First, early spring health care methods
The first trick: detoxify and drink scented tea.
When it is cold in winter, people prefer to eat hot food. Especially in the Spring Festival holiday, big fish and big meat, spicy taste, one or two glasses of wine can make the whole person warm. However, due to eating too much hot food in winter, in spring, we must reduce the burden on the stomach and clear the intestines and detoxify.
Drinking a cup of light salt water in the morning can help you urinate and detoxify. People with high blood pressure can switch to warm water; A glass of honey water for people with low blood sugar is equally effective. Pay attention to drinking spring tea, whether it is green tea or scented tea, which can detoxify, refresh and replenish qi. Jasmine tea, in particular, has a fragrant smell and a better refreshing effect.
If you want to detoxify your body, you must ensure that your stool is unobstructed. It is recommended that people with poor defecation eat more radishes, cabbages, potatoes and sweet potatoes to help defecation; You can also massage yourself, rub clockwise around the navel for at least 36 times a day, and press Tianshu point with three fingers around the navel until you feel sore, which has a laxative effect.
The second measure: stretching muscles in the morning exercise.
The ancients advocated doing morning exercises in spring. They thought it was the best time to exercise all the year round, which could completely relax the body that had been imprisoned for a winter. Old people are best for walking. You can also take a deep breath, stretch your legs and stretch your muscles in a park with good air. There is a saying that "an inch long tendon can prolong life for ten years". Although this statement is somewhat exaggerated, proper stretching of ligaments does help to dredge the qi and blood of the body, and even has the effect of relieving pain and detoxifying. Spring should nourish the liver and gallbladder, so you may wish to pat the outside of the ribs when exercising. This is what Chinese medicine calls the hepatobiliary area. If you slap your palm moderately, you can dredge the qi and blood meridians and achieve the effect of nourishing the liver and gallbladder.
A year's plan starts with spring. Besides outdoor sports, we should go out for an outing more often. You can make a travel plan at the beginning of the year, plan a four-season trip according to the length of holidays and seasonal characteristics, and practice it in the second year.
The third measure: eat sweet and sour in spring.
Sun Simiao's "Qian Jin Fang" in the Tang Dynasty recorded that the diet in spring should be "sour and sweet", because too much acidic food in spring will lead to excessive liver fire and damage the spleen and stomach. We should eat more warm and sweet foods to help digestion, such as glutinous rice, pumpkin, jujube, yam and tremella. On the other hand, in the relationship between five zang-organs and five flavors, sour taste has a convergent effect, which is not conducive to the growth of Yang Qi and the release of liver qi. Eating too much acid will damage Yang Qi. However, the so-called less acid and more sweetness is only a relative concept, and we cannot go to extremes. A better way is to eat more sweet and sour things, fruits and drinks, which is more conducive to balancing physical fitness.
Spring is the season for hair growth. According to the principle of "harmony between man and nature", the same sprouted sprouts are very suitable for spring consumption. Such as bean sprouts, bean sprouts, bamboo shoots, garlic sprouts, sprouts and so on. You can stir-fry, make soup and make stuffing, preferably light and moist. Leek, ginger and chicken soup are good for aphrodisiac, so you can eat more. Strawberries, oranges and kiwis can also be eaten properly; It is suggested that medlar and chrysanthemum be soaked in water to nourish the liver and improve eyesight. Besides, honey is an excellent tonic in spring. Besides drinking honey water, you can also mix a spoonful of oats and honey in hot milk, which tastes better.
The fourth trick: comb your hair in the sun.
The ancients paid attention to "lying at night and getting up early, striding to court and staying late", that is to say, the ancients went to bed and got up early in the Spring Festival Evening; Go for a walk in a wide place; Spread your hair and loosen your clothes so that your body is not bound. This principle also applies now.
To raise yang in spring, you should bask in the sun more, especially when you get up early, combing your hair while basking in the sun or massaging Baihui point on your head can help people increase yang and nourish the five internal organs. Spring needs to nourish the liver, "the liver begins to understand the eyes", so raising the eyes can also protect the liver. It is suggested that people relax, face the sun, close their eyes, let the glass window and eyelids filter out too strong sunlight, and turn their eyes clockwise and counterclockwise for more than ten minutes every day. People can also go home every day to wash their eyes and eyelids with clear water and massage around their eyes to promote blood circulation.
In spring, when the wind is dry, special attention should be paid to hydrating, preventing dryness and detoxifying; Due to the great climate change, it is necessary to change clothes at any time according to the weather, especially for the elderly with chronic diseases, and the back, waist and legs are the key points. The principle of spring covering is: if the daily average temperature is below 15℃, or the temperature difference between day and night is greater than 8℃, it is best not to take off your cotton-padded clothes.
The fifth measure: psychological time difference.
The most important thing to nourish the liver in spring is to ensure a smooth mood, but just after the Spring Festival, most people will have uncomfortable reactions in the process of suddenly changing their lifestyle, thus affecting their mood. So I suggest you reverse the "time difference" as soon as possible.
When office workers spend a little time reviewing their pre-holiday work and making new year's plans, they will respond to their work with a more positive and prepared attitude and will not appear to be in a hurry. After the holiday, you should quickly resume your daily routine, have a light diet, concentrate on your work as much as possible during the day, and improve your work efficiency, which is more conducive to quickly returning to the "time difference."
Young people who return to big cities from their hometown full of affection may feel lonely again. Such people might as well keep in touch with their family and friends as often as possible to help them through the "transition period", or distribute the special products brought by their hometown to colleagues and neighbors, so that they may make new friends around them.
Second, food suitable for spring.
1, what a big red date for invigorating spleen
Intestinal digestion is poor and it is not suitable for eating greasy meat. Therefore, heat can be properly supplied by sweets. Jujube is a good way to tonify spleen in spring.
Sun Simiao, a famous doctor in ancient China, said: "In spring, it is advisable to keep acid and sweeten it to nourish your temper." It means to eat less sour and eat more sweet in spring. Chinese medicine believes that when the liver qi is strong in spring, eating more sour food will make the liver qi excessive and damage the spleen and stomach, so eat less sour food. In spring, people have more outdoor activities than in winter, so they consume more energy and need more calories. But at this time, the spleen and stomach are weak and the digestive ability of gastrointestinal tract is poor, which is not suitable for eating greasy meat. Therefore, heat can be properly supplied by sweets. Jujube is such a good way to replenish spleen in spring.
2, Buzhong Yiqi raisins
Raisins are good food for invigorating qi, which has the function of invigorating qi and enriching blood. People who are usually anemic and often dizzy should eat it often. There are many reasons for dizziness in spring, mainly due to lack of qi and blood. Raisins are rich in iron, and people with anemia should eat some raisins appropriately. However, people with high sugar content, high blood sugar and diarrhea should eat less. It is recommended to eat a palm a day.
Raisins are good food for invigorating qi, which has the function of invigorating qi and enriching blood.
Raisins have the function of replenishing qi and blood, nourishing liver blood, and are suitable for people who are prone to anemia and often feel dizzy. People who are prone to dizziness in spring are usually short of qi and blood, and raisins are rich in iron, which is necessary for women to make blood. But because of its high sugar content, people who are afraid of obesity, diabetes and diarrhea should eat less. 1 day It is recommended not to eat more than half a palm.
3, longan into the spleen nourishing
Dried longan can soothe the nerves For some people with poor blood circulation, and those who are prone to insomnia and poor spirits in spring, you can eat some dried longan appropriately. At the same time, dried longan nourishes the spleen and stomach, so it has a certain therapeutic effect on insomnia at night. However, it is common sense that dried longan will get angry, and people with hot constitution should eat less. It is recommended not to eat more than half a palm a day.
Seasonal food is the bud of spring.
Eating spring buds in spring is a gift from nature. Huangdi Neijing, a classic work of traditional Chinese medicine, says to "eat the old valley", which means to eat seasonal food. In spring, all plants will produce fresh buds, including many edible spring buds, such as Toona sinensis, bean sprouts, garlic sprouts, bean sprouts and so on.