Three key points for spring health: starting from morning, stretching and lazing to protect the liver

Spring Health Preservation: Cover your back, abdomen, and feet

In early spring, try not to take off your clothes if the temperature is not high. Knowing that cold air is coming, add clothes in advance. The focus of spring massage is on the back, abdomen, and soles of the feet. Keeping the back warm can prevent damage to the "sea of yang meridians" - the Du meridian, and reduce the risk of catching a cold; Keeping the abdomen warm helps prevent indigestion and cold diarrhea. In addition, there is a saying that goes' cold starts from the feet '. The nerve endings under the feet are rich and sensitive, and keeping the feet warm is necessary to truly warm up the body.

Nourishing the stomach: Eat more Congee with less acid and more sweetness

According to Chinese medicine, "It is better to save acid and increase sweetness in spring to nourish the temper." This is because the spleen and stomach are prone to weakness in spring, so it is better to eat less sour and hot food and a little sweet food, such as yam, lily, agaric, etc. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that Congee is the most nutritious food for the spleen and stomach. Usually, the stomach has dull pain, appetite, dry mouth, thin body, red tongue and fur, and it is easy to eat yam lily jujube Congee. Yam has the function of nourishing the spleen and stomach. Lily can clear heat and moisten dryness, while jujube and Job's tears can strengthen the spleen and stomach. When used together, they have the effects of nourishing yin and stomach, clearing heat and moistening dryness. If you are in a bad mood and your stomach is uncomfortable, it is recommended to eat stir fried pork slices with black fungus. Black fungus benefits the stomach and kidneys, regulates qi, and when combined with lean pork, can nourish the spleen and stomach, and regulate qi.

Liver protection: Stretching in the morning

Spring belongs to the Wood element, which corresponds to the liver, so liver protection must be taken seriously in spring. Besides staying away from smoking and drinking, paying attention to diet, the simplest thing is to stretch your lazy waist. When the human body is fatigued, blood and gas circulation slows down. At this time, stretching the limbs, waist and abdomen, exerting muscle pressure throughout the body, and taking deep breaths have the effects of vomiting old and absorbing new, and promoting blood circulation. After stretching lazily, blood circulation accelerates, which can stimulate liver function and achieve health benefits for the liver.