The winter solstice is not only an important solar term among the 24 solar terms, but also a traditional Chinese folk festival. The winter solstice customs vary from region to region, and there are differences in the content or details of the customs. In southern China, there is the custom of worshipping ancestors and feasting on the winter solstice. In northern China, there is a custom of eating dumplings on the winter solstice every year. How to maintain health in this solar term, come and listen to the detailed introduction of Wang Jue, director of the Preventive Disease Treatment Center of the First Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Wang Jue said that it is very cold in the north in winter, and if you don't pay attention to keeping warm, then the external cold invades the body, and it is easy to hurt the body's yang energy, and you may even get sick. At this time of the winter solstice, the yang energy in the human body is vigorous, and it is easiest to absorb external nutrients and exert its tonic effect, that is to say, it is the best time for people to start tonics around the winter solstice. Winter nights are very long, so you should go to bed early and wake up early to develop a good work and rest routine. It is best to go to bed between 9 and 11 p.m. and wake up between 6 and 7 a.m. Maintain kidney qi, moderate work and rest can nourish its kidney essence. The winter solstice solar term should be more sun-related during the day, which is conducive to the growth of yang energy.
On the winter solstice, yin qi is strong and yang qi is weak, and people with qi deficiency and yang deficiency constitution are prone to symptoms such as cold shape, cold limbs, and cold stomach. The winter solstice recuperation should be warm and medicinal in the diet, and dry ginger, fennel and other warm herbs can be eaten to dissipate cold herbs stewed meat. Ingredients can be made of mutton and other warm herbs to help yang and qi. However, southerners should not eat too much spicy and warm food, otherwise it is easy to catch fire.
For winter solstice conditioning, large red dates are recommended. Jujube is a licorice in food, which can reconcile medicinal properties and relieve drug toxicity. Therefore, when cooking medicinal food, several jujubes are added. Red dates are qi tonic, and it is good for people who are deficient in qi and sweat a lot to eat them often. Most people usually eat 3 to 6 a day. In addition, we must pay attention to the collocation, jujube and ginger together, can regulate the body's digestive function and enhance resistance. People with a weak spleen and stomach are especially suitable for jujube with tangerine peel. Because jujube and tangerine peel can strengthen the spleen and stomach. Jujube produces phlegm, and tangerine peel dissolves phlegm. Considering that eating more jujube will cause bloating and no appetite, tangerine peel can be appetizing, eliminate bloating, and alleviate the risk of eating more jujubes
Wang Jue emphasized that the focus of health preservation is to cultivate the heart, cultivate kindness, generosity, and be carefree. Keep your spirits open and optimistic, don't worry about trivial matters, and don't force fame and fortune, gain and loss. Maintain a good state of mind, be emotionally stable and happy, and avoid anger, irritability and mental depression. Children should greet the elderly, so that they can be spiritually nourished.
Wang Jue reminded that in winter, it is necessary not only to maintain health but also to be vigilant against high-incidence diseases:
1.Winter is the season when people with high blood pressure need to pay extra attention. Most patients with high blood pressure are prone to high blood pressure during the winter months. Therefore, the first thing to pay attention to every day is to take medication regularly and measure blood pressure regularly. In daily life, we should pay attention to keeping warm, combining work and rest, and avoid mood swings and rising blood pressure. Eat a light diet with less salt, eat more fruits and vegetables, and keep your stools smooth. If you have symptoms of dizziness, numbness in your fingers, difficulty moving, or slurred speech, you should seek medical attention immediately, as this is usually a prodrome of stroke.
2.Respiratory diseases: cold weather, large temperature difference between day and night, people spend most of their time indoors, and the habit of closing doors and windows in winter, resulting in insufficient ventilation. Prolonged exposure to such conditions greatly increases the incidence of respiratory infections. In particular, it is particularly easy to break out in office places such as collective units.
For the epidemic, we should pay attention to keeping warm, increase physical exercise, minimize going to public places or places with turbid air, and ventilate regularly. The elderly and infirm can consider influenza vaccination for immune prophylaxis. As soon as flu-like symptoms appear, seek medical attention** and rest promptly.
*: Harbin News Network.
Reporter: Yang Yan.
Editor: Wang Yue.