So when is the best time for winter tonic? There is a folk custom of "winter supplements the three nineties", which is determined according to the viewpoint of "one sun is born on the winter solstice" in traditional Chinese medicine. Traditionally, people think that "winter solstice" is the dividing line between winter and March climate change. As a result, Yin Qi began to fade and Yang Qi gradually returned. At this time, tonic can enhance the body's resistance, cultivate vitality and make it energetic in closed storage. Of course, if it is a symptom of physical weakness, for the elderly with obvious symptoms, tonic does not have to wait until the "winter solstice." As long as we can select materials dialectically and make scientific supplements, early supplements after winter can also play a very good role in improving weak symptoms.
In winter, the elderly are given much tonic. When purchasing supplements and supplements, we should pay attention to three points:
First, in view of the characteristics of strong appetite and good absorption function in winter, food supplements with high fever, high nutrition, strong taste and strong tonic should be selected appropriately, such as animal supplements 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
Keeping in good health in winter is very important for the elderly. Here are some health tips.
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.
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