1, five things are good for your health in spring.
1, the first measure: detoxify and drink scented tea. When it is cold in winter, people prefer to eat hot food. Especially in the Spring Festival holiday, big fish and big meat, spicy taste, one or two glasses of wine can make the whole person warm. However, due to eating too much hot food in winter, in spring, we must reduce the burden on the stomach and clear the intestines and detoxify.
Drinking a cup of light salt water in the morning can help you urinate and detoxify. People with high blood pressure can switch to warm water; A glass of honey water for people with low blood sugar is equally effective. Pay attention to drinking spring tea, whether it is green tea or scented tea, which can detoxify, refresh and replenish qi. Jasmine tea, in particular, has a fragrant smell and a better refreshing effect.
If you want to detoxify your body, you must ensure that your stool is unobstructed. It is recommended that people with poor defecation eat more radishes, cabbages, potatoes and sweet potatoes to help defecation; You can also massage yourself, rub clockwise around the navel for at least 36 times a day, and press Tianshu point with three fingers around the navel until you feel sore, which has a laxative effect.
2, the second measure: morning exercise lacing. The ancients advocated doing morning exercises in spring. They thought it was the best time to exercise all the year round, which could completely relax the body that had been imprisoned for a winter. Old people are best for walking. You can also take a deep breath, stretch your legs and stretch your muscles in a park with good air. There is a saying that "an inch long tendon can prolong life for ten years". Although this statement is somewhat exaggerated, proper stretching of ligaments does help to dredge the qi and blood of the body, and even has the effect of relieving pain and detoxifying. Spring should nourish the liver and gallbladder, so you may wish to pat the outside of the ribs when exercising. This is what Chinese medicine calls the hepatobiliary area. If you slap your palm moderately, you can dredge the qi and blood meridians and achieve the effect of nourishing the liver and gallbladder.
A year's plan starts with spring. Besides outdoor sports, we should go out for an outing more often. You can make a travel plan at the beginning of the year, plan a four-season trip according to the length of holidays and seasonal characteristics, and practice it in the second year.
3, the third measure: eat sweet and sour mouth in spring. Sun Simiao's "Qian Jin Fang" in the Tang Dynasty recorded that the diet in spring should be "sour and sweet", because too much acidic food in spring will lead to excessive liver fire and damage the spleen and stomach. We should eat more warm and sweet foods to help digestion, such as glutinous rice, pumpkin, jujube, yam and tremella. On the other hand, in the relationship between five zang-organs and five flavors, sour taste has a convergent effect, which is not conducive to the growth of Yang Qi and the release of liver qi. Eating too much acid will damage Yang Qi. However, the so-called less acid and more sweetness is only a relative concept, and we cannot go to extremes. A better way is to eat more sweet and sour things, fruits and drinks, which is more conducive to balancing physical fitness.
Spring is the season for hair growth. According to the principle of "harmony between man and nature", the same sprouted sprouts are very suitable for spring consumption. Such as bean sprouts, bean sprouts, bamboo shoots, garlic sprouts, sprouts and so on. You can stir-fry, make soup and make stuffing, preferably light and moist. Leek, ginger and chicken soup are good for aphrodisiac, so you can eat more. Strawberries, oranges and kiwis can also be eaten properly; It is suggested that medlar and chrysanthemum be soaked in water to nourish the liver and improve eyesight. Besides, honey is an excellent tonic in spring. Besides drinking honey water, you can also mix a spoonful of oats and honey in hot milk, which tastes better.
4, the fourth measure: comb your hair in the sun. The ancients paid attention to "lying at night and getting up early, striding to court and staying late", that is to say, the ancients went to bed and got up early in the Spring Festival Evening; Go for a walk in a wide place; Spread your hair and loosen your clothes so that your body is not bound. This principle also applies now.
To raise yang in spring, you should bask in the sun more, especially when you get up early, combing your hair while basking in the sun or massaging Baihui point on your head can help people increase yang and nourish the five internal organs. Spring needs to nourish the liver, "the liver begins to understand the eyes", so raising the eyes can also protect the liver. It is suggested that people relax, face the sun, close their eyes, let the glass window and eyelids filter out too strong sunlight, and turn their eyes clockwise and counterclockwise for more than ten minutes every day. People can also go home every day to wash their eyes and eyelids with clear water and massage around their eyes to promote blood circulation.
In spring, when the wind is dry, special attention should be paid to hydrating, preventing dryness and detoxifying; Due to the great climate change, it is necessary to change clothes at any time according to the weather, especially for the elderly with chronic diseases, and the back, waist and legs are the key points. The principle of spring covering is: if the daily average temperature is below 15℃, or the temperature difference between day and night is greater than 8℃, it is best not to take off your cotton-padded clothes.
5, the fifth measure: psychological time difference. The most important thing to nourish the liver in spring is to ensure a smooth mood, but just after the Spring Festival, most people will have uncomfortable reactions in the process of suddenly changing their lifestyle, thus affecting their mood. So I suggest you reverse the "time difference" as soon as possible.
When office workers spend a little time reviewing their pre-holiday work and making new year's plans, they will respond to their work with a more positive and prepared attitude and will not appear to be in a hurry. After the holiday, you should quickly resume your daily routine, have a light diet, concentrate on your work as much as possible during the day, and improve your work efficiency, which is more conducive to quickly returning to the "time difference."
Young people who return to big cities from their hometown full of affection may feel lonely again. Such people might as well keep in touch with their family and friends as often as possible to help them through the "transition period", or distribute the special products brought by their hometown to colleagues and neighbors, so that they may make new friends around them.
When the old man saw his children run away from home after a while, his heart was inevitably empty. At this time, he might as well divert his attention, such as making an appointment with his wife or friends to go on an outing together, or devoting himself to his hobbies. Another way is to welcome the change with the mentality of "never too old to learn", such as trying to learn to use new communication methods such as WeChat and Fetion to communicate with children, or making life plans for the new year, such as visiting the city where children live and realizing some dreams that have never been realized.
2, spring health
1, add some sweetness to the diet
In spring, the human liver is most affected by yang. People with strong liver qi are most likely to lose their temper in spring, and it is easy to "anger from the heart". The sudden outbreak of this emotion can easily lead to the upwelling of qi and blood, which will lead to a sudden increase in blood pressure, headache, eye pain, tinnitus and even cerebral hemorrhage. Such people are also prone to diarrhea. People with weak liver qi often feel weak, listless and always lazy in spring.
If you belong to the former constitution, you can eat some acidic foods such as hawthorn and ebony to nourish your liver. People with the latter constitution had better add some sweetness to their diet. This "sweetness" does not refer to sugar and sweet drinks, but refers to sweet foods such as potatoes, yams, pumpkins, sugar cane and jujube. Most of them have the function of strengthening the spleen, which can protect the spleen and stomach damaged by excessive liver fire.
2. press your head in the sun
There are five points in the human body that are most closely related to the rising of yang: Baihui point in the depression of the top of the head, Dazhui point in the depression of the highest bone behind the neck, Guanyuan point located three inches below the navel, Mingmen point on the lower back facing the navel, and kidney points on both sides of Mingmen point 1.5 inch. In spring, massage and tapping these five acupoints can help the yang to rise slowly, which is most beneficial to health.
Mingmen and Shenshu points are closely related to human kidney health. Every day from 5 pm to 7 pm, it is best to massage them when they are on duty at the kidney meridian. Another best thing in spring is to comb your hair while basking in the sun, or massage Baihui point on your head. Massage in the sun can help people increase yang, introduce it into meridians and moisten people's five internal organs.
3. Eat more Toona sinensis and coriander.
In early spring, green buds will appear on the Chinese Toona tree. Squeeze the tender buds to make a plate of scrambled eggs with Toona sinensis, or chop them up and add some oil and salt to make cold Toona sinensis buds, which is the best health-care home-cooked dish. Aromatic vegetables such as Toona sinensis and coriander have a strong dredging effect, which can help the human yang to rise.
The most important thing in spring is to nourish and protect the liver. It is best to eat pork liver, sheep liver, chicken liver and other foods once or twice a week. Mung beans, soybean milk and ginger are also foods that help the liver detoxify. In spring, stir-fry shredded pork with a plate of shredded ginger and cook some mung bean porridge to clear the liver.
Get up at 4.6 to do morning exercises.
It is best to get up at dawn at 6 o'clock, do morning exercises, take a walk in the park and take a deep breath to absorb the yang. Recommended action: Raise your hand, bend over, touch your toes, and then stand on your knees. This exercise is not simple, it can be exercised all over the body, especially the waist and abdomen, which can make the liver achieve the purpose of relaxing qi and blood. After exercise, you can also pat your ribs with your hands to make your whole body smooth and enhance your gastrointestinal digestive function.