The Spring Festival is one of the most important traditional festivals of the year, however, the sumptuous food and irregular lifestyle during the Spring Festival may cause a certain burden on the spleen and stomach of the elderly.
The ancients said: "If the spleen and stomach are weak, then the nine tricks are not clear." "Once there is a problem with the spleen and stomach, the health of the elderly will be a great threat.
After the Spring Festival, the cold air comes again, and the temperature difference between day and night is large, so it is necessary to pay more attention to strengthening the spleen and stomach, protecting yang energy, and preventing the invasion of external evils.
Professor Yuan Chunyun, director of the geriatrics department of Hunan Provincial Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine (Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine), put forward three tips for the elderly to maintain health after the festival, helping everyone get rid of the impact of bad habits during the Spring Festival holiday, starting from strengthening the spleen and stomach, promoting digestion, and welcoming the New Year healthily and happily.
1. Adjust your diet.
During the Spring Festival, hearty food is indispensable on the table of every household, but for the elderly, overly oily and heavy food is not only a heavy burden on the body, but also may have adverse effects on the spleen and stomach.
Traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes the "homology of medicine and food", and advocates the maintenance of the spleen and stomach by adjusting the diet. After the Spring Festival, the elderly need to pay attention to the following aspects in their diet:
1. Mainly light, easy to digest and nutritionally balanced food.
2. Eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, and consume protein-rich foods in moderation, such as fish, lean meat, beans, etc.
3. Eat more foods that strengthen the spleen and stomach, such as millet, yam, barley, etc., which will help restore the function of the spleen and stomach.
4. Control the amount of alcohol you drink and avoid overstimulating your spleen and stomach. Excessive alcohol consumption not only puts a burden on the liver, but also affects the function of the spleen and stomach.
2. Exercise moderately.
Proper exercise helps to promote the body's metabolism, enhance physical fitness, and also help regulate the function of the spleen and stomach. However, the elderly need to pay attention to the following aspects of exercise:
1. Choose a more soothing exercise method, such as tai chi, walking, etc., to avoid the burden on the body caused by strenuous exercise.
2. Avoid exercising on an empty stomach or on a full stomach, and it is best to exercise moderately one hour after meals.
3. Insist on exercising every day to help improve the body's metabolic ability.
4. Regular work and rest time, good work and rest habits are very important for the health of the spleen and stomach. Adequate sleep can help the body rejuvenate and regulate the function of the spleen and stomach. Going to bed early and waking up early and avoiding staying up late not only helps keep your body's biological clock stable, but also improves the digestive system's ability to adapt.
3. Characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine**.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the spleen is the main carrier of the water valley, and the stomach is the main recipient of the water valley, and the two are closely related and coordinated with each other. However, dampness and cold in the spleen and stomach is one of the common problems of the elderly. In response to this problem, we can use some traditional Chinese medicine characteristics** to regulate, such as:
1. Effectively dispel dampness through cupping and moxibustion. Cupping can chase away cold and dampness, dredge the meridians, and promote qi and blood, while moxibustion can warm the meridians and dispel cold, promote qi and blood, reduce swelling and dissipate knots. Commonly used acupuncture points include Zusanli, Zhongguan, Liangmen, etc.;
2. Massage to regulate the function of the spleen and stomach, massage the specific acupuncture points of the abdomen and back, which can effectively stimulate the meridians, strengthen the spleen and stomach, and regulate qi and blood;
3. Use herbs to regulate the function of the spleen and stomach, such as astragalus, codonopsis, poria cocos, yam, etc. Typical prescriptions include Liujunzi Soup, Four Gentlemen's Soup, etc. These drugs have the effects of invigorating qi and strengthening the spleen, strengthening the stomach and eliminating appetite, which can enhance the digestion and absorption function of the spleen and stomach, and improve indigestion and other problems.
Professor Yuan Chunyun, director of the geriatrics department of Hunan Provincial Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine (Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine), introduced that the elderly can not only promote the recovery of spleen and stomach function through the above methods after the Spring Festival, but also maintain a happy and relaxed state of mind, and avoid being too excited or anxious.
At the same time, maintaining adequate water intake can also help boost metabolism, especially for the elderly after eating spicy and greasy foods during the Spring Festival, which is conducive to cleansing the intestines and promoting detoxification.
Hunan Medical Chat Special Author: Hunan Provincial Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine (Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Provincial Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine) Geriatrics Xiong Zheye Follow @Hunan Medical Chat to get more health science information!
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