Six tips for health in spring

 

        Warming the kidney yang and resisting wind "Warming the kidney yang and resisting the wind" is a standard that should be followed in health care. Since the body's qi and blood are consistent in spring, the hair is thinned upwards and outwards. Therefore, pay attention to the qi and blood of the body. Anything that is not conducive to qi and blood The situation should be prevented. In addition, it is windy in spring, and cold evil is the key element of the external wind-chill in the spring disease. It is likely to cause various infectious and epidemic diseases, so it is necessary to "resist the wind."

        Liver protection is not the same. The key to health and well-being in season is different. In spring, we should focus on "protecting the liver". Since the five elements in spring are of wood, and the liver among the five internal organs of the body is also of wood nature, the spring qi helps the liver. In the spring, the anger rises abundantly, and people's faces are radiant. However, if the liver fire is too high or the liver stagnation and qi stagnation, it is easy to damage the liver, and cold space-occupying lesions will occur in the summer. In addition, the basic theory of TCM health preservation thinks that "spring is opposite to the liver", which means that the climatic characteristics of spring are closely related to the liver of the body.

        Diet collocations should be selected according to their physical fitness. Generally, people who are physically and mentally healthy do not think that there are many dietary supplements. The key is to use light foods instead of eating too much dry, spicy food ingredients. If you are a very weak person, you can take sea cucumbers, cordyceps and other tonics appropriately. In addition, since the qi and blood rise in spring are very easy to be yin, it is necessary to pay great attention to nourishing yin, and can use lilies, yam, lotus seeds, medlar and other ingredients.

        Daily life In winter, everyone is accustomed to "sleeping early and getting up late", while in spring, we have to "sleep late and get up early". The three months of spring are the time when nature springs back to the earth, and all kinds of microorganisms are full of vitality. Everyone should follow the laws of nature, go to bed late and get up early, and release the pressure all over the body after waking up, such as taking a walk and practicing boxing.

        Eat more sweet and less sour. Wang Sun Simiao, a famous Chinese medicine in the Tang Dynasty, said: “Spring should save acid, increase sweetness, and nurture temperament.” This means that when spring comes, everyone should eat less weird foods and eat more sweet foods. With the combination, the benefit of doing that is to nourish the body's gastrointestinal gas. Whether it is the health care standards of "warming the kidney and yang and resisting wind" and "protecting the liver", or the aspects of diet, daily life, mentality, etc., have you mastered this little knowledge of health care?