After the beginning of spring, the weather turns warm and cold, and the climate changes greatly, which can easily cause the human body to catch cold and induce a cold. The health caregiver gives the following suggestions.
One, spring should “cover”, go to bed early and get up early
As the saying goes, “A baby’s face in spring changes three times a day”. In early spring, the temperature has just turned warm, so it is not advisable to take off the cotton-padded clothes too early, and you should do a good job of “spring cover”. If you take off your cotton-padded clothes too early, once the temperature drops or changes slightly, the body will not be able to resist the invasion of wind and cold, and it will easily lead to various respiratory diseases and gastrointestinal diseases. Ren Xiaohong suggested that around the beginning of spring, don’t wear thin clothes too early, and always have a jacket when you go out. If you have symptoms such as runny nose and sneezing, you can drink some ginger water or brown sugar ginger water.
After the beginning of spring, nature is full of vitality and everything is prosperous. Ren Xiaohong reminded us that we should go to bed early and get up early, go for a walk in the morning, relax our body, and make our emotions conform to the vigor of spring; we should not fall asleep after 11 o’clock at night, and Zi Chou sleep is the most nourishing for the liver and blood. People who work night shifts can use chrysanthemum, wolfberry, and ganoderma lucidum to make tea to nourish the liver.
Second, relax emotions and eat less acid
It is understood that spring belongs to wood in the five elements, and the liver also belongs to wood among the five internal organs of the human body. In the spring, the Liver Qi is exuberant and prosperous. Chinese medicine believes that spring is the time when the liver is prosperous. High work pressure, staying up late, anger, etc., can easily cause liver stagnation and anger, resulting in dry cough caused by “wood burning gold”, stomach pain caused by “wood Wang Ke spleen soil”, high blood pressure due to hyperactivity of liver yang, etc. Therefore, in spring Liver care is very important.
“People can take appropriate outings, singing, exercise, etc., to maintain an open-minded, optimistic mood, and reduce anger, so that the liver qi is smooth and the qi and blood are smooth.” Ren Xiaohong suggested that white-collar workers who often work at their desks can use their own computers. Next to it is a pot of evergreen plants. If you encounter something unpleasant and your liver qi is stagnant and uncomfortable, you can try the “Shush Liver Method”: Facing the evergreen green plants, make a “shush” sound, and let out a sigh of anger slowly and deeply until you are in a good mood. until it gets better.
It is stated in “Qian Jin Yao Fang” that the diet in spring should “save acid and increase sweetness, so as to nourish the spleen”; the well-known health preservation book “Health News” in the Yuan Dynasty also mentioned, “In spring, the taste should be reduced sour and sweet. , to nourish the spleen.” It can be understood that in the spring to adjust the liver and nourish the spleen and stomach, you should eat less sour food and more spicy and sweet food. Ren Xiaohong explained that because the sour taste enters the liver, it has astringent properties, which is not conducive to the growth of yang qi and the evacuation of liver qi. In spring, you can choose spring onions, coriander, leeks, etc. At the same time, after the beginning of spring, whether it is food tonic or medicinal tonic, the amount of tonic should be gradually reduced in order to gradually adapt to the seasonal characteristics of spring, which is smooth, hair-raising, and smooth.
In addition, moderate exercise will promote the circulation of qi and blood and improve resistance. Ren Xiaohong suggested that everyone can get up early for a walk, jog, do radio gymnastics, play Tai Chi, etc., but should avoid strenuous exercise and sweating.
Three, prevent colds, soup recipes for health
The sudden coldness of the “falling spring cold” can easily cause the human body to catch cold and easily induce a cold. Ren Xiaohong said that the following two methods can prevent colds:
One is a fumigated or smoked room. Pour an appropriate amount of white vinegar or mature vinegar into a pot and add water to cook together, or add 20g of mugwort leaves, 20g of Huoxiang, 15g of Atractylodes Rhizoma, and 40g of Artemisia annua and add water to cook together, and fumigate the room for 30 minutes each time. In addition, the smoked room can also be ignited with a suitable amount of argyi leaves or herbs.
The second is foot soaking. People with aversion to cold can use 20g of Artemisia argyi and 20g of Huoxiang, and people with sore throat and dry throat can use 10g of mint and 20g of chrysanthemum, boiled water and soaked their feet.
After the beginning of spring, people should gradually reduce the tonic food and add more food with the properties of elevating and dispersing, so as to adapt to the rising of all things in spring. For people with different physiques, Ren Xiaohong gave different diet soup recipes:
1. Dry throat, Yin deficiency constitution
Dendrobium tangerine peel soup (dendrobium 10g, tangerine peel 6g, lily 20g, lean meat);
Carrot and water chestnut soup (1 carrot, 15 water chestnuts, pork ribs);
Sashen and Yuzhu Qingbuliang soup (10g of ginseng, 10g of Polygonatum, 10g of Ophiopogon japonicus, 6g of dried tangerine peel, ribs).
2. People with heavy internal heat
Ganoderma lucidum dendrobium tangerine peel soup (Ganoderma lucidum 20g, Dendrobium 10g, tangerine peel 6g, lean meat);
Tuckahoe and Fan Bone Soup (Tuckahoe 250g, 3 slices of ginger, fan bone);
Pork Liver Soup with Black Cabbage (250g spinach, 3 slices of ginger, pork liver);
Coriander tofu soup (20g of coriander, 250g of tofu, 3 slices of ginger, crucian carp).
3. People who are prone to cough
Almond Chuanbei Soup (almond 10g, Chuanbei 5g, tangerine peel 5g, pigeon);
Chuanbei Sydney Soup (5g Chuanbei, 1 Sydney, lean meat).
4. People with weak spleen and stomach
Lean meat/rib soup with Hericium erinaceus (3 pcs Hericium erinaceus, lean meat/ribs);
Pepper pork belly soup (1 pork belly, 10g pepper, 5g ginger, pork belly).
Source: Guangdong Traditional Chinese Medicine