There is a saying that winter is a time when the kidney meridian is vigorous, and the kidney is salty and the heart is bitter. So what?

First, we must distinguish between yin deficiency and not blindly supplement it.

As we all know, kidney deficiency can be divided into yin and yang. People with kidney yin deficiency should pay attention to choose sea cucumber, medlar, soft-shelled turtle and tremella for nourishing. You can also take Bai Zhi Huang oral liquid. People with kidney-yang deficiency should eat more mutton, velvet antler, psoralea corylifolia, cistanche deserticola, cinnamon, Alpinia oxyphylla and so on. And you can also use Shenqi pills. Kidney yin and yang deficiency, you should choose Bushen Yiqi capsule.

The second is to insist on physical exercise.

"Life lies in exercise", and the functional activities of limbs, including the movement of joints, bones and other tissues, are dominated by liver and kidney. Therefore, there is a saying that "the kidney dominates the bone, and the bone is the kidney". People who are good at keeping in good health should insist on physical exercise in winter, so as to achieve the effects of nourishing the liver and tonifying the kidney, relaxing the tendons and activating the collaterals, activating the veins and enhancing their own resistance. For example, walking, jogging, playing ball, doing exercises, practicing boxing, practicing sword, etc. Are all suitable for winter exercise. Keep warm during winter exercise to prevent colds.

The third is * * * therapy.

* * * therapy is an effective method that kidney raisers should master in winter. There are two kinds of therapies: one is rubbing the waist and rubbing the eyes. Press the waist tightly after the hands are hot, and rub hard for 30 times. The so-called "waist is the house of the kidney", rubbing the waist and eyes can dredge the tendons and enhance the function of the kidney. The second is to put pressure on Tian Chan. Rub your hands together and apply them to your abdomen 30-50 times. This method can enhance the immune function of human body, strengthen the kidney, and prolong life.

You might as well try other methods. Knocking your teeth often in winter will benefit your kidney and strengthen your kidney; The meridians of the kidney start from the foot, and Yongquan point in the heart of the foot is its main point. It is best to soak your feet with hot water before going to bed in winter night and press the center of your feet; In winter, people are in a state of "Yin flourishes while Yang declines", so they should bask in the sun to help Yang Qi in the kidney rise; Pay attention to keep your back warm and wear cotton or wool vest to protect kidney yang.

Folk customs in early winter

Beginning of winter, beginning of winter, beginning of spring, Changsha and beginning of autumn, known as Li Si, are important festivals in ancient society. It used to be a farming society. After working for a year, I took advantage of beginning of winter to have a rest and rewarded my family for their hard work. The proverb "beginning of winter fills the winter with an empty mouth" is the best metaphor.

In ancient times, on this day, the son of heaven had the gift of going out to welcome the winter, giving the minister winter clothes and pity the lonely. This is generally the case in later generations. Lu Chunqiu: "It is the moon, taking beginning of winter as an example. On the third day of beginning of winter, the son of the Taishi said, "One day in beginning of winter, the sage is in the water." The son of heaven is Zhai On the day of beginning of winter, the son of heaven personally led Dr. Sangong Jiuqing to welcome the winter in the northern suburbs. Nevertheless, it is still a question of rewarding death and caring for the lonely. Gao: "those ancestors who died for national security will be rewarded by their descendants;" If there are widows and orphans, pity them. " Cui Jinbao's Notes on Ancient and Modern Times: "Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, a palace official in winter, was clothed with a coat." Also, "a big hat is a wild suit, which Wei Wendi officials often wear in winter, called a warm hat."

In terms of dietary customs, beginning of winter has the custom of eating pumpkin and jiaozi. When I was in early winter, it was difficult to buy pumpkins in the market. This kind of pumpkin is bought in summer and stored in a hut or window sill. After a long time of saccharification, dumplings are made. The taste is different from that of Chinese cabbage and pumpkin stuffing in summer. It needs to be dipped in vinegar and eaten with rotten garlic, and the taste is different. Why does beginning of winter eat jiaozi? Because our country is based on agriculture and attaches great importance to the 24 solar terms, "Festival" is a new growth point of vegetation. Autumn harvest and winter storage, this day, in order to improve our life, we chose "delicious but jiaozi". At the same time, in ancient times, melons were considered strong, so there was a saying in the Book of Rites that "eating melons was also a sacrifice first". On the solstice of winter, there was a custom of "Winter Solstice Festival" in ancient China. The solstice in winter is also called "Celebrating the New Year". Hundreds of officials greeted the emperor, and the people worshipped each other and held banquets. Ordinary people eat wonton, which symbolizes breaking the chaotic world and welcoming new life.

In southern China, people like to eat some chicken, duck and fish in early winter. On this day in beginning of winter, in Taiwan Province Province, a mutton stove, ginger duck and other winter tonic restaurants are on the street. Many families will also stew sesame oil chicken and siwu chicken to supplement energy.