Qingming is the meaning of heaven and earth. At this time, peach blossoms are in full bloom and willow trees turn green. Today is Tomb-Sweeping Day, which is one of the most important health preserving periods in a year. So today, Bian Xiao will provide you with some knowledge about health care in Tomb-Sweeping Day. Come and have a look!
Tomb-Sweeping Day is an important period of health preservation in a year. In the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, the growth of the body also lies in spring. Breathing and pranayama are beneficial to the yang of human body. In the meantime, everyone should wear loose clothes and exercise in the fresh air.
During the Qingming period, the liver qi in the human body is the most vigorous. If the liver qi is excessive, it will adversely affect the spleen and stomach, hinder the normal digestion and absorption of food, and cause emotional disorder and poor circulation of qi and blood, which will lead to various diseases. Therefore, this period of time is a period of high incidence of hypertension and respiratory diseases, which needs everyone's attention. Tomb-Sweeping Day is also called "Cold Food Festival". In terms of diet during the Qingming period, some places still have the habit of banning fire and eating cold food during the Qingming period. However, some people are not suitable for eating raw and cold food. During your stay in Tomb-Sweeping Day, you should avoid any situation that consumes or hinders the yang. The rise of yang refers to the movement and contraction of the spleen and stomach, so people usually have a good appetite in spring, but we should pay attention to moderate diet to protect the normal function of the spleen and stomach. During the Qingming period, the diet should be warm. Eat more fruits and vegetables, especially seasonal vegetables such as leeks. During the Qingming period, it is also suitable for eating sweet potatoes, Chinese cabbage, radishes, taro and other foods to warm the stomach and eliminate dampness, and it is also suitable for eating more. In addition, in Tomb-Sweeping Day, it is not advisable to eat bamboo shoots and chicken. You can eat more foods that protect your liver and nourish your lungs, such as shepherd's purse, spinach and yam, which are good for your health.
When you go for an outing in Tomb-Sweeping Day, you shouldn't do too much exercise. People who are not very active need to do what they can and should not do too much. When the elderly exercise, the heart rate should be controlled within 105 beats/min, and the breathing should be controlled within 24 beats/min. Young people should relax properly. Patients with heart disease, hypertension, acute and chronic bronchitis, emphysema, nephritis, anemia, tuberculosis, fever, acute infection and active stones should not try to climb mountains.
Tomb-Sweeping Day is a festival for grave-sweeping, ancestor worship and mourning. Pay attention to your own health while paying attention to your ancestors. Tomb-Sweeping Day is a traditional festival to mourn for relatives. It is an opportunity to vent grief, which is conducive to eliminating bad emotions and mental health. However, in this period, for those who lost their loved ones, Tomb-Sweeping Day was easily hurt and had bad feelings. Especially when the elderly are sweeping graves, they are prone to negative emotions. Everyone's sadness and depression should not last too long. This period is a period of high incidence of myocardial infarction, stroke and other diseases. Patients with such diseases should not be overly sad. They should pay attention to emotional adjustment and need to find relatives and friends to accompany them to relieve negative emotions.