The arrival of the heavy snow solar term indicates that the coldest time of winter has officially begun, and the weather is dry and the humidity is low, so health care is particularly important at this time. In traditional Chinese medicine, it is known as "spring and summer to nourish yang, autumn and winter to nourish yin", so winter belongs to yin, to solidify the protection of yin essence, from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine health preservation, heavy snow solar terms is a good time to nourish and recuperate.
Nourishing the heart and complexion
Everyone knows that the normal complexion should be bright and moist, red and yellow, and friends who are not in good health have a correspondingly poor complexion, such as dark yellow, pale, macula and so on. The heart is the main blood vein, and the heart is vigorous and full of blood, and the face is often ruddy and shiny; But on the contrary, she is pale, and she is not even far from the "yellow-faced woman".
Winter is a good time to nourish blood, you might as well eat more ejiao, walnuts, red dates and other foods, which can not only warm you up, but also give you a good complexion.
Strengthen the spleen and prevent cleft lips
Due to the cold and dry winter, the mouth is very easy to peel, dry and cracked, and even bleed, and no matter how much water you drink, it will feel dry.
In the view of traditional Chinese medicine, "the spleen is open to the mouth, and its splendor is in the lips", if the spleen is healthier, then the mouth will be rosy and shiny, but if the spleen is weaker, then your lip color will also be white or yellowish.
Therefore, if you want your mouth not to dry out, you must first take care of your small spleen, and you can usually eat more vegetables and fruits such as yams, lotus seeds, jujubes, and longan that help strengthen your spleen. At the same time, fresh vegetables rich in vitamins such as soybean sprouts, rape, bok choy, and white radish can also be eaten more.
Moistens the lungs and resists dryness
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that "the lungs are the main fur", the lungs are taken care of, **smooth and tender, if the lungs are eroded by the dry climate in winter, they are easy to be injured by mistake, ** will also be dry and peeling, and the throat will also feel dry and smoking.
Therefore, you can usually eat more moisturizing foods, such as lilies, jade bamboo, yams, etc.
Nourish the kidneys and nourish the spirit
From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, the cold winter is similar to the characteristics of water, in the five organs of the human body, it is integrated into the kidneys, and in the five colors of nature, it is classified as black. From this, it can be seen that the kidneys correspond to winter, and the black enters the kidneys.
Therefore, it is most suitable to nourish the kidney in winter, and you can usually eat more black food, such as black sesame, black beans, mulberries, etc., to help the kidneys consolidate the city, save energy, and have the strength to fight tigers in the spring of the next year.
Liver protection and bright eyes
Dry in winter, not only **dry, dry nose, dry mouth, dry eyes. Traditional Chinese medicine says that "the liver is open to the eyes", if the liver does a good job in the position of blood bank administrator, then the eyes will also be bright, but if the liver is derelict and the blood bank is insufficient, then the eyes will also be dry and vision will be reduced.
For those who are prone to eye discomfort and stay up late, you can usually eat more fruits and vegetables such as broccoli, grape seeds, wolfberries, and spinach.
The body warms up
It's really cold in winter, so I always want to eat something hot to warm up my body, but I can't make up for everything. Like the heavy snow season, southerners are still looking forward to snowing, and when it is not extremely cold, they can eat some ducks and fish to warm up; Friends in the north have already sunburned the snow on the ground, the temperature is also very pleasant, and the heating is turned on early, at this time, you need to drive away the cold and replenish the qi and blood, so you can eat more beef and mutton to enhance your vitality.
Qihuang Traditional Chinese Medicine reminds you that while "supplementing", you should also pay attention to preventing fire. You can prepare some white lotus root, pear and snow cabbage, and drink some jade bamboo soup, chrysanthemum tea, dandelion tea, etc. At the same time, eat less raw, cold, sticky food, which is not conducive to digestion, and it is also said in the "Seven Signatures of Yun Ji", "Winter nights leak long, do not eat more hard objects and wet soft fruit cakes".