As the saying goes, "men rely on eating, women rely on sleeping", and there is a saying that "men do not leave leeks, women do not leave lotus roots", these sayings all show that the focus of men's and women's health is different.
So what's the difference? Today, I would like to share with you the key points of health care for men and women.
Men nourish the kidneys, women nourish the liver!
There is a folk saying that men have kidneys and female livers, believing that men are born with kidneys and women are born with liver.
In the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, it is believed that the kidney is the innate foundation, which is originally genderless, and the saying that the male kidney and female liver is actually emphasizing the importance of the kidney to men and the liver to women.
The kidney is not only the driving force of life activities, but also the main yang energy of the kidney, and the yang energy of the human body is also the first in the kidney. Men belong to yang, and for men, it is very important to nourish the kidney essence and protect yang qi.
Everyone knows the importance of blood for women, and the ancient medical book "The Great Prescription for Women" once pointed out: "Women are based on blood. ”
The liver stores blood, and most of the physiological functions of women depend on the liver. If the liver is out of order, the excretion is disordered, the qi and blood are abnormal, and the flush is not balanced, it is easy to lead to the occurrence of ** disease, and the first disease in clinical practice is often through the adjustment of the liver.
1 press and knead the spring.
Yongquan acupoint is a large acupoint for tonifying the kidney, often massaging the Yongquan acupoint, which can benefit the essence and tonify the kidney, strengthen the body, prevent premature aging, and can also promote sleep, and have certain curative effects on dizziness, insomnia, tinnitus, nasal congestion, headache caused by kidney deficiency.
Every night before going to bed, after soaking your feet in warm water, tap the Yongquan acupoint with your thumb and press both feet. Or rub the soles of your feet with the palms of your hands. Tap or rub more than 100 times each time, and it is advisable to heat up the local heat of Yongquan acupoint.
2. Diet and health.
Black enters the kidneys, and male friends can also eat more black foods, such as black dates, black fungus, black rice, black sesame seeds, and black beans. These are all foods that are good for the kidneys.
1. Push the liver meridian.
If the liver qi is stagnant, it not only has an impact on the mood, but also has a great impact on the body's health, often showing symptoms such as chest tightness, stomach distention, discomfort in the ribs, and dizziness.
It is recommended that female friends usually push the liver meridian more, which can play a role in soothing the liver and relieving depression. The liver meridian runs through our inner thighs, overlapping our palms, and pushes down from the base of our thighs to our knees.
2. Regulate emotions.
The liver likes to soothe and hates depression, but liver depression is a common problem for sentimental female friends. If you want to keep your liver strong, you must learn to control your emotions, try your best to be calm, vent your emotions reasonably, and make your liver qi grow normally and smoothly.
Men raise yang, women raise yin.
In the past, we have also mentioned to you that "spring and summer nourish yang, autumn and winter nourish yin", in fact, yin and yang are not only related to the season, but also related to gender.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that men are yang, while women are yin. Movement generates yang, and stillness generates yin, so in terms of health preservation movements, men can Xi practice some dynamic but more soothing movements, while women can practice more Xi meditation, meditation, etc.
1. Raise yang and exercise more.
Male friends can often do Tai Chi, Baduan Jin, Wufowl Opera and other health exercises.
2. Cultivate yin and meditate.
Female friends can sit cross-legged on the sofa or bed, put their hands on their knees, close their eyes and recuperate, and try to empty their brains and not think about things.
Don't underestimate the action of sitting cross-legged, cross-sitting helps to pass the meridians, promote the circulation of qi and blood, for women who often feel cold hands and feet, often sitting cross-legged can improve this problem.
It should be noted that if you have problems with your knees, hips, and lower back, it is not recommended to sit cross-legged for a long time.
Men are cold-raised, and women are hot-raised.
As mentioned earlier, Chinese medicine believes that men belong to yang and women belong to yin. When the word "yang" is mentioned, it feels warm, just like the sun. And "yin" gives people the feeling of cold.
Have you ever heard of a saying, called "The young man sleeps on a cold kang, all by fire", men are usually not afraid of the cold. At the same temperature, women are more afraid of cold than men.
Many female friends tell that they often have cold hands and feet, some even in summer, while men rarely have cold limbs all year round.
Therefore, in the daily health preservation, male friends should be cold, while female friends should pay more attention to warmth and heat than male friends.
1. Male cold raising. Advocating cold care for male friends is not like taking cold showers, but should pay attention to the balance of cold and heat. There are two main points to pay attention to, one is to regulate body temperature, and the other is to reduce fire.
In the summer, male friends especially need to pay attention to cooling and heat prevention, when taking a bath, do not take a cold shower, but the water temperature should not be too high, the temperature should be 37 41.
The second point is to reduce the fire to prevent excessive internal heat, and you can eat cold foods in moderation, such as winter melon, lotus root, pear, watermelon, etc.
2 women are hotly raised. And female friends should pay more attention to keeping warm in their daily life, and try to use warm water when doing housework. Dress up at all times, especially in an air-conditioned room, to protect your abdomen. Dress carefully and do not expose weak parts of the body such as the abdomen and ankles. The Taoist acupuncture point stickers for 2 yuan and 1 piece are cheap and easy to use: keep warm, dredge the meridians, and promote yang qi to dispel dampness.
Developing the Xi of soaking your feet before going to bed at night can not only relax your body and mind, relieve fatigue of the day, improve low back pain, but also help promote sleep and improve insomnia.
Male friends should maintain their health cold, focusing on kidney and yang; Female friends should maintain their health, focusing on nourishing the liver and yin.