Spring health advocates getting up early, wearing loose and comfortable clothes and not wearing any accessories, such as bracelets, necklaces, earrings, belts, etc. , so as not to affect the circulation of qi and blood in the body. Go out for a walk in the courtyard, grassland and Woods with fresh air, relax and slow down.
Take a deep breath, breathe slowly, carefully experience the silent voice of nature, taste the beauty of the environment, and feel the physiological rhythm and vigorous vitality in your body!
Due to the cold winter, heavy clothes, spicy food, and eating more fish and meat during the Spring Festival, the body is prone to stagnation, and symptoms such as dizziness, body heat, tight diaphragm, excessive phlegm in throat, cough, drowsiness of limbs, and weakness of waist and feet appear. These are the symptoms accumulated in winter and spring last year, which should be improved from the aspects of diet and nursed back to health in spring.
In spring, we should eat less irritating food and indigestible food, such as glutinous rice and dough, and eat more light products. If you have symptoms such as chest tightness, phlegm and saliva congestion, throat discomfort, dizziness, etc., you can use chrysanthemum, dried tangerine peel, burdock, licorice and a little salt tea to soak in water, which can clear the liver, improve eyesight, eliminate stagnation and keep defecation smooth.
From beginning of spring to the vernal equinox, the meridians and qi of the human body run in the liver, gallbladder, spleen and stomach respectively. If the above-mentioned zang-fu organs have old diseases, which may recur in spring, you can often do the following health exercises to keep fit:
First, one foot is either front or back, gently stand on tiptoe, then gently put down the foot and follow the ground, do one foot several times, and then change the other foot. After a few minutes, you can feel comfortable.
Second, the feet are open, about shoulder width, toes slightly outward, and the comfortable angle is the principle. The right hand is up, located at the ear, the palm is up, and the right shoulder moves forward or backward slightly, feeling the hot air rushing out. If you don't have this feeling, you can also do this action. After a few seconds, relax your right hand and repeat the above actions several times, and then repeat the above actions with your left hand.
The above exercises have the functions of soothing the liver and strengthening the spleen, dredging channels and activating collaterals, and eliminating food accumulation in the body. Winter helps to eliminate food accumulation in the body, which is suitable for health-keeping exercise in spring.