Moisturizing Part I: Eyes
Autumn and winter problems: dry eyes, redness and foreign body sensation.
Question: Eyes are the major energy consumers of our bodies. According to the proportion of volume and energy consumption, they are definitely the champion on the list. Chinese medicine believes that the eyes can see things clearly, relying on the nutrients provided by liver blood to the eyes. At the same time, the eyes will consume a lot of blood when operating, so there is a saying that "hyperopia hurts blood." If the yin blood is insufficient and there is not enough blood to moisten the eyes, dry eyes and eye fatigue are only a matter of degree.
Moisturizing skills:
1, eat medlar. This traditional Chinese medicine is sweet and slightly sour, and it is one of the best products for nourishing liver and kidney essence and blood. After eating it, it will produce enough Jingxue in the body. Under the guidance of Lycium barbarum, it will rush to the eyes to do homework at the first time, and the drought will be alleviated soon. As a dried fruit food and Chinese herbal medicine, its amount should not be too little or too much. Hold out your left hand, a small one is just right, and eat it every day.
2. Close your eyes. Eyes are "patted" 20,000-40,000 times a day, plus computers and mobile phones that we can't live without, as well as newspapers or TV. In a day, the eyes are the most tired of all organs. Chinese medicine says "hyperopia hurts blood", so it is consuming yin blood. So, if possible, let your eyes rest and close them. Don't underestimate that a short rest time can also reduce some losses if accumulated in one day.
3, wet and hot compress the eyes. Apply a hot towel at about 60℃ to your eyes for 20-30 minutes each time. It can moisten eye surface, promote blood circulation, dredge pulse, improve eyesight, and has a very good effect on relieving visual fatigue.
4. Do eye exercises. Eye exercises have been updated, which are not only useful for students, but also should be done once a day. Eye fatigue can easily lead to poor qi and blood. Doing eye exercises can increase blood circulation, ensure eye nutrition supply, promote tear secretion and relax eye muscles.
Moisturizing Part II: Mouth and nose
Autumn and winter problems: dry mouth, dry throat, dry tongue, dry nose and nosebleeds.
Question: There are several meridians in our body that are responsible for supplying fluids to the mouth, tongue and pharynx, especially saliva or saliva. If the water supply is insufficient and the body fluids are reduced, dryness of the mouth and nose will follow.
Mouth and nose moisturizing skills:
Have some plant tea. In the eyes of Chinese medicine, there is a plant that produces sweet and sour saliva. Their lixivium can promote the conversion of ordinary water into body fluids. After eating, enough body fluids gush from salivary glands like spring water, so the mouth, pharynx, tongue and nose are all moist. Recommended Shengjin recipe: 7 pieces of fresh hawthorn (crushed), 2 pieces of dark plum, 20 pieces of Ophiopogon japonicus and 5~7 pieces of rock sugar, soaked in boiling water for future generations to make tea.
2. Use a humidifier. Although there was no humidifier in ancient times, there were similar substitutes, which can be enjoyed more simply now. Humidifier is especially suitable for autumn use. Between one breath and one breath, the moist air is directly inhaled through the mouth or nose and acts on the respiratory tract, and the drought is immediately relieved.
Moisturizing Part III: Hair
Autumn and winter problems: dryness, split, yellowing or hair loss.
Question: Chinese medicine has given hair a nickname "blood surplus", which holds that hair is transformed after excess blood in the body, and that kidney essence plays a synergistic role in hair metaplasia. If you consume a lot of body fluids and lose nutrition in autumn and winter, your hair will naturally not be very good, so it will dry up, split, yellow and lose hair ... and there will be a long queue.
Hair moistening skills:
1, eat more yam. Yam is a good product for nourishing yin and enriching blood. It can replenish body fluids from the source by improving the organs in the body responsible for converting ordinary water into body fluids. It can also replenish kidney essence and liver blood, strengthen the supplement from the source of hair growth, and have sufficient essence and blood.
2. Soak your feet with medicine. If the human body is a plant, the foot is the root of the plant, which absorbs water, and the body is no exception. Our feet are soaked in medicinal liquid, and many medicinal components penetrate into the meridians along the relevant acupoints of the meridians of the feet, improving and promoting the functions of the organs through which these meridians pass, making them more energetic and promoting the sufficiency of body fluids. Recommended foot bath prescription: Ligustrum lucidum, Eclipta prostrata, Polygonatum sibiricum 50g each, Scrophularia 30g, can be boiled for half an hour. When the water temperature is not too hot, soak your feet and rub them at will.
3. Reduce hair dyeing and dyeing in autumn. In autumn and winter, the self-repairing ability and resistance of hair have dropped to a low point. The "hairdressing" behavior that was no problem in other seasons is a kind of injury at this time, so try not to perm or dye your hair at this time.
Moisturizing Part IV: Intestines
Autumn and winter problems: dry stool or constipation.
Problem: Generally, the intestine will secrete some lubricating fluid, which will moisten the intestinal mucosa and promote intestinal peristalsis. If the intestine is dry and peristalsis is reduced, constipation will occur. Traditional Chinese medicine calls this constipation "body fluid deficiency" or "blood deficiency constipation". During the treatment, drugs should not be used to promote excretion, but the method of increasing water in the body should be used to make the body fluid sufficient and the natural intestine unobstructed.
Intestinal moistening skills:
1, eat fresh dates. Although the juice of jujube is not much, it has the effect of nourishing yin and enriching blood, which can promote the body to secrete more intestinal juice to lubricate the intestine. At the same time, the teeth are not strong enough to chew the jujube peel, and the jujube peel cannot be ground after entering the gastrointestinal tract. They will constantly * * * the intestinal wall in the intestine, making the body want to defecate.
2. Don't eat Chili. There is an image description of pepper "hot at both ends" In addition to the spicy feeling when eating, the lower part of the large intestine will also have a "spicy and bitter" feeling. Now you can imagine the fiery state in the large intestine. In order to neutralize capsaicin, a lot of body fluids are consumed, leaving only dryness.
3, * * * gastrointestinal area. Kneading the abdomen clockwise (not counterclockwise) with the navel as the center will promote the peristalsis of the gastrointestinal tract and help the intestinal tract to be smooth.
Moisturizing Part 5: Skin
Autumn and winter problems: the skin loses elasticity and turns black at the same time, or the skin is itchy and dandruff, which is aggravated after bathing or at night.
Problem: the skin should be nourished by the yin blood in the body, and it will be elastic only after it is moistened. Yin blood is the most powerful trump card to resist the invasion of the common cold that is most likely to cause itching. A body that is constantly wet in place is not easy to be "air-dried". To deal with habitual itching, we must solve the problem from the perspective of nourishing yin and enriching blood. There is a saying in Chinese medicine that "the wind is cured first, and the wind destroys blood", which is the truth.
Moisturizing skills:
1, practice baby breathing. This is one of the ways to keep healthy. The tip of the tongue is pressed against the upper jaw, and the mouth is slightly round, so you can breathe freely with your nose. You can do it at any time until you get into the habit. Chinese medicine believes that our body has Ren and Du meridians, and both Ren and Du meridians have a broken end in the mouth. The meridian entrance of Du meridian is above the tongue, and the meridian entrance of Ren meridian is below the tongue. When breathing normally at ordinary times, Ren meridian and Du meridian are disconnected. If the tip of the tongue is pressed against the palate, the two meridians can be connected, the transformation of yin and yang is free, and the source of body fluid is relatively rich. Rich water is like groundwater with high reserves, which moistens the skin.
2. Eat more foods containing collagen. Collagen is distributed in many tissues of the whole body, but it is the most in the skin. Collagen can keep moisture and maintain the elasticity of skin and muscles. The most abundant ingredients are pig's trotters, beef tendon and fish skin. You can eat some to supplement the collagen in your body and transport water to your skin.
3. Timely after sweating. Sweat is transformed from the seepage of blood. Sweating after strenuous exercise means a lot of body fluids are lost, which is the important body fluids that should moisturize the skin. How can the skin not do it? Therefore, you must be timely after exercise, and remember to apply body lotion to your skin after bathing.
4. Don't rub your body excessively when taking a bath. Otherwise, not only dead skin cells will be removed, but also some skin cells that are still functioning will be worn away. Those cells are like the "steamed bread skin" on the body surface, which can prevent the water in the body from being consumed quickly. If the "steamed bread skin" is peeled off, the skin water will be lost quickly.
5. Moisturize the skin from the outside. After cleansing every day, spray a little moisturizing spray on your face to fully absorb moisture from clean pores and increase skin moisture. After bathing, you can also apply skin care milk to moisturize the skin and reduce the lack of oil and water loss after bathing.