Today's light snow, the world is closed and the yin is strong, and health should pay attention to these points~
Light snow is the second solar term after the beginning of winter, when the temperature in most parts of the country has gradually dropped below 0 °C, and our country gradually presents the scene of early winter from north to south.
Light snow solar term, the weather rises, the earth qi falls, the heaven and the earth are closed, turning into a cold winter, at this time the human body is in the stage of yin and yang decline, and health care needs to be taken care of.
In winter, the yang energy is latent and the yin energy is extremely strong, and all activities tend to stop, so the daily life should pay attention to going to bed early and getting up late, and must wait for the daylight, so as to ensure the sleep duration to protect the yang energy, so as to wait for the spring of the next year.
The best time to wake up in winter is when the sun comes out, when the cold on the ground is dispelled, which can prevent the cold from hurting the yang.
Walking in the winter can play a role in strengthening people's yang energy and warming the meridians.
"If you want to be comfortable, take off and be diligent", the light snow solar term should be increased or decreased as appropriate, with the increase and decrease, do not cover too tightly in the warm room, warm and not sweat as well, to the lower temperature of the place to add clothes in time, to avoid a cold and a hot.
Prevent cold feet: Soaking your feet before going to bed can dilate the blood vessels in the lower limbs and the corresponding ischemia in the head, which can help you sleep.
Prevent cold head: The head is the place where all the yang meridians converge, and it is the least vulnerable to wind and cold, so be sure to wear a hat.
Chest and back protection: The front chest and back are the location of the cardiovascular system and respiratory system, where the cold is easy to induce coronary heart disease.
Waist and abdomen protection: Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the kidney is the foundation of initation, and the spleen is the foundation of the acquired. Therefore, to maintain health in winter, we must protect the waist and abdomen where the kidneys are located.
The light snow season is the frontier of the alternation of autumn and winter, and the folk in China have a saying of "winter tonic, spring tiger fighting", which illustrates the importance of winter tonic.
For those who are deficient in the body and lack of yang qi, they can eat warm foods such as mutton, longan, and jujube appropriately, and can also eat some foods that nourish the kidney, such as cashew nuts, seeds, yams, chestnuts, ginkgo seeds, walnuts, etc.
However, with the widespread use of heating, air conditioning and other heating facilities, the hot indoor environment is more likely to make people accumulate heat in the body, coupled with over-eating supplements, it will also aggravate internal heat, causing people to have facial acne, mouth ulcers, irritability, constipation and other symptoms.
At this time, you may wish to stop eating supplements and eat some light vegetable soup to nourish the liquid, such as cabbage tofu soup, spinach tofu soup, etc.
In addition, you can eat more vegetables and fruits, such as Chinese cabbage, radish, banana, pear, apple, etc., and you can also use dietary therapy methods, such as boiling pear water and radish water every day to prevent dry mouth and throat caused by dry weather.
There is a folk proverb: "If you move in winter, you will have one less illness; Be lazy in winter and drink a bowl of medicine."
During the light snow season, it is indispensable to insist on moderate outdoor exercise.
Although the external environment is relatively cold, the human body is stimulated by the cold, which can make the heart beat faster, breathe deeper, the metabolism strengthened, and the heat produced increases, which is exactly in line with the saying of traditional Chinese medicine that "movement generates yang".
You can choose more gentle sports such as walking, jogging, qigong, aerobics, and badminton according to your own situation.
It should be noted that winter sports should be selected after 9 o'clock every day, avoiding windy, foggy and hazy weather, and doing sufficient warm-up exercises before exercise.
During the light snow season, the weather is overcast and cold, with less sunlight, withered vegetation and cold winds. Affected by the external environment, people's mood is easy to be in a low state, which is easy to cause or aggravate depression, anxiety and other emotional diseases, so we should pay attention to mental recuperation at this time.
You can bask in the sun more, and basking in the sun can invigorate the yang energy in the body and play the role of warming the meridians;
You can listen to more music, especially light music, which can relieve people's nervousness and mood swings;
You can participate in more social and recreational activities and communicate more with friends.
In addition, you can also carry out appropriate physical exercise to regulate the breath, smooth the meridians, dredge the qi and blood, and avoid tension, irritability, depression and other emotions.
In winter, the climate is dry, and many people will experience symptoms such as dry mouth, peeling, and constipation.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that this is mainly due to the fire in the human body.
Correctly understanding the "internal fire" in winter and finding out the cause and corresponding conditioning can help reduce the "fire".
Some people feel that they are on fire, so they want to rely on the method of wearing fewer clothes to get rid of the fire, which is not right.
If you rely on the cold air outside to go to the fire, not only can you not achieve the goal, but it is easy to form a "cold fire".
One is in the form of a cold, which is acute, and symptoms such as fever, chills, sore throat and other symptoms may appear;
There is also a chronic form, that is, the body feels cold and cold, and at the same time, it often has sores on the mouth and tongue, dry mouth and bitter mouth, and acne on the face.
For this kind of problem, it is recommended to cook radish with ginger in daily life, ginger to go to the outside cold, radish to clear the inside of the heat, and take it together to relieve the symptoms.
Severe cases need to drink some traditional Chinese medicine that nourishes yin and rejuvenates heat, such as wheat winter, bamboo leaves, gypsum, reed root, sand cucumber, etc., and each takes 10 grams of mixed tea drink.
In addition, you can choose soothing tai chi and other ways to relieve your heart. You can also use chrysanthemum, honeysuckle, bamboo leaves, gardenias, etc. 3 to 5 grams of water instead of tea.
In winter, you can effectively prevent and treat common diseases by mastering some TCM health care tips.
Taixi acupoint is the original acupoint of Zushaoyin, which is located on the inside of the foot, the depression between the back of the medial malleolus and the tendon of the heel bone.
Kneading the Taixi acupoint can be used to sit upright or lay the soles of the feet in a posture, press and knead with your fingers, there must be a sense of soreness when kneading, and insist on pressing the Taixi acupoint every day to prevent and treat common diseases caused by the winter climate.