Although we have passed beginning of spring, the weather is still cold and humid. The doctor reminded that the body is slowly recovering the yang and relaxing. Although the weather is cold and wet, you can't "open your mind" to eat fried, hot pot and other foods that get angry. Spring belongs to wood, according to the corresponding relationship between five elements and five internal organs, liver corresponds to wood, so health care should adapt to spring and protect liver. When overeating and getting angry, the liver fire is more vigorous, and people's emotional fluctuations are not conducive to health.
Protect the liver, nourish blood first, and rest when nourishing blood.
People pay attention to the "eating" of health care, but ignore the most fundamental "rest" of health care. Jiang, a Chinese medicine doctor in the Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical College, pointed out that staying up late has become a healthy invisible killer because of the irregular pace of work and life. Chinese medicine believes that qi and blood are the source of human vitality, and the liver stores blood, which is the rest time of 1~3 in the morning. If people don't rest, the viscera will be overloaded, which will affect the biochemistry of qi and blood.
In addition, excessive use of eyes can also cause damage to the liver. It is recommended to stare at the computer for 45 minutes and then close your eyes for 5 minutes. Soaking a cup of medlar chrysanthemum tea can improve the fatigue and dryness of eyes.
Eating liver can supplement the "three highs" of liver, which needs to be cautious.
There is a folk saying that "shape complements shape". Ms. Zhang expressed doubts about this. Since she wants to protect her liver in spring, can she eat more pig liver and duck liver to protect her liver? Qiu Quan, a well-known traditional Chinese medicine practitioner in Guangxi, said that traditional Chinese medicine does say that it is tangible and complementary, but not everyone is suitable for eating more liver.
Qiu Quan pointed out that there are more people suffering from "three highs" now, and the cholesterol content of the liver itself is relatively high. In this case, patients with "three highs" are not suitable for nourishing the liver, because the liver will increase hyperlipidemia and blood pressure.
Angry food can affect liver function.
Because Ms. Huang Can can't adapt to the cold and humid climate after spring, she mainly eats hot food such as hot pot and pancakes. Unexpectedly, she seldom gets angry. After eating for three days, her gums began to swell. Coincidentally, in recent years, many patients with hypertension, spleen and stomach diseases and sore throat have appeared in the Chinese medicine department of this hospital. Jiang said that after beginning of spring, from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, it was the season to protect the liver. However, because the weather in Guilin is still cold and humid, many citizens still like to eat "fire" food such as hot pot and fried food, which makes the liver qi more vigorous.
Traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes the need to follow the trend. If you don't keep in good health according to the law in spring, the yang in your body will be suppressed and all kinds of evil spirits will take advantage of it. Coupled with improper diet, it is easy to get angry, leading to redness of eyes, sore throat, bleeding gums and dry stools.
On the other hand, according to Qiu Quan, wood needs soil to support it. Among the five elements, the spleen and stomach belong to the soil, and the liver governs the discharge. Because of improper diet, eating hot food and drinking drinks, it is easy to cause spleen and stomach discomfort, which will affect the excretory function of the liver and make people fidgety and mood swings. Therefore, the blood pressure of many hypertensive patients fluctuates with mood.
Eat less sour food and Hu Aishan jujube.
Qiu Quan suggested that if you want to warm up, you can use mushroom soup as the base material of hot pot, or make lily old duck soup to nourish yin and protect liver. Judging from the relationship between the five flavors and the five internal organs, when the liver function is vigorous, if you eat more sour food, the liver qi will be more vigorous, which will lead to the decline of digestion and absorption function of the spleen and stomach and affect human health. So eat less sour food to prevent excessive liver qi. Dessert foods should be eaten in spring to strengthen the spleen and stomach, such as jujube, which is peaceful and can nourish blood and strengthen the spleen and stomach. Yam is also a delicious food in spring, which has the functions of invigorating spleen and qi, nourishing lung and yin, tonifying kidney and solidifying essence.
In addition to diet, some health care methods also have good results. For the elderly, keeping warm is the most important thing. Zhou, the owner of Guilin Health Hall, explained that the old man had been hiding for a winter. In early spring, they exude yang and are wet and cold. This young man is not as good as that young man. When the inside is hot and the outside is cold, more heat needs to be added.
He suggested adding ginger to supplement the yang when soaking feet at night. Jiang suggested taking the liver and gallbladder meridian and rubbing Zusanli. The way to beat the liver and gallbladder meridians is to beat rhythmically along the outside of the thigh with your fist.