January
Keywords: tonifying kidney and preventing cold
January is the beginning of a year, including two solar terms: Great Cold and Slight Cold. According to Chinese medicine, cold is the main qi in winter, cold is the yin evil, which is easy to hurt Yang Qi, and cold dominates stagnation. Huangdi Neijing says "nourishing yin in autumn and winter".
Health principle: keep warm and prevent respiratory diseases. Pay attention to physical exercise, such as walking and jogging. It is advisable to eat more mutton, dog meat, jujube, longan meat, lily and other foods that tonify the spleen and stomach, warm the kidney and strengthen yang, and relieve cough and lung.
February
Keywords: Yang Yangchun Wu
February is the beginning of spring, including the beginning of spring rain. "A year's plan lies in spring". Everything recovers, and the weather begins to get warmer, but cold air activities are frequent, so we should do a good job of "spring cover".
In spring, the yang is just born, so you should eat something sweet, not sour. Sour taste enters the liver, with astringent taste, which is not conducive to the growth of yang and the release of liver qi. Diet should be nursed back to its liking.
Health principle: pay attention to keep warm and increase or decrease clothes in time. It is advisable to eat spicy food such as lobster sauce, onion, coriander and leek.
March
Keywords: keeping warm and nourishing liver
March includes two solar terms, namely, fright and vernal equinox. Before and after the "fright", the weather has started to get warmer and there is more and more rain, which is a favorable opportunity for spring sowing. In spring, people often feel sleepy and sleepy, and wake up late in the morning, which is called "spring sleep" by the people.
It is advisable to live in spring, and it can hurt the liver if it is not kept in good health. Sun Simiao, the king of medicine, said: "It is advisable to keep sour and sweet in spring to nourish the temper." Chinese medicine believes that the spleen and stomach are the foundation of the day after tomorrow, and excessive liver qi will damage the spleen. In spring, we should pay attention to eating more sweet and less sour to nourish the spleen.
Health principle: go to bed late and get up early, walk slowly, and keep warm when the temperature difference between morning and evening is large. You should eat more dates, yams, leeks, spinach, shepherd's purse and chicken.
April
Keywords: regulating yin and yang
April is the last time of spring, including Qingming and Grain Rain. In April, due to the warmer weather, people's outdoor activities have increased, and all kinds of flowers are competing to open. People who are allergic to pollen should pay attention to prevention. It is also a season of high incidence of infectious diseases, so we should actively take preventive measures.
Chinese medicine believes that in the past few days, when the weather is cold, we should give priority to tonifying the kidney and regulate the deficiency of both yin and yang.
Health principle: In order to keep a good mood, you should choose soft and quiet exercise. For example, jogging, doing exercises and hitting Tai Ji Chuan. Eat more spinach, shepherd's purse, onion, fruit, yam, medlar and rabbit meat.
May
Keywords: nourishing the heart
May is long summer, including Long Summer and Xiaoman. It means that the weather temperature rises obviously, which is an important solar term with vigorous growth.
Chinese medicine theory holds that the heart corresponds to "summer", which is beneficial to the physiological activities of the heart. In summer, the heart yang is the most vigorous and needs more maintenance.
Health-keeping principle: avoid sudden anger and sadness, and the elderly should pay more attention to prevent blood stasis and heart attack. Diet should be based on light food with low fat and salt, and eat more vegetables and fruits with high vitamin content. Eat more foods that can clear away heat and promote diuresis, such as adzuki bean, coix seed, mung bean, wax gourd, loofah, black fungus, lotus root, carrot, tomato and so on.
June
Keywords: prevention of infectious diseases
June is the real beginning of summer, which includes two solar terms: awn seed and summer solstice. When the temperature rises in summer and the humidity in the air increases, people will feel chest tightness, palpitation, listlessness and general weakness because the sweat in the body cannot spread smoothly. So at this time, we should pay attention to strengthening physical fitness and avoid seasonal diseases and infectious diseases, such as heatstroke, mumps and chicken pox.
Health principle: mentally, pay attention to maintaining a relaxed and happy state, go to bed late and get up early, which is in line with the yang filling and is conducive to the operation of qi and blood. Pay attention to lunch break at noon, which can eliminate fatigue and restore physical strength. Cotton products should be selected for clothing, which is beneficial to sweat excretion. Pay attention to prevent heatstroke, mumps, chicken pox and other diseases. Xia San should eat more vegetables, beans and fruits, such as bitter gourd, watermelon, lychee, mung bean and red bean.
July
Keywords: protecting yang
July is about to enter the long summer, which includes two solar terms: slight summer heat and great summer heat. Summer heat is around midsummer, which is the season with the highest temperature and the highest yang. "Three-nine cold, midsummer hot" refers to the heat degree of the solar terms in the great summer of Ming Dynasty. Pay attention to heatstroke prevention and cooling at this time.
Chinese medicine believes that summer is also the most vigorous time for human yang, so we should pay attention to the combination of work and rest to protect human yang. Based on the principle of "nourishing Yang in spring and summer".
Health principle: for patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, we should ensure adequate sleep and strengthen indoor ventilation. Pay attention to food hygiene to prevent the occurrence of intestinal infectious diseases. To prevent heatstroke, drink plenty of water, eat a small amount of Ren Dan and often drink mung bean soup. Diet should be light, vegetables should eat more green leafy vegetables and bitter gourd, loofah, cucumber and so on. And the fruit should be watermelon.
August
Keywords: heatstroke prevention
August is the time of late summer and early autumn, including beginning of autumn and early summer. It indicates that autumn is coming. The weather turns cold in the morning and evening, and it is still hot during the day. "Autumn Tiger" is warm and dry, which damages body fluid and may cause dry skin, dry throat, little body fluid and yellow urine. According to Chinese medicine, beginning of autumn is also a period when the yang gradually closes, the yin gradually grows, and the yang gradually turns to yin. It is the season when all things are ripe and harvested, and it is also the transitional period when yang disappears and yin grows.
After autumn, the digestive function of human body decreases, and the disease resistance is weakened. Babies are prone to diarrhea here-"autumn diarrhea".
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that autumn is dominated by dryness, consuming gas and damaging yin, and qi deficiency leads to weakness of limbs and easy to feel tired.
Health-keeping principle: After autumn, you should have peace of mind, feel comfortable and avoid sadness. Go to bed early and get up early, which conforms to the convergence of yang. Getting up early can stretch the lungs and prevent excessive convergence. We should strengthen outdoor activities, such as running and ball games. In autumn, the diet is mainly lung, eating more acid and less pungent. Eat more foods containing vitamins, such as tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, potatoes, grapes, pears and so on.
September
Keywords: anti-autumn dryness
September is the most obvious time in autumn, which includes two solar terms: the Millennium and the autumnal equinox. In most areas, the precipitation decreased obviously, and the temperature gradually turned cold. Health care should be based on the law of balance between yin and yang, so that the body can maintain the principle of "yin and yang are secret".
Health principle: The most suitable sport is mountaineering. It is very important to prevent autumn dryness. You should eat more American ginseng, Adenophora adenophora, lily, almond, wax gourd, radish and pear. You can also use onions, ginger and coriander to prevent colds.
October
Keywords: nourishing yin in autumn and winter
October is the end of autumn, including two solar terms: cold dew and first frost. Winter is coming, and it is getting colder and colder. Chinese medicine believes that "nourishing yin in autumn and winter". In autumn, Yin Qi must be maintained in the body. When the climate turns cold, it is the time when the human body's yang converges and the yin essence is hidden inside, so it is necessary to maintain the yin essence.
Health principle: the organ corresponding to autumn is the lung. At this time, it is necessary to prevent dryness from invading the human body and damaging the yin essence of the lungs, and it is appropriate to nourish yin and moisten dryness in diet. It is advisable to eat more lily, sesame, glutinous rice and honey, and eat more chicken, beef, fish, jujube and yam to enhance physical fitness. Drink more water.
November
Keywords: protecting yang
1 1 month is the official arrival of winter, including two solar terms: "beginning of winter" and "Xiaoxue". Nature is characterized by yin flourishing and yang declining, the temperature dropping, the cold attacking people, and the human yang being easily damaged. Therefore, special attention should be paid to protecting the sun. It's the best time of year to make up for it. Chinese medicine believes that at this time, when the sun is hidden, the cathode is high, the vegetation is withered, the insects are hidden, and all activities tend to stop.
Health principle: be quiet in November, protect yang, and don't consume yin essence excessively; Go to bed early and get up late in life to ensure adequate sleep; Pay attention to keeping your back warm, which is conducive to the hiding of yang and the accumulation of yin essence. Pay attention to keep warm when you wear it. Diet follows the principle of "nourishing yin in autumn and winter". Eat more high-calorie meals and fresh vegetables in the diet to avoid vitamin deficiency, such as beef and mutton, black-bone chicken, soybean milk, milk, radish, vegetables and tofu. Eat less cold products, such as seafood.
December
Keywords: Tibetan essence
December is the end of the year, including two solar terms: heavy snow and winter solstice. According to the Yin-Yang viewpoint of TCM, the arrival of winter solstice is the solar term when Yin Qi rises and falls and Yang Qi begins to pick up. 1February is a good time for tonic, and it is necessary to achieve the purpose of strengthening the body through comprehensive conditioning such as nourishing the mind, adjusting diet, exercising, keeping warm and cold, and being cautious about sexual intercourse.
Health-keeping principle: Take proper physical exercise and make full preparations before exercise to prevent accidental injuries. Be positive and optimistic mentally, and choose food supplements and medicine supplements according to your physical condition. For example, people with weak constitution should choose "slow supplement"; People with good health should give priority to "flat supplement", and don't overeat greasy products to prevent getting angry and getting sick. Usually, we should eat more foods with high content of protein, vitamins and cellulose, and eat less foods with high content of fat and sugar. Eat more mutton, dog meat, beef, celery, white radish, potatoes, Chinese cabbage, spinach, longan and so on.
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