Rugao City, Jiangsu Province is a famous hometown of longevity in China. There is a local proverb "You don't know your age until you get to Rugao". Rugao people have many secrets of longevity, especially like sunbathing to prevent diseases. The difference is that the focus of their sunbathing is sunbathing their backs.

As the old saying goes: "An inch thinner on the back leads to a long life of ten years;" The back is one centimeter thick, and people are three years old. "Keeping a good back is not only young, but also longevity. Raising your back is equal to raising your life. Early spring and March are the time to raise your back.

Take care of your back.

Is to nourish the internal organs.

Chinese medicine believes that the back is the face, and a good face is not bad. Smart people know that keeping a good back is more important than a good face.

The back is the backbone that supports the whole body. If you don't have a "strong" back, your whole body will be hurt.

From the perspective of human structure, the spine of the back is composed of cervical vertebrae, thoracic vertebrae and lumbar vertebrae, just like interlocking gears. There are 365,438+0 pairs of spinal nerves in the spinal canal, which can not only direct the movement of limbs, but also affect the nerve signal transmission of internal organs such as heart, stomach and intestine. Weak back is not only easy to backache, but also brings palpitation, shortness of breath, indigestion and numbness of arms.

Chinese medicine believes that there are two very important meridians on the back-Du Meridian and Bladder Meridian. Du meridian governs the yang of human body, and bladder meridian is the longest meridian with the most acupoints in human body, which connects the qi and blood of various organs of human body and stimulates bladder meridian to replenish the yang of viscera.

Raising the back is equal to raising the internal organs of the whole body, which has many benefits:

Love in spring is a word, Sun!

There is a very simple and easy action to raise your back, and that is drying. There is a saying in the famous work "Old Man Heng Yan" in the Qing Dynasty that "the sun is shining high and it is good to sit under the south window with your back to the sun".

Sunbathing is called "natural moxibustion" in Chinese medicine, which is equivalent to the sun helping us to do moxibustion, sheltering from the wind and drying our backs, and warming our backs and ventilating the sun. Du meridian is known as "the sea of Yang pulse", and Du meridian is full of Yang.

When the back is warm and comfortable, the human body's yang will be sufficient. March to August is the best time to bask in the back, and the cold, humid and polluted air accumulated in our bodies in winter is the best time to be discharged in spring and summer.

There is a saying about how to bask in the back:

Drying your back is not freezing your back. Don't stand outside naked. The best way to dry your back is to put on a vest and bask in the sun while exercising.

The time to bask in the back is exquisite:

The best time for sunbathing in spring is between 10- 1 1 in the morning and 1~2 in the afternoon. At this time, the sun is abundant and the light is soft, and the effect of sunbathing is the best. The length of sunbathing can vary from person to person, with young and middle-aged people 1-2 hours and old people's 30 minutes.

Precautions against drying:

Pay attention to cover your head, take sun protection measures and wear sunglasses to prevent dizziness. In addition, the infirm, patients with high blood pressure and heart disease should do what they can, don't spend too much time in the sun, and be comfortable in the shade.

Modern medicine has proved that there are a lot of immune cells under the skin of human back. Sunbathing can activate these immune cells and improve human immunity, especially for friends with osteoporosis, hyperlipidemia, high cholesterol and rheumatism.

Several back-nourishing actions

Strong return anytime, anywhere

Raising your back in spring is not tiring all year round. In addition to drying your back, it is also recommended that you often do these three actions.

beat

Pat on the back is also a massage technique. Back rubbing before going to bed is a good way for the elderly to raise their backs, which not only maintains the internal organs, but also promotes sleep. There are usually two kinds of back rubbing methods, namely, slapping and tapping, which are carried out along both sides of the spine. Rub your back comfortably at a speed of 50-70 times per minute. It should be reminded that patients with severe heart disease or spinal diseases should not beat their backs to avoid aggravating their illness or causing accidents.

Pinch it

Chiropractic is a common treatment in children's massage. You can pinch the skin along both sides of the spine with your hands, push it forward while lifting it, and pinch it from the sacrococcygeal region to the occipital neck. Adults can also use chiropractic to treat health care. Chiropractic can relieve pain, eliminate fatigue, promote back blood circulation, reduce back fat accumulation and improve autoimmune function.

Rub it

You can rub your back when you take a shower. Put a wet towel on your back, tighten both ends of the towel by hand and rub it hard until your back is hot.

If it is inconvenient for you, you can also have someone else rub your back for you, just don't use too much force to avoid rubbing your skin. Back rubbing can effectively prevent colds and improve back pain, chest tightness and abdominal distension.

Tip: Carrying your back in the office is a trick. I’m not doing anything right now.

Hold the wall, press your chest and waist, stand one step away, raise your arms, hold the wall, stretch your upper body forward as far as possible, hold your chest and bend over.

This method is recommended for migrant workers who need to sit in the office for a long time. Doing it at any time can not only stretch the body and correct the posture, but also help to adjust the breath.

Smart health care is when others know they are soaking their feet; When others know how to soak their feet, they have already begun to know how to raise their backs.

In spring, everything is renewed, and the yin disappears and the yang grows, which is the best time to raise the back. Live up to the warm spring sun, make an appointment!

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References:

Keeping Back Healthy: A Complete Illustration of Chiropractic Care, published by People's Military Medical Publishing House.