Solar terms health care
"Because the vernal equinox and solar terms are divided into day and night, cold and summer, people should pay attention to maintaining the balance of yin and yang in health care." Li Xi introduced Su Wenzhi's Theory of Truth: "Observe Yin and Yang carefully and adjust them to make them equal". That is to say, the human body should coordinate the physiological movements of viscera, qi and blood and essence with the external movements of brain, physical strength and exercise, and maintain the balance between supply and demand.
Live a healthy life
Li Xi introduced that keeping in good health at the vernal equinox should conform to the characteristics of spring when the sun is the god and everything is born, focusing on the natural law of "being born and ascending to heaven". "Spring belongs to wood, corresponding to the liver, which is responsible for Japanese. It is angry and hates depression, so in terms of mental conditioning, it is necessary to be calm, maintain a relaxed, happy and optimistic mood, and avoid great rejoicing and severe emotional fluctuations. "
In daily life, Li Xi said that although the weather gets warmer at the vernal equinox, there is a big temperature difference between day and night, and there is still a cold current from time to time. The weather changes greatly, and it rains a lot, even rainy. At this time, we should pay attention to the addition and subtraction of clothes, dress thick and thin, and keep the lower limbs and feet warm. Outdoor sports are also recommended when the weather is clear.
have a healthy diet
Li Xi introduced that during the spring equinox, yin and yang in nature are equally divided, and the diet should be "balanced" to keep the balance between cold and heat. "You can match your diet according to your physical condition. For example, when eating cold foods such as duck, seafood and crab, it is best to add warm onions, ginger and wine. When eating leeks, garlic and other things that help yang, it is best to match the eggs that nourish yin. " Li Xi said that, in addition, liver qi will damage the spleen in spring, so we should eat more sweets, such as jujube, yam, spinach and shepherd's purse, and eat less sour food.
Li Xi suggested that eating fresh vegetables such as Toona sinensis, bamboo shoots and amaranth during the vernal equinox can nourish the liver. Toona sinensis: It can clear away heat and toxic materials, strengthen stomach and regulate qi. Toona sinensis sprouts in spring and has a strong fragrance. Young leaves can be washed and chopped into vegetables, scrambled eggs or mixed with tofu. However, the content of nitrate and nitrite in Toona sinensis is higher than that in other vegetables, so it is best to blanch 1 ~ 2 minutes before eating, which can remove most of the nitrate and nitrite. Bamboo shoot: contains a lot of fiber and amino acids, and bamboo shoots grow vigorously, which belongs to the qi of hair growth and conforms to the characteristics of TCM analogy. Chinese medicine believes that spring bamboo shoots are sweet and cold, and they have been often used for dietotherapy and health care throughout the ages. Burning meat can nourish yin and blood. Amaranth: It contains carotene, vitamins B and C, and is also high in calcium and iron. Compendium of Materia Medica records that amaranth has the effect of clearing liver and improving eyesight.
hygiene
"The five elements in spring belong to wood, corresponding to the human liver, and the qi of the liver and gallbladder should be comfortable." Li Xi pointed out that the liver meridian is yin and the gallbladder meridian is yang, which means "generating yang". The vernal equinox can massage the place where the liver and gallbladder channels circulate, pat the inner and outer liver and gallbladder channels of the abdomen and chest side and lower limbs respectively, and massage along the meridians to achieve the effect of soothing the liver and regulating qi.
Li Xi pointed out that spring belongs to mid-spring. At this time, the liver qi is flourishing, which is easy to break the spleen soil. At the same time, we should also pay attention to strengthening the spleen and stomach. The third prescription in Ba Duan Jin Tan was adopted: regulating the spleen and stomach must be mentioned separately.
Exercise health
Li Xi pointed out that the spring equinox is prone to spring sleepiness, and it is best to take aerobic exercise, such as brisk walking, jogging, pilates, yoga, Tai Ji Chuan and other forms of exercise. These exercises can speed up human metabolism, enhance immunity and increase the oxygen supply to the body and brain.
"The intensity of aerobic exercise should not be too great. You can choose to walk for 30 minutes three times a week, and the pace frequency is controlled at 60 ~ 80 steps per minute. Jogging objectively does not exceed 180 per minute MINUS age. " Li Xi pointed out that, for example, for a 60-year-old jogger, the heart rate should be 120 times per minute, and the running speed of patients with chronic diseases can be appropriately reduced and the distance can be shorter to prevent endogenous oxygen deficiency.
Vernal equinox health care recipe
First of all, seaweed pumpkin soup
Ingredients: old pumpkin 100g, laver 10g, shrimp skin 18g, egg 1, soy sauce, yellow wine, vinegar and sesame oil.
Practice: 1. Soak laver, wash, beat eggs into a bowl and stir well, soak shrimp skin in yellow wine, then peel pumpkin, wash and cut into pieces.
2. After the pot is hot, put some soy sauce in the wok, add some water, add shrimp skin and pumpkin pieces, cook for about 30 minutes, and then put laver in the same pot.
3. 10 minutes later, pour the stirred egg liquid into the pot, add a little vinegar and sesame oil and mix well.
Efficacy: soothing the liver, relieving depression, regulating mood, tonifying kidney and benefiting qi.
Second, anti-flu Hu Sheng decoction
Raw materials: shepherd's purse, radish tassel, burdock, mushrooms, edible oil and salt.
Practice: 1. Wash mushrooms, soak and cut into pieces, and cut burdock into pieces.
2. Put water in the pot, put a little oil and salt, first put mushrooms and burdock to cook, then put radish tassels and shepherd's purse to cook for a while.
Efficacy: Eliminating rheumatism, nourishing spleen and stomach, clearing away heat and toxic materials, improving immunity, and drinking twice a week can prevent epidemics.
Note: Don't peel burdock, use dried mushrooms instead of fresh mushrooms.
Third, white fungus lily glutinous rice honey porridge
Raw materials: tremella 20g, lily 50g, rose 15g, glutinous rice 40g, jinghua honey 10g.
Practice: 1. Wash lily, tremella and rose, soak them in clear water for 30 minutes, then put them into a pot, add enough boiling water, cook for 15 minutes and then add glutinous rice.
2. After boiling for 5 minutes on high fire, simmer for 30 minutes.
3. When the porridge temperature drops to about 60 degrees, add Jinghua honey and mix well.
Efficacy: nourishing yin to relieve annoyance, moistening lung and soothing liver, regulating qi and strengthening spleen, calming heart and calming nerves.