It has been raining for many days, the sky finally cleared up, but the early spring is warm and cold, how to keep healthy? Professor Wang Dongcai from the Pre-treatment Center of Shenzhen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital suggests doing these four points to make you healthier!
Pay attention to three defenses
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First, prevent the “cold spring”
The winter is just over, the spring is cold When it is cold, the natural yang qi begins to grow, and the temperature difference between morning and evening is large, especially in the Lingnan area, which is often cold and wet. The evil of dampness and cold is most likely to invade human organs and joints, leading to the occurrence of diseases such as colds, asthma, and arthritis.
Professor Wang Dongcai from the Pre-treatment Center of Shenzhen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital reminds everyone to pay special attention to keeping warm when dressing , Clothes should not be reduced too quickly, and should be covered for a period of time to slowly adjust the balance of yin and yang of the body and adapt to the new climate characteristics.
From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine health preservation, it is necessary to “accord with the times and nature”. As the saying goes: “Covering in spring and freezing in autumn will prevent miscellaneous diseases”. “Covering in spring” is a traditional way of keeping healthy. Spring cover should also be “covered” just right, and the focus of cover is on the head, back, abdomen, knees, and feet.
01 header:
The head is the “collection of all yang” of the human body, and is the most prosperous part of the body. The elderly and infirm can wear hats to keep warm, and they should dry immediately after shampooing and bathing, not when the wind blows directly.
02 back:
Keeping the back warm can prevent cold from damaging the “sea of yang meridians” – the Du meridian, reducing the chance of colds.
03 belly:
Abdominal warmth helps prevent indigestion and cold diarrhea; women should pay more attention to keeping their abdomen and lower body warm to avoid gynecological diseases such as dysmenorrhea and irregular menstruation.
04 Knee:
The knee is the home of the tendons, and cold is prone to spasm. Cold in the knee can cause local muscles and blood vessels to contract, causing joint pain. Covering your knees can increase blood circulation and relieve muscle spasms.
05 foot:
“Cold starts from the feet”, the feet are gathered by the yin meridians, where the yin is often prosperous, and far from the heart, with little blood supply and easy to be attacked by wind-cold. Frequent rubbing and soaking of feet can enhance the body’s yang energy and enhance resistance.
There is a degree, it is necessary to adhere to the “spring cover”, but also to prevent excessive clothing, so that the body’s ability to resist cold is reduced, and it is easy to catch a cold after sweating a little. In short, “spring cover” should comply with the rising of yang, so as to ensure the health of the body.
Second, anti” “Spring sleepiness”
After the Spring Festival holiday, everyone seems to be uncomfortable when they start to work, and it is easy to cause fatigue, which is often referred to as “spring sleepiness”.
As the saying goes: “Spring is tired, autumn is lacking, summer is dozing, winter is March when you can’t sleep”. Professor Wang Dongcai said that from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, it is the expression of “the unity of nature and man”. With the change of seasons, yang and yin interact with each other Conversion. After a winter, people’s yang qi needs to be stretched slowly, so that qi and blood mainly run on the limbs and body surface, relatively less supply to the brain, which will make people feel tired and sleepy.
In the Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine, it is mentioned: “In the third month of spring, this is called a statement. Heaven and earth are born together, all things are honored, lie down at night and get up early, walk widely in the courtyard, and be slowed to shape, so as to make one’s aspirations live, do not kill, give but not take, reward but not punish, this is the response of the spring, and the health of the body. It is also the Tao; the opposite will damage the liver, the summer will be cold, and the elders will be less.”
Chinese medicine pays attention to “spring” Yang Yang in summer, Yin in autumn and winter”. At this time, we should strengthen exercise, we can do some aerobic exercise such as mountain climbing, outings, walking, etc., we can also choose Baduanjin, Tai Chi, etc., to promote blood circulation in the body, increase yang qi, improve Immunity of the body. Try to avoid exercising when the temperature is relatively low, and choose a place with fresh air as much as possible to make the spring breeze rise in an orderly manner.
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Third, prevent “infectious diseases”
Spring is the main time for growth, everything is about to move, bacteria and viruses are also active, and it is easy to follow the wind Therefore, there are many infectious diseases in spring. In the face of the spread of new coronary pneumonia today, we should maintain a good physical health, take precautions in our daily life, pay attention to environmental hygiene, strengthen our own resistance, and prevent the occurrence of diseases. What is called in traditional Chinese medicine “Prevention before getting sick” is more important to prevent the disease before it occurs.
In addition, we remind everyone that there are many flu-like symptoms in the early stage of infectious diseases in spring, which are easy to be ignored. Especially if you have symptoms of fever and rash, you should make a clear diagnosis and timely treatment.
Traditional Chinese medicine experts make suggestions from the following three aspects: diet, emotional regulation, and daily life
In spring, nature is full of vitality and prosperity. Therefore, in terms of diet, emotion, and daily life, we must conform to the characteristics of the rise of yang in spring, innovate the old and bring forth the new, and pay attention to protecting the yang Gas.
Spleen and dampness
Huaishan , barley, lotus seeds, lentils, tuckahoe, etc. all help to invigorate the spleen and remove dampness; chives, coriander, wolfberry leaves, spinach, oranges and other seasonal vegetables and fruits.
In spring, the yang qi is born, and the diet should be less sour and more sweet, and more sweet foods should be eaten. Acid enters the liver meridian, and eating too much acid can easily cause excessive anger and damage the spleen and stomach. It is advisable to eat foods with Xin Wen Sheng San or Xin Gan Divergence, which can help Yang Qi and conform to the characteristics of Yang Qi rising in spring.
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Spring bamboo shoots and crucian carp soup
Invigorating spleen, removing dampness, regulating Qi and raising Yang
Materials:
1 fresh crucian carp (about 250g), 60g fresh spring bamboo shoots; appropriate amount of shallots, ginger, cooking wine, vegetable oil, refined salt, and pepper.
Suitable for the crowd:
This prescription has spleen and dampness, qi and yang effect.
It is suitable for health care before and after rain, and it is also suitable for emotional depression, loss of appetite, abdominal and stomach due to weak spleen and stomach, liver qi stagnationFullness, loose stools, and poor digestion.
In addition to paying attention to diet, you can also promote health by pressing acupuncture points
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Kneading Zusanli Point, Fenglong Point
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One, Zusanli:
Function:Zusanli is ” One of the main acupoints of the Stomach Meridian of Foot-Yangming is an important acupoint for human health care. Regular rubbing and pressing can regulate the spleen and stomach and promote the transportation and transformation of the spleen and stomach.
“The Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine · Lingshu” records: If the evil is in the spleen and stomach, the disease will be muscle pain, and there will be excess yang qi and insufficient yin qi, and heat will be good for hunger; Abdominal pain. If both yin and yang are in excess, if both are deficient, there will be cold and heat. All are transferred to Zusanli.
Location:Located on the outside of the calf, 3 inches below the calf nose (about the width of four fingers together).
Massage method:Knead the acupoints with your thumb to the degree of comfort and tolerance, generally 2 times a day, 3-5 minutes each time.
Second, Fenglong acupoint:
Function:Fenglong acupoint is mainly used to dissolve phlegm and dampness, and stomach qi.
Location:8 inches above the lateral malleolus and 1.5 inches lateral to the anterior border of the tibia (approximately the width of the index and middle fingers together), from the outside of the leg to find the knee eye and the lateral malleolus , connect them into a line, then take the midpoint of this line, and then find the tibia on the leg, 1.5 inches lateral to the anterior border of the tibia.
Massage method:Knead the acupoints with your thumb to the degree of comfort and tolerance, generally 2 times a day, 3-5 minutes each time.
Additional explanation: People with phlegm-dampness constitution can often rub these two acupoints.
In recent years, people’s living conditions have improved, and more and more people are sedentary and work. In addition, the intake of high-fat foods such as heavy drinking and meat has increased, and people with phlegm-dampness constitution are also increasing. gradually increase. Phlegm-dampness can not only cause obesity, fatigue and weakness, but also lead to more serious organic diseases.
Characteristics of people with phlegm-dampness constitution. Professor Wang Qi, a master of Chinese medicine, once described the characteristics of phlegm-dampness constitution as “oily face, chubby belly, and snoring in sleep”. Readers and friends can check for themselves. .
Emotional regulation
Chinese medicine believes that the liver belongs to wood, which corresponds to the spring. Depression”, so there is a saying that “rage hurts the liver”. The physiological characteristic of the liver is that it likes to stretch and regulate emotions rather than depression and boredom. Therefore, we must be open-hearted and calm, especially in modern people’s fast-paced life, impetuous when busy with work, to be “calm and unmoved” to prevent the occurrence of mental illness.
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Press Taichong Point
Often pressing Taichong Point can relieve liver stagnation, subdue yang and relieve wind, Regulating Qi and regulating blood.
Location:Taichong is located on the dorsum of the foot, In the junction of the first and second toes and metatarsal bones. Use your fingers to move upward along the gap between the big toe and the second toe until you can feel the arteries reflecting the hand (in the depression between the junction of the first and second metatarsal bones).
Lifetime
The spring health regimen should “bed at night and get up early”, try to fall asleep before 11 pm, and avoid staying up late.
“The Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine” says: “In the spring of March, you should lie down at night and get up early, walk widely in the courtyard, and be sent to walk slowly, so as to make your aspirations live.” In spring, you should get up early and go to bed late. Compared to spring, the days gradually become longer. In accordance with seasonal changes, the time of spring activities can be extended accordingly. Late sleep in spring is relative to winter.
Between 11:00 pm and 3:00 am, is the time when the gallbladder and liver meridians are running. In spring, the liver needs to be nourished, so try not to stay up late and fall asleep before 11:00 am.
In spring, the qi of liver and wood should be used. Therefore, it is necessary to get up early in the spring, and it is not advisable to sleep in late. Getting up early in the spring can stretch the muscles and bones and help improve the yang qi. ■
[Source: Shenzhen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Medical Instructor: Professor Wang Dongcai]