In winter, the elderly are given much tonic. When purchasing supplements, we should pay attention to three points: First, according to the characteristics of strong appetite and good absorption function in winter, we should properly choose food supplements with high calorie, high nutrition, strong flavor and strong nourishing, such as mutton, dog meat, beef and chicken. Two, according to their own situation, diagnosis of deficiency syndrome, targeted tonic under the guidance of professional Chinese medicine doctors, and adhere to the whole winter. Third, if the original itself is sick, the choice of tonic should be appropriate, and it is best to follow the doctor's advice and not blindly tonic. For example, diabetic patients can use raw ginseng as tonic, but avoid licorice and drugs with high sugar content. Anyone suffering from hyperlipidemia, arteriosclerosis, coronary heart disease, cholecystitis, gout and other diseases should not use high-protein, high-fat and high-sugar drugs and foods such as turtle, donkey-hide gelatin, longan, bullwhip and deer tendon. Because eating this kind of food and medicine will promote the development of diseases, increase blood lipid, blood viscosity, uric acid in blood and blood pressure, and the result will get worse and worse. Fourth, it should not be too long to choose medicinal liquor for tonic. The medicinal liquor available to the elderly include: Shiquanda tonic wine, chinese wolfberry wine, Coix seed wine, yam wine, ginseng medicinal wine, ginseng medicinal wine, cordyceps tonic wine, etc. Usually 1-2 times a day, about half a second each time. However, the elderly should pay attention to the idea of "two or three doses of wine in winter, and beginning of spring should stop". In addition, considering that most of the medicinal liquor on the market has a high alcohol content, and the influence of long-term drinking on the liver, the longer the medicinal liquor is drunk, the better. Five, drug supplements should pay attention to prevent getting angry. Tonics commonly used in winter are: red ginseng, velvet antler, deer fetus and Eucommia ulmoides. , yam, walnut, longan pulp, tremella, angelica, fleece-flower root, medlar, astragalus, codonopsis pilosula, atractylodes macrocephala, dodder, black beans, black sesame seeds, etc. Among them, walnut kernel, medlar, tremella and black sesame are not only nourishing foods, but also good medicinal materials, and their properties are mild and not hot. In winter, you should pay special attention not to take warm supplements such as red ginseng, velvet antler, deer fetus and placenta without doctor's advice, so as to avoid aphtha, sore throat, bad breath, dry mouth, nosebleeds, constipation, or sudden increase in blood pressure leading to stroke. Winter health care for the elderly is very important for the elderly. Here are some suggestions about medical care. You don't have to take ginseng. Ginseng has a nourishing effect, but the elderly don't have to take ginseng. It is found that ginseng contains a kind of "peptide", which can resist lipid decomposition. In addition, amino acids such as aspartic acid and arginine in ginseng also have anti-lipid decomposition properties. Take ginseng for a long time, these substances inhibit the catabolism of body fat and arterial lipid, increase the lipid in arterial wall and aggravate the degree of arteriosclerosis. It can be seen that patients with coronary heart disease caused by arteriosclerosis and elderly people with hypertension or arteriosclerosis should not take ginseng. Wearing thick clothes is not necessarily warm. Because the skin is the second respiratory organ of the human body, it needs to constantly obtain nutrients in the air to maintain the balance of water and nutrients in the whole body. If you wear too thick and airtight, your skin can't breathe freely. Therefore, it is advisable for the elderly to wear light and warm clothes in winter. At the same time, the elderly should not add clothes at one time, but should gradually add clothes as the temperature drops, so that the body can get exercise and improve the cold resistance. The temperature of the washing water is special. Old people wash their faces with cold water every morning and after a nap in winter, which will constrict the blood vessels in the face and nasal cavity. After the cold water stimulation disappears, the blood vessels will be congested and dilated rapidly. This relaxation is a good "vascular gymnastics", which can promote facial blood circulation, improve the adaptability to cold, and prevent respiratory diseases such as colds and tracheitis. At the same time, the elderly should brush their teeth with warm water, which has a protective effect on the mouth, teeth and throat. Getting more sunshine is good for your body and mind. Sunbathing in winter is very beneficial to the health of the elderly. Old people who stay indoors for a long time and rarely go outdoors to receive sunlight generally have symptoms of vitamin D deficiency and osteoporosis. Health experts encourage the elderly to go outdoors to bask in the sun, which helps to prevent osteoporosis and mental depression in the elderly.