The best time for tonic is beginning of winter-beginning of spring. If you want to hide well and maintain your health during this period, you must start from all aspects of life such as "food, clothing, housing and transportation". If these aspects are done well, you can achieve the purpose of protecting the yang and keeping fit, and your body will live longer. In winter, "keep hidden" and pay attention to "food, clothing, housing and transportation"
Clothing-keep warm from the cold, temperature is more important than etiquette.
Add clothes according to the season, especially pay attention to the warmth of the head, back and feet. Because the top of the head is the "meeting of all yang", the yang is gathered here, and the Adu meridian (the sea of yang pulse) is on the back, which is in charge of the Liuyang meridian of birthday. As the saying goes, "cold comes from the soles of the feet", the feet are farthest from the heart, and the blood flow is less, usually lower than the body temperature. When the feet are cold, the blood circulation will not circulate. Blood circulating from the feet and returning to other parts of the body will cause symptoms such as irregular menstruation, abdominal pain and diarrhea, backache and leg pain.
So it is very important to keep warm in winter. When you have nothing to do, you should exercise more. "Exercise will lead to yang" and bask in the sun to promote the growth of yang, which is conducive to physical and mental health.
Eat-warm food, regulate the spleen and stomach
It's cold in winter, such as raw and cold food. Never touch it again. It is recommended to eat some warm foods, such as tremella, black-bone chicken, lotus root, walnut, chestnut, leek, beef and mutton, etc., which have good cold resistance. But because the metabolism of the body slows down in winter, the function of the spleen and stomach will become worse. Even if you use warm food, you should also pay attention to whether the stomach can bear it. Therefore, in addition to warm food, we should eat more fruits and vegetables rich in vitamins, as well as potatoes and grains rich in dietary fiber to promote gastrointestinal peristalsis. The most important thing is to drink plenty of water, nourish yin and moisten dryness. The natural environment where people live is connected with the atmosphere of heaven and earth, so people living in this environment should also adapt to the changes in the natural environment and adjust their work and rest in time. Huangdi Neijing states "Go to bed early and get up late, and stay in the sun", which means that it is cold in winter, so you should go to bed early (2 1: 00-22: 00), but don't get up too early, because the yang will grow after the sun comes out. Getting up too early will lead to the body catching cold, and it will also damage the yang, which is not conducive to the nourishment of yin. Chinese medicine believes that the yin rises and falls from winter to the sun, the yang is getting longer and longer, and the days are getting longer and longer. Therefore, there is a saying that "Qi begins in winter and goes round and round" and "Yang is born in winter". Therefore, it is very important to keep healthy on the solstice of winter. What should we do to keep healthy on the solstice of winter?
Huangdi Neijing said: In winter and March, this is called closing Tibet. Water and ice lie on the ground, not disturbing the sun. Lying early and getting up late, you must wait for the sun, so that you can hide your ambition and have private intentions. If you have it, you will get rid of cold and warmth, and you will not leak your skin, which will make you lose your breath. This winter air should be the way to keep Tibet. In turn, it hurts the kidney, and it is flaccid and soft in spring, and there are fewer people born.
1. Go to bed early and get up late
Huangdi Neijing pointed out that in winter and March, we should "lie early and get up late, and wait for the sun". At this time, the weather is cold, so we should pay attention to protecting the sun's spirit and not excessive dissipation. So getting enough sleep is very important. It is recommended to stay in bed from 21:00 to 22: 00 every night, and get up after sunrise in the morning.
Get more sunshine.
Sunbathing is the best way to generate yang, which can not only drive away the cold, but also prevent osteoporosis and reduce depression. When basking in the sun, it is recommended to open your palms to the sun, take a walk or take a deep breath for half an hour to an hour.
ventilate
Even in the cold winter, we should open the window regularly to take a breath, increase the indoor humidity, and prevent germs and viruses from invading the body. If the indoor temperature is too high, you can put a wet towel on the radiator or put a basin of water next to the radiator.
Keep warm and cold
The weather is cold on the solstice in winter, so we should pay attention to cold protection and warmth, so that the warmth of the body will be smooth. The indoor temperature is suggested to be controlled at 18~24 degrees Celsius. People who go out should remember to wear scarves and hats, and they can choose to put on sweaters and vests that are convenient to adapt to the different temperatures inside and outside.
5. Be careful not to get sick
Winter climate induces the recurrence or aggravation of chronic diseases, and cold also stimulates the occurrence of myocardial infarction and stroke, which increases blood pressure and aggravates symptoms such as ulcers, rheumatism and glaucoma. Therefore, we should pay attention to cold and warmth in winter, especially to prevent the adverse stimulation of strong winds and cool weather to the body, and prepare first-aid drugs.
At the same time, we should also pay attention to cold-resistant exercise, improve the ability to keep out cold and prevent diseases and prevent respiratory diseases. Everyone knows that winter should be "cold and warm", but some people have paid attention to adding clothes to keep out the cold, and still feel cold hands and feet. What is the reason?
According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, "Spleen governs the muscles of limbs", so the deficiency of spleen qi is one of the reasons for the coldness of limbs. Kidney is innate, and kidney yang is not warm enough, which will also lead to cold hands and feet. Spleen and kidney weakness can be nursed back to health through food supplement.
But cold hands and feet are not necessarily a deficiency syndrome. Nowadays, people are busy with work, lack of exercise, and qi and blood are blocked, which are all common reasons. Some people are very wet, which hinders the circulation of qi and blood; Or life pressure, emotional instability, stagnation of liver qi and poor circulation of qi and blood may all cause cold hands and feet.
Therefore, if cold hands and feet are not easy to relieve, it is not recommended to take supplements casually. Especially those who have cold hands and feet and often get angry, it is recommended to find Chinese medicine to recuperate their bodies, otherwise more problems may occur in the future. Cold comes and summer goes, and the four seasons change. The weather has turned cold, and people have put on thick winter clothes. In winter health, you can refer to the following five principles.
First, sun protection in daily life. Go to bed early and get up late on work and rest; In terms of clothing, we should follow the temperature changes and keep warm.
Second, supplement it appropriately. Winter corresponds to the kidney, and the diet should be based on tonifying the kidney. You can eat some black rice, black sesame seeds and so on. Furthermore, in addition to nutrients, we should also consider the temperature of food. Avoid eating food directly in the refrigerator in winter. The food you want to eat must be warm. Spleen and stomach are the foundation of the day after tomorrow. Strengthening the spleen and stomach can also nourish the innate kidney essence.
Third, keep your spirit inside. Lack of sunshine and less exercise in winter can easily lead to depression. Therefore, it is necessary to maintain a relatively peaceful state mentally and psychologically, and not to be disturbed too much by the outside world, so as to protect the yang and reduce the loss of yin essence. It is very important to regulate emotions in winter, to ensure that the seven emotions are not excessive, and at the same time consciously self-regulate. For example, read more positive literary works. When the weather is fine, try to go out and do some exercise as much as possible.
Fourth, moderate exercise. From the point of view of daily health, winter is not suitable for strenuous exercise with excessive sweating. First of all, sweat is the liquid of the heart and the yin essence of the human body. Second, the sweat pores are open and the human body is vulnerable to cold. Therefore, the exercise standard of winter health preservation is to sweat slightly after exercise and feel slightly warm and comfortable. Moderate exercise can help digestion and avoid excessive weight gain.
Fifth, nourish yin and moisten dryness. In some places, there is heating in winter, and the room temperature is too high, so you may eat a lot of high-calorie things, which is easy to get angry and get hot. Therefore, in the environment, we should pay attention to the indoor air humidity, use a humidifier when it is dry, or put a little water at home to let the water evaporate, which is good for the skin. Moreover, drinking more warm water is also a way.