When the breath of spring spreads all over the world, nature is thriving and full of yang, which is a good time for health care. Although the temperature rises in spring, the temperature difference between morning and evening is still very large, and it is easy to catch a cold. Chinese medicine pays attention to "treating diseases before they occur", and actively strengthens health care and improves immunity before diseases occur, laying a healthy foundation for one year.

Go to bed late and get up early: Huangdi Neijing tells us that in spring, we should "go to bed late and get up early, take a wide walk and spread our hair slowly to make people feel healthy", that is to say, in order to conform to the spirit of natural hair growth, we should go to bed late in spring (but not later than midnight-midnight11:)

Wear warm clothes: It's very cold in spring. At first, it's warm and cold. Wear comfortable, loose, warm and soft clothes. If the temperature drops slightly, put on more clothes immediately, especially for the elderly. On weekdays, frail elders need to keep warm, especially their backs, to protect the yang in their bodies. There is a sentence in Qin Shou's new book about providing for the aged: "The weather is getting warmer and warmer in spring, and clothes should be gradually reduced, which can't be reduced, making people cold." Don't be greedy for cold, you lose too many clothes at once and catch a cold. In addition, dressing in spring can be "thick and fine" to achieve the effect of "nourishing yang and closing yin".

The first is nourishing the liver: the grass is born in spring, the five elements belong to wood, and the five internal organs belong to the liver. Therefore, the main liver in spring, health preservation in spring, and liver qi first. In terms of diet, it is mainly to calm the liver and calm the wind, nourish the liver and nourish the yin. Eat more warm food that is good for the liver, and never use heat to supplement the yang. Most seasonal fruits and vegetables, especially blue vegetables and wild vegetables, are suitable for spring consumption. Li Shizhen, an ancient physician, believed that leek was beneficial to liver function. He said: "The leaves of Chinese chives are hot and warm, and their functions are the same. It is fragrant when it is raw and sweet when it is cooked. It is also a dish of the liver. " In spring, the human liver qi is strong, which easily affects the digestion and absorption function of the spleen and stomach. Eat more leeks in spring to strengthen the spleen and stomach.

Eat more vegetables: glossitis, keratitis, stomatitis, night blindness and some common skin diseases in spring are all caused by insufficient intake of fresh fruits and vegetables and malnutrition. Therefore, we should eat more fresh fruits and vegetables in spring, such as Chinese cabbage, spinach, celery, radish, onion, pears, loquat, bananas, apples, jujubes, oranges, etc., to supplement all kinds of insufficient nutrition.