Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the human body can live a long and healthy life, all depends on the balance of qi, blood, yin and yang in the body, and at the same time, the theory of traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes that "those who maintain health must respect the time of the day", that is to say, conform to nature, follow the time to raise, in line with the time of spring, summer, autumn, harvest and winter, and enhance their own physique with the power of heaven and earth.
At this time, we should conform to the natural qi and protect the yang qi in the body, so as to maintain the abundance of the body, so as to enhance the physique, so Chinese medicine believes that the "spring cover" in the early spring season is conducive to the growth of yang qi and the memory of righteous qi, which is a good habit of health preservation. In early spring, the four parts of the wrist, navel, feet, and back need to be covered the most.
Protecting your wrists protects your blood, "the main blood of the heart", warms the whole body by transporting qi and blood. The original acupoint is the acupuncture point that is in charge of the vitality of each viscera and the driving force of life, which can strengthen the viscera, so the original acupoint of the heart sutra - Shenmen acupoint, which is just located in our wrist, the ulnar end of the striated stria on the palmar side of the wrist, and the radial depression of the flexor carpi ulnaris tendon.
The second thing is to protect the navel, the navel is also called the Shenque acupoint, and the warmth here can encourage the spleen and stomach yang, especially for some people who are afraid of cold and love diarrhea in the stomach, they should pay special attention to the warmth of the navel.
Third, keep your feet warm"The cold starts from the feet", and the health care of the four seasons should pay attention to the warmth of the feet. "A Thousand Golden Prescriptions" advocates that in spring, clothing should be "thick at the bottom and thin at the top", both to raise yang and collect yin. "Lao Lao Hengyan" Yiyun: "The spring freeze is not pan, ** rather too warm, the upper body is not harmful to slightly decrease, so the vitality of Yangyang." ”
Finally, take care of your backTraditional Chinese medicine theory believes that the back belongs to yang, and the Du pulse that runs through the entire back is also called the "sea of yang veins", and the back waist is the house of the kidneys, people with poor gastrointestinal tract, as well as people with kidney yang deficiency, should not be in a hurry to wear low-waisted pants, although the waist is beautiful, it cannot be exposed too early.
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