. Old people should eat more foods that can nourish yin and subdue yang, such as turtle's K ear. During the deep winter festival, pay due attention to the intake of yellow-green vegetables, such as carrots, rape, spinach and bean sprouts. In addition, in order to enhance the cold resistance, you can eat more food rich in calories: dog meat, cattle and other livestock meat, and it is best to stew it for a long time.
4. Insist on cold-resistant exercise. Practice has proved that people who insist on winter exercise for a long time rarely suffer from bronchitis, pneumonia, cold anemia, neurasthenia and other diseases. "Practicing Sanjiu in Winter" not only exercises will and perseverance, but also exercises outdoors, which can make up for the lack of sunshine. This is especially important for the elderly. Cold-resistant exercise is best carried out outdoors in the early hours of the morning, and the exercise method can be selected according to personal interests, which is helpful to improve the cold-resistant ability.
5, appropriate winter tonic. According to the natural law of "essence stored in winter", winter tonic can make the energy transformed from nutrients stored in the body play its role to the maximum extent and nourish the five internal organs. "Winter solstice" is the dividing line of climate change in winter and March, that is, tonic can enhance the body's resistance, cultivate vitality, help the growth of yang in the body, and enhance disease resistance. For the frail elderly, winter tonic must be suitable for their own physique and illness, and it is best to carry out it under the guidance of Chinese medicine. Generally speaking, for the elderly with yang deficiency, geese and ducks should be the main food supplement. "Medicine tonic is not as good as food tonic", and the foods supplemented by ordinary normal old people include japonica rice, corn and wheat. Vegetables include leek, coriander, green onion, radish, day lily and so on. Meat includes mutton, dog meat, coconut, pineapple, litchi, longan and so on.