The winter solstice, the most auspicious festival in the 24 solar terms.
The winter solstice does not mean that winter has arrived, it means the extreme, and the breath of winter is so extreme. "Twenty-four solar terms" says: The solstice of the cathode, the beginning of the yang, the south solstice, the short solstice, the long shadow of the sun, so it is called the winter solstice.
The ancients observed the changes in the heavens and found that the winter solstice is the southernmost day of the year and the shortest day of the year, and the yin energy is extremely strong, and then the yang energy of the heaven and earth is becoming more and more prosperous, and the days are getting longer and longer, so they think that this day is an auspicious day.
Long before the Qin and Han dynasties, the winter solstice was the beginning of the new year. In the Song Dynasty, the Winter Solstice Festival was even more grand, the court rested, the army was on standby, the border was closed, business travel was suspended, relatives and friends gave each other delicious food, and visited each other. And after the winter solstice, the New Year is getting closer and closer, so there is a saying that the winter solstice is as big as the year.
For our health, the winter solstice is also an extremely important time of the year. At this time, the yin qi is extremely strong, the sky is cold and the ground is freezing, and the number nine cold winter begins. At the same time, Yang Qi also quietly rises at this moment, like a seed, growing and growing.
We should be at the same frequency as all things in heaven and earth, take advantage of the winter solstice season, replenish the sealing power, and lay a good foundation for next year's vitality.
The winter solstice is a quiet season, when the yang energy has just sprouted, and the phenology is also full of the beauty of movement and stillness.
One waits for vermicompost.
The yin qi is extremely strong, and the earthworms in the soil feel the cold qi, curled up and bent as if they were knotted.
Second, the candidate is the solution of the mystic angle.
The ancients believed that the horns of the millet were born backwards, so they were yin, and the winter solstice was born of yang, and the yin energy gradually subsided and the horns were dissolved.
Three waits for the water spring to move.
The nascent yang energy in the ground began to rise, and the spring water in the mountains surged.
From the stillness of the earthworms shrinking when the yin energy is in full bloom, to the movement of the water springs surging at the beginning of the yang energy in the third wait, and no matter how cold the number nine is in the cold winter, there is still a trace of liveliness hidden in the quietness. Our winter solstice health should also conform to nature, take the collection of yin and protect the yang as the foundation, and take care of the nascent yang while storing energy.
The winter solstice is a very special time of the year, when yang energy is the weakest, but it has the strongest vitality, and it is the best time to maintain health.
We often say that following nature is the best way to maintain health. Referring to the three phenologies of the winter solstice above, it is recommended that you do these three things:
Meditation: Protecting Yang Qi.
Once the earthworms are knotted, the earthworms are formed into a ball to protect the weak yang energy. We are the same, at this time, it is advisable to rest and recuperate, protect the yang energy, keep the spirit inside, and be calm in body and mind. Sitting cross-legged can play a role in consolidating yang energy, the upper body is yang and the lower body is yin, and the legs are cross-legged, which is the image of yin and yang.
With your legs crossed, your buttocks slightly raised, and you sit cross-legged, your spine is naturally straight, which can concentrate your qi and blood in your body, and your natural breath is smooth. If the atmosphere is fixed, the spirit is relaxed, and the spirit is quiet. Empty your head, rest well, relax and be comfortable, and don't stick to the length of time.
The best time to meditate is at midday, from 11 p.m. to 1 p.m., and from 11 p.m. to 1 p.m. in the middle of the night, and it is good to sit for 10 minutes to half an hour. Especially for friends who often stay up late or have insomnia and dreams, meditation is an excellent nourishment.
Moore: Flat kidney qi.
Second, when the horns are resolved, the elk perceives that the yin qi gradually recedes and the head horns fall off. Human beings do not have horns, but we can use the method of massaging the ears accordingly to make the upper and lower yin and yang communicate. The kidneys open to the ears and massage the ears to help smooth the flow of qi and blood.
You can use your hand to pull the pinna, first use your index finger and thumb to press and rub the upper part of the ear, then press and rub the middle of the ear towards the ear hole, and finally lift the lower earlobe up to seal the ear hole. Do this 15 times so that your ears are slightly warm.
Foot soaking: Disperse the cold.
Three waiting for the water spring to move, the yang energy is born, and the underground spring water is also surging accordingly. Correspondingly, it was at that time that we soaked our feet to maintain our health. Moreover, there is a large acupoint of the kidney meridian on the soles of our feet, the Yongquan Acupoint, which also corresponds to the image of the water spring, which is very interesting.
Human feet are like the roots of a tree, and the biggest advantage of soaking feet is that it can promote the upward movement of water vapor, disperse the cold air, and prevent the roots from stagnating. Soaking your feet in warm water and rubbing your feet before going to bed every day can relieve fatigue, nourish your kidneys and strengthen your body, and prevent colds.
People with cold phlegm and heavy dampness, you can boil blisters with warm bile soup foot bath powder, drive away cold and blood, cold hands and feet, cold joint pain is particularly good, put on sleep socks after soaking your feet, hurry up and sleep, warm and warm, not only can you fall asleep well, but also better enter deep sleep.
Friends with heavy moisture, soak it with Wendan soup foot bath powder, soak it until the body sweats slightly, which can not only drive away the cold and warm the body, but also dredge the ventilator and discharge phlegm and dampness
This recipe is suitable for people with phlegm, dampness, dampness and heat, and these people are most suitable for:
People who don't sleep well (liver and gallbladder disharmony, phlegm in the body, sleep is naturally not good, and it feels more obvious when the seasons change).
Fat people who are fat (people with damp phlegm, swollen to the touch).
People with a short temper (warm gallbladder soup foot bath cleans the liver and gallbladder fire, remember to rub the Taichong acupoint on the surface of the foot after soaking, the effect is better).
People who are in a bad mood (open up the qi and blood, warm and yang qi, and a good mood is like a slight oozing sweat, and you will feel the change slowly).
People with white and greasy tongues. (The thicker the tongue coating, the heavier the moisture).
People who have acne and have an oily face. (Warm bile soup clears heat and regulates qi, dampness and heat are gone, and acne is naturally gone).
In addition to the three health regimens corresponding to phenology, I would like to mention the most popular regimen for the winter solstice: Sanjiu moxibustion. Because at this time, yin is flourishing and yang is born, and moxibustion can be used to promote yang energy, drive away cold, invigorate blood and dispel stasis, and dispel dampness.
Many community hospitals have the service of carrying out Sanjiu moxibustion, and friends with yang deficiency and cold body can make an appointment to do it. Here is a simplest version, umbilical moxibustion.
It is created by Master Nan Huaijin according to the Taoist health secret recipe, with mugwort, pepper and longan meat, these three things are crushed and pinched into balls, stuffed into the navel, don't underestimate this navel, it will be absorbed, you must know that when we are still in the mother's womb, eating and breathing are dependent on the navel.
And these three flavors are all warm and hot dredged, mugwort leaves are bitter, raw and cooked hot, for the pure yang nature, through the twelve meridians;Zanthoxylum pepper is an inconspicuous thing, it is indeed a good thing that can dissipate the cold in the warmth, especially if the body is blocked by the deficiency of cold and stasis, the pepper can disperse the cold, the cold is gone, and the dredge of wormwood is also passed;Longan meat is mainly used to reconcile these two flavors, benefit qi and blood, strengthen the spleen and stomach, and is suitable for those who are weak and weak.
The combination of these three kinds, the cold qi in the body, especially in the middle of the coke, is dispersed, the yang qi is replenished, and the position of the stasis is opened, so the heart fire above us can naturally pass smoothly, and when the fire is drawn down, it will naturally not look for our nose, pharynx, and mouth anymore.
The production of this navel moxibustion is very simple, longan meat, Sichuan pepper, and moxa wool are in a ratio of 2:1:1, or according to this dose, 20 longan meat, 30 grams of Sichuan pepper, and 1 moxa stick. These are broken and crumpled into balls, stuffed into the navel before going to bed, and sealed with medical patches or plastic wrap.
Ready-made navel moxibustion, on the basis of these three flavors, also added sour jujube kernels and wolfberry, one can help the input of yang energy, but also can calm the nerves, the surface is also added with pepper powder, accelerate the body's absorption, non-woven fabric for external use, good air permeability.
Each one is wrapped in wax paper, sealed in a glass jar, and can be taken out and stuffed when used, which is very convenient.
It is recommended to stick not only the navel, but also one on the soles of each foot, which helps us to guide the kidney water upward, so as to promote the intersection of heart fire and kidney water, and the fire can be lowered faster.
If the body is particularly weak, stop for three days and one day to give our body a buffer, and gradually the blocked places will be dredged, and the body will be very comfortable, and the feeling of fatigue and fatigue will be cleared out along with these stasis.
If you also have the following conditions, use the belly button patch to condition your body.
Eating raw and cold food is easy to have diarrhea and abdominal pain;
Spleen and stomach deficiency and cold;Afraid of cold, often cold hands and feet;
Cold abdomen, dysmenorrhea, cold uterus;
The face and hair are oily, and the phlegm is damp;
Poor sleep and heavy tooth marks on both sides of the tongue;
Heavy dampness in the body;
Weak resistance and susceptibility to cold.
When is it posted?
For each 9-day sticker, stop for 1 day for 2 days, and then continue for the second 9 days. If you miss the first 3 days, you can also post 3 consecutive days in 9 days and stop for one day.
What do I need to pay attention to after posting?
Avoid eating cold, greasy, spicy food, do not eat high-protein, shrimp and crab seafood, do not swim on the day of the patch, and do not take a bath within 4-6 hours.
Who is not suitable for belly button patches:
People who are hot, hot, and often have a dry mouth;
People who are prone to sensitivity, delicate and scarring should also be cautious
Infants under 2 years of age** are delicate and not suitable.
From the winter solstice, 9 consecutive days of daytime warm moxibustion Shenque acupoint (navel), 15 minutes per acupoint, to nourish the yang qi, the next year will be a lot less pain. Friends who have Nanshi navel stickers at home can also stick navel stickers for 9 days in a row to replenish vitality. (The Mini Program card at the end of the article can be obtained).
When it comes to winter solstice food supplements, many friends will think of mutton hot pot and big meat dumplings. In fact, the winter solstice is the most nourishing, and there is an obscure ingredient, which corresponds to the qi of the beginning of a yang, which is cinnamon.
During the winter solstice, it is recommended that everyone learn to use cinnamon, because cinnamon has two most powerful abilities, one is to warm the stomach, and the other is to return to the source, and the congenital spleen and acquired kidneys are taken care of. The winter solstice is the most cold, the yang energy is born, and cinnamon can best maintain the small flames of yang energy in the body.
Cinnamon flavor is spicy and hot, pay attention to two points when using: one is the dosage, a little bit of fragrance is good, and it is easy to get angry when you put too much bitterness;The second is collocation, cinnamon is mostly used in Western food because there are often cold foods such as salads and ice drinks, and we can also sprinkle some cinnamon powder when we drink cold products, such as juice and milk.
What kind of people need cinnamon the most?People who are hot at the top and cold at the bottom, and whose kidneys are too depleted. For example, sudden sore throat, red eyes, headache, earache, toothache, etc., but the feet and knees are often cold and ......This is due to the lack of kidney water, unable to conserve kidney yang, and the winter solstice yang is born, especially easy to get angry.
It should be noted that the lower body will be colder if the heat cannot be cleared at this time. It is necessary to tonify the kidney essence, with the medicine that nourishes yin, and then add a little less cinnamon to lead the fire down.
There are two warm reminders at the end of the article, you must know that the winter solstice is not only the best time to take supplements, but also a high-risk season for recruiting diseases.
One is to avoid the wind.
The wind is the most problematic, and the pervasive disease leads the way, and the wind, cold, wind, dampness, and heat all have his trouble-making figure.
One of the most hurtful is the void wind. What is a void wind?From the brunt of the wind, the one who hurts people is also, the main kill, the main victim, the winter solstice should blow the northwest wind, if the south wind or southeast wind blows at this time, it is the false wind, it is the main killing.
How much wind can cause harm to the human body?"Lingshu: Nine Palaces and Eight Winds" says: On the day of Taiyi's residence in the five palaces, the wind breaks the trees and raises sand and stones, and what we want to avoid is this kind of wind that breaks trees and raises sand and stones, that is, the wind above level 5.
In short, on the day of the winter solstice and the day before and after, if there is a wind of level 5 or greater, and the wind direction is south or southeast, it is best not to go out. This kind of false wind is the most hurtful, even if you are strong and healthy, it may bury hidden dangers to your health.
The second is to have less sex.
Because the winter solstice yang qi is first born, it is the weakest time, and you must not indulge in hurting the essence, otherwise the void will be even more weak, and it will be difficult to make up for it. In ancient times, during the winter solstice, husbands and wives slept in separate beds, also for abstinence and sperm preservation.
Especially mentioned in "A Thousand Golden Wings", after the winter solstice, you can't have sex, the big murderer, we can avoid it.
Avoid all kinds of things that dissipate energy, such as staying up all night, sweating excessively, etc., and it is best not to do it on the winter solstice.
In the 15 days from the winter solstice to Xiaohan, obediently maintain the small flames of yang qi and prepare enough vitality for the whole year next year. Adapting to the winter season, replenishing the storage capacity, saving more, and reducing overdraft is the way to live a long and healthy life.