With the arrival of the winter solstice.
Winter dong
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Cold air from all provinces across the country is frequent
On this day, the yin energy that is at the extreme point begins to decline, and the yang energy in nature begins to sprout and grow from the winter solstice, after which the climate will enter the coldest stage. The climate is dry, the temperature difference becomes larger, the human body is relatively weak, and the body's yang energy is concentrated inside the body, resulting in a lack of yang energy on the body surface, which is not enough to resist the cold.
In particular, many women are prone to cold hands and feet in cold weather, and their faces look pale.
At this time, it is a good time to maintain health, that is, "qi begins on the winter solstice", and at this time, life activities begin to change from prosperity to decline, from movement to stillness. As the saying goes".Thirty-nine make up for one winter, and there will be no pain in the coming yearDuring the winter solstice, pay attention to a reasonable diet, recuperate the spirit, and exercise moderately, which can achieve the effect of dispelling illness and prolonging life.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the winter solstice health should be based on ".Storage"for the principle.
"The Yellow Emperor's Neijing" said: "In winter and March, this is called closed, lying down early and getting up late, you must wait for the sun, and you will be warm and ,...... when you go to the cold."This winter weather should be the way to raise and store. ”That is to say, with the arrival of winter, the climate is cold, the plants and trees are withering, and the stinging insects are hiding, which is the season when all things are hidden and hidden.
It is also the best time for the human body to be stored. People should pay attention to protecting yang energy, recuperate energy, go to bed early and get up late to wait for daylight.
Dietary supplements. Energy storage
Folk have the custom of "making up for Sanjiu in winter", and choose the food that suits them according to their physique and needs. Such as sea buckthorn, wolfberry, red dates, etc., you can also use them to cook a pot of hot sea buckthorn red dates wolfberry tea to warm up for the winter.
Sea buckthorn red dates and wolfberry tea
In this cold winter, not only to drive away the cold and nourish, but also to live a unique taste.
Winter ·Health Sea buckthorn
Medicinal and edible homologous sea buckthorn has good health care value. As early as the third year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1646 AD), it became a tribute to the court, and the amount of tribute increased year after year, and it was deeply loved by the emperor.
It is recorded in "Jingzhu Materia Medica": "Sea buckthorn is good for the lungs and cough, invigorates blood circulation and dispels blood stasis, benefits the heart and blood vessels, and eliminates phlegm and turbidity", and also says that "sea buckthorn seeds contain a trace amount of oil, which nourishes the human blood." ”
Sea buckthorn is rich in 428 kinds of nutrients, and its roots, leaves, flowers, fruits, and seeds can be used as medicineThe leaves can be used as tea, and the fruits and seeds can be extracted from sea buckthorn oil, especially the fruit contains a variety of vitamins that cannot be synthesized by the human body and are indispensable for physical and mental healthThe wonders of the world's plantsA treasure trove of vitamin C"Titled.
Winter ·Health preservation, jujube
Three jujubes a day, the red face does not show old", "three jujubes in a solar eclipse, immortality", these proverbs about jujubes have been widely circulated among the people.
In the record of "Shennong's Materia Medica":
"Jujube is the main henchman and evil qi, nourishes the spleen in peace, helps the twelve meridians, calms the stomach qi, passes through the nine orifices, replenishes the less qi, less jin liquid, the body is insufficient, the big surprise, the limbs are heavy, and the hundred medicines. ”
Food is the best medicine" This concept has been running through the food culture of Chinese people for thousands of years. From "The Yellow Emperor's Neijing", "Treatise on Typhoid Fever" to "Compendium of Materia Medica", there are a large number of records of the use of jujube in medicine.
Winter ·Health · Goji berries
There is a saying circulating on the Internet that "when people reach middle age, they have to soak wolfberries in a thermos cup", which can reflect that people are paying more and more attention to health and wellness.
The history of using wolfberry to maintain health is relatively long, and the "Shennong Materia Medica" records that "long-term service strengthens muscles and bones, and the body is not old", and its nourishing power has been recognized
The small body contains huge energy, and wolfberry has the effect of nourishing the liver and kidneys and benefiting the shrewd purpose.
The original text of "Materia Medica" is "moisturizing and nourishing, and can remove heat, and specializes in benefiting the kidneys, moistening the lungs, generating jin and invigorating qi, and is an important medicine for the deficiency of true yin in the liver and kidney, and the internal heat of fatigue".
Later, the "Treatise on Medicinal Properties" mentioned that "nourishing the deficiencies of essence and blood, brightening the eyes, and calming the nerves".
In addition to nourishing, getting enough sleep is also an easy and effective way to store energy.
Go to bed early and wake up late. Sleep
As the saying goes, "It is better to take ten doses of medicine than to stay alone all night." ”
Just like animals in nature, winter is the most difficult season of the year, food is scarce, the temperature is low, and if you want to survive in such an environment, you must expend a lot of energy to maintain your body temperature and find food. However, energy is limited, and if consumed too much, it can lead to physical exhaustion and even death.
As a result, some animals choose a more labor-saving method: hibernation. Hibernation reduces the physiological state of metabolism and reduces energy consumption.
"The Yellow Emperor's Neijing" emphasizes that winter health should be "not disturbed by the sun, lie down early and get up late, and wait for the sun".
In other words, in the cold winter, do not disrupt the physiological function of the body's yin and yang conversion by disturbing yang energy. In the cold season, you should have enough sleep, which is conducive to the latent yang energy and the accumulation of yin essence.
Therefore, in winter, when the weather is cold, we can store energy nutrients in the body through adequate sleep, improve metabolism, and increase the production of immune cells, thereby enhancing resistance and improving the function of the immune system.
Of course, in addition to storing energy, there is another thing that is essential in the cold winter, and that is foot bath (foot soaking).All diseases arise from the cold, and the cold arises from the feet.
Drain moisture and remove cold. Foot bath
The foot bath has a history of thousands of years, and the earliest documentary record is the Jin Dynasty's "Elbow Reserve Emergency Prescription".
"The Yellow Emperor's Neijing" records: "The yin veins are gathered at the foot and gathered in the heart of the foot, which is called the line of the meridians;The three scriptures all start from the foot. ”
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that there are four roots of human beings: nose, breasts, ears, and feet, and the feet are the root of essence. The ancients likened the feet of people to the roots of trees, and the folk also had the saying that "the roots of the tree are exhausted first, and the old feet of people are the first to decline".
The feet are rich in acupuncture points, so foot soaking is the key to health preservation, which can remove human blood waste and lesion sediment, play a role in cleaning the human body, and resist various diseases. Foot soaking has a good auxiliary effect on many diseases.
It is often said that "the rich take tonic, and the poor soak their feet". It can be seen that foot soaking has a great effect.
In short, the climate is cold in winter, and the yang energy of the human body is hidden inside, and I hope that all babies will do a good job of preventing the cold, eating a warm and nourishing diet, ensuring the quality of sleep, and giving themselves and their families a healthy body
A collection of winter stomach-warming delicacies