Because the human body has a low level of gratitude when the yang is turned off, it depends on the "kidney", the motive force of life, to maintain life activities to adapt to the changes in winter. Our city is located in the south, and the weather is humid. Winter is prone to sudden weather changes and large temperature difference between morning and evening, which reduces the human body's ability to resist external evils and is prone to illness. Then how can we adapt to the weather and do a good job in winter health care? Chinese medicine practitioners in Dongguan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine told us that paying attention to the following points in life can help us spend the cold winter safely.
Exercise properly and sweat less.
Winter belongs to yin, so the essence of yin should be protected, and less body fluid should be discharged. Therefore, it is necessary to "dispel the cold and warm up" in winter to prevent the cold from invading. But don't be too warm, especially avoid thick clothes, thick fur, drunkenness, and sweating. This "warmth" is achieved, but if it is too warm, it will easily lead to disease. Proper exercise and outdoor exercise in winter can improve the excitability of cerebral cortex, strengthen the central nervous system and body temperature regulation function, make the body balance with the cold climate and environment, adapt to the cold stimulation, and effectively improve the body's cold resistance. As the saying goes: "exercise more in winter and get sick less;" Lazy in winter, drink a bowl of medicine. "Exercise should be combined with motion and static, with slight sweating as the degree, and you can't sweat. Sweating and being discouraged is contrary to the way of hiding yang in winter. The elderly take too many baths in winter, which is not in line with the principle of keeping in good health by hiding yang. They are forced by water and heat, sweating profusely, and easily catch cold and get sick.
You should be diligent and healthy, and foot health in winter is fitness.
Always keep your feet clean and dry, and wash your socks frequently. Walk for more than half an hour every day to exercise your feet. Stick to rubbing the soles of your feet in the morning and evening to promote blood circulation. It is very important to keep your feet warm in winter. Foot is the foundation of human body, the beginning of Yin San Meridian and the end of Sanyang Meridian, which is related to the twelve meridians, viscera and qi and blood. As the saying goes, "cold starts from the feet", because the feet are far away from the heart, the blood supply is insufficient, the heat is low, and the heat preservation is poor, so it is very important to keep the feet warm. Besides keeping feet warm during the day, washing feet with hot water every night can also promote blood circulation throughout the body. Massage and stimulation of acupoints on the feet can enhance the body's defense ability, eliminate fatigue and improve sleep. In addition, it is also important to choose a pair of comfortable, warm, light and hygroscopic shoes. Take care of your feet, you can get twice the result with half the effort in winter.
It is advisable to keep warm and prevent diseases.
The cold weather in winter is easy to induce the recurrence or aggravation of chronic diseases. Cold also stimulates the occurrence of myocardial infarction and stroke, which increases blood pressure and aggravates symptoms such as ulcers, rheumatism and glaucoma. Therefore, we should pay attention to cold and warmth in winter, and the warm parts that the human body should pay special attention to are the neck, back and feet. First, keep your neck warm. Some people continue to cough in winter, which is not easy to cure. In fact, it is because wearing open-necked clothes exposes the neck, and cold air stimulates the neck. The symptoms will be improved after changing into turtleneck clothes and scarf. The second is to keep your back warm. Because the back is the yang of the human body, pathogenic factors such as wind and cold can easily invade through the back, causing exogenous diseases, respiratory diseases, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and so on.
Adequate drinking water
Some people may think that in winter, when people's activities are reduced, they generally don't feel thirsty and don't need to drink too much water. This understanding is actually wrong. Although sweating and urination decrease in winter, maintaining the normal operation of brain and body organs and cells still needs the nourishment of water to ensure the normal metabolism of the human body. In winter, the daily hydration is generally not less than 2000 ~ 3000 ml.
Appropriate spirit of recuperation
In Huangdi Neijing, it is mentioned that "if you want to hide your ambition, if you have private interests, if you have income", which means that you should avoid the interference and stimulation of all kinds of bad emotions in winter, so that your mood is always in a state of indifference and tranquility, and you can keep things secret, so that your mind is quiet and free, and your inner world is full of optimism and joy. According to your health, you can choose some sports activities with different intensities, such as jogging, dancing, skating and ball games, which are all good medicines to eliminate winter boredom and recuperate your spirit.
It is very cold in winter, especially at night. The ancients advocated "going to bed early and getting up late". Sun Simiao, a famous medical scientist in the Tang Dynasty, said: "It is inappropriate to go out early in the morning and come back late at night in winter, which has offended Han Wei." Go to bed early to nourish yang, and get up late to solidify yin essence. Therefore, to ensure adequate sleep in winter is conducive to the hiding of yang spirit and the accumulation of yin essence.
Proper ventilation
Attention should also be paid to keeping indoor air fresh in winter. It is cold in winter, and some people like to close the doors and windows or sleep with their heads covered. This is a very bad habit. Indoor air pollution in winter is dozens of times more serious than outdoor air pollution, which affects health. Therefore, while adjusting the indoor temperature in winter, we should also pay attention to indoor air circulation and humidity adjustment. You should get used to opening doors and windows often to ventilate. Open the doors and windows during the day to let the air out. At night, you should also open a small transom to ventilate, purify the air, and refresh your brain.