Post Date December, 02 2023
Traditional Chinese medicine focuses on conforming to the four seasons, that is to say, different seasons have different health preservation rules. Now is the spring when everything is reviving. Our bodies are also like these creatures in nature, with Yang Qi. Therefore, health preservation in spring should be in accordance with the "Yangyang in spring and summer" in the "Huangdi Neijing". So how should we raise them? Now let's have a deep understanding from four aspects!
In spring, Yang Qi rises, ice and snow melt, and everything recovers. In action, you should fall asleep later, get up earlier, and do some relaxing and gentle exercises. Mentally, we should care more about others and open our hearts. The spring weather wood is used for the Qi of the foot and liver meridian, so it should not be too tightly bound when it is just developing. It should be stretched to make its will happen. At the same time, keep in mind the intention of life and the kindness of compassion. Don't wantonly destroy the living creatures, so as to keep the good spirit of spring. Therefore, spring health preservation should conform to the characteristics of the natural rise and relaxation of Yang Qi, and focus on nourishing the liver.
Pay attention to regulating emotions
According to traditional Chinese medicine, the liver belongs to wood, and it likes to reach its peak, which corresponds to the rising of yang qi in spring. At this time, if you do not pay attention to emotional regulation and your liver is depressed, you will have many diseases. For example, people with emotional distress, hyperactivity of liver yang, elevated blood pressure, and cardio-cerebrovascular disease are also prone to stroke. People with schizophrenia are prone to relapse in spring. Therefore, spring should conform to the natural law of the rising and rising of Yang Qi, so as to make the liver Qi flow smoothly and smoothly, "so as to make Zhisheng". This requires that we should learn to self-regulate and control our emotions, stop anger when encountering unpleasant things, and vent in time to prevent depression of liver qi. Cultivate an optimistic and cheerful personality and have more hobbies.
Ensure sleep quality
Sleep was called "sleeping food" by the ancients. Zeng Guofan has a famous saying that "the way to keep alive is no better than sleeping and eating". Shakespeare, the British dramatist, regards sleep as the "tonic" on the "life feast". The World Health Organization has identified "sound sleep" as one of the important objective indicators of health. Research shows that sleep is an effective regulation of the brain and the whole nervous system by human beings. In a high-quality sleep state, a series of physiological and biochemical changes will appear in the body, which will play a role in eliminating disease and prolonging life. The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine said: "The blood of a person lies in the liver." Modern medical research has confirmed that the blood flow into the liver during sleep is seven times that when standing. The increase of blood flow through the liver is conducive to enhancing the function of liver cells, improving the detoxification ability, and accelerating the metabolism of protein, amino acid, sugar, fat, vitamins and other nutrients, so as to maintain the stability of the internal environment of the machine and resist the invasion of various infectious diseases in spring. Therefore, everyone of us should pay attention to scientific sleep.
Teenagers and middle-aged people need to sleep 8 hours a day; About 7 hours for the aged over 60; The elderly aged over 80 should sleep for 8 to 9 hours; The weak and sick can appropriately increase their sleep time. Always wash your feet with hot water before going to bed. Don't be too full for dinner, and don't drink strong tea and coffee before going to bed. We should pay attention to the sleeping position. When sleeping, we should: "Lie like a bow", lie on the right side, and sleep in the south of the head and the north of the foot. It is necessary to have a quiet sleep environment, with fresh indoor air, proper temperature and humidity, and comfortable bed, which is conducive to entering a sweet dream.
It is advisable to eat warm tonic food
Spring diet should follow the principle of "nourishing yang in spring and summer" stated in the Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine, and eat more foods that warm and replenish yang. In the Compendium of Materia Medica, Li Shizhen said: "leek leaves are warm and have the same function. When they are raw, they are spicy and blood-dispersing, and when they are cooked, they are sweet and nourishing. They are the dishes of the liver." Eating some leeks with warm nature in the spring can play a role in supplementing the body's yang and strengthening the functions of the liver and spleen and stomach. Allium mongolicum is all medicine. Its leaves can benefit the five internal organs and eliminate edema; Scallion white can clear yang and sweat, detoxify and reduce swelling; Scallion juice can detoxify, promote blood circulation and relieve pain; Scallion root can cure hemorrhoids and blood in stool. Garlic has detoxification and can clean blood, which is beneficial to cardiovascular health. The diet should be sweet and less sour. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that spring is the time of liver qi. If you eat too much acid, it will easily make the liver qi hyperactivity, and destroy the spleen soil, affecting the spleen's transportation and transportation function. Dates and yams are most suitable for spring consumption. Yam tastes sweet and has a flat nature. It has the effects of invigorating the spleen and liver, nourishing the lung and qi, and tonifying the kidney and essence. It can be used to cook Congee with dates, yams, rice, millet, and cowpeas to nourish the spleen, liver, and stomach, and nourish yin and dryness. In spring, eat more vegetables and wild vegetables, such as soybean sprouts, mung bean sprouts, coriander, spring shoots, lettuce, spinach, Chinese toon, shepherd's purse, celery, rape, dandelion, willow sprouts, etc., which can not only supplement a variety of vitamins, inorganic salts and trace elements, but also clear heat and moisten dryness, which is conducive to the release of accumulated heat in the body. Avoid eating greasy, cold, sticky and hard food to avoid hurting the liver and spleen.
Keep moving
In the spring when the trees are blooming, it is a good time to adopt natural yang to nourish the liver, and exercise is the best way. According to traditional Chinese medicine, the liver governs the tendons. Adhering to exercise can relax muscles and activate collaterals, and is beneficial to liver health. At this time, everyone should choose appropriate exercise items according to their physical condition. In the morning, in the evening and on holidays, you can walk on the grassy path, dance fist and sword in the riverside forest, or go to the suburbs to go hiking and ask for willows, swim in the mountains and water, enjoy flowers and sing, climb high and look far, have a leisurely mind, think leisurely, and integrate into the nature. The unity of man and nature has virtually enhanced physical and mental health. The main sports include walking, shadowboxing, jogging, gymnastics, kite flying, etc. Middle-aged and elderly people should choose gentle, slow and balanced sports. The form of sports is mainly scattered. The heart rate should be kept at 120~140 times/minute when exercising, or 170 times when exercising to their age plus the heart rate immediately after exercise, such as: 120 times/minute when exercising at 50 years old, 100 times/minute when exercising at 70 years old. Those with good physique can be more, and those with weak physique can be less. Teenagers can choose competitive sports with large amount and intensity of exercise to improve the relevant functions of the body, and at the same time, let the individual's emotions get appropriate catharsis. In addition, women should pay attention to the fitness and hygiene during the menstrual period. During the menstrual period, they should try to avoid heavy exercise, hot and cold stimulation, intense activities and strong antagonistic items. The temperature is getting warmer in spring. Don't forget the old adage of "covering the spring and freezing the autumn". It should be known that spring is windy, and the temperature difference between day and night is large. The human body can't adapt quickly, and is vulnerable to the evil of wind and cold. Especially for the elderly and the infirm and sickly people, we should pay more attention to cold protection and warmth protection to prevent the recurrence of old diseases.
