Great cold is the last of the 24 solar terms in a year, and it is also a precursor to the end of winter. The ancients had different views and descriptions on the twenty-four solar terms, and naturally corresponding seasons also had different fitness methods. The cold season was considered by the ancients to be the coldest time of the year. As the saying goes, "it's cold and slightly cold, and it shrinks into a ball", "it's enough to plow in the cold and bacon". Although the weather is cold, approaching the Spring Festival means that the next spring is coming, so the Great Cold stays healthy and pays more attention to "turning winter storage into spring life".

As the name implies, the so-called transformation of winter storage and spring health is that in the cold season, the way of winter storage and health preservation is about to change into the way of spring health preservation. The significance of this health care method in the cold is also obvious. The reason why the Great Cold is used to "winter storage" is because the sun in the world is the least and the cold is full of the environment. People need to contain yang in their bodies to offset the cold and keep healthy, which is called "winter storage". After the severe cold, spring comes, and the "yang" accumulated in the human body in a winter needs to be publicized and spread to the whole body to achieve the best health care effect. This is the so-called "spring life". Everything will be fine when spring comes. This way of keeping in good health is also in line with the weather, geographical location and human harmony, and it is a behavior that conforms to health and life. It can be seen that it is the most important way to maintain health with great cold and "spring". So, what should be the specific ways and means of "spring"?

Dietary health preservation in cold season should follow the principle of "protecting yin and storing yang". You can eat more high-calorie foods on weekdays, such as jujube, black beans, walnuts, black sesame seeds, longan, fungus and tremella. In the cold season, we should pay more attention to supplementing calories than in the mild cold season, and eat more root vegetables, such as taro, sweet potato, yam, potato and pumpkin. They are rich in starch, vitamins and minerals, which can quickly improve the cold resistance of human body. Followed by some foods with ascending and dispersing properties, such as coriander, onion, mustard, white radish, pepper, ginger, garlic, fennel and so on. , should be properly added in supplements, but be careful not to eat too much. In severe cold, you should avoid cold and sticky products to avoid damaging spleen and stomach yang.

The great cold coincides with the Spring Festival. Due to the long holidays, some people who are usually nervous at work are prone to negative emotions such as depression, loss and anxiety once they are free. In order to adjust your mood, it is suggested that you can relax yourself by reading books, listening to songs, visiting relatives and friends, traveling and sightseeing. , so as to get rid of the high tension of usual work. In the meantime, we should keep a peaceful mind, make the qi and blood in the body smooth, and don't disturb the closed yang. However, while relaxing emotions, we should also pay attention to avoiding excessive joy and sadness and reducing the occurrence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.