February 4 ushered in the "beginning of spring", which is the first of the 24 solar terms. As the saying goes, "the plan of the year lies in spring", and the beginning of spring marks the arrival of spring and the revival of all things. After the beginning of spring, the weather will change from cold to warm, the human body should adapt to this climate change, do a good job of health, and lay a good foundation for the next whole year's health!
Beginning of spring health, remember 6 "secrets".
Li Qiangou, a national-level veteran Chinese medicine doctor and chief physician of the Department of Gastroenterology of Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, once gave a tip for the beginning of spring health preservation in an article published in the hospital: The beginning of spring health must be six things to be normal, and "birth" health is important in persistence! ①
1.The clothes should be thick at the bottom and thin at the top.
Spring cover and autumn frost do not produce miscellaneous diseases". In spring, the yang energy grows, the human body surface begins to open, and the ability to resist the cold is weakened, and the weather changes greatly in early spring, and it is warm and cold at first, so do not take off your cotton clothes immediately when the weather begins to warm up in spring, especially the elderly and people who are weak should be more cautious. Young people should also dress thick and thin, and pay attention to keeping the neck, knees, feet and other parts warm.
2.Go to bed early and wake up early.
In spring, the body's qi and blood need to be stretched and smooth, and the first thing advocated is to go to bed early and get up early, get up regularly, and rest before 11 o'clock at night. Take a walk outdoors in the morning, relax your body and mind, get rid of the psychology of fatigue and sleep, take the initiative to adjust your mind and natural compliance, and achieve a state of vitality and energy.
3.Eat less acid and more pungent.
After the beginning of spring, the yang energy is born, and the diet should appropriately increase the smell of spicy and sweet and warm food, which can help to dissipate yang energy, and warm food is conducive to maintaining yang energy, such as yams, spring bamboo shoots, leeks, etc.; It is not advisable to eat hot and pungent foods, such as mutton, ginseng, aconite, etc., so as not to catch fire; At the same time, the intake of acidic foods, such as marine fish, shrimp, crabs, etc., should be reduced.
4.Stretch appropriately.
To adapt to the qi of the beginning of spring, you need to do an appropriate amount of stretching exercises after the beginning of spring, and the simplest is to stretch your waist. Stretching your waist regularly can promote the flow of qi and blood in the body, and promote the growth of yang energy in the human body.
5.The ambition is to always abstain from anger.
In the beginning of spring, emotionally remind yourself to avoid impatience and irritability, avoid depression, and maintain a peaceful and tranquil mood, open-minded and optimistic. Taking advantage of the rise of the self-heating yang energy of the beginning of spring, the emotions are appropriately regulated, so that the yang energy of the human body can be actively proclaimed from the chest.
6.Feet should be soaked often to ward off cold.
Soaking your feet at night after the beginning of spring can get rid of the cold accumulated in the body in winter, so as to help nourish the yang energy generated by the human body. Soak your feet need to pay attention: heat slowly with warm water, don't be very hot at once, this will force the cold back to the body, soak for about 30 minutes, the body feels warm, don't sweat profusely.
Eat these seasonal foods well in the beginning of spring.
Sun Boqing, chief physician of the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine of Kunshan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Jiangsu Province, said in an article in China Traditional Chinese Medicine News in 2021 that seasonal fruits and vegetables refer to fruits and vegetables that grow naturally in accordance with the climate and environment. Eating fruits and vegetables produced in season, season, and locally can better replenish lean qi, nourish people's health, and avoid evil. ②
Strawberries can moisten the lungs, strengthen the spleen, invigorate qi, nourish blood, rich in various nutrients, and nutrients are easy to be digested and absorbed by the human body, especially suitable for spring health eating. It is praised by nutritionists as "the first fruit of spring".
Seasonal vegetable: leeks.
Leeks were called "aphrodisiac grass" and "yang grass" in ancient times. Leeks are warm in nature, have a good effect on tonifying the kidney and helping yang, benefiting the liver and stomach, strengthening the essence and refreshing, stopping perspiration and astringency, and regulating qi and blood, and is the best ingredient to supplement the yang energy of the human body. When eating, fresh and tender leeks should be selected, old leeks contain a lot of crude fiber, which is not easy to digest, and should not be eaten too much at a time.
Seasonal wild vegetables: Capsule.
In ancient times, it was called "protective grass". As a kind of wild vegetable, shepherd's cabbage can be used as dumpling filling, porridge, and soup, which is delicious and nutritious. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that shepherd's cabbage has the effect of clearing the liver and regulating the spleen, improving blood and water, lowering blood pressure and brightening the eye.
Seasonal umami: spring bamboo shoots.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that bamboo shoots have the effects of clearing heat and dissolving phlegm, invigorating qi and stomach, curing thirst, improving waterways, and refreshing the stomach. The content of multiple vitamins and carotene in spring bamboo shoots is more than twice that of cabbage, and it also contains a variety of essential amino acids. Bamboo shoots are rich in fiber, which can not only promote intestinal peristalsis, help digestion, remove food accumulation, prevent constipation, but also have the effect of preventing colorectal cancer. Bamboo shoots contain little fat and starch, which is the best product.
Seasonal dim sum: spring rolls.
As a traditional custom, eating spring rolls in the beginning of spring has the meaning of auspiciousness and good luck, eliminating disasters and difficulties. Spring rolls usually contain fresh vegetables from spring, which are not only very nutritious, but also have the meaning of welcoming the new year.
3 spring health food remedies.
After the beginning of spring, in addition to eating seasonal food, you can also try 3 health food remedies suitable for spring drinking, which are of great benefit to health.
1.Three-bean drink.
Method: 9 grams of soybeans, black beans and mung beans, boiled instead of tea. For wet weight, 9 grams of white lentils can be added. Use the raw bean sauce instead of the fried beans. The bean juice should be fried and served immediately, not overnight.
Efficacy: Soybean moisturizing liquid, good for the spleen and stomach; Black beans nourish the kidney water to prevent the wood from rising; Mung bean clears lung fever; White lentils can be damp.
Suitable for: children and the elderly with weak constitution.
2.Plum sugar soup.
Method: 5 black plums, an appropriate amount of sugar decoction water instead of tea.
Efficacy: Ume Nengshengjin liquid; White sugar nourishes the spleen without being greasy. Diabetic patients can not add sugar, just use black plum mashed decoction water to drink.
Suitable for: children and the elderly with weak constitution.
3.Golden jade drink.
Method: 9 grams of honeysuckle, jade bamboo, smallpox pollen, and wheat winter, and boil instead of tea.
Efficacy: Honeysuckle clears heat and detoxifies; Yuzhu nourishes yin and moistens dryness, and quenches thirst; Smallpox pollen clears heat, invigorates and relieves cough; Mai Dong moistens the lungs and cleans the heart.
Suitable for: those with strong body and hot physique. ③
This article is synthesized from: 2015-02-10Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine "The Way of Beginning of Spring" 2021-02-04The official account of China Traditional Chinese Medicine News "What to eat in the beginning of spring? These foods are nutritious and healthy."
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2022-04-25The official account of China Traditional Chinese Medicine News is simple and convenient! Teach you three healthy food remedies suitable for spring".