Climatic characteristics in April
April is the last stage of spring. Judging from the 24 solar terms, including Qingming and Grain Rain.
Qingming represents heaven and earth in solar terms. Since ancient times, this day has been a day for China people to worship their ancestors and sweep graves. It is also called "Walking Festival" and is a traditional folk festival of the Han nationality in China.
Grain Rain is the last solar term in spring. In ancient times, it was called "rain gives birth to hundreds of valleys", which shows the importance of this solar term in agriculture.
At this time, the temperature has started to rise obviously, the frequency of people's outdoor activities has increased, and pollen and catkins have also danced with the wind. People who are allergic to pollen should pay attention to stay away from allergens when going out. In addition, spring is also a high incidence of infectious diseases, so try not to go to places with too many people.
What to eat for health in April?
The diet in April is mainly to tonify the kidney and regulate the deficiency of yin and yang. Diet can follow the following principles:
Vegetables: shepherd's purse, spinach, yam, leek, soybean, white radish, carrot, soybean sprouts, tomato and Chinese toon.
Fruits: bananas, oranges, grapes, strawberries, lemons, pineapples, apples, pears, mangoes, mangoes, cherries and kiwis.
Meat: grass carp, lean meat
Others: burdock, kelp, natural green algae.
Recommended recipes in April
1. Toona sinensis cold
Material: Toona sinensis
Practice: Wash Toona sinensis, blanch it in boiling water, squeeze out the water, put it in an oil pan, add garlic and pepper to saute, pour it on Toona sinensis and pour it with sesame oil.
2. Exotic mango juice
Ingredients: kiwi 1, mango 1, half lemon.
Practice: Peel the mango, cut the pulp into small pieces, peel and cut the kiwi fruit into small pieces, remove the pulp from the lemon, put the mango, lemon and kiwi fruit into a juicer, filter out the pomace, pour it into a cup, and add honey to taste.
3. stir-fried shredded pork with shepherd's purse
Ingredients: shepherd's purse and lean meat.
Practice: Wash and chop the shepherd's purse, shred the lean meat, add ginger, cooking wine and salt for pickling, first stir-fry the lean meat until it changes color, then stir-fry the shepherd's purse together, and add monosodium glutamate for seasoning.
4. Stir-fried carrots with yam
Ingredients: 300 grams of yam, appropriate amount of carrots.
Practice: Wash yam and carrot separately, peel and slice, stir-fry carrot first, then stir-fry yam evenly, and season with salt.
5. Carrots mixed with kelp silk
Ingredients: 60 grams of carrot and 25 grams of kelp.
Practice: soak kelp in advance, shred and blanch in boiling water, shred carrots, mix with kelp shreds, add minced garlic, salt, vinegar and sesame oil and mix well.
How to keep healthy in April
1. Health preservation focuses on nourishing the liver.
The traditional health preserving theory holds that "spring corresponds to liver", which means that the climate characteristics of spring are closely related to human liver. Therefore, the method of keeping in good health in spring should focus on nourishing the liver. If the liver function is normal, people's qi will be smooth, qi and blood will be harmonious, and the functions of various zang-fu organs will remain normal. There are many specific methods, such as nourishing liver with liver, nourishing liver with taste, nourishing liver with blood, nourishing liver with vegetables and so on.
It is not advisable to change clothes too early.
As the saying goes, "dressing casually in February" refers to the coat that can be put on and off conveniently before and after Tomb-Sweeping Day because of the changeable climate and large temperature difference between morning and evening. Wear a trench coat when you go out to work in the morning, and keep warm. When you feel hot at noon, you can take it off and put it on when you get home from work at night, which can effectively prevent colds. The so-called "spring cover" also means this. It's not until Tomb-Sweeping Day that spring clothes can be changed in mid-April.
3. Pay attention to the disease from the mouth.
The changeable weather is easy to make people who are weak catch cold, tonsillitis, bronchitis and pneumonia; At this time, respiratory infectious diseases, such as diphtheria, scarlet fever, whooping cough, measles, chickenpox, epidemic meningitis and so on. , is a frequent occurrence. Therefore, we should pay close attention to the weather changes, increase or decrease clothes, go to public places as little as possible, and pay special attention to "illness from the mouth".
4. Don't be too sad
Spring is a period of high incidence of various mental diseases. In addition, Tomb-Sweeping Day's grave-sweeping can easily make people feel depressed and depressed, and induce mental illness. Therefore, everyone should pay attention to clear away bad emotions in time, not too sad, and maintain a stable mood and a comfortable mood.
5. Prevent pollen allergy
Spring is the time when all kinds of pollen and catkins begin to spread, and many people are allergic, so it is best to wear a mask when going out, stay away from allergens, eat more foods that enhance immunity and relieve allergic symptoms.
Matters needing attention in April diet
1. The climate in spring is dry, so you should eat less spicy, greasy and cold things, such as peppers, fat meat, marine fish and shrimp.
2. Spring is the season of high incidence of chronic diseases, so don't eat "hair" which is easy to make the old diseases relapse.
3. The ultraviolet rays are strong in spring, and people are easy to get sunburned because of inadequate protection.