In winter, the natural yang declines and the yin is abundant, and the cold attacks people, which is easy to damage the yang of the human body. Therefore, health preservation in winter should start with gathering yin and protecting yang, and consciously achieve the "eight essentials", which can effectively prevent diseases.

Going to bed early and getting up late in winter, and keeping a long rest time can make people quiet, and the latent yang of the human body will not be disturbed, which is the first thing to pay attention to in winter health care.

Keep your back warm. The back is the yang in the yang, and pathogenic factors such as wind and cold can easily cause disease by invading your back. Old people, children and the infirm should pay attention to keeping their backs warm in winter so as not to hurt the sun.

To avoid catching a cold, keep warm. It's colder in winter. People should wear warm clothes, shoes and socks when they go out.

Take a bath carefully in winter, and beware of colds, especially for the elderly and patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

Insist that washing feet is the foundation of the human body and is closely related to the head and heart. If you insist on washing your feet with hot water before going to bed in winter, it will not only promote the blood circulation of your feet, but also be of great benefit to eliminating fatigue and improving sleep.

It is necessary to prevent pathological changes. Before the winter solstice, it is the most serious stage of yin cold, and seriously ill patients often get worse. In this regard, it is necessary to take preventive measures or take some nourishing drugs appropriately to enhance the body's disease resistance.

According to the characteristics of cold weather in winter, the diet should be supplemented. You can drink milk, soybean milk, bean porridge and so on in the morning. Choose mutton, dog meat, fish, eggs and other foods with high calorie and high protein at noon and evening, and eat more foods containing vitamin B2 to prevent dry and chapped skin.

If you want to exercise, you must pay attention to mastering the "degree" in winter sports and not overdraw your body's energy. People can selectively do some jogging, walking, playing Tai Ji Chuan, practicing sword and other items suitable for winter exercise according to their physical condition, so as to achieve the health care effect of winter exercise.