Three principles of health preservation for the elderly in winter
Three principles of health preservation for the elderly in winter
In spring, summer, autumn and winter, the weather is different in each season, and the emphasis on health preservation is also different. TCM health preservation believes that only by adapting to the yin and yang of the four seasons can life activities be maintained. Winter is the season when Yin Qi is extremely prosperous and all things are collected. Biological creatures are in the hibernation stage to recharge their energy and store up energy to adapt to the vitality of next spring. Therefore, traditional Chinese medicine has the theory of nourishing yang in spring and summer and nourishing yin in autumn and winter.
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Diet should be scientific and reasonable
The kidney governs the salty taste, the heart governs the bitter taste, and saltiness can overcome bitterness, so the taste of winter diet should reduce saltiness and increase bitterness, so as to nourish the heart qi and strengthen the kidney qi. The diet should be warm, but not overheated. Avoid raw, cold, sticky and hard foods to prevent damage to the spleen and stomach. The folk proverb goes: don't be hollow in winter, and don't be full in summer night. Therefore, you can simmer a little ginger in the morning to drive away the wind and keep out the cold. Also pay attention to the intake of vitamin A, vitamin B2, and vitamin C, and eat carrots, rapeseed, spinach, mung bean sprouts, dates, and walnuts in moderation. Chinese medicine believes that food supplements are not as good as medicine supplements. People with yin deficiency should eat more mutton, chicken, and goose to invigorate deficiency, nourish qi, nourish stomach and promote body fluid.
**regular life
"Suwen·Four Atmospheric Regulations" contains: In winter and March, when you lie down early and get up late, you must wait for the sun. Go to bed early to nourish the body's yang energy and maintain a warm body; wake up late to nourish yin energy, and do it at sunrise to avoid severe cold and seek warmth. Modern medicine also believes that people with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases should pay attention to cold protection. Such as the cause of coronary heart disease, cold can easily induce angina pectoris and myocardial infarction. Dress warmly, loosely, and softly. Keep your feet warm, wash your feet with warm water before going to bed, and rub the soles of your feet 100-200 times to invigorate your kidneys and brain. In short, in winter, it is advisable to nourish the body, strengthen the kidneys and help yin, so as to conform to nature. Keep out the cold and keep fit.
exercise in mind
In traditional Chinese medicine, there is a saying that nourishing food is not as good as nourishing qi. If you move around in winter, you will avoid a sickness; if you are lazy in winter, you will drink a bowl of medicine. Qi supplementation or movement is exercise. The simple and easy method is to tap the teeth about 50 times in the morning or before going to bed, turn the tongue left and right in the mouth 5 times each, rinse the drum about 40 times, and pour the pharyngeal body fluid into the dantian two or three times; Word skills about 40 times. When inhaling, lift your hands up to your chest through your waist and shrug your shoulders. When exhaling, say the word "blow" (without making a sound); lift your anus and draw your abdomen in, grasp the ground with your toes, drop your hands from your chest to your knees, and bend your knees to half squat. Then climb the feet with both hands, stand or straighten the legs, press the instep or grasp the toes with both hands, stop for a while, and repeat slowly about 10 times. Then rub your waist 50 to 100 times, and finally walk backwards for about half an hour. You can also learn Taijiquan or Paida Kung Fu, dredging meridian skills, etc.; or do jogging, walking, water skiing, rope skipping, ball games and other sports.
**In winter, the days are short and the nights are long, and the sunlight is weak. You should exercise outdoors to make up for the lack of sunlight. Activities in cold air can enhance nerve regulation function, improve hematopoietic function and resistance, but it is not advisable to sweat profusely during exercise to prevent colds. Avoid exercising in bad weather such as strong wind, heavy fog, rain and snow.
Text/Deputy Chief Physician Zhang Xiaoliu Chenzhou Third People's Hospital
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