winter, with the advent of cold air, there is a high incidence of cold, bronchitis, asthma, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, rheumatoid arthritis and other diseases. What preparations do we need to make to improve the cold resistance of the body and resist the attack of diseases?
1. Multi point water
the climate is dry in winter, and the human body is prone to water shortage. Drinking boiled water often can not only ensure the needs of the body, but also diuresis, detoxification and waste elimination.
method: the daily drinking water volume shall not be less than 2000-3000 ml. It can regulate the “body temperature” and “sweat” of the brain, and enhance the function of “body temperature regulation”. Properly move your muscles and bones and sweat a little, so as to strengthen your body.
method: exercise should also be different according to individual physique and age. People with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases should stop playing ball, climbing and other violent sports; People with respiratory diseases should exercise when there is sufficient sunshine to avoid cold and prevent acute attack of the disease. The elderly should pay more attention to keep warm and avoid getting up early to exercise, so as to prevent stroke caused by insufficient blood supply to the brain.
3. Prevent “point” disease
the climate is cold in winter, which is easy to induce the recurrence or aggravation of chronic diseases. Pay attention to cold prevention and warmth preservation. In order to keep warm, there is less time to open windows for ventilation and insufficient air circulation, which provides conditions for the breeding of various bacteria. At the same time, whether indoors or outdoors, the air in winter is not wet enough, and the dry nasal cavity will leave more opportunities for bacteria.
methods: prevent the adverse stimulation of gale and cooling weather to the body, and prepare first-aid drugs. At the same time, we should also pay attention to cold resistance exercise, improve cold resistance and disease resistance, and prevent respiratory diseases.
4. Adjust the “point” God
as soon as winter comes, I feel listless, irritable and stressed. This is a symptom of winter depression, commonly known as “winter psychological flu”.
methods: according to their own health status, choose some sports activities with different intensity, such as jogging, skating, dancing and playing ball, which are good medicine to eliminate boredom and recuperate their spirit.
5. Sleep early
Sun Simiao, a medical scientist in the Tang Dynasty, said: “the winter moon is not suitable to go out early in the morning and return late at night, which offends Han Wei.” Go to bed early to nourish Yang Qi and get up late to consolidate Yin essence. There is a saying: sleepy in spring, sleepy in autumn, sleepy in summer, sleepy in winter and three months. Traditional Chinese medicine pays attention to spring hair, summer long, autumn harvest and winter storage. Winter is a season for energy.
method: for health preservation in winter, adequate sleep should be ensured, which is beneficial to the accumulation of Yang Qi and Yin fluid; After the beginning of winter, remember to “raise Tibet”.
6. Enter the “point” supplement
. Winter belongs to the season of “closed storage”, and the kidney is sealed, that is, winter is the season of nourishing the kidney. By Tonifying the kidney in winter, we can make our body better and get fewer diseases.
method: scientific tonic should be taken for health preservation in winter. For people with weak Yang Qi, choose mutton, dog meat, chicken, etc. People with both qi and blood deficiency can use goose, duck, black chicken, etc. People who should not eat raw, cold, dry and hot should choose medlar, red jujube, agaric, black sesame, walnut meat, etc. Medicine should follow the doctor’s advice, one person and one method. Before tonic in winter, it is best to use red jujube stewed beef or ginger jujube beef soup to regulate the function of spleen and stomach.
7. Protect “point” feet
because the feet are the farthest end of the human body, with thin fat and poor heat preservation ability, traditional Chinese medicine believes that the acupoints on the soles of the feet are closely related to the internal organs. If the feet catch cold, they can cause colds, abdominal pain, low back and leg pain, dysmenorrhea and other diseases, so pay attention to keep the feet warm and cold proof. Healthy feet in winter means fitness.
method: wash your feet with warm water every day. It’s best to massage and stimulate the acupoints of your feet at the same time. Insist on walking for more than half an hour every day and move your feet. Sooner or later, stick to rubbing the soles of your feet to promote blood circulation.
8. Drink “point” tea
drinking tea in winter can refresh your mind, cheer up people and enhance memory; Excite the central nervous system and increase motor ability; Stimulate gastric juice secretion, help digestion, enhance appetite and eliminate halitosis; Eliminate fatigue and promote metabolism.
method: black tea is the best tea in winter. Black tea is sweet and warm, which can nourish human Yang; Black tea is rich in protein and sugar. It can generate heat and warm the abdomen, enhance the cold resistance of the human body, help digestion and remove greasiness.
9. Drink “point” porridge
take hot porridge in the morning and diet for dinner to nourish stomach qi. When it is cold, getting up early in the morning and drinking a bowl of hot porridge can help keep warm, increase the body’s ability to resist the cold and prevent colds.
method: glutinous rice jujube porridge, Babao porridge, millet porridge, etc. You can also often eat longan porridge that calms the mind and nourishes the heart, chrysanthemum porridge that clears the fire and brightens the eyes, crucian carp porridge that strengthens the stomach and intestines, Poria cocos porridge that strengthens the spleen and nourishes the stomach, sesame porridge that benefits essence and Yin, walnut porridge that nourishes Yin, jujube porridge that replenishes Qi and Yin, tremella porridge that moistens the lungs and produces fluid, radish porridge that dissipates phlegm, etc.
10. Pass the “point” wind
in winter, the doors and windows of the home are generally closed, resulting in no circulation of indoor air. People always breathe in this space, which will lead to a large amount of carbon dioxide, and the human body will have symptoms of hypoxia such as dizziness and chest tightness.
method: open windows every morning, noon and evening for ventilation for 20 minutes to keep the indoor air fresh. Avoid excessive indoor and outdoor temperature difference. Generally, the indoor temperature should be controlled at 16-22 ℃.