Spring belongs to wood, which corresponds to the liver. The principle of spring maintenance is to nourish the liver.
In spring, everything recovers, yang qi grows, and the human body also changes like the seasons, and the body’s metabolism changes from weak to weak. Strong, it echoes with spring. Among the four seasons, spring belongs to wood. Among the five internal organs, the liver is also woody. Spring is also the most active season for the liver.
In spring, you should be careful not to damage your liver. If you can go to bed early and not stay up late, drink too much, or get angry, you are already nourishing your liver.
Protect sleep and rest
Spring is the season to nourish the liver. After the vernal equinox, the days are long and the nights are short. It is better to go to bed early and get up early to seize the golden sleep time at night to protect the liver. In addition, regular life, moderate diet, especially not smoking and drinking, can protect the liver from damage. There is no need to panic if you have liver disease, standard treatment, regular review, and prevent the process of liver disease from becoming malignant.
People who often stay up late, work in front of the computer for a long time, or have poor sleep quality often experience liver blood deficiency, such as calcium deficiency, dizziness, constipation, easy cramps, low menstrual flow or color Pale, dry eyes, etc. How can we solve these problems? Go to bed early first.
Zi Shi is the most prosperous time of liver meridian qi and blood, if it is past 23, people are still busy with work and Studying, causing the liver meridian qi and blood to be insufficient, it will lead to the liver not being able to detoxify and repair effectively. “Tired” is a distress signal sent by the body. The best way to nourish the liver is to ensure enough rest every day. Do everything according to your ability, do not overwork, so as not to consume energy and hurt blood. The liver opens its orifices in the eyes, and long-term vision will damage the blood, so it is necessary to pay attention to the maintenance of the eyes at ordinary times.
Liver nourishing diet should be light
Cyan food can nourish the liver, at this time May wish to eat more seasonal fruits and vegetables, drink more juice. At the same time, light food can also reduce the burden on the stomach and increase the utilization rate of the active ingredients in the food. The preferred food for liver nourishment in spring is cereals, followed by longan, chestnuts, red dates, and walnuts; vegetables include mung bean sprouts, soybean sprouts, spinach, celery, lettuce, toon, coriander, spring bamboo shoots, etc. It is necessary to quit drinking, smoking and all foods and medicines that are harmful to the liver, such as pickled and smoked foods, canned foods with preservatives, and foods contaminated with aflatoxin.
Liver nourishing exercise should be slowed down
In physical exercise, the amount of activity should be increased appropriately. However, in the early spring, the function of various organs of the body is still at a low level, and the joints are stiff, so it is not suitable for intense and long-term exercise. Some outdoor activities with slower pace and less physical activity are more suitable for spring, such as jogging, walking, radio gymnastics, kite flying, etc. In addition, Taijiquan, Baduanjin and other exercises are also good choices. Sweat should be wiped off immediately at the end of a workout to prevent catching a cold.
Nourishing the liver and relaxing the temperament
In the spring, when the liver is prosperous, people tend to be impatient, and Chinese medicine says that “the liver controls the emotions”, so maintaining a good mood is good for nourishing the liver good idea. When encountering unpleasant things, when liver qi is stagnant and uncomfortable, you must learn to ease your bad emotions, and you can seek help from a psychiatrist when necessary. Make more friends who are optimistic by nature. When encountering unsatisfactory things, you should communicate and talk with friends more, cultivate various interests and hobbies, and participate in more group activities.
When you get angry, you can press and rub the Taichong point more, which can solve the problem of liver stagnation.
Source: People’s Daily Online
Source: Workers Daily