Spring is the best season for health preservation. As the saying goes, "A year's plan lies in spring." Spring is the season when everything recovers and the spirit of the sun grows. Trees germinate and turn green, human qi and blood run from the inside out, and the cold in winter is gone. At this time, the climate is cold and hot, so special attention should be paid to protecting the yang of human body and avoiding the invasion of external cold pathogens. Therefore, the ancients said, "Raise yang in spring and summer."

There is a close relationship between man and nature, and Chinese medicine emphasizes "the unity of man and nature". The climate in spring is closely related to the human liver. In the season, the liver is spring, and the main wind stores blood to stop diarrhea. In spring, we should pay attention to prevent the attack of colds, such as hypertension and convulsion caused by internal wind, wind-cold colds caused by external wind, wind-heat colds and so on. Another example is liver-blood deficiency, liver-yin deficiency, red eyes and astringent eyes, blood failing to nourish tendons, acute pain in tendons and veins, insomnia and dreaminess, liver-qi discomfort, anger or depression, etc. Therefore, it is necessary to protect the yang, regulate the liver and strengthen the spleen, promote blood circulation and dredge collaterals in spring, and reduce the burden on the liver.

One's life is spent in four basic postures: sitting, lying and standing. Therefore, it is particularly important to pay attention to the health of these four postures in spring.

Sit and rest.

Lying and nourishing qi

"Spring rain is coming, get up early and go to bed late." It is said that spring can be "late to bed and early to rise". The so-called "staying up late" does not advocate staying up late. It's best not to miss the ideal time to sleep at home. Lying is to maintain yang and keep your body warm; Pay attention to warm your body and cool your head, and sleep will be safe. Lying posture is also important for health. Curling up on the sofa, supine and prone are not correct sleeping positions. These postures may add unnecessary burden to organs and muscles and affect the quality of sleep. The correct posture is lying on the right side, "lying like a bow", which can avoid the pressure on the heart, relax the whole body muscle tissue and relieve fatigue.

Build-nourish bones

Proper daily standing can cause short and rapid contraction and expansion of skeletal muscle, stimulate human metabolism and dredge meridians accordingly. Maintaining a proper standing posture is conducive to refreshing the spirit and making the whole body comfortable. As the saying goes, "standing like a loose" is a common problem of wrong posture, which will aggravate muscle tension and affect the normal metabolism of internal organs and systems. When standing, let all parts of the body be stressed evenly, keep the spine vertical, slightly bend your legs and lay your hands flat naturally. Standing for a long time is very hard, especially for old friends. When standing, you can close your eyes, look up and take a deep breath, practice your vital capacity, and shake your hands and twist your waist.

Ok- nourishing tendons

"In spring and March, we will March in court." In spring, we advocate outdoor walking and stretching our limbs. It is easy to stimulate the yang of the human body, stretch the bones and muscles of the whole body, promote metabolism and improve the disease resistance of the body. When walking, the body should be straight, the upper limbs should swing naturally, and the stride should be even and powerful. If the elderly have difficulty walking, they should use crutches or be helped by others. You can do brisk walking and jogging when your body allows. The common wrong walking posture is to bow your head and hold your chest, mop the floor with your feet and walk too fast.