Health preservation in winter is not only the growth law of animals and plants in nature, but also a principle of human health preservation, which embodies the principle of "correspondence between man and nature" in traditional Chinese medicine.
As the saying goes, "three nine make up one winter, and there will be no disease in the coming year." Neijing said: "If you don't hide essence in winter, you will get sick in spring." It is clearly pointed out that if people don't know how to keep semen in winter, and semen will still leak frequently in winter, their health will inevitably become weaker.
Keeping in good health and tonifying kidney in winter is based on Guyuan.
The kidney governs water. Neijing says that "the kidney is dirty and governs body fluid", which means that the metabolism of water and fluid in the kidney body is balanced and promotes the production and excretion of body fluid. Body fluid metabolism generates Shui Gu essence through spleen and stomach transport, and nourishes the whole body through transport; After metabolism, water will turn into sweat, urine and gas to be excreted.
Four suggestions on health preservation in winter storage
0 1, keep out the cold and keep warm
Chinese medicine believes that going to bed early and getting up late, and doing it at sunrise, to ensure adequate sleep, is conducive to the accumulation of yang and yin essence. Too little clothes and hail, too low room temperature is easy to catch a cold and consume yang. On the other hand, if the clothes are too thick, the room temperature is too high, and the yang is not hidden, cold pathogens are easy to invade and the human body loses its metabolic vitality. So, remember to "raise Tibet" in beginning of winter's daily aftercare.
02. Protect the liver and nourish the kidney
Kidney belongs to water and liver belongs to wood. When the kidney is raised in winter, it will grow well. Aquatic wood will nourish the hair growth function of the liver, and only in spring will it have the power of hair growth. However, the protection of yang in winter is not just kidney yang.
03, proper exercise
"Move in winter and get sick less; Lazy in winter, drink a bowl of medicine. " Pay special attention not to do morning exercises too early. When the weather is fine, it is not too late to do morning exercises when the sun comes out. Tai Ji Chuan, Qigong and jogging are all good methods.
04. Pay attention to your mood
The core of emotional health in winter is "introversion and tranquility". Stagnation of the liver. Depression of the liver leads to many diseases, so all diseases are due to qi. People should also hide their emotions in winter and don't get angry easily. It is not good for a person to be depressed, and long-term emotional disorder may lead to cancer.
Go to bed early and get enough sleep.
To get enough sleep, the first thing is the habit of sleeping. In winter, the nights are long and the days are short. People should conform to nature and increase their sleep time. Staying up late in winter is more harmful than usual. Don't stay up late in winter. Go to bed before 10 at night. Second, the quality of sleep A comfortable pillow is a prerequisite for enjoying a good sleep. If the pillow is improperly selected or used, such as too high and too low, and the texture is too soft and hard, it will not only reduce the quality of sleep, but also damage the neck tissue, resulting in neck and shoulder pain.
Exercise to avoid cold fitness
Avoid "cold" fitness in winter (winter swimming, cold water bath, etc. Contemporary people have a fast pace of work and life, great pressure and irregular life. Most of them are weak. Whether swimming in winter or taking a cold bath seems to be a form of exercise. In fact, the body consumes a lot of its own heat (yang) to resist the cold, which is especially unfavorable for people who are already weak.
Sweating should not be suppressed excessively.
Don't sweat too much in winter. Sweat belongs to body fluid. After strenuous exercise, the pores open and the yang oozes with sweat. Don't expose your skin in winter and don't lose weight in winter. Whether it is diet, exercise, diuresis or weight loss, it consumes a lot of calories in a short time, which belongs to the category of "venting", and weight loss is not suitable for winter.
Don't steam more saunas in winter because it is cold, whether it is wet steaming or dry steaming, it will cause a lot of sweating, which is also bad for your health. You must know how to restrain yourself in winter. Just take a bath once or twice a week. Winter is not suitable for cupping and other health care methods with detoxification effect, and any venting method is not suitable for winter.
Soak your feet every day to avoid the cold
Winter health should avoid the cold, "cold comes from the feet", and keeping your feet warm helps keep your body warm. There are more than 60 acupoints on the foot. Both Yin San Meridian and Sanyang Meridian run on the foot, and Yongquan acupoint on the sole belongs to the kidney meridian. It is better to wash feet with warm water for more than 20 minutes, and should soak above the ankle; Soak your feet in a tall bucket, and the hot water should at least reach your calves.
Avoid eating cold and cold, and nourish more.
Eat less cold salad, cold noodles and cold food in winter. It is best to drink wine warm, and don't consume the yang in your stomach. Plants wither in winter, and their nutrition is preserved in roots and fruits. Eating seeds and fruits is a good tonic. Winter is a good time to tonify the kidney. Some black foods, such as sesame seeds, walnuts, cashews, fungus, black sesame seeds, black beans and so on. It is used to tonify the kidney. Laba porridge is a traditional folk food in China, which is cooked with different fruits. Eating this kind of porridge often has the effect of increasing calories and nutrition. In addition, cereal porridge: nourishing the heart and relieving annoyance, sesame porridge: nourishing yin and nourishing yin, radish porridge: promoting digestion and resolving phlegm, walnut porridge: nourishing yin and solidifying essence, Poria porridge: invigorating spleen and nourishing stomach, jujube porridge: nourishing blood and benefiting qi, etc. These congees are good supplements.
Let's go with nature, "hide" ourselves in winter, save our strength and potential, and wait for the next spring.