After the winter solstice, the sunshine becomes less and the temperature "dives" sharply. The solstice in winter, followed by the slight cold and severe cold are the coldest periods in a year in China, so people call these three solar terms "deep winter".
Pay attention to keep out the cold and protect your heart and brain.
Cold air brought chills and a wave of diseases. Because of the cold weather, the ability of the elderly to resist diseases will also decline due to the weakening of physiological functions, which is the time when diseases and pathogens take advantage of it. Therefore, the elderly should pay special attention to the changes in the environment and take preventive measures as early as possible to avoid physical and mental harm. Pay special attention to the prevention of the following three major diseases:
Stroke: Cold can excite people's sympathetic nerves, increase catecholamine in blood, and lead to systemic vasoconstriction. At the same time, when the temperature is low, the perspiration decreases and the blood volume increases relatively, which can increase blood pressure and promote cerebral hemorrhage. Therefore, first of all, we should pay attention to the treatment of primary disease, and secondly, we should be alert to the precursors of stroke. In case of sudden dizziness, severe headache, blurred vision, numbness of limbs and other signs, you should seek medical attention in time.
Heart disease: Cold will increase the content of fibrinogen in blood, increase blood viscosity, easily lead to thrombosis, block coronary vessels, lead to myocardial ischemia and hypoxia, induce angina pectoris, and even lead to myocardial infarction. Therefore, the elderly should pay attention to cold and warmth, and add clothes and bedding at any time according to the weather changes to prevent the cold from invading. It is also necessary to have a regular physical examination of the cardiovascular system and choose thrombolytic, lipid-lowering, vasodilator and anti-myocardial ischemia and hypoxia drugs under the guidance of doctors.
Gastrointestinal ulcer: due to the cold stimulation, the autonomic nerves that dominate the internal organs are in a state of tension, which leads to the disorder of gastrointestinal regulation and the increase of gastric acid secretion, which in turn stimulates the gastric mucosa, causes spasmodic contraction of the stomach, causes ischemia and hypoxia of the stomach itself, and thus induces gastric ulcer or recurrence of old diseases. Therefore, we should pay attention to diet conditioning, the diet should be mild and easy to digest, eat less and eat more, eat regularly, avoid cold diet, quit smoking and drinking, and take some Chinese patent medicines that warm the stomach and strengthen the spleen.
Drugs complement each other, prevent diseases and prolong life.
It is the best time for the human body to recharge its batteries when the winter climate is getting colder and the sun is shining in the sky. At this stage, human beings should not only pay attention to the cold and warmth in daily life, but also pay attention to the tonic of traditional Chinese medicine.
TCM health preservation should be based on consolidating the innate foundation and protecting the acquired qi. The so-called "innate foundation" means that the kidney is the innate foundation and the root of life. Sufficient kidney-qi, strong metabolic ability of the body, and slow aging of people; The so-called "acquired qi" means that the spleen and stomach are acquired qi and the source of qi and blood biochemistry, and the nutrients needed for human life activities are supplied by the spleen and stomach. Therefore, this season's drug health care should focus on protecting the spleen and nourishing the kidney. The principle of medication should be followed: more tonic and less diarrhea; The medicine should be mild and the dosage should be small; Pay attention to spleen and kidney and give consideration to five internal organs; Classify and supplement, regulate yin and yang; Master the seasons and obey the laws; Use pill powder paste more, and use less water to decoct soup; Take medicine and eat at the same time, and guide according to the situation. Only in this way can we seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, prevent diseases and prolong life.
Sleep in the "meridian sleep" to support your body and mind together.
During this period, when the sun is hiding and the yin is flourishing, all activities tend to stop and they all rest in hibernation to prepare for the coming spring. Chinese medicine says that "in winter, the air in heaven and earth is closed and the blood is stored, so people should not sweat and vent yang", which means going to bed early and getting up late, and doing it at sunrise. Keeping warm in the sun is the focus of health care in this period. Therefore, in heavy snow and winter solstice, you should go to bed early and get up late, and then go out for activities when the sun appears.
Chinese medicine says that "daily life is regular, nourishing the mind and nourishing the essence", that is, if you can arrange your daily life and rest reasonably in winter, you can maintain your spirit, and proper rest and rest can nourish the kidney essence. Try to "walk without haste, listen, stare, sit short, lie tireless".
A good sleep during the winter solstice is important for health. Besides sleeping at night, you can take a nap after lunch, but you should avoid catching cold when sleeping. Secondly, we should pay attention to the cold. Third, the winter solar terms should be basked in the sun during the day, which is conducive to the growth of yang. High-intensity physical exercise should not be carried out in winter to avoid excessive damage to yang. You can choose Tai Ji Chuan, Baduanjin and other sports that combine static and dynamic.
Careful diet, reasonable and diverse
In China, there is a proverb that "the solstice in winter is like a new year", so during the solstice in winter, different food customs spread all over the country. However, while enjoying delicious food, it is undoubtedly healthier if you can also take into account the combination of nutrition. Health experts suggest that during the period of heavy snow and winter solstice, the diet should be diversified, with grains, fruits, meat and vegetables reasonably matched, and foods with high calcium should be selected appropriately. At the same time, avoid eating too greasy, that is to say, it is not advisable to eat too thick, too greasy and overcooked food. Specifically, you can consider eating health from the following three aspects:
1. Eat more hard foods: peanuts, walnuts, chestnuts, hazelnuts, almonds, etc. Although nuts contain a variety of oils and fats, they are mainly unsaturated fats, so they have the functions of lowering cholesterol, treating diabetes and preventing coronary heart disease. In addition, nuts contain a lot of protein, minerals, cellulose and so on. , and contains a lot of vitamin E with anti-wrinkle effect, which is significantly helpful for anti-aging and anti-cancer. At the same time, eating nuts also has the function of keeping out the cold, which can enhance physical fitness and prevent diseases.
2. The diet should be diversified and light: it is not advisable to eat too greasy or spicy food in winter. Overeating spicy food can only lead to the accumulation of internal heat, which will persist. Overeating mutton, dog meat and other fat and sweet flavors can easily lead to indigestion and dampness and phlegm. Follow the principle of "three more and three less" in diet, that is, there are more protein, vitamins and cellulose, and less sugar, fat and salt.
3. Be careful about diet adjustment: Chinese medicine divides foods suitable for tonic in winter into several categories.
Warm food, such as chicken, mutton, beef, crucian carp, etc. But eating too much warm food is easy to get angry; Flat food, such as lotus seeds, gordon euryales, coix seed, red beans, jujube, bird's nest, frog, tremella, pig liver, etc. It is neither cold nor hot, nor greasy, which is harmful to the stomach; Nourishing foods, which have the effects of nourishing yin and tonifying kidney, replenishing essence and marrow, mainly include auricularia auricula, black dates, sesame seeds, black beans, pork loin, sea cucumber, nail fish, turtle and abalone. In winter, the diet should be adjusted according to different individuals, and the appropriate tonic food should be selected accordingly, so as to achieve the real health-preserving effect.
"Sanjiu" application, winter disease treatment in winter
The application of Sanjiu ointment belongs to the category of disease prevention in traditional Chinese medicine. The solstice in winter is the most cloudy day in a year, and the extreme of yin is the sun. After winter, Yang began to revive. At this time, the tonic method of "helping it", that is, applying white mustard seed and asarum to the corresponding acupoints from winter to morning, can help yang, which not only consolidates the application effect of "treating winter disease in summer", but also controls the onset of the disease, and achieves the treatment of winter disease in summer, so that patients can obtain ideal curative effect.