Winter is the season of hiding, and it is cloudy. In winter, we should give priority to nourishing yang to avoid the dissipation of yang. Therefore, many friends who know some knowledge about TCM health care think that winter massage is harmful to health by promoting qi and blood circulation. This view has some truth, but it also needs to be treated dialectically. Pay attention to the following three aspects. Massage in winter will promote health.
Winter massage, to choose the right point massage. From the principle of health preservation, it is to call the qi and blood of the body to stimulate acupoints, so as to adjust the functions of tissues and organs corresponding to acupoints and restore the balance of yin and yang in the unbalanced system. Therefore, massage does consume a certain amount of yang, but there are more than 300 acupoints in the human body, and not every acupoint will seriously consume yang. On the contrary, there are many acupoints to help the human body converge qi, and some acupoints are yang-tonifying, so choosing the right acupoints in winter massage is helpful for health preservation.
For example, Guanyuan point is one of the main points of convergence. Adhering to massage Guanyuan from the gathering of yang in autumn can help the human body better conform to the laws of nature, which is beneficial to hiding yang in winter and promoting health.
Another example is Zusanli, which is the first point to nourish the spleen and stomach. Spleen and stomach are the foundation of the day after tomorrow. Whenever you massage Zusanli, you can play a nourishing role.
Qihai point is the point in charge of Yang Qi's ascending and descending, and massaging Qihai point in winter obviously violates the law of Tibet, which is naturally harmful to the health.
In winter massage, it is very important to use nourishing massage. The most basic massage methods are nourishing and catharsis. The tonic method is slow and gentle, giving slight stimulation to acupoints, the catharsis method is fast in frequency and strong in pressing, and giving severe stimulation to acupoints. In winter, besides purging internal heat, general health preservation should also adopt tonic method, which is beneficial to avoid the loss of yang and meets the requirements of winter health preservation.
Winter massage should avoid sweating as the liquid of the heart. Massage for too long or too hard, easy to massage out a sweat, damage the heart yang, leading to physical weakness. Therefore, winter massage should pay attention to stop or reduce the intensity when the body perspires slightly, and try to avoid sweating too much, so as not to damage the yang and health.