Core Tip: Spring turns from cold winter to hot summer, cold and summer alternate, and yin disappears and yang grows. There are six solar terms in spring: beginning of spring, Rain, Sting, Equinox, Qingming and Grain Rain. If you don't pay attention to the climate characteristics in spring and keep in good health in time, it is easy to get sick and induce chronic diseases. So we should pay more attention in our life. What health knowledge do you have in spring?

First, the climate characteristics in spring

1. Spring is a season of frequent diseases, among which infectious diseases are the most harmful and involve the widest range, and preventive measures must be taken. The most common infectious diseases in spring are influenza, epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis, measles, chickenpox, mumps, rubella and scarlet fever. Most of these infectious diseases are respiratory infectious diseases, which can be spread through air, close droplets or contact with respiratory secretions.

2. "Late spring cold" and the frequent temperature difference between the north and the south: The characteristics of late spring cold are well said: "Don't take off your cotton-padded jacket in February, and pear blossoms will bloom in March." "New Book of Pension" also says: Keep warm in early spring, and gradually reduce your clothes. Can't reduce it, it's cold. In winter, there is ice and snow, the weather is hidden, everything converges, blood vessels of human body and skin contract, heat production is enhanced, and heat dissipation is reduced. When spring returns to the earth, the yang rises, and the human body in nature changes accordingly. Medicine believes that cold makes human skin capillaries contract with submucosal blood vessels of the upper respiratory tract, which leads to weakened disease resistance and exercise ability. Cilia cleans bacteria out of the body, removes phlegm and waste, and causes bacterial and viral infections in the upper respiratory tract and lungs. Therefore, if you don't pay attention to keeping warm in spring, you will easily suffer from influenza, upper respiratory syndrome, pink eye, meningitis, acute bronchitis, pneumonia and other diseases.

3. "Windy spring" and frequently-occurring diseases: The temperature in spring keeps rising, and the north-south convection is enhanced, so "wind" is frequent. The "six ballads" of exogenous diseases mentioned by ancestors' doctors are: wind, cold, heat, dampness, dryness and fire-caused by climatic factors, and "wind is the main qi of spring". "It's windy and warm in spring" does not pay attention to health preservation. "Cold" directly harms human body, reduces resistance, and causes bacterial and viral infections and diseases. The temperature rises, the blood circulation speeds up, and colds come on in spring. The symptoms are: severe fever, mild aversion to cold, hyperhidrosis, dry mouth and slight thirst, and red tongue. Chinese medicine is "rheumatism" Acute onset, rapid change, easy to cause high fever, convulsions, coma. Mainly for influenza, meningitis, measles, pneumonia and other diseases. The initial symptoms are mild, so we should not treat them lightly and delay treatment.

Second, mental health in spring

Spring is the first of the four seasons. With the arrival of spring, everything is thriving and the sun Ran Ran rises. It stands to reason that this is the most beautiful and sunny season, and people's mood should be the happiest and quietest in this season. Actually, it's not. The ancients said that "spring is sleepy and autumn is sad", and spring and autumn are the frequent periods of mental illness. Especially in the rainy season in spring, when it is wet and uncomfortable, people can easily fall into a low mood. Sometimes I may not understand the reason, that is, I feel unhappy inexplicably. Once something goes wrong, it is easier to give up on myself. This season, for people's psychology, is a season that should pay more attention to regulation, otherwise, it will not only affect physical health, but also endanger mental health. There are four reasons for mental illness in spring:

First, the air pressure is relatively low, people feel depressed, and the body is sleepy and weak;

Second, because of the explosion of everything, the primitive instinct of creatures is more obvious, and people's emotions are more easily excited;

Third, nature will emit a stronger infrasound than other seasons in this season, which will affect people's endocrine system, lead to endocrine hormone disorder, and even make people's emotions restless; Fourth, the climate changes greatly in spring, making people's mood more volatile.

Third, the daily life in spring

1, lie down at night and get up early, striding toward the court: Ge Hong, a health care practitioner in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, said: "People who are good at recuperating their lives will lie down at four o'clock in the morning and evening, and there will be a harmonious system in their lives." "Sleeping at night" in the spring for three months, the trees are lush and the nature is full of vitality. Sleeping late is conducive to fully enjoying the vitality of nature. You can't always sit in front of TV and watch some sad parting programs when you sleep at night. Cut stories of constant personnel disputes and movies of cruel fighting. You should go out and see the beautiful scenery outside. Worry, calm your mind and relax your body. Then go home and wash your feet. "Wash your feet in spring and the sun will rise." Then massage the acupoints of the feet, and "rosis and temples" fall asleep quietly. In the morning, the sun rises, the wind is warm and the air is fresh. Getting up early is the best way to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new. After washing, eat a little "nourishing liver and promoting hair porridge" to make yourself energetic. Activities can be recognized according to one's physical condition, such as walking, tai chi, chest beating, etc. Promote the circulation of qi and blood in meridians.

2. Go for a walk and enjoy the flowers. It's warm in bloom in March. Out of the cold confinement. Bai Juyi said "spring outing" in his poem. "I don't play in spring, but I am afraid I am an idiot." Madness is not only a loss of pleasure, but also a delay in the precious spring of health and longevity. The air in spring is very fresh, and the negative ions in the air are beneficial to the human body. Scenery stimulation, mood combination, make the heart and lung function, promote blood circulation, and benefit the function of brain and central nervous system. Clear-headed, quick-thinking and inspiring. Spring outing is very beneficial to the physical and mental health of middle-aged and elderly people. There are many storms in spring, and the temperature is cold and warm. After the outing, drink a bowl of "ginger, onion and brown sugar tea". It is a wonderful way to promote the qi of hair growth and prevent colds and colds.

2. Keep warm against the cold and keep it "off" to prevent diseases. As mentioned above, with the rise of spring, the heat dissipation is enhanced, the pores are expanded, the disease resistance of muscle abscess is reduced, the temperature is cold and warm, and it is easy to be attacked by various viruses. Bacteria grow in spring and multiply at the same time, and their activities are rampant. Causes upper respiratory tract infection, influenza, meningitis, acute bronchitis, pneumonia, measles, mumps and other diseases. Therefore, it is necessary to maintain health and enhance physical fitness in spring. Keep warm and cold, and protect the muscle surface. Wear a mask and guard the "pass". The room is sunny and the air is fresh. Clothes, washed and changed, open the window for ventilation.

Fourth, the characteristics of spring health preservation

It is windy in spring, and colds are the main factors of exogenous diseases in spring, which may cause various infectious diseases and epidemic diseases, such as colds, diphtheria, scarlet fever, measles, meningitis, chickenpox, tonsillitis and pneumonia, so we should guard against epidemic diseases in spring.

Spring is a season of alternating winter and summer, with cold and warm air competing with each other, warm and cold at first, cloudy and sunny at first, and changeable weather. Climate instability makes people who are sensitive to climate feel a lot of discomfort, so sensitive people should pay attention to their daily lives.

Spring should be in the liver, Yang Qisheng. Liver qi and liver fire often rise with spring qi, while liver yang is strong, which easily leads to diseases such as hypertension, dizziness and hepatitis. The exuberance of liver qi also makes people's mental mood high and excited, making patients with schizophrenia, mania and other diseases prone to anger, commotion, rage, noise and other States due to weather changes.

External climate change has a significant impact on human qi and blood: for example, qi and blood are stagnant in cold weather, and qi and blood are smooth in hot weather. In spring, the climate gets warmer, the qi and blood activities are also strengthened, and the human metabolism becomes active. Healthy people can adapt to this change quickly, while the infirm, the elderly and children are prone to maladjustment, which makes the old disease relapse or aggravate. Therefore, in the prevention and treatment of diseases in spring, preparations should be made as early as possible.