According to the viewpoint of harmony between man and nature in traditional Chinese medicine, the human body can only keep healthy for a long time if it adapts to the change of weather in time. In spring, liver health is the main theme. Spring in the five elements belongs to wood, and the liver in the five internal organs of the human body also belongs to wood, so spring qi passes through the liver.
Huangdi Neijing said: health preservation should follow the principle of "spring in summer, long harvest in autumn and storage in winter"; At the same time, it is also pointed out that there is no summer without spring!
In other words, there is a liver in spring, a heart in summer, a lung in autumn and a kidney in winter. If liver qi does not grow vigorously in spring, summer and March, what should I do in summer: how can liver wood grow a heart fire? !
Therefore, Huangdi Neijing: In spring and March, this is called "Chen" ... lying in bed and getting up early at night, striding in court, being slowed down, so as to set up ambitions ... On the contrary, it will hurt the liver, be cold in summer, and serve the elderly less.
Therefore, spring must follow the regimen of "spring birth", otherwise "summer turns cold" and cold diseases will occur, because your heart is weak and your blood is weak!
Spring is a good time to nourish and protect the liver. During the Spring Festival, people often do several things that are taboo for nourishing the liver. I hope everyone will pay more attention.
Judge whether your liver is normal first.
Four symptoms suggest that your liver is abnormal!
1, grumpy. Many people think that their bad temper is due to the pressure of work. In fact, some "grumpy" are signs of liver damage. The liver is the blood storage organ in the body, and fatigue can easily damage the liver. This is because you insist on working for a long time, which greatly increases the blood demand of various organs of the body and consumes a lot of blood gas.
2, long spots on the face. Fine lines slowly climb up to the eyes, and spots quietly spread all over the face. Once the qi of the human body is not circulated smoothly, it will cause poor blood circulation, poor blood circulation, and pigment precipitation will stay on the skin. Therefore, internal liver qi stagnation will lead to spots on the face.
3, hair loss. I used to struggle with dark circles, but now I desperately defend my hairline. "Hair is blood, blood is moist, and blood deficiency is dry", which shows the relationship between hair and qi and blood. If you want black and bright hair, you must first have enough blood. If you always miss the opportunity to nourish liver blood in staying up late, it will lead to insufficient blood and hair loss.
4, dry eyes. You don't need to wear makeup contact lenses, you also have a pair of "colored" eyes. Chinese medicine often says that the liver begins to understand the eyes. If the eyes are dry and fuzzy, it may be liver blood deficiency. If the eyes are red, swollen and hot, it may be that the liver is flourishing.
The liver is a special organ of the human body. Unlike other viscera, the maintenance of the liver depends on "nourishing" and "draining". When the liver stores blood, people should follow the laws of nature and go to bed early and get up early. In terms of mental health, we should try to avoid rage and depression, be open-minded and keep a happy mood.
How to nourish the liver in spring?
To nourish the liver, you should do four things it likes.
1, balanced nutrition.
Eat more digestible high-protein foods and foods rich in vitamins, such as fresh vegetables and fruits. Although the liver needs rich nutrition, it should not be given too much fat, otherwise it may cause fatty liver. Therefore, during the Spring Festival holiday, we must not overeat, overeating fat and thick food, which will cause gastrointestinal burden, and eating too much fat will increase the burden of liver metabolism. The holiday diet is greasy and your eyes are tired. You can make a cup of rose tea, wolfberry tea and chrysanthemum tea to protect your liver. In addition, nourishing and protecting the liver can often eat green food, which helps the circulation and metabolism of liver qi and relieves liver depression.
2. Avoid drinking alcohol.
It is inevitable to celebrate the Spring Festival by drinking, but we must pay attention to the degree, and don't drink too much every day, because drinking is very harmful to the liver, which will cause loss of appetite, acute poisoning and cirrhosis. Therefore, avoid excessive drinking in daily life, so as not to damage the liver and gallbladder.
3, quit gas and prevent depression.
The liver is fond of regulating the mind and will be angry. People's emotional regulation is closely related to the catharsis function of the liver. We should keep a peaceful mind at ordinary times, and repeated persistent or excessive emotions will directly affect the excretory function of the liver.
4, go to bed early, the latest is 23 o'clock.
According to the meridian notes of traditional Chinese medicine, the liver and gallbladder are at their peak from 23: 00 to 3: 00. There is a saying in Chinese medicine that "as soon as a person lies down, blood will return to the liver". When a person is lying down, the blood of each viscera passes through the liver to complete the task of detoxification. If people are still busy with work and study from 23: 00 to 3: 00, other viscera will be in a relatively excited state, and the blood of each viscera will not enter the liver to detoxify in time. So the blood of the next day is the blood that has not been completely detoxified.
Rubbing tendons-one of the wonderful tricks of nourishing liver in traditional Chinese medicine
There is a saying in Taoism that "the tendon is hidden in the foot". When we turn our feet up, there will be a hard tendon. This is the tendon. In fact, this tendon is along the liver meridian. Rubbing tendons more is a good way to nourish the liver. The softer the dough, the better.
Pushing the Liver Meridian (Inner thigh) —— The second coup of nourishing the liver in TCM
The starting point of the liver meridian is at Dadun point of the big toe, and it goes up along the leg to reach the end point of the liver meridian, which is Qimen point under the nipple.
When we watch TV, we should massage along the liver meridian. If there is pain, you must pat, massage and moxibustion until the pain is gone, otherwise the liver qi will not be smooth.
The third coup of nourishing the liver in TCM-pressing moxibustion at Taichong point
Taichong point is the largest detoxification point in the human body; If you like to sulk, or your liver-qi stagnates and gets angry, it is very necessary to massage Taichong point!
Massage method: Carefully find the most painful point and massage from Taichong point to row, that is, massage from top to bottom for 30 times. Or just click 50 times.
After the massage, moxibustion at Taichong point 10 minute.