Laba Festival, commonly known as Laba, is the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. The ancients had a tradition of offering sacrifices to ancestors and gods and praying for good harvest and good luck. In some areas, they have the custom of drinking Laba porridge.

(1) Laba Festival is not directly related to health preservation, but Laba porridge has a good health preservation effect.

The earliest Laba porridge was for the poor. "By the end of the year, when the poor don't eat, they cook the leftovers on the side of the pot cover and jar into porridge, which gradually formed a custom and eventually spread to the government, courts and temples.

Laba porridge, originated from Laba Festival, is not only a custom and food, but also a good health care product. When the temperature in Bala is the lowest in a year, people's physique becomes weak. However, a simple Laba porridge contains the effects of regulating stomach, invigorating spleen, nourishing heart, clearing away lung heat, tonifying kidney, benefiting liver, improving eyesight, calming nerves and relaxing bowels, which can be described as comprehensive. At the same time, rich nutrition can enhance immunity and improve cold tolerance index.

(2) Other suggestions for keeping in good health in the twelfth lunar month.

Eating mutton in winter is particular, such as mutton. Because of its heat, it is beneficial to tonify the kidney and strengthen the body against the cold. But it should be noted that mutton should be fresh and spicy. Although spicy things help digestion, keep out the cold and promote diuresis, the climate in winter is relatively dry, and eating too spicy will aggravate the dryness.

There are fish, which are not only abundant in protein, but also easy to digest and absorb. Cold weather can easily lead to high blood pressure, leading to a high incidence of various cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. According to statistics, eating fish 2 ~ 3 times a week can reduce the incidence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases by 30%.

Eating more light food is good for health. At the same time, the winter diet should be diversified, with grains, fruits, meat and vegetables reasonably matched, and foods with high calcium should be appropriately selected. The food should be light, and you can't eat thick, greasy and salty food. When eating, you should chew slowly and eat a small amount of food, which not only ensures the required nutrition, but also does not hurt the spleen and stomach.