The liver is an important organ of the human body, which has the functions of regulating qi and blood, helping the spleen and stomach digest food and absorb nutrition, and regulating emotions and qi. Therefore, properly nourishing the liver in spring will bring health and longevity all year round. So, how should we raise the liver in spring? In terms of diet, we should eat more foods that warm and nourish the yang, such as onions, ginger, garlic, leeks and mustard greens. Studies have shown that garlic not only has a strong bactericidal effect, but also can promote metabolism, stimulate appetite, prevent arteriosclerosis and hypertension, and even have the effect of nourishing the brain. Green onions have high nutritional value and can also prevent respiratory and intestinal infectious diseases. In addition, you should eat less cold food in your diet, such as cucumber, water bamboo, lotus root and so on. , so as not to hinder the growth of Yang.
Eat more vegetables, drink more porridge and supplement protein.
◆ It is windy in spring, and colds are the main factors of exogenous diseases in spring, which may lead to various infectious diseases and epidemic diseases, such as colds, diphtheria, scarlet fever, measles, meningitis, chickenpox, tonsillitis, pneumonia, etc. Be careful of epidemic diseases in spring. ◆ Spring is a season of alternating winter and summer, with cold and warm air competing with each other, warm and cold at first, cloudy and sunny at first, and changeable weather. Climate instability makes people who are sensitive to climate feel a lot of discomfort, so sensitive people should pay attention to their daily lives. ◆ In spring, the liver will be affected and the yang will rise. Liver qi and liver fire often rise with spring, while liver yang is strong, which easily leads to diseases such as hypertension, dizziness and hepatitis. The exuberance of liver qi also makes people's mental mood high and excited, making patients with schizophrenia, mania and other diseases prone to anger, commotion, rage, noise and other States due to weather changes. ◆ The external climate change has a significant impact on human qi and blood: for example, qi and blood are stagnant in cold weather and smooth in hot weather. In spring, the climate gets warmer, the qi and blood activities are also strengthened, and the human metabolism becomes active. Healthy people can adapt to this change quickly, while the infirm, the elderly and children are prone to maladjustment, which makes the old disease relapse or aggravate. Therefore, in the prevention and treatment of diseases in spring, preparations should be made as early as possible.