Spring health should seize the opportunity! Six secrets of traditional Chinese medicine for spring health preservation and disease prevention

Eating light and reducing spring fire

Spring people are prone to catching fire, such as yellowing of tongue coating, bitter mouth, and dry throat. Some people use gunpowder indiscriminately when they start catching fire, which is the biggest "fire extinguishing" taboo. Spring brings about hair growth, and dryness is a major characteristic. Many people may experience symptoms such as dry mouth and tongue, dry stools, and other "internal heat" symptoms. Traditional Chinese medicine divides fire into solid fire and virtual fire, and it must be extinguished according to the type of fire. For example, Niuhuang Jiedu Pill can help reduce excessive internal heat, which is accompanied by symptoms of dry stool, but it has little effect on fire caused by spleen and stomach deficiency.To prevent excessive internal heat, a light diet should be used, avoiding greasy, cooling, and stimulating foods. People with obvious symptoms of fire can eat clear fire foods such as mung bean soup, honeysuckle tea, chrysanthemum tea, and lotus seed hearts soaked in water.

Here are two recommended spring fire foods:

Pig liver soup to remove liver fire

Symptoms: headache, dizziness, tinnitus, dry eyes, bad breath, and rib pain

Dietary therapy: 1 pair of pig liver, 30g chrysanthemum (wrapped in gauze), boiled until the liver is cooked, eat the liver and drink the soup.

Drinking Lotus Seed Soup to Relieve Heart Fire

Symptoms: There are two types of symptoms: deficiency and excess. Deficiency and excess heat are manifested as low-grade fever, night sweats, restlessness, dry mouth, etc. Solid heat is manifested as recurrent oral ulcers, dry mouth, short and red urine, restlessness, etc.

Dietary therapy: 30g lotus seeds (without removing the lotus heart), 15g lotus seeds (wrapped in gauze), add an appropriate amount of rock sugar, fry with water, eat lotus seeds and drink soup.

Spring detention is also suitable.

Many people know about spring detention and autumn freezing, but young people are not detained because of their strong firepower. Elderly people and children who have been wearing single clothes and shoes for a long time are easily detained, and they sweat and stubbornly refuse to take off their clothes. There are three key points to spring detention. Firstly, do not rush to change seasons. Don't rush to put away your winter clothes. After the temperature stabilizes, switch seasons and add or remove clothes at any time.Spring climate change is abnormal, with significant fluctuations in temperature differences between morning and evening. Prepare with clothes and make a blanket when going to bed at night to prevent the cold from damaging the sunlight. Thirdly, do not sweat. Overcovering can also lead to colds and weakened immunity.

Seize the opportunity of "spring cover": Be prepared 24-48 hours before the arrival of cold air

The peak incidence of many diseases is closely related to the duration of cold air southward and cooling. The most obvious ones are colds and indigestion, which make it easier to catch cold air before it arrives. Therefore, the best time to hold it down is 24-48 hours before the cold air forecast from the meteorological station arrives. If it's too late, it's like sending an umbrella after a rain.

Mastering Spring Cover Temperature: 15 ℃ is the critical temperature for spring cover

For people who need spring cover, such as children and the elderly, 15 ℃ can be regarded as the critical temperature for covering and not covering. That is to say, when the temperature remains above 15 ℃ and relatively stable, there is no need to cover it.

Pay attention to the temperature difference of "spring cover": a temperature difference between day and night greater than 8 ℃ is a signal of spring cover.

A temperature difference between day and night greater than 8 ℃ is a signal of cover. The temperature of spring, the previous day, was still warm with spring breeze, and the flowers bloomed. In an instant, a cold wave may surge, "the flowers bloom and are blown away by the wind", making you reminisce about the desolation of winter. Facing the ever-changing temperature of spring, parents should adjust their children's clothes according to the weather changes. When do you get dressed? The signal should be held down when the temperature difference between day and night exceeds 8 ℃.Yellow green vegetables prevent spring drowsiness

Under the warm sunshine in spring, blood vessels in the human body dilate, blood flow speeds up, and brain hypoxia can easily cause drowsiness. However, sleeping when tired is not good for health. Sleeping for too long can further reduce blood flow to the brain, suppress the excitability of the cerebral cortex, and may lead to less waking up and even more fatigue. Spring drowsiness can cause physical fatigue and mental fatigue. It is recommended to eat more red, yellow, and dark green vegetables such as carrots, pumpkins, tomatoes, green peppers, celery, etc., which are beneficial for restoring energy and eliminating spring drowsiness.

Two recommended dietary remedies for preventing spring drowsiness are as follows:

Yam, water chestnut, bean and pork rib soup

Ingredients: 15g of yam, 15g of water chestnut, 15g of Job's tears, 15g of beans, 12g of Beiqi, 10g of Atractylodes macrocephala, and 200g of pork ribs.

Method: First, soak the Chinese yam in water, stir fry the beans and Job's tears in a pot until slightly yellow, clean the blood stains from the pork ribs, slice them, and wash with thick, Beiqi, and Atractylodes macrocephala water. Then put all the ingredients into a soup pot, boil over medium heat for 1.5 hours, and season.

Health benefits: This soup has the effects of invigorating the spleen and awakening the stomach, removing dampness and anti fatigue, especially suitable for people with spleen deficiency, dampness and low spirits.

Thick Job's tears and papaya sugar water

Ingredients: 100g thick Job's tears, 100g Job's tears, 1 papaya, ginger and rock sugar in moderation

Preparation method: Soak Thick Job's tears in water for about 2 hours, completely soak, take out the papaya to be sliced with ginger, peel it, cut it into blocks, prepare for boiling, add water, boil water, add ginger slices, then add thick Job's tears and barley, boil over low heat for about 1 hour

Low acidity, sweet and nourishing spleen and stomach

Excessive acidity or spiciness can damage the sunlight. Traditional Chinese medicine says that spring is the liver qi, which helps regulate the functions of various organs, but has the disadvantage of easily damaging the spleen. Sour taste enters the liver, sweet taste enters the spleen. In spring, do not eat sour taste, and do not let the liver be strong. Eating more spicy food can relieve the liver and replenish the temperament. Leeks are the best food in spring and can be eaten more, but avoid eating too much cilantro, onions, garlic, lotus seeds, dates, yams, etc. They are also suitable for spring consumption. In addition, we should bid farewell to winter health supplements and switch to strengthening the spleen and stomach. Do not eat hair and foods that can cause excessive internal heat, such as fish, shrimp, crabs, lamb, etc. People with chronic diseases should pay special attention..

Eating Taste to Prevent Diseases

In the cold weather of late spring, you can eat food with strong taste, which is beneficial to the body and plays a role in preventing diseases. Due to the sudden change in climate, the "late spring cold" has led to an increase in the incidence of diseases, especially among the elderly and children. Generally, elderly people or those who have previously suffered from illnesses often have cardiovascular diseases such as asthma, bronchitis, and coronary heart disease; Children, on the other hand, often exhibit various respiratory infections, especially those suffering from severe colds, bronchitis, rhinitis, and other illnesses. The climate is closely related to human health. In the "late spring cold" weather, the biggest characteristic is the interweaving of multiple infectious diseases and low temperatures in spring, which can easily lead to various typhoid and cold diseases. To kill bacteria and prevent cold, you can increase the frequency of eating flavored foods such as garlic, onions, celery, etc. in your diet, which is very beneficial for preventing typhoid fever, colds, respiratory infections that occur frequently in spring, heart attacks, and strokes. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that flavorful foods such as onions, ginger, garlic, celery, etc. can not only prevent wind and cold, but also kill bacteria and prevent glass damage. Garlic contains volatility and can remove lipids accumulated in blood vessels. Onion

Exercise in the morning to nourish the liverThe ancients advocated practicing in the morning of spring, believing that this is the best period for exercise throughout the year, which can completely relax and close the body in winter. Older people are most suitable for taking a walk and can also take a deep breath, stretch their legs, and stretch their muscles in parks with better air quality. There is a saying that one inch longer than a tendon extends one's lifespan by ten years. This statement is a bit exaggerated. Stretching ligaments appropriately can indeed help smooth the body's blood flow, as well as eliminate pain and toxins. In spring, it is important to nourish the liver and gallbladder. When exercising, please pat the outer sides of both ribs. This is the liver and gallbladder area referred to in traditional Chinese medicine. Moderate tapping with the palm of the hand can unblock the Qi and blood meridians, achieving the effect of nourishing the liver and gallbladder.