In spring, the yang rises, the snow melts and everything recovers. In practice, you should stay up late, get up early and do some relaxing and gentle exercise. Psychologically, you should care more about others and be more open-minded. Weather wood is the target gas used for foot syncope and liver meridian B wood. Therefore, when growing up, don't tie it too tightly, but lengthen it and let it die. At the same time, we should be kind, compassionate, and don't wantonly destroy creatures, so as to carry forward the spirit of spring. Therefore, keeping in good health in spring should conform to the characteristics of yang naturally rising and relaxing, and it is important to nourish the liver.
Pay attention to your mood.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the liver is wood, shaped like a stick, corresponding to the rise of yang in spring. At this time, if we do not pay attention to emotional regulation and liver qi stagnates, many diseases will be born. Such as emotional exhaustion, hyperactivity of liver yang, elevated blood pressure and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, are prone to stroke. Schizophrenia patients are prone to relapse in spring. Therefore, spring should conform to the natural law of rising yang, so as to make liver qi smooth, "thus making our lives active." This requires us to learn to self-regulate and control our emotions, quit anger when encountering unpleasant things, vent our anger in time, and prevent stagnation of liver qi. Cultivate an optimistic and cheerful personality and have more hobbies.
Ensure the quality of sleep
Sleep, the ancients called it "sleeping food". Zeng Guofan has a famous saying that "keeping in good health is not as good as sleeping". The great English playwright Shakespeare praised sleep as a tonic for the feast of life. The World Health Organization has determined that "sleeping soundly" is one of the important objective signs of health. Studies have shown that sleep is an effective regulation of the human brain and the entire nervous system. In the state of high-quality sleep, a series of physiological and biochemical changes will occur in the body, which will play a role in eliminating diseases and prolonging life. Said: "human blood lies in the liver." Modern medical research has confirmed that the blood flowing into the liver during sleep is seven times that when standing. Through the increase of liver blood flow, it is beneficial to enhance the function of liver cells, improve the ability of detoxification, and accelerate the metabolism of protein, amino acids, sugar, fat, vitamins and other nutrients. So as to maintain the stability of the internal environment and resist the invasion of various infectious diseases in spring. Therefore, each of us should pay attention to scientific sleep.
Teenagers and middle-aged people need to sleep 8 hours a day; About 7 hours for people over 60 years old; People over 80 years old should sleep for 8~9 hours; Sick people can appropriately increase their sleep time. Insist on washing feet with hot water before going to bed. Don't be too full for dinner, and don't drink strong tea and coffee before going to bed. Pay attention to your sleeping position. When sleeping, you should "lie like a bow", lie on your right side and sleep with your head south and your feet north. Having a quiet sleeping environment, fresh indoor air, suitable temperature and humidity and comfortable beds is conducive to entering a sweet dream country.
Eat warm food.
The diet in spring should follow the principle of "nourishing yang in spring and summer" mentioned in Huangdi Neijing, and eat more warm food. Li Shizhen said in Huangdi Neijing: "The leaves and roots of Chinese chives have the same temperature and function. When I was born, it was spicy and scattered blood. When they are ripe, they are sweet and nutritious. They are also the dishes of the liver. " Eating some warm leeks in spring can supplement the yang of the human body and enhance the functions of the liver and spleen and stomach. Onions are all medicines, and their leaves can benefit the five internal organs and eliminate edema; White onion can promote yang sweating, detoxify and reduce swelling; Onion juice can detoxify, promote blood circulation and relieve pain; Onion root can cure hemorrhoids and hematochezia. Garlic has detoxification effect, can clean blood and is beneficial to cardiovascular health. Eat sweet and sour. Chinese medicine believes that spring is a season of vigorous liver qi. Eating too much acid can easily lead to hyperactivity of liver qi, inhibit spleen soil and affect the transport and transformation function of spleen. Jujube and yam are best for spring. Yam is sweet in taste and flat in nature, and has the effects of tonifying spleen and liver, lung and qi, kidney and essence. It can be eaten with jujube, yam, rice, millet and cowpea, and has the functions of invigorating spleen, nourishing liver and stomach, nourishing yin and moistening dryness. Eat more vegetables and wild vegetables in spring, such as bean sprouts, mung bean sprouts, coriander, spring bamboo shoots, lettuce, spinach, Toona sinensis, shepherd's purse, celery, rape, dandelion and willow buds. It can not only supplement vitamins, inorganic salts and trace elements, but also clear away heat and moisten dryness, which is beneficial to the dissipation of accumulated heat in the body. Avoid greasy, cold and sticky food, so as not to hurt the liver and spleen.
Exercise regularly
Spring is a good time to use natural yang to nourish the liver, and exercise is the best way. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that liver tonic is the main method. Insisting on exercise can relax muscles and tendons, which is beneficial to liver health. At this time, everyone should choose appropriate exercise according to their physical condition. In the morning and evening and holidays, you can walk on the grass, swing your fists and dance swords in the forest by the river, or go for a walk in the suburbs, enjoy flowers and sing, climb high and look far, feel relaxed and relaxed, think leisurely and integrate with nature. The unity of heaven and man virtually enhances your physical and mental health. The main sports are walking, playing Tai Ji Chuan, jogging, doing gymnastics and flying kites. Middle-aged and elderly people should choose moderate, slow and balanced exercise. The main form of exercise is dispersion, and the heart rate should be maintained at 120~ 140 beats/min, or 170 beats/min when exercising to one's own age, such as 120 beats/min at the age of 50 and 100 at the age of 70. You can eat more when you are in good health and eat less when you are in poor health. Teenagers can choose competitive sports with large amount of exercise and high intensity to improve the related functions of the body, and at the same time let the individual's emotions be properly vented. In addition, women should pay attention to the health and fitness during menstruation, and try to avoid strenuous exercise, hot and cold stimulation, strenuous activities and antagonistic events during menstruation. The temperature gets warmer in spring. Don't forget the old saying "autumn freezes and spring covers". You should know that the wind is strong in spring, it is warm and cold at first sight, and the temperature difference between day and night is large, so the human body can't adapt quickly and is vulnerable to the wind and cold. Especially the elderly and infirm, we should pay more attention to cold and warmth, and guard against the recurrence of old diseases.