The Great Cold is the last of the 24 solar terms. After the great cold, it is a transitional period from winter to spring, and the daily diet should be changed from "winter storage" to "spring life". "Slight cold, no wind and cold" is still necessary to prevent colds.
1 longan-warm heart
Cold weather is particularly easy to hurt the yang, so I suggest you eat more longan porridge to warm your heart and replenish blood.
2 red dates-protect the liver
The Great Cold is related to beginning of spring. In nature, the cathode is abundant, while the anode is weak and unable to germinate. At this time, it is necessary to give consideration to nourishing the liver and preparing for spring, and red dates are the first to be promoted.
3 Eat acid-protect blood vessels
In the severe cold solar terms, the incidence of myocardial infarction and stroke reached a high level throughout the year. At this time, eating some acidic foods is good for blood vessels, such as vinegar, apples and oranges rich in vitamin C.
It should be reminded that although the weather was cold before and after the Great Cold, it was the end of winter, and I ate hot pot and greasy diet all winter. Coupled with the dry weather and high indoor temperature, it was easy to get angry.
1 Heart Fire-Stabilize Emotion
When the heart fire is too strong, it is mainly manifested as anxiety and impatience, the mouth and tongue are easy to corrode and the tip of the tongue is red. Children may be irritable.
It is suggested to keep a good attitude and prevent mood swings; Avoid staying in an overheated or supercooled environment for a long time.
2 lung fire-drink plenty of water
The lung is a fragile organ. Whether it is warm or cold, it may invade the lungs, turn into lung heat, and have symptoms such as cough, dry throat, yellow sputum, dry mouth and like cold drinks.
Therefore, in windy and dry winter, you must drink enough water every day; Eat more fruits and vegetables and eat less food that is easy to get angry; Avoid catching a cold during outdoor activities.
3 stomach fire-drink cold
When the stomach is angry, it will feel that there is a fire burning in the digestive tract, and there will be heartburn pain, cold drink, bad breath, swollen gums, oral ulcers, constipation and other symptoms.
Stomach heat is mostly caused by eating too much spicy food or being in a bad mood. Usually, we should pay attention to eating less spicy and overheated food, and eat some "cold" foods appropriately, such as lotus root juice and honey, which can moisten the stomach and cool the blood.
1 prevention of lung cold-drink hot porridge to drive away cold
Sniffy nose, cough, headache ... cold and cold are the most common problems in winter. You can choose the fairy porridge in the experience prescription of Huizhitang in Qing Dynasty: "A handful of glutinous rice is boiled into soup, seven onions and seven slices of ginger are cooked and mixed with half a cup of vinegar, which will keep you from catching a cold." After wearing warm clothes, cover the quilt and go to bed, sweating slightly. Every morning and evening 1 time for 2 days.
In addition, washing the nose with cold water every morning and evening is beneficial to enhance the immunity of nasal mucosa.
2 prevent waist cold-rub your waist with your hands, warm your kidney and strengthen your yang.
Chinese medicine believes that rubbing the waist with both hands helps to dredge the meridians and strengthen the waist and kidney. It is suggested to take the waist as the "pulse" (the meridian around the waist), especially the lumbar vertebrae on both sides of the spine, mainly where the kidneys are located.
3 to prevent cold feet-make a warm foot bath
Foot bath is different from hot water washing. Pay attention to three points when soaking feet:
Finally, it should be noted that after finishing the above three points, it is best to go to bed within half an hour to ensure the foot bath effect.
Press "three points" in the cold.
1 Baihui point: lowering blood pressure
Baihui has a good preventive and therapeutic effect on coronary heart disease, hypertension, hypotension and other circulatory diseases. Make a connection between the two ear tips, and then make another connection from the middle of the nose to the back of the head. The point where the two lines intersect is almost overhead, which is Baihui point.
2 Qihai point: Yishen essence
Massage or acupuncture at Qihai point has the functions of nourishing vitality, tonifying kidney, solidifying essence and prolonging life. Qihai point is located in the lower abdomen of the human body, connecting the navel and pubic bone in a straight line, one and a half inches down from the navel.
Guanyuan Point: Tonifying Yang Qi
Pressing Guanyuan point can tonify Yang Qi and is effective for neurasthenia, insomnia and cold hands and feet. Guanyuan point is located 3 inches below the navel (four horizontal fingers) and on the ventral line.