The intermittent spring rain, along with the gradually warmer weather, slowly awakened various functions of the human body from the cold winter.
However, it’s hardest to catch your breath when it’s warm and cold. Various “spring diseases” followed, and some people with weak constitutions were even more susceptible to diseases than in winter. Pay more attention before and after the Qingming Festival, and be sure to watch it for the sake of your family!
Beware of four “spring diseases” before and after Qingming
1 Respiratory Diseases
Spring is the season of high incidence of respiratory infectious diseases. Cold, bacteria, viruses and other pathogenic microorganisms take the opportunity to enter and invade the human body, and are particularly likely to cause respiratory infectious diseases such as influenza, meningitis, and mumps.
At the same time, as the temperature rises, infectious diseases such as hand, foot and mouth disease are also on the rise. If you don’t pay attention to exercise at ordinary times, coupled with the lack of indoor air circulation, it is easy to cause the epidemic of respiratory infectious diseases.
2Osteoarthritis
The southern spring is mostly cloudy and rainy, and the dampness and coldness are the cause of osteoarthritis. The elderly pay attention to keeping warm in winter, but they are easily neglected in spring, resulting in the recurrence or aggravation of osteoarthritis.
In order to prevent the onset of osteoarthritis in spring, it is necessary to protect against cold and keep warm, and wear knee pads and wrist pads when necessary; Exercise;
You can also take in some foods rich in calcium and vitamins in the diet, which can slow down osteoporosis and reduce the occurrence of bone and joint pain.
3 Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases
As the weather warms in spring, people’s outdoor activities increase, and myocardial oxygen consumption also increases.
The autoimmune function of the elderly declines, and the chances of suffering from cold and bacterial infection also increase, and they are prone to respiratory diseases such as colds, fever, and lung infections, and these diseases may induce or aggravate cardiovascular disease.
The temperature difference is large, and the regulation of vasoconstriction and relaxation is relatively high. Therefore, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases such as hypertension, coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction, and stroke are more likely to occur in spring. Remind everyone to have a light diet, choose a low-salt, low-fat, high-fiber diet to keep bowel movements smooth.
4 Be alert to allergic diseases
such as skin allergies, allergic rhinitis, asthma, etc. Spring flowers bloom, all things recover, plant flowers, pollen and catkins, microorganisms in the air, etc., are allergens. It is easy to cause allergic reactions, such as itchy eyes, nasal congestion, sneezing, runny nose, and tearing. The most common is seasonal rhinitis.
People who need to pay attention include: people allergic to pollen and catkins, people with allergies, asthma patients.
Keeping in mind the “Qing Sanqi”
Qingxinqi
When worshiping ancestors on Qingming Festival, many people will see things and think about people, resulting in sadness and depression , this is human nature. However, excessive contemplation in sadness can lead to emotional depression, block qi and induce or aggravate cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
So after the Qingming Festival is over, you should pay attention to stabilizing your emotions. Tomb-sweeping day is the season when all things grow, and the mood should be smooth. Through outdoor walking, outings and other activities, to purify the mind and achieve the purpose of pleasing the body and mind.
Clear lung qi
Spring is the season when liver yang rises. Liver qi in the body is most prosperous during Qingming, and it is also a period of high incidence of infectious diseases such as influenza. Go to the park, go for a walk by the river, get some fresh air, get some exercise, take a deep breath in the face of the pine and cypress trees, and ventilate your lungs.
Clear Liver Qi
During the Qingming Festival, a bowl of “Mingqian tea” every day has the functions of diluting water and removing dampness, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. Mingqian tea is a scavenger of blood vessels. Promote blood circulation, speed up metabolism, clear liver and gallbladder.
The tea picked before the Qingming Festival is “Mingqian tea”, mainly including Longjing tea in West Lake, Huangshan Maofeng, Dongting Biluochun tea and other varieties. When brewing Mingqian tea, the temperature should be about 80 ℃ If the temperature is too high, it will easily destroy the nutrients of tea leaves.
Press “Three Points” before and after Qingming
Qingming foot bath recipe: 20 grams each of Yin Chen, Artemisia argyi, and Artemisia annua, boiled and soaked in water. Knock on the gallbladder meridian more often, and often massage the acupoints that raise the yang and benefit the gallbladder, such as Qimen, Sun and Moon, and Yanglingquan.
1 | Qimen point
is the top point of the liver meridian. Period, meaning of expectation, appointment; door, door of entry and exit. It means that the water and dampness in the middle of the sky is input into the liver meridian. Massaging this acupoint can calm the liver and subdue yang, soothe the liver and strengthen the spleen.
2 |Sun and Moon Points
The main points of the Gallbladder Meridian of Foot Shaoyang. It is located at the boundary between yin and yang, cold and heat, hence the name sun and moon. The sun, the sun, and the yang; the moon, the moon, and the yin. “Yueriyi” is the gallbladder, so this point can collect Qi and blood of the gallbladder meridian. Riyue points collect Qi and blood of gallbladder meridian.
Massaging this point can relieve and treat vomiting, fullness, flank pain, acid swallowing, jaundice, etc.
3 | Yanglingquan
Yang, Yang Qi; Mausoleum, mound. Spring, a steady stream. The name of the acupoint means that the water of the ground meridian of the gallbladder meridian is vaporized in large quantities here. Frequent massage of this point can dehumidify and reduce turbidity.
Eat this way before and after Qingming, and the body will be relaxed and disease-free for a year.
Spring is the season when liver yang is rising, and the liver qi in the body is at its most prosperous during Qingming, so the diet should be light and less fat. thing. In terms of diet, the focus is on calming the liver, invigorating the kidney and moistening the lungs, avoiding dry foods and eating more freshly marketed fruits and vegetables.
1 taboo
During the Qingming solar term, it is not suitable to eat “fat” food, such as mutton and dog meat, which should not be eaten during the Qingming Festival.
2 appropriate
eat bamboo shoots, chicken and other foods that can soften the liver and nourish the lungs
Before and after the Qingming Festival, beware of spring diseases, and keep in mind the “clean three qi” “, press three acupoints, eat four dishes, nourish the body during the Qingming Festival, and feel comfortable for the whole year~
(Master of Health and Wellness)